THE WEATHER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 9014, 20 October 1892, Page 5

THE WEATHER.

NORTH-EASTERLY GALE. During yesterday a strong north-east gale, accompanied with heavy rain, prevailed. A strong sea wis running in the harbour, causing shipping business to be almost entirely suspended. The only mishap that occurred was to the fishing-boat Von- Moltke, which was lying near the Fishmarket. She had come up from the coast, laden with oysters, on Tuesday night, and discharged her load during the morning, when the heavy weather prevented her getting into a safe berth. An the gale increased the boat drifted on to the Quay street Jetty, in the corner near the breastwork. The man in charge of the boat, named Bis- '< hop, made several ineffectual attempts to get her clear, and it was determined to sink the boat. Before this could be done the bowsprit was carried away, and the boat sustained some damage owing to the knocking about she got alongside the jetty. A line was made fast to the mast, and the boat was capsized. While this operation was going on Bishop, who was pulling on the rope, did not let go in time, and was .jerked overboard, falling on the deck of the boat. Beyond a severe shaking and a slight bruise over the left eye he suffered no injury, and was taken to his home. The boat will be raised without much difficulty when the gale has abated. Our Marsden Point correspondent telegraphs that a strong north-easter sprang up there at nine o'clock on Tuesday night and continued during yesterday, while our Russell correspondent telegraphs that it is blowing a hard gale from the north-east with much rain. During lost night the gale continued, the rain being almost incessant, and the glass was still dropping. During the height of the north-easfc gale yesterday afternoon, one of the plates of glass of the lantern roof of the new portion of the Museum was blown out of its load casing and smashed, but no other damage was done. Fortunately there are some spare plates of the corrugated glass, and no difficulty will be experienced in replacing the broken one. [by TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT .[ Thames, Wednesday. A strong easterly gale, accompanied with heavy rain, has prevailed, here all day, and still continues, bub so far no damage is reported. The s.s. Rotomahana had a pretty rough trip down from Auckland this evening, and was with difficulty berthed alongside the goods wharf. Owing to the roughness of the weather none of the cabs went down the wharf, so that passengers had to , make their own way. up into town.