THE Otago Daily Times. “Inveniam viam aut faciam.” DUNEDIN, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1865. SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22832, 17 March 1936, Page 3

THE Otago Daily Times. “Inveniam viam aut faciam.” DUNEDIN, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1865. SHIPPING.

SEVENTY-ONE YEARS AGO.

THE WRECK OP THE GAZEHOUND. The Oamaru Times gives the following as the particulars of the wreck of the Gazehound: — For some days a heavy sea had been running on the coast; on Wednesday, Bth instant, it became too rough to ship wool, and from that date until the ship struck there was no communication with the shore, except by signal. On Thursday night the sea became fearfully heavy, with wind from E. to S.E., and continued so till Friday, when the Geelong passed without being able to communicate. . . . On Sunday morning, every appearance of fine weather, and the sea considerably less. At daylight tbe small bower anchor was hove in and examined—the stock had worked adrift. The vessel then rode by her best bower anchor, with 00 fathoms of cable. At 11 a.m. the sea appeared suddenly to rise, and become much heavier than before. The small bower was immediately let go again, and cable veered out to 45 and 105 fathoms, and four parts of a 10-inch coir warp was put on for a spring, to which she appeared to ride easily till 8 p.m. on Sunday night, when the sea rose still higher, and the small bower cable parted. The vessel rode in safety by the one anchor till 6.30 a.m. on Monday morning, when the best bower parted a few links outside the hause pipe. Sail was immediately hoisted, and every effort was used to get the vessel out to sea; but there was scarcely a breath of wind, and she gradually drifted inshore till she struck, at about 8 a.m., and in less than four hours she was a total wreck. . . . The evidence taken yesterday in the trial of Captain Jarvey for poisoning his wife included that of neighbors and of medical men, who wore called in on the night of the death—of Mr Isaacs, who sold the prisoner strychnine and corrosive sublimate, and strychnine alone, not long prior to (he death—and one of the owners and members of the crew of the Titania, whose evidence was intended <to rebut the inference for the defence that the poison was bought and used for killing rats on board that steamer. . . . The jurors were locked up at the Shamrock Hotel on Wednesday night and,again last night. By the Gothenburg, which _ arrived yesterday, we have news from Nelson to the 14th instant, ami Canterbury files of the 15th instant. The Nelson papers to hand contain nothing relative to the West Const diggings, beyond notices of the continuance of the rush into Nelson, the steamers Bruce and other vessels having arrived there with diggers from Otago and the other Provinces. Wo learn, however, that a few hours before the departure of the Gothenburg, the steamer Nelson, previously reported as having put into the Grey river, had arrived. She had successfully landed at Okitiki the passengers by the Claude Hamilton; and had, it is said, In-ought on to Nelson 1900 ounces of gold; which, if the statement be correct, would be an addition of 800 ounces to the 1100 already referred to ns having been received by her at the Grey. In the Canterbury papers (here is no further information of the diggings, or of the success of those who had attempted to proceed overland, hut there were rumors in Lyttelton that a few who had penetrated to the ranges were returning, disappointed will) the route, and intending to proceed to the West Coast by sea.