ARRIVAL OF THE COROMANDEL FROM GLASGOW.

Press, Volume XXXI, Issue 4287, 26 April 1879, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE COROMANDEL FROM GLASGOW.

After an unusually boisterous passage, attended with tha loss cf two ff bar bands, the barque Coro-su-dsl yesterday arrived from Glasgow. She has issde the voyage in 10* days, an- -as toron&ht a fall cargo of so-eral nierc-a-diae. The entry of the loss overbo-ri of Frederick _M>oaald, an A.8., a_d Alfred Charles Davis, aa apprentice, was made c_ SCarch Slat. The Teasel at tha time is -escribed aabeiagiaasale from the "WJf.W- the season-st_-_yl_m_i_«r over her and fiUi-g the decks. It waa i_o_e of these seas that tha two unfort—-ate sailors were carried overboard, and the -ereeness of ths gale preve-ted any assU-uwe being rendered, it being uaaafe to bring the ship to. Tha sea e__te over -the starboard qcarter, completely _____at the deck and the cabin, down which _ it peered, _aTi_s smashed in the skylight. Ths chief o£c_r w-j elo»e to the wheel at the time, and hia -rit notice ol the accident was through he-Tin? the apprentice DvrU. c_Uk>s for help. He looka—item a_d saw both the lest seamen. The apprentice waa about three aaaa away and the A.B. HcDosald stall asters of him. There was no help rossile to be rendered them, and they were left to perish. The positio- of the vessel at the time was *0.15 S. ladS-SE. Cf t_ef_rt_arpar_.c_l_niof tho voyage C-jrt. He-dry report*: Left Glasgow June 9th, __i the tail of tha ban- the followingday, towedas '< far ss the Isles of Craig, and cast off from the tug I J_u=_ry 11th; passed out of Bight of Easter-ill light oa the mor_i_g of January 12th. On Jrasary Uth e_c_n_tered a heavy S.W. gala, with sq s_Cs of r—ta and heavy cross sea. At noon found j that two shrouds aad one _—;j—rd of the port _iai_ Tigris«? ***■* carried away, and started to tike ia the ' lower te—i_^top_—h bat had to cut it away to save the mast. Sest day the wind had shifted to the H.W., but still blew hard, accompanied by thick KufT a_d high sea, the ship labonricg he-Tily, -sd the dec—a constantly filled with water. _.t dayHebt, J__nary lCth, bore onxt again for ths Karth Ch—u-el, ana the follawi_g. day sighted Stsrryvcre light, the SJ_. wind iaenaashx g to a «iie. Oil J-naary ~&h, with the wind still is the aa—ie quarter, made for the westward, finding it __r o-uhle to get into the Cb___e_ From then to 7«ars-rjr'-cA met with a succession of storms from

the S.W. to the SJE., the weather being thick and a nasty sea running. The decks were almost always under water during this time. From February 3rd to the 7th the winds were from N.E. to E. and moderate, the weather being fine. Picked np the N.E. trades on February Bth in 22.40 N. 23.50 W. They were fair, and carried the ship to 4 N. 24 W. on February 15th. Crossed the Equator February 19th ia 22.58 W.. falling in with the S.E. trades in 1--« S. 23.23 "W. On Febrnary 27th sighted the island «T Trinidad, and on March 2nd lost the S E. trades m -27.24 S. and 25.15 W. Thence to passing the meridian of the Cape In 37.24 8., Marcb 16_i, mcperkmeed fine weather and southerly winds. On Xr»—b.l, 21st the -nforfc-n-te gale, rest-ting; in the losa of the two seamen before-named, occurred. The gale abated March 22nd. and was followed by fine weather and westerly winds to 90 E. The westerlies then increased in strength, and varied from the W.N.W. to W.B.W. until making Tasmania, thence N. and N.N.W. to the Snares on April 20th. Had S.W. winds along the const to tha Peninsula, aighted on Thursday morning. Sighted the Godley Head, light at 6 p.m., and was towed in by the pji. Lyttelton, coming to an anchor oft Diamond harbor at midday. The Coromandel has no passengers, but brings a full general cargo, and is consigned to Mr C. W. Turner.