THE FLOODS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 804, 9 June 1879, Page 2

THE FLOODS.

In our leading columns we have furnished generally such particulars as we have benn able to ascertain. As usual, the reports coming to hand are very contradictory, and m some .cases greatly exaggerated. It is, we believe, quite true that over four miles of area of country was covered, and that severe losses will have been sustained, but the damage done is not m any case irreparable, or iB it likely beyond a very few days to retard farming operations. The gale, w ith the heavy rai ns together, has dSfie considerable" mischief. Every cellar m town, not omitting the bonded store cellars, were < flooded. Garden fences have been blown down, or having been undermined with water, have fallen m . the opposite direction of the wind. Much garden produce has been destroyed, and many choice shrubs and Bowers killed. Yesterday morning, the bell of the Church of : England rung for service, but at a quarter-past eleven o'clock there only being the clergyman and one parishioner m attendance, the service was dispensed with. In the evening there was a congregation of about 20 present. At the Preabyteriah, Wesleyan, and Koman Catholic churcheß there were the usual services, but only very thin attendances. The approaches to Holy Trinity Church (Episcopolian) were on three sides flooded. Several buildings suffered from portions of the roofs being blown off and admitting the rain. The rafters of Mr. Bradley's horse bazaar now m course of erection, were blown down, and the framework thrown out of Bquare, which will cause some little delay to the early j completion of the erection. There is scarcely a house m Gisborne that has not suffered* from the rain penetrating some portion or other of it. The fisherman's boat, moored near to the wharf, yesterday filled with water and sunk. A quantity of sawn timber was carried across the bar, and. is not likely to be recovered. One man yesterday slipped from the bank, and got mbo the strength of the stream. Being a good swimmer, he succeeded m getting on shore .with no noire harm done him than what may come from a thorough drenching. '■■■"* Late news; has confirmed the rumour that Sunderland's bridge has been carried away by the flood.