CUSTOMS ENTRIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 1913, 17 February 1868, Page 4

CUSTOMS ENTRIES.

u*jab!« tot crass thrf fetr till C p.m.; d«> charged and... loaded cargo, and left at 7s) pm. on Saturday, arriving as »taied;; Fme weather was , experienced throughout | the trip......,-.. .. - , ...... ; 'The barque Record, ittr Kfrwcistle, dropped down to the lower .anchorage on Saturday.-.-; Captain Ilenant, of the ship Cfjajuo, \ reports having hit OtagnHeads on Thursday, Oth F-ebniary, at- li&of-a.m ;;" encountered hawy S.W, gales, aim! wa» driven 'Bp-aV: far as Osionru, Saturday,.Bth, hud N.E winds; pussed Otago Heads at four p.m. on Eunfay, Oth, in.'company'with' "the s.s, Waihotoi, and arrival alongside the BlufF Harbor wfearf on'the afternoon of Monday, 10th, it 3.30 —r Soiahhltll Tbit-'M, , , ■_■ j•. •.:;:•■''

THE, WRECK OF THE WM. MtSKIJT. (To i/ii, Editor of iU Otago Daily Tmm.J

tho shipping column of t^-dfty's Umidj I notice a report of the wreck of the s.s Wm. Mifikin, and a partial report of the evidence of Pilot Morrison, in which it^B stated ~" about 12 o'clock be told Capt. Bain he mtgh't have the life boat, but he (Oaptain Bain) did not have it. He did not know the reason," From this evidence, it might,be iuferrcd tlw»t I had neglected to avail myself of the oH«r, and, aa it lenda to reflect on me, I. shall esteem it a f.ivor if yuu will insert my nviden<:e, ■ a>! t;*k«jn down b«foro th«t of Pilot Morrison. j.udet;d, if) riot ask ing too much, ifc would be only fair to.myself mid olfi'crfi, if you could publish tho "v'uU-titi'} in full, »a r-jport-jd in the Timor ti 11* raid, a copy of which I now hind you.-—I am, k<-., ■■ ■'■

