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Grey River Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1724, 12 February 1874, Page 2

There were no arrivals or departures at this port yesterday. Two schooners, supposed to be the Pearl aud/Taur«ri<». showed up in the roadsteal and thn Lioness ran down to the bar, but T findin{{ there was too little water for fowiiig putyos's, returned to the wharf. , With regard to the late series of accidents by which the Titan, Waipara. and Florence went ashore at Hokitika, the Register of yesterday says :—" Yesterday, as the tug Titan was towing in the schooner Florence from Lyttelton, the force of the current, whioh was running Bouth, caused the tug to ground on the South Spit. The schooner hoisted nail and endeavored to escape to sea, bnt tbe current was too strong, and, the wind dying away, she was stranded to the southward of where- the Titan is lying Unfortunately, we have another shipping casualty to chronicle. The steamers Waipa^a and Wallace arrived off the bar about five o'clock, and the signal "Ebb tide, current running very st-ong" was made to them. The Waipara first essayed the bar, and was a considerable time in the break. Eventually, tbe southerly current proved too strong, and this smart little steamer was and is piled up on the beach, some distance south of where thtpFlorence grounded. Her pbntion is very critical, and it is scarcely probable she will be got off without some expense. The p.s Wallace follow d the Waipara, and grounded on' the outer bank, but managed, with some difficulty, to steam stern first out of her unpleasant position, otherwise it is certain she would have met with the fate of her unfortunate predecessor. She, however, got safely out to the roadstead." . A seatnan : named Ebenezer Henry Nelson, belonging to the ship May Queen, met with a fatal accident onboard that vessel, at the Bluff, on the 25th nit. Owing to his own mismanagement in taking a bale of wool on board, it struck him on the back, knocking him 1 with Great force against the winch, the swindle of which struck him on the left breast. Death seems to have beea instantaneous. At the inquest the' jury rerurne ' a verdict of " Accidental death." — Otago Daily Tiiries, Jan. 29. H v

The death is announced, under peculiar circumstance", of John LoDgwell, fireman of the Governor Blackall. It appears "that about nine o'clock on the morning of the Ist of January, on the voyage back from Kandayau to Auckland, he was at his 'usual duties, »nd had opened the furnace door for the purpose of raking the fire. The day was intensely hot, and this and the heat of the fire together overcame the poor fellow, and he was seen by his fellow-fireman, who happened to be looking down the stokehole, to drop down with his rake in his hand in a was brought on deck 'and laid down upon the poo'» under an awning.' 1 Every remedy that could- be'devised was used to restore him, but without avail.. ( He lay insensible 'till past ten o'dopfr/ when 1 he 'died. He was buried at eea'thfr'next day. Deceased was 37 years old, and a native of Ayrshire. v A,Londoncorrespindent <>f the.^Tew Zea-, land ' Herald, speaking of the New ZealandShipping Company, writes :—" Considering' the unprepared state, and without proper tools to work with, I consider this company has done wonders— it astonishes the merchants and shi; owners ; in this great city. Last week' we'seut three large ships out of dock at the same tide, all full , of passengers and cargo ; and two large vessels this w> ek This will give you some idea of the business we are doing h-re.' ' We have now offices in the *outh West India Dock, where the ships are loading, and occupy '"six berths there We have telegraphic commnnica 1 ion between the City and: the dock officer, with a staff of clerks at each end j < which will: facilitate the loading of the vessels greatly, for hitherto it • haa been very uphiU: work. /The demands we have for, engagements for cargo to New Zealand it waa impossible to meet in our passenger ships, so we were obliged to load the ship China, which takes away 2009 tons to Canrerbury. Suitable 'ships for the New Zealand trade are scat cc, for owners do not like bringing them. under the Passenger, Act, and I feel certain the ''New Zealand Shipping Company have taken a. step it? the right direction in building and, buying ahrs for themselves: 'They W about to/ build two mote new vessels.?' :■ ' ■