PORT OF GREY. SHIPPING. PORT OF GREY.

Grey River Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1737, 27 February 1874, Page 2

PORT OF GREY.

SHIPPING.

HIGH WAT '.IS. This Day- -7.27 a.m. ; 8.6 p.m. ARRIVED. February 26— Charles Edward, p.s, Whitwell, from Nelson, via Hokitika. Purser, agent. 3ATT)Wn._. - . -.. February 26— NO. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Murray, from Nelson. Kennedy, from Nelson. Awarua, from Riverton. Mary Oqilvie, from Dunedin. Claud Hamilton, from Melbourne. Om>o, from Melbourne. Lizzie Grey, from Lyttelton. Lioness, p.s, from Hokitika VESSELS IN FORT. G'eaner, from Melbourne. ' Ckar r-s Edwa d from Nelson. '

The p s Charles Edward, which has been delayed for sev ral days at Hokitika by boisterous weath.r, arrive! here^ Jast evening She will discharge cargo this morning, and leave on the eveuing's tide for Westport and Nelson. The s.s Waipara was got safely off the south spit at Hokitika <>n Wednesday morniug, and will shortly resume her regular trips. The s.B. Claud Hamilto> is now due off the Coast from M olbourne direct. Sac will most probably be here on this evening's tide when she will ship passengers for Nelson, other coast ports, and Melbourne, via the Bluff. . The Loch Ard, which sailed from Glasgow on December 4 for Melbourne, with general cargo and passengers, put back to Greenock (in tow) on December 19, and reports that on December; 12 a westerly .wind sprang up, i and from that time until the night of the loth she encountered a succession of strong westerly gales.. At two o'clock on.the same afternoon a tremendous squall carried away the foremast, fore and royal topgallant masts, and topmaVt by the board, and these were followed by main and mizen masts Inter in the evening The Loch Ard was now a dismantled hulk, and the state of matters became serious, the weather being so terrific, and the vessel being so far from any apparent assistance S seaman named R as was washed overboard from mizen rigging and drowned. The vessel lay in a helpless state in the trough of the sea for some time, but fortunately, the wind moderated, and after knocking about in the Channel- for some time, she obtained the assistance of a steam tug belonging .to the Clyde Shipping Company. The Loch Ard is owned in Glasgow by Messrs Aitken, Lilburn and Co. — European Mail The iron clipper Walter Baine has been destroyed by fire whilst on her voyage to Calcutta from Dundee. She is the fourth liner burnt at sea while outward bound from Dundee to India within the last, six months. Fire was observed in the Walter Baine on September 27 ; and although holes were pierced in the deck and water poured down, it was seen that the flames had obtained so strong a hold that the total destruction of the ship . fas inevitable. The nearest point of land; was the barren island of St. Paul, 180 miles distant. The boats were got ready, and provisions and nautical instruments stowed on board, and by the evening of the 30th the heat was so great and the fumes of gas and sulphur so unbearable that the men. took to the boats the last man to leave the ship being the captain, who remained on deck till the hatches were blown off, and total destruction appeared a question of a few moments. At the time of the abandonment the Walter Baine was supposed to be out of the regular track of vessels, but the boats had not been away two hours when a vessel was observed bearing down in full sail* She proved to be the Grenada, bound from Greenock to Java, with coals, four., months 'out. Both boats got alongside, and the crew of the Walter Baine weie rescued after some difficulty. Ab the Grenada was short of water, she was steered in the direction of the burn<ng wreck to see if any additional supply could be got from her. The sides of the. Walter Baine were found red 'hot.' Both captains went on board, and while standing on the poop the main and mizenmaste fell over the side. Both captains imm, diately jumped into the sea and swam to the nearest bo -t, no water being secured, as the flames had cut off all communication with the tanks. The vessel, when last seen, wai a sheet of flame from stem to stern, and fast sinking. — Ibid.