A SEVERE GALE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13642, 11 July 1906, Page 5

A SEVERE GALE.

(Feom Our Own- Correspondent'.) WKLLIXOTOX. July 10. The weather, which has remained very unsetiled for tho past week, .seems now to have cleared up for the lime Lome Some of ihe smaller vessels in am! about the harbour were a good deal lmH'cled about by Ihe wind. The iraining ship Sparrow dragged her moorings for a. considerable distance across the harbour, eventually bringing tip somcwliat iippropriaioly in lift' niuii-fl'-H'ur srii'.iti.l about midday.' The scow Wanderer was driven within 30 vards of The shore at Oriental Bay. and ilui'hull; Arawata also brokv away from her moorings. To-night it is calm, and there is a clear sky. Vessels that, have crossed the Tasinau Sra within the pasl week have had a very boislerous lime. The lilile sleamer Piako. journeying from Hlcnheini to Wellington, was throwii. up on i lie beach ai Filzroy Hay, near Penearurnv Head. The crew'are safe at the lighthouse. ■ (Pes United- Press Association.) AUCKLAND, duly 10. A gale vagod about 3 o'clock to-tlav at. Waittku. _ Largo Irees were uprooted, a carpentei-'ri shop and cowshed were 'unroofed, Ihe iron ami limber being carried a ipinrler of a mile. Fences were levelled. Xo doubt considerable damage will be reported later. XUW PLYMOUTH, duly 10. During ihe height of to-day's gale Ihe wind reached a groat velocity. Fences wero blown down, but no serious damage is reported, , OnimTCHURCII. duly 10. A winter nor'-wester blew with great violence litis morning about 7 o'clock at ]\lr F. (!. Harvey's dairy lann at Ihe Styx. A big pine tree was snapped off near the ground, and blown on lo the house. It. crashed through the rooF, splintering the rafters and ceiling, and generally wrecked Iho furniture of a bedroom, besides doing oilier damage. A. I'our-monlhs-old infant sleeping on the bed aI. Ihe time had a miraculous escape, for a portion of ihe tree was found lying across Ihe bed, and splintered wood lay all over Ihe place. The..; rivers are all in flood. ,' : A sudden change in ihe temperature, took place lii'ttvceu 3 and 4 o'clock yesterday morning, and was soon Followed Ivy a siron'ir blow from ihe iiortb-west,. accompanied by rain. The wind continued lo blow- Ihroualiout tho day. Iml, changed to the 'southwest. Snow- fell on several occasions during. Iho day, but did not continun long enough to whiten the ground about the ciiy, but the high hills pttl on iptilo a lnv.vy coating,