SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 6913, 28 May 1885, Page 3

SHIPPING.

High Water.

To-morroW.— Talaroa Reads: .2.53 a.m., 811 p.m. Port Chalmers: 3.33 a.m., 3.51 p-m. Dunedin: 4.18 am., 4.86 p.m. - Port Chalnlers. ARRIVED. Mat 27. Beautiful Star, s.s,, 146 tons,' White, from Oamaru. Nino passengers. . . .... „ ~ Mahlnapua, s.s., 205 tons, Holmes, from Greyer outh via Lyttelton. . „ Tckapo, s.s., 1,250 tons, M'lntosh, from Newcastle via Wellington and Lyttelton.

SAILED. MAT 27. Kakanui, s s , 69 tons, Sundstrum, for Invercargill, Sovereign, schooner, 85 tons, Hooper, for Helensville via Oamaru.

Mat 28 Tongariro. R.M s.s., 4,160 tons, Bone, for Plj mouth via the North ~ . „,, Wairarnpa, s s., 1,022 tons, Chatfleld, for Melbourne via the Bluff and Ho-art. Passengers: For Melbourne—Mrs Oarrand and family (3), Miss Isbisters, Messrs W. G. Neill, Vallantyne, G. Latimer, Gillingham, Kindred, Fabuli, Peterson; and seventeen in the steerage.

