PORT OF GREY.

Grey River Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 1624, 18 October 1873, Page 2

PORT OF GREY.

amis. wlter/ ■ " . This Day- -8.25 a.m. ;'8.52 p.m. ARRIVED. October 17— Nil. ;. , SAILED. October 17— Nil. ■ '■'■".■ l' EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Charles Edward, from Nelson; Murray, from Nelson. ■ Wallace, from Nelson. Kate Oonley, from Melbourne. Sarah, and iary, from Melbourne. . Albion, from Melbourne. , VESSELS IN PORT. Dispatch, tue steamer. . ..•■;•. Kennedy from Nelson. Lizzie Guy, fr m, Melbourne. ■;■:,:■". Jannett from Lyttolton. Jessie, from Dunedin.

Though the weather was fine, overhead; the surf along shore continued heavy yesterday, and the Dispatch,, after a trial of the bar, did not tow in the Sarah and Mary, nor did the Kennedy attempt 'to leave for flokitika. ' r Captain Bawtaii. the J newly-appointed commander of the Claud Hamilton was, on the vessel's arrival in the Hokitika roadstead, the recipient of the following address from his passengers, among whom were several for Hokitika and Greymouth :—*' To Captain Wm. Isaac Biwden, Commander, steamship ( laud Hamilton —Dear Sir — We,' the undersigned saloon passengers of the above-named steamship on her voyage from Melbourne to New Zealand at this date, desire, before parting from you, to; express our high appreciation of your skill in navigating the ship in which we have had the pleasure of enjoying a comfortable and safe "pass ige. and to record our sincere thanks for that ( kindness courtesy, and attention which we have experienced at your hands throughout the trip, which we understand is the first since your promotion. It gives us further pleasure to notice the universal harmony that exists, as well as tlie good discipline maintaiiied. on board,, which we ascribe to the gentlemanly and seamanlike qualities of yourself and officers ; arid we are united and earnest in expressing our heartfslt desires that you and Mrs Bawden may long enjoy every happiness and prosperity, and that, together with the officers whom you.command, you may meet with that success in life which our experience of your abilities and worth justly warrant us to hope niay be „ yours.— We are, dear sir, yours faithfully. "— „ [Here follow the signatures.] "' . • MrN. Scott Russell proposes to place the tiller or yoke under the water, and connect it through tubes to the, steering apparatus. The advantages to be gained by this arrange- 1 ment are complete protection- of the tiller from shot, the tiller, can be made of any length, and the afterpart of the vessel need not be armoured, thus lightening the ends, and leaving a great weight to be disposed in thickening the armour over the vital parts of the ship, or increasing the amount of coal to be carried. ♦ ;: .' '7 : ' ' The ss. Wanganui is now in Murray's floating dock, Port Chalmers, and is undergoing a thorough overhaul, both in hull and; machinery. f . .<,, . The three iron masts and : irpn lower yards, together, with all the iron mounting fonthe upper yards, required for the refit o£the iron clipper ship DaJlam , Tpwer'i have :been contracted'for by the Langlands Foundry Company. .... „,-.. -! .: ■-.;■:■ m:"! Qri the ..voyage out of the ship Renown, from London to Melbourne, two of the crew were lost by drowning. , John Osborne, an A.8., when in the fore chains .and -assisting in trimmirig' the sails, was precipitated into the water,.,,, On- ■witnessing the accident, John Benrij another of the, sailors, jumped overboard and swam to liim, and held his head above water until a boat from the ship reached them; but wh^n the boat picked the two up Osborae was a corpse. It is conjectured that he must have received a:blow imr mediately before or just at the: time of his falling overboard. The plucky conduct of Benn in swimming to the rescue of Osborne wts acknowledgd by the passengers' on board, who raised a sum of money for him by subscription and his effort to save the life of a fellow cre'atu-e is to be brought under the notice of the R yal Humane Society.. The secind fatality happened on August 12, ,iri lat; 0° 38' S. just .after crossing the equator; when Thomas Flinn, another A. 8., while passing a bucket of water into the starboard cutter, fell overboard, and before assistance could reach him disappeared At asm sequent period of the voyage, another of the crew fell overboard but. fortunately, he managed to get hold of a rope, and by stick-! ing to it was saved from the melaucholy fate of his comrades. . , ...-. }