r Johx BaW,' i T-atn r».«nter s;s. Wm. Miskui, .Jbunedin, Feb. JOth, (fcOa

Ori the mjuinilion of Mr(J. h. Cooper, .Snbcoiioetoj' of ('tutmim, Timarti, nn inquiry before B, Woollconibe, Ki«q., X.M, and Capta.iT> ijcott, as iSnutieul Assessor, was held at the ''our' ifnusc, touching this wreck of the .steamer WjlJium Miakin. Mi' Cooper conducted' the examination of the "«vifnt*fl«9. The following i« tho gi«t of the evidence taken :— .John Bain, being «worn, said lie waH late captain of the William Miskin. lie had jnot got with him hi* master's certificate, as it waa lost in the veaae). Wb<*n lA«t, the attamr waa fully manned with a crow,: nil t ld,'<pf-thirteen IsamK on*} waa well found iv everything. Sh<' had h<sr full complement o{ boats. Arrived in tdc roadfetead on Sunday ivorning, and brought up sit the tisunl pi co for cliHcharpi/isj cargo. I'ttt'down tho boat bower, with 'Mi fathoms chtiin, in A\ fnth»nw of water. Remained on board aU that day. an the wcnth".r looked glue my to the south. In the evening he wont onshore to d«.-po«it hh paper* with the a^cnt and soft Mr Green about hayim? boats oli" at fiveo'clock ilv.: next morning. When he returri'd to the beach, it was too dark to he Been from the Bte;tnier, and. aa the:.weather aupeared iino he did not Vuhik it ivjnwjiti! to go on board. At th.cc o'clock next mornint.', hearing it blowing hard, he got iip and wrist down to the bea-'h. and at duyligtit hailed the ukaim-r to send a boat a-Lnre, but none ea:ne, h<» he pre.-nmed t;L«y <lid not lu;.-tr him on bf«rd. He th<:n endearot i red to [it.l a. boat fruits tho Landing S'-r----vice, n»d Mr Green nv>A he wnuld l«t him have one, but f<»r Hi-vnc, reason or other the boat was not supplied. Me coiild not tdl the n*a«on why. At a*.out half p''«t seven on Mnndav morning he olihorved tho Bto.nner wan «hiftt:d to the outur anuhoragc. and he thought then wlm wai in perfect Bafoty, TlieJtj w:ih at that hour a strong-wind from. !;outb-ea«t, and au inertnsing wm, Witri(?«a watched the ateamer al! day till dark, when ise got a man to \vat:h her lights during th«j night. About 11 o'clock that morning {Mond.iy) he applied to the harbor master for th« lifeboat to go on board. The weather continued about tho same, ami he thought at that hour it wan about the worst. If lie had been on board he could not have done more than his chief officer did. At about half-past 12 o'clock the pilot told the witnt-a ho could have the lifeboat ; and the pilot and himself left the •Royal Motel for the purpose of going in the boat, For some reason, Unknown to the witness, he wa-i again prevented from going on board. He did not think he should have gone to sea if he had been on board, aa he considered the William Miskin could ride out any ordinary gnle, und not from »uy. other cause. lie did not see any signal made for either the steamer or tho Tiniarn to go to «ea. He had been for tho last six or eight years outho coanir., a.nd had ncv*T before tmu such weather. At three a. m. ou Tiu-sday, the pilot ca'lefl witness and told him he (th<> pilot) conld not sue the steamer's light. At daylight be Btiw the steamer a wreck on the beach about ft milo .and a half north, of Timarn. Ue itnm<i<lifttc'ly went to her <in«! found her a t'ltal wreck, Ho did not know whether the Bteamer was insured. He sup fioard her value was, between IJ2OOO and He had no reason to suppose that the accident arose from any fault in oouHtruction. The steamer wan built of iron; lier draught aft was 7ft—forward, sft 4in. When she was wrecked, the tide was last quarter ebb. The steamer was owned by .\fr R, B Martin, Duncdin. ..' . John Kohs, beiug sworn, said he had been mate of the William Simian. At 6 p.m. on •Sunday, the Captain went on shore, and told him to lookfout for him'on the beach. He did not, however, see him, and bo setwatcli for the night. Camo on deck about five o'clock next morning. Tbere.was thcin a light broezo from south-cost,- withjdriEzling ruin, but no.s^a on. At 7 a.m. '.here was increasing wind and rain ; and at half -past 7 hteamea out to outer anchorage, and anchored in about 7 fathoms, with 50 fathoms chain. At halt'past 10 o'clock, finding wind and*sea still indreasuig, let go a i second anchor with Ho fathoms cable. ; The beat bower was then out fen the bare end—in all about is. fathoms. At this time tho sea rapidly rose and kept on increasing tintil about 4p.m., whenttho first tea broke on board. The wind then suddenly ahiited, bringingths vessel's port broadside to. the sea. At about 7.p.m. up steam, and steamed bead to.sea. Keeping .the engines going all night, the sea running very cross and breaking on board heavily, fore and oft. About haH-pnat 1 a.m., ou Tuesday the fires, were extmguiahed by tho. water pouring down by tho kteam chest, rt having been started from the deck. Ab«out that time J. Macdonakl was waiihed from foro rigging while in the act of. going aloft. TheKZSN Company's 3.8 Welliogton At about half-past two o'clock Jihe parted, arrived ou Saturday moniWfrom Blnff liar- and headed on to'the beach. Hie inner: jib bor • and Bailed acain for Northern Porto at and topsaU were set, but the steamer was 7 a m yesterday q«'*e unmanageable and would not steer. The brig Fairy" Queen, from the Mauritius, About 4 a.m. she struck on the beach,^ The with sugars, arrived at the Heads on Hattir- wind was then light. After striking five or <lay. The ship lx>chiel, from London ;barque six times whilst driving on the beach, the Kiite Waterß, from Welchpool; and a barque wind changed to north-east, and. turned the and brig, names unknown, arrived yeater-. vessel's head on. to the beach.... All hands got day Tlie lx)ehiel baa made a fair passage safely ashore, the vessel being washed up of % day». Wgh and dry. Before the last man left her, The strong S.W. wind prevented any of she broke in two. Witness said he saw-no the arrivals at the Heads from making the signal to go to sea. At the time of parting, Forfe anchorage yesterday. Tho steam-tug th~e signal lights on shore were very dim,; but Oeelon" proceedetl down to tow the Kato ttill could be seen. Tho weather was yery Waterfun but had not succeeded when our thick, and the town lights were Homettmeß despatch left the Port last evening, owing, not to be seen. He did not go to sea when no doubt to tha strong headwind and ebb he got up steam, as ho thought there was no |-j ' danger, ffad two barometers on board. The ss Taiaroa returned from, her One stood at '28 40 at six a.m.. on ;Moa)iay. Southera:trip at seven a-m. yeaterday w.th , The gauge stood at where the Captain had eimo of w<>ol and produce ; alter di.ich.arg- left it. and it had only fallen one-tenth. Saw inKhorwool-at.the i?ort»;«ho willproceed to it at 10 p.m., and it then. ? teod •tM/and ♦n*n Cvitain Tall reporW having., fefti Dim- had fallen gradually. Witacw held^a naasS?ti<m Thursday »t 7.30 p.m. jamved off ter's certificate. ■■.- ~ the Moljn6UX »* J'w *'m*next bafcWM James Brinite*d» Bworn t ***> Mw**

