THE MAMARI.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 277, 22 November 1899, Page 4

THE MAMARI.

The s.s. Mam_rl arrived from London di--reet last,night, .iifter -a rough passage,, an- ' ehorin's"-.iii.the powder ground. The chief officer,!1 Mi-v-J., Batiks, reports:—The Mamari lef±istfc**>_|py*!■ Albert Docks, London, at- -i a.m. on September 25, and anchored off "Gravesend at U. 40 a.m. Finished taking hi explosives at 11,30 a.m., and proceeded on the voyage, landing the pilot off Dover at 6.30-pLfm:" the same date. Experienced strong west to south-west winds down Channel, with heavy head and cross seas, the ship colling and labouring very heavily at times and shipping heavy water foi_„_d aft. Strong head winds and heavy confused sea* prevailed all the way across the Bay of Biscay, until passing Cape Finistei-re on the 29th. the 'Ship? rolling and labouring heavily all the, time,'and shipping heavy; water fore and Mt. '" Moderate north-west.- winds and sea followed, -aa_ Teneffffe was passed on '"-■ October _,~"t__-vessel .signalling there.;.V'a- ■' i-iabie light wind's followed- The north-east ■■trades proved very light, and they were lost "in abouf.':Sl6deg. north.. The Equator was - crossed oh'the 10th. Moderate to strong south-east winds were ■ then experienced, ,me ressel pitching heavily at times for days

together, her progress being considerably delayed. Strong head winds and heavy head sea continued until passing tire Cape of Good Hope ou the 23rd, where the steamer signalled.' Light easterly winds and smooth seas prevailed until the 20th, when a strong gale came on, veering from north to west, and blowing With hurricane force at times, with a heavy following sea, accompanied by heavy snow squalls, large quantities of water'breaking on board fore and aft. At 4 p.m. on the 30th she pooped a heavy sea on the starboard quarter, throwing the ship on her broadsides, smashing the wheel-box, dislodging all movables on the poop, breaking the wrought iron standard to the hand steering gear, loosening the foundation gear and bolts, and starting the hand steering wheels and gratings to the platform. The °_le commenced to take off on the Ist inst., and on the 2nd it was blowing light from the south-west, with fine weather. The worm-wheel to the steering gear carried away the same afternoon, and the steamer had to be put in hand steering gear for live days With two or three hands at the wheel all the time, until the engineers had done what they could to effect repairs to the •steam steering gear. On the Oth the steamer was put into steam steering gear again, It being doubtful at the time whether it would stand for any length of time or not; but it proved equal to the occasion, remaining intact to arrival, for which Mr Paul and the other engineers deserve every credit North to south-west winds and moderate sea prevailed until passing Tasmania, followed by strong north-west winds and heavy head swell across the Tasman Sea. Passed Cape Maria Van Dleinen at 1 a.m., North Cape at .". a.m., and Capo Brett at 9 fi a.m. yesterday, anchoring at the powder ground iit S p.m. Squally weather, with rain, prevailed down the coast. The deck officers of the Mamari are:—Chief, Mr J. Banks: second.Mr Collard; third,Mr Plante; fourth, Mr Pcn-iau. Mr R. Paul is chief engineer, Mr Roberts being second, Mr Evans Third, and Mr McNair fourth. Messrs McDougall and MeAdams are the refrigerators. One of the crew died during the voyage charge her general cargo, leaving on comfrom typhoid fever. The Mamari, after discharging her explosives, will be berthed at the wharf this, afternoon to displetioii for Wellington and the South.