SEVERE GALE AT CHRISTCHURCH.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4344, 14 February 1893, Page 3

SEVERE GALE AT CHRISTCHURCH.

Serious Damage Done, (By Telegraph,—Press Association,) Cjukisicjiubcu, February 13, Ono of tho most severe galos over experienced in Chrißtchurch began Boon after 8 o'clock this afternoon, and lasted till after 2 with varied strength, The weather just previous was oppressively hot, 92 in tho Bhado beiug rocorded. Clouds of dust wero soon blowing in all directions, and most of tho treos along (heriver,besides numbers in tho Domain, wero more or loss damaged, A number of tradesmen's signboards were blown over. Several roofs wero stripped of their iron, and the scaffolding of Kempthome and Pressor's now building was torn away, One man had a narrow eßcapo from falling, The Canterbury Rope Factory's shed iu Madras street was levelled lo tho ground, and a large sbed opposite the railway station, used by Andrews and Leaven, was overturned. A number of close fonces were completely wrecked, imports from tho country state that very considerable damage was done to Macks of wheat, manv »f winch wnm

ca-es where tlio "rain nas in stnok, These were lovelled and more or less (b'royfd. Tho damage to orchards and trees is very great, Tho weathor calmed when rain set in about six o'clock,