IN W A KPS —CO ASTWISK. Vtilmiary lo -- Wellington, 2(51 tons, Holmes, from-tho ISluir. Ualgety, Kattray, and Co, agents. Daginar, 4i> tons, Srr.itli, from Waikava. Keith Uaujsny, ngeut. OUT W A ItDS —COASTWIHE. February 15—Pioneer, '22 tons, Souza, for Invcrcarfiitl. Keith Kamsay, nj-'tnt. Queen of tlm W«h, 81 tons, P.iterson, for Oamaru. It- H. Maitin and Co, agents. Wellinj^on, 2«il toriH, Holmes, for Lytt'lton. Dalgoty, liattniy, and Co, (igeats. liiPOKTS, Per Dagmar, from Woikava: .'i2,o4lft timbor, John Gray. l'er Taiar-a f«>m Port Molyiicnx : 300 bak-s wool, f-ar^illß and M'Lctn ; 22 do, Douylns, Aldersun and Co ; OS bags oats, order ; i(J coils rope, Iteids and Herbert. EXPORTS. i Per Queen of tlic I«1«b, for O.unaru : JSO bun«(lfs w re, 3 bnles woolsacks, 5 casks noap. I do »oda, iicwt potimh, II £ Martin and Co. P«r Pioneer, for Tovercargill: S coils wire rope, 3 cases, Dou^his, A Iderson, and Co ; 1 exse, I cask, Cargills aud M'Loan ; I alburt car, Da Carle ; 370 bags bran, Anderson and Muitat. : Per Wellington, for Wellington: 49 chests tea, 522 boxes do, 51*) half-chests do, 15 hhds ale,' Turnbnll; 1 coil Ie«l pipe, Bnscoe ; 2 cases, Fcldheini ; 1 case sundries, 1. anchor, 12 kegs paint, lirisooe ; 30 cases drapery, 30 bales do, Turnbull.

