Terrific Weather in Wellington

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4366, 13 March 1893, Page 3

Terrific Weather in Wellington

Some know Escapes. B.y Telegraph—Special Correspondent Wellington, Monday, Tbe worst Btorm for many years past visited Wellington on Friday and |flfe<)&to r day, rain fulling without intermission for a period of thirty hours. Many of tho water courses gave way and a great part of the city was floudod, although the portions of Lambton Quay which were flooded Eome threo years ago, escaped. Between tbe Goiernment Bailway , Station and tho Manawatn Station , the water was between three and four feet deep, and several children had narrow escapes from drowning. ; Dozenß of houses at Thorndon had ' fully threo feet of water in tliem, and the occupan's were obliged to take ' refuge in the upper storeys and on beds and tables. The railway line to tho Hutt suffered considerable damage and pas» ( sengers were carried by 'bus to connect with tho train at Kaiwarra. The first 'bus to start came to grief, a wheel < coming off and precipitating the pas- i songera into tho water, No one was, however, injured. A portion of the tramline at New- ! town was washed away but traffic is l now restored. I Tho Polhill Gully Btrcam burst its 1 banks and did great damage to pro- I perty. I The Wellington Harbour was ex- ( ceedingly rough, the b.s, Rirautaka £ got up steam in readiness for any 1 emergency. Several of the Union 1 boats were unable to leave, others 1 makiijiiruitless efforts to get away I and returning. The yachts and small 1 boats at anchor wero much damaged, 7 and the fishing cutter Wave bumped ( against the wharf and sank, I Great damage is reportod to both 7 railway lines, Heavy slipß both at 1 Belmont and on tho Rimutaka, tho v train traffic will not be resumed for p three or four days, A heavy Blip 8 came down at tho end of a fi tunnel on the Manawatu line near Crofton. The Porirua line was several feet under water; a train 8 from Palmerston reached this point 1 on Saturday night, and was there C stuck up. \

A number of trees were blown down in the city, including an im* mense macrocarpa by Mr Morrah's house in Upper Willis streot. Five families have been Hooded out in Grainger-street. The Hutt Eiver Was Bft from the floor of the bridge. Tho rainfall was 5*7 inches in 2i Lours. The Hutt was flooded to an alarm, ing extent; At Petone no previous flood was over so severe. People waded about, waist deep, rojcuing residonts from houses. Tho railway bridge is gono at Kaiwarra,