A collision occurred in Sydney harbor on the night of May 19, between the steamer Australian, outward bound with passengers, and the Port Jackson. The former was considerably damaged, and had to be beached. , The Tckapo, from Newcastle via Wellington and Lyttelton, arrived at 680 p.m. yesterday. She left Newcastle on the 17th inst., had light winds and line weather across, reaching Wellington at 8 30 p,m. on the 22nd ; loft at noon on the 23rd, arriving at Lyttelton at 6 SO a.m. on the 25th j left at 5 p.m ; experienced strong S W. winds from Lyttelton to arrival: We thank Purser Pethorbridge for report, Tne Mdhiuapiia, from Greymouth via Lyttelton, reached Port Chalmers at 916 p.m. yesterday. Sho left GreymoUth at 4 p.m. on the 22nd, and had fresh N.W. winds to arrival at Lytteltoh at 0,30 p.m. on the 24th. Left that port at 10 p.m. on the 20th. and passed Akaroa at Sam. on the 27th. Experienced southerly winds with heavy head sea along the coast, arriving as above „ . . . The barqtie Onyx, With a full cargo of oats, was towed dcWn from Dunedin yesterday afternopn, and anchored off Carey Bay, to complete preparations for sailing for Cape Town. , The Wairarapa, which arrived at Port Chalmers at 1.80 p.m. yesterday, le* Sydney at 8 p.m. on the 15th Inst; cleared the Heads at 330 pm, passed the Three Kings at 4 a m. on the 19th, breasted the North Capo at 7.20 a m., and Cape Brett at 2.30 p.m., arriving at Auckland at 11 p ni. on the 20th ; left there at 1 p ra. on the 21st; colled at Gisborne and Nanicr, and reached Wellington at 10.30 a.m. on the 24th ; sailed at 4.30 p.m. on the 25th, arriving (ft Lyttelton at 7 a.m. on the 26-h ; sailed at 6 30 p.m. some day; thence experienced a strong S.W. gale, with heavy head sea, till arrival. We thank Purser Taylor for report, etc. The Beautiful Star left Oamaru at 3.25 p.m. on the 27th ; had light variable winds along the coast, and reached Port Chalmers at 9.40 p m. The Villalta was towed down from Dunedin iMi morning, and anchored off Deborah Bay. The following passengers left yesterday evening by the Manapouri. For Lyttelton—Masters Logan (2), Messrs Hackshaw and White For Wellington-Miss Haskell, Messrs Canting and M’Ewan. For Napier - Mr and Mis Anderson and two children. For Auckland—Mrs Sutton, Mr and Mrs Odell and Hires children, Mr and Mrs Jcwitt anf eight children ; and fifteen steerage. The Tongariro, for London via the North, took her departure this afternoon with the following cargo from this port 329 bales wool, 1,6,5801 3do sheepskins, LOO; 43 do rabbit-skins, L 924 ; 4do basils, L4O; 26 do leather. L 520 ; 6 cask's tallow, L3O; 3 cases sundries, LlO; 4,800 carcasses mutton, L 7,200; 5,2500z gold, L2l,GOO—total value, L 86.364 MOVEMENTS OP THE UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY'S FLEET. Thubsdat, M*t 28. Grkvmovtii.— Taupo arrived last night from Wellington Lyttelton.—Manapouri arrived 930 am. from Port Chalmers; sails 5 pm. for Wcllington.-Ringa-rooroa arrived 10 a.m. from Wellington ; sailed 3 30 for Port Chalmers. Wellington.- Rotorua sailed 1 p.m. for Pioton.— Wanaka arrived 7 a.m. from Nelson. A TERRIBLE ATLANTIC PASSAGE. The ‘New York Herald’ gives an account, by a passenger, of the passage of the Sctvia from Liverpool to Now York : ” When about 8:0 miles west of Queenstown, on Tuesday night, about eight o’clock, we struck a north-west gale that seemed to increase in violence as the time went on. The increase in the force of the wind was not steady It came in gusts or squalls, each more violent than its predecessor. The sea ran high and heavy, and the spray was so thick that we could not see one end of the vessel from the other. Everything was made as snug as possible at the outbreak of the storm, hut the continuous efforts of the eiemen’s to destroy were in many instances successful On Wednesday afternoon one lifeboat was wrenched from her stanchions and blown far away to the leeward, and several of the other boats were so shattered as to be made wrecks. Everyli ing movea’ 1c was also swept from the decks, while the loose dunnage below frightened the most hardened of the voyagers. On Thursday the gales still further increased In power, and the head-sea made the craft quiver os she ploughed her nose through the gigantic waves, seemingly so deep that the smfacc would never again be reached by her. During this night the starboard side of the iron bridge, a largo part n< her rail, her ventilators, and the huge forward lifeboats, were carried away. The female passengers, frightened before, became thoroughly alarmed now, and the scenes in ihe cabins and saloons baffled description Friday 1-st added to our disaster. The wind continued to blow stronger, if possible, than ever, and about ten o’clock at night wc seemed to fcol the ship jump. Then she sank down, down, down. Next we heard a thundering crash, the shattering of glass, and the downpouring of water Many at once gave up all hope; but the old sailors amongst, us felt her shake off the incubus and then plunge forward again. The skylight had been forced in by a heavy sea, and tons upon tons of water had been shipped, flooding the saloons and cabins 6in deep “After allaying the fears of the most timid a few of us went on deck, and were astonished at the wreck that met our view. In addition to the damages I have mentioned, the stoys of the aftir smoke-stack were carried away, and the heavy chimney, weighing thirty tons, threatened to topple over and destroy us every moment. Saturday morning witnessed no abatement in the fierceness of the winds, and added confusion to the sea. Hope, that beamed brightly with the dawn, was quickiv made as gloomy as the sky, and when at four o’clock in the afternoon a portion of the steering gear broke and the Servia fell off under the angry sea, blank despair took its place. Then the ability of Captain M’Kay displayed itself, and the crew responded nobly to his efforts, and within an hour the serious injury was repaired the vessel resumed her course, and the wind died away gradually as we neared the haven to which wo wore bound." The passengers, to show their appreciation of the efforts rf the captain, officers, and crew, held a meeting to return thanks, and col’ccted L 162 for distribution among them, besides an additional LBO for a special testimonial to Captain M'Kay. Weather Telegram. The Harbor Board received the following telegram from the Meteorological Department at Wellington : « Watch barometer ; bad weather approaching between north-east and west: heavy ram soon, and sea heavy within ten hours. -B.;A. Edwin.” (Received at 11.40 a m.) Shipping Telegrams. London, May 27.— Orient liner Orient, from Melbourne (April 17). Plymouth, May 27.—P. and O.’s Pekin, from Melbourne (April 9). Melbourne. May 27.—Rotomahana, from the Bluff. —Morning, Waihora, for the Bluff via Hobart. Wellington. May 27 —Ringarooma, for the South. Passengers: Mieses Turner and Menrics, Mesdames M’Oregor, Urquhart, and Studholme, Messrs Williams (2), Turner, Jacob, and Stanford. Ltttblton, May 27.—Kenilworth, from Mercury Bay.—Arawata, for Auckland. Ti.maru, May 27.—Koranui, for the North.—Onward, for Gisborne. Auckland, May 28.—The Ilincmoa left Manukau for Wellington at 0.30 a.m. to-day. Passengers: Colonel Whitmore, the Hon. Mr Larnaoh, Mr Smythe, Master and Miss Wilson. It is probable that Colonel Whitmore and Mr Latnach will land at, New Plymouth, and proceed thenoo overland to Wellington.