THE WEATHER.
HEAVY GALES. [Per Press Association.] ' WELLINGTON, Dec. 6. Very rough weather waa encountered during tho passage of the Takapuna from New Plymouth to this port last night. A southerly gala raged, accompanied by a heavy sea and torrents of rain. The vessel behaved splendidly and came through the storm in fine style. Captain Kirk, of tho schooner John Ball, which left Lyttelton yesterday morning and ran up under reefed foresail, says the seas were the heaviest encountered on the coast during his experience. Very bad weather waa met with by' tho Pnkaki on her voyage from Sydney. There were heavy gales throughout the trip, bub at Stephen’s Island the weather was so severe that tho vessel was unable to make any, headway for some time, and Captain Fleming waa forced to run for Port Hardy, where he anchored for nine hours. Captain Fleming states that the seas at Wellington Heads were like mountains.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18931207.2.45
Bibliographic details
Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXX, Issue 10214, 7 December 1893, Page 6
Word Count
155THE WEATHER. Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXX, Issue 10214, 7 December 1893, Page 6
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in