THE GALE AT WELLINGTON.
(EY TELEGRAFH.-OW. CORRESPONDENT.)
Masterton , this day. One of the severest storms experienced here for years swept over the city last nigh^ accompanied by a tidal wave, which ros e in the harbour to within 18 inches of th c
breastwork. The storm caused very heavy damage in town and the Government Railway line between Kaiwara and Petone is so far damaged that it is anticipated a large part will have to be reconstructed. • A high sea running up the channel from the Heads directed the waves against the railway line along Petone beach, and besides the damage to railway line carried away several boat sheds in Oriental Bay, just opposite the wharves, tore down one side of the baths, and drove ashore several freezing hulk, Jubilee, lying off Petone Wharf, parted her moorings, and was driven against the wharf with six thousand carcases of mean aboard. It is not thought that any serious damage has been sustained. Iron roofs, windows, and chimneys also came in for attention, and several small buildings were wrecked.
The Hutt Park Railway line suffered by the gale, and those attending the races will have to go through Lower Hutt. _ The attendance is expected to be seriously affected.
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Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 76, 31 March 1888, Page 8
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