WKATIIEU TELEGRAMS.— Saturday. Port Ciialmbjw : . \Vind S.W., light brcc/.e; bar. 30. G3, tlicr. G2 ; rain. Bun-r: W., light breeze; bar, 30.15; overcaat and threatening.

engioeerMisoardtEfe^WjJjj^ni Miskin. jHo was ia the engine-room ail day. At 'about" 6 p.m. on Monday gofc tip Hfeeain aa4 "v^ent hfilf-8|)(sc(l; ahead uatit the Suee werft out, through the aea canning down,pi^ acepuni of: the »tcani easirig having! beeia parted frriin the maixi deck. ; He sent word to the to Bf-nd men to l)ail out the water from Ithe f ngine-rown, but it soim became tmteoiWe and they hud to.go.on deck. At lialf-past 2 the vewiel parted lier cables, arcd th«y went jmh'jre. no ha<i a certiftcate of competency, .but-it, won lost with the vessel. - When wrecked, had about 64 tons of coal on board, which wa« four days'supply, { The.next witness examined was the ]>tlot, Si'ou^ Morrison, Th« Court had great difficulty m getting Mr Morrison to ati«rvrer the «|iifstio;i« jmt to him. The following is the result of his evidence. Iht wns pilot; in Tiiriaru. Did not board coasting atearaerai; Tiro William Miskin was anehdr<J<l ac little outside the iinual berth. On Monday morning the wind was from S.E. with no scii Wind freshened gradually till the afternoon, whrn it was at its huicut. It van then , blowing very hard. The »<a increatred with the wind, and was very heavy. On Monday eveniug'^the. sea wan .breaking putsidp fch© ■ Tirnn.ru. /J'hore is a weatherglass in the i Harbor Master's office, which he could $w when the Harbor Master waa in the ofijee, Wh«n the steamer moved'out, <Japt?.in liain wiked witm-aawhat he thoti^btof^thq w^atber. He Raid it looked dirty, but thought it might not turn out !>ad, for a Bonth'Cautgnle wan ; very uncommon in Tknaru. He-had el»nrge of the signals, but did not nialce any ni^nal for the vessels to go, to sea, : Ho had no authority to do'bo Without the hrd- rs of the I larbtr Master.: Bid not Bp^a*: to the latler gentleman about the weather, nor did he to witness. Up to nine o'clock on Monday morning the uoat could have gone oft". About twelve o'clock he told Captain Bain he might have the-life-boatj but he (Captain Bain) did not have it. ' Hedidjnot know the reason why. The Jlarbor Master had sent witneaß to Mr Mills to see about a crew for the life-boat. Ho told" Mr Mills. There were some remarks 'made about tbo expenses' of the crew, which witness did not know about. Thfl steamer could havegonoto sea up to JO o'clock on Monday Between four and Hv»J o'clock, he said, .ho doubted if she could stcarn out if sho parted then. Up to two or three o'clock that afternoon he did not think it Was noce«Bary for the1 steamer to go out. Unions she-had started cartyin the day, bo rlid not think she could have got round the Peninsula. It was usual to nignal sailing ships to go to sea. It was impossible on Monday for any sailing ships to have gone j .to sea; • . ■ ■ : . . • William Cockcrell Berwick, being sworn, Haul he was Harbor Sfaster at Tjniaru. He had a barometer in hia cliargo, 'arid r on Monfltty I«fit, at 10 am, it stood at 29.5(5, at j .nodn 20 5,% irfcanding at that at one o'clock, j It was not a low glass. He told the pilot the ciptain could have the 1 fe-boat. The witness did not know why the captain did not iiavtj it. He had no instructions an to sendin?; vessfjls to uca. It wa<* at hi-H tlihcretiorx t<\doso. He did not commler tins weathrr ixul. He never thought such a gale would i.■omo on ho quickly. At noon, there w?is a heavy sea. At 12.^5, the lifen'oat could not have h< en uscl. He b'-lieved that the officer in charge did all that h" cmild. - l>"f'»rt! t!ic rifling of the Omirt, the Rraident Magistra'.e c:illfid Morrison, thf* pilot, and severely aiiiinin.lverted on the manner in which his evidence had been-given, especially mi the want of straightforwardness which had characterised nearly all bis answers to the questions put to him by tho -Court.