A Remarkable Experience.
A remarkable experience was that of ! iron ship Kelat, 1822 tons, which arrived at New York. She left wjtagong on the 17th October for New ~*• laden with a general cargo. It hurricane on the 11th of January, ?* ttJtttense seas swept over the ship, to swamp her. On the 12th Wch the weather grew intensely ?®>and the water that came on board j? otl deck. The rigging was also "®-d with ice, and the crew suffered The 14th found the vessel in . aidst of a terrific snowstorm, and *as covered over with snow. Early loth Jauuary watersjjouts were -I'ld soon after it was obthey numbered J2 in all, and a circle about the ship. They J? 35 than half a mile apart, and '« to meet in the sky and form an ' ."i'ptain M\Kay says that it was , wonderful and beautiful sight." and Sin r T o reat manceuvring did the r «ftt C^eal i t ' ,e waterspouts, as they Jr at a great speed, and ip the sea in a terrible way. ' i 6aIlK^ :S iT V ' an d whether the former nj ot L a ° We *l_ to take part in the political rar V'estions of the day, is the tng-of-a ' W nnT°i t^lat many of our fair '"pull" many of our so-called i? 3 6111 off their feet - 11,6 Stva - n " ' las a line of 4-tooth ■efufit In j or winter months, and for Biab 5, f ' Ua^t y is simply immense. The will be found up to the usual Bret I'Ane. and Co.'a are the r tssnj, M test in New Zealand, as proved 'ither, riding one of our r ®anv ' n 59Amts. Bidden riders in New Zealand ecate m ,L° n to Repairs, which we ?otWt, a ° ,>too gh manner, cheaper than al solicited. Dunlop, <mr Pneumatic Tires fitted 63 -. Everything appertaining t> Co trade kept in stock.—R- Kent rtsuhnr V' cle Engineer, Bedford Row clJ —[Advt.""
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Oamaru Mail, Volume XVII, Issue 5306, 21 June 1892, Page 3
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