THE BARQUE BROOMHALL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 93, 23 April 1891, Page 4

THE BARQUE BROOMHALL.

WRECKAGE PASSED.

One of the finest-looking large sailing vessels yet seen in this port is the clipper British iron barque Broomhall, which arrived in the Waitomata Inst evening from London, 96 days out. She is a splendid specimen of a modern clipper sailer, which ibis to be regretted is fast disappearing before the ocean " tramp " steamer. A few years hence comparatively few of those fine nailing: ships will, it is feared, bo seen in those waters, few ab any rate when compared with the numbers which till lately comprised the fine fleets of the New Zealand and ShawSavill Shipping Companies. The Broomhall is a linely-modelled barque of 1,338 tons net, with lofty spars and double topgallant yards, and is altogether a hand-some-looking craft. She has a* unusually long poop for a non-paseenger vessel, and a fine, defir deck. She comes into port clean and in the best of trim. She has a full general cargo valued at £24,800, the principal lines comprising 245 tons white salt, 20 tons coke, 150 tons iron, 1,661cwt paper, etc. In all she has some 1,800 tona deadweight. The barque belongs to W. S. Crolldace, of Dundee. The Broomhall was the large vessel sighted outside on Tuesday night by the p.s. Wairarapa and reported as a full-rigged ship. She was towed into port last evening by the p.s. Eaglo, dropping anchor at the powdor ground at about 7.30 p.m. The barque is in charge of Captain Frederick Dundae, who has been trading to the colonies for many years, and now pays his second visit to Auckland. The Broomhall was at Lyttelton last year. On thia voyage she is under charter to the New Zealand Shipping Company. Captain Dundas has with him as first officer Mr Cozene, second Mr Gifkins. The voyage out was an uneventful one, and was finished in very good time. Captain Dundae reports leaving Gravesend on January 16th, and carrying a heavy snow-storm and thick weather down the Channel, clearing Scilly three days later. Thence strong S.W. gales were had till the trades were picked up, in 27" north, 14 days out, and took the N.E. trades in 18-31 north, 22 days out. Tho N.E. trades lasted to 3 degrees north, 28 days out. The barque crossed the Line on February 16tb, 29 days out, in long. 2557 west, and passed the island of Trinidad on February 25th, 41 days out. The trades were lost in lat. 25-37 south, and thence light fine weather was had to 35-47 south. The meridian of the Cape of Good Hope was crossed on March 13th, 158 days out, with fine weather. On March 20th she passed close to the Crozets and 6ent up rockete, but saw no sign of any shipwrecked people. Next morning, when about GO miles east of the Apostles' Kocks, a large portion of a vessel's maintopmasb, with a portion of tho topgallant-mast attached, was passed floating in the water. It had apparently only been in the water a short time, and would have drifted with the current from the Apostles in about five days; It was evidently a relio of some luckless ship. The Broomball ran her easting down between the parallels of 46-and 48- south, bub no heavy weather wae met, light westerly winds prevailing, with some fog. The barque was off Tasmania on April 11th, and sighted Cape Maria Van Diemen on the 18th, with light southerly weather. She had light baffling airs down the coast. ; She vrai discharging her explosives today, and will berth to-morrow.