MANUKA IN A HURRICANE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 70, 21 March 1908, Page 5

MANUKA IN A HURRICANE.

A PASSENGER INJURED. WELLINGTON, Friday. The steamer Manuka came into port this afternoon with a heavy list to starboard. She had a very rough passage from Napier—"a hurricane," Captain Phillips called it. The steamer rolled terrifically, and nearly all the passengers suffered from seasickness. One of them, Mr. Fotheringham, bound for Lyttelton, was somewhat seriously injured this morning. He was lying on a couch in the social hall, and during a particularly heavy lurch the couch came away. Mr. Fotheringham was badly cut about the head, and his foot was injured. The Manuka's cargo shifted, giving her the list referred to, but no injury was done to the deck fittings. Captain Phillips was on the bridge soon after leaving Napier, and did not leave it until the ship arrived in Wellington this afternoon. VIOLENT GALE AT WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON, this day. The rough southerly weather still continues. Last night the wind increased in violence and did much damage to fences, electric light lamps, signboards, and the shipping is disorganised. Vessels arriving this morning report having experienced very rough weather in the Straits. The average velocity of the wind for the past twenty-four hourp is 42$ miles per hour.