THE DALLAM TOWER.

Otago Witness, Issue 1162, 7 March 1874, Page 16

THE DALLAM TOWER.

After undergoing exceptionally trying vicissitudes, tho ship Dallani Tower reached her destination <m AVedncsdav afternoon in tow of the steamer Goclong. We hove in termer issues published .1 full account of her mi-hup, and her subsequent onrecr prior to her departure from Melbourne, for which port she lan under jury ri" and there underwent a letit. The refit, however, only extended to her ri},'. Her poop, cabin, excepting temporary fittings for the accommodation of her officers, present niueli the same tempest-shorn appearance as. it did when she arrived at Melbourne. Nothni" remains of her once handsome saloon but the port cabins, all the rust is lure deck and side, and a \ery desolate appearance it presents, indicative in the extreme of the trviug orde.il she pas,ed through. Even the skvhuhtis closed in, and Captain Davis intorms us that until the ship returns to England no at r tempt will be made to restore the s; loon to its original condition So far as appearance goes, the lefit the ship received at Melbourne was very complete and creditable to the resources of that port. But we hoar that in some respects it was but indifferently performed, much of the iron v\ ork being faulty in character, and consequently insecure. During the passage the fore and main topmast ticstle trees gave way, and also the neck ot the fore topgallant yard parral. New trestle trees for the main topmast will have to be fitted here, und also a new parial for the fore topgallant yard. The "iving way of this year caused much delay on the passage from Melbourne, which otherwise would lu\o been iniulo in less time. Concerning the ship's lent at Melbourne, it will sutlice to say that every thing above bo.ird, even to her boats and lower masts, is new. The Dallani Tow er is a fine handsome ship, built of iron throughout, and in, her mishap notwithstanding, described as a splendid soa boat and a fast traveller. She is a poop and topgallant forecastle ship, with an exceedingly roomy main and 'twoen decks. She belongs to the Lancaster Ship-owners' Company, which has many fine vessels sailing out of Liverpool und London. The Dallani Tower conies here consigned to Messrs ltussoll, Ritchie, und Co., and brings a considerable portion ot her original cargo. Touchin^ hor passage from Melbourne, v\c have to icpnrt that slu' cleared Port Philip Heads im the 20th ult., mid after being balllod by light casterh weather for a couple of days in Mass's Stiaits, bore up lr> make the southern passage round Tasmania. She passed between King's Island ,iiul the mainland on the 22nd, and rounded Tasmania on the 24tli. taking a last, departure from Mattsmker Kock with a tresh south breo/e and squallj". K\porioiß'ed st'ou-; southerly and squally weather to the 27th, when the wind hacked into the N.W. and blew a hard gale until the Solandor was sighted on the Ist instant. Dog Island was passed the wne morning, and the Nuggets next morning, and then the wind tailed her. Light variable weather prevailed until she reached the Heads on the morning of the 3rd hist. How she was towed inside the Heads and driven out again by the southerly gale of Tuesday wo roportod yesterday. She a second time came to an anchor off the bar', mid j e>tcrday Antic a good entry, as above stited. She is temporarily moored off Deborah Bay, and in, we hear, to discharge cargo at the Railway Pier. A few additional facts relating to this tine ship and her carcor since she left England may not prove uninteresting to our readers. The Dallani J'ower left London on the 10th Mny last, and notwithHtmidhiif that she ran 8000 miles under jury-riir, and took 30 days to do the distance, she made the passage to Mclbourno In i) 0 days How she can travel was dolnonstratod in a most roniarkable manner, vyhon she ran, according to observation, 1020 miles in three days, nnd for sovcral days besides knocked off her 300 union per day whilst running her easting down. Up jo Mo tinio of liar nri'lvnl on Wednesday Hh,o h,uc] snonj, 100 days an hch from the Unto of ljor uejwturu from Lbndoii. Not bad work that, considering thti udverHlty which b'cfcll hor. The Dallum Towor is about five years old, and was built expressly for the Melbourne trade, and mudo three voyages In it. She vvns chartered by Messrs Shtiw, Snvill, nnd Co. for tho passago to l)uncdin, and it in jioixslblo i\W find » homeward cargo hero At the Unto c( tl\u Now ZsaUnd Sifljp^jjgr Comply,