A TEMPESTUOUS VOYAGE.

Evening Post, Volume XLVIII, Issue 51, 29 August 1894, Page 3

A TEMPESTUOUS VOYAGE.

« DISABLEMENT OF A SCHOONER. IBt Telegbaph.l i united pbess association. i Napieb, This Day. The sohoonor Heroine, 122 tons (Captain Mason), laden with iron-bark piles, arrived in port this morning, after an exceptionally rough passago from Sydney. She left the latter plaoe on the 2nd August, and next day onuountored heavy ga'es, which accompanied her throughout tho voyage. She rounded Cape Palliser on the 13th, and met with a north- westerly gale, the sea running mountains high, bbc continued beating up the coast, and sighted Portland light on the evening of tho 19th, where an exceptionally heavy gale was encountered, with hail and sleet. The captain could not boo three ships' lengths ahead. The vessel was driven about 69 miles further north, labouring heavily and making water. On the morning cf the 20th the gale continued with unabated fury, and the vessel was in an oxtremely dangerous position, still making wator. The wind moderated a little during the day, but sprung up again in the evening, and at 7 30 the foremast and topmast carried over the side, together with the jibhoom and all tho head tackle, and everything had to be cut away. To make matters worse, a little later tho tiller carried away, leaving the vessol at the morcy of the seas. '1 he crew workod hard, but wore unublo to do much until tho gale moderated. Next day a jury mast was erected, mado of two spars lathed together. Tho aoas swept over the (looks, washing everything movable overboard, and shifting tho water-tanks, spoiling all the fresh wator on board. The wind then moderated, and the captain tried to get into the track of vessels, in order to be reported. A temporary tiller was rigged up with two crowbars, and the vessel slowly made way down the coast towards Portland Island, which was rounded last night about 8 o'clock. Here a strong north-west gale was encountered, and the vessel was driven abont ten miles south, but the captain succeeded in making the Bay, and came to an anchorage off town at 8.30 this morning. He signalled for assistance, and the dredge J D.O. was sent out, and towed her into port. The vessel is quite a no w boat, having only been afloat about four months. Captain Mason complains of the need of a light on Kidnapper Point, whioh he failed to sight last night until within a mile or so of tho coast.