THE STORM.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXI, Issue 6337, 10 June 1889, Page 2

THE STORM.

The moßt severe storm which has visiter

tlio Thames for years prevnilod from mid • night on Friday tin lato ou Saturday oisht. It was at its highest about 2 o'clock on Saturday morning. Our two steamers, tlio Kotomahana and Enterprise, hud a very rough lime of it. The latter loft Auckland at G &.W. on Friday, and arrived at 2 a.ic, on Saturday nf.er a very rough passage. The ilotouiahana, which left Auckland at 8.30 on Saturday morning arrived about 2 o'clock, and stood for the wharf as usinl, but owing lo the hmvy sea and wind she waß ill half past four before sho rot sufficiently near to allow her passenrors to land. Hawser