THE GALE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 11231, 21 March 1908, Page 5

THE GALE.

THE CQRINNA'S EXPERIENCE. MANUKA IN HURRICANE. (Per Press Association.) - AUCKLAND, last night. There ig a heavy gale on the West Coast, and the Takapuna, from New Plymouth, encountered «om© of the heaviest seas Captain Hiutchings has seen on, tlie coast. She passed the Rarawa 65 miles from New Plymouth, almost standing on end: ■ There is a tremendous sea on the Manukau bar, and .shipping i s at a standstill. , - WAIROA; last night. The rainfall ini Wairoa for 24 Jiours is 3.6 inches, and in. Frasertown 4.2 inches. Tlie river is" still rising. WAIROA, this day. On Thursday night there was a heavy gaie and thunderstorm. Sheds were Dlown down and veradahs uplifted. There are heavy river floods, but no .damage. :' NAPIER, last night. A heavy gale raged last night, and, half a dozen yachts in the inner Jiarbor sank at their moorings. The weather to-day is so boisterous tliat a further postponement of the swimming; championships was made till to-morrow morning. This day.— The" south-westerly gale which blew on Thursday night sank several of the yachts in the inner harbor. The Gondola, Ilothane, and Eric were sunk, and Mr J. Vigor Brown's fine launch also sank. The Tuna, a Welling, ton yacht, was: blown on to the Petane beach. It is not thought that serious damage has been done to any of the boats. The weather, now shows signs of clearing. . NAPIER, this day. The Huddart, Parker steamer Wimmera had a rough passage from Wellington to Napier. One heavy sea smashed the Akaroa Rowing Club's new four-oared boat, rendering it useless for regatta purposes :on Monday. ECAS'ilN'Grej last night. During^ the last fifty r six / hours 1.63 inches was the rainfall registered, and it is still raining steadily. NEW PLYMOUTH, last night. Tlie Corinna arrived at the breakwater this morning, after a very rough passage from Wellington. At; times the vessel was standing almost on \' end, witk her bow- out of the water and her stern submerged six or eight feet. The engineroomdoor was smashed in, and three feet of water found its way into the stokehold. A fireman was " knocked down by a heavy sea., and had to receive medical attention here. A little damage* was caused on deck, but the cargo was undamaged. „ . . / The Raraiwa also had tt long and rough trip from Onehunga. ; ■ ■ WANGANUI, l«&t night. A oold southerly. «ale^ with frequent heavy showers, is being experienced. Shipping is delayed vin. port, and several yachts broke from their moorings in the rivers, and others have been sunki WELLINGI'O;^ r .last niglft. The steamer Manuka * came into port tliis afternoon, with a lieayy list to starboard. She had had af :Wry rough passage, from Napier—* regular hurricane, Captain Phillips call ed '^t. ', The steamer rolled terrifically, and ( almost all; th© j)assengers suffered from sea-sickriessi. One of them> Mr' Fotlifirmgham,,. 'bound for Lyttelton, was ; somewliafc seriously injured this morninig. Be was lying on a couch in the social hall, and during a particularly heavy, lurch the couch came away, and Mr, Fotheringhani was badly cut about the head, and his foo^ was injuired. The Manuka's cargo shifted, giving luer the list referred , to, but ho injury was do-ne to- the deck fittings\ Captain Phillips was <m. the bridge soon after leaving Na.pier, < 'vind he did not leave it unfil the ship, arrived in Wellington this: .afternoon. '■; ' , \; The southerly igale continued ., all ■lastnight and to-day, with .intermittent' ruin. From 9 aim.' yesterday to the same hour to-day the wind averaged a- velocity of 46^ miles an hour, anaj s tlie total speed for 24 hours wa s 1042 "miles. This is. a record for Wellington. X;? , Shipping 1 was, of . course, . interfered; with to some, extent, and' vessels arriving report 'experiencing Jiea^ weather at sea. ■ WELLINGTON', this day. Rough southerly. .weatHer still, continues. Las£ night the ; *wjnd increased in volume, and did ; mijich-; damage to fences, electric 1 light lamps, and, signboards. Shipping is disorganised. Vessels arriving this morning report having experienced .very , rough^weather in the Straits. The average 1 velocity of . the wind for the past twenty-four hours is 32£ miles per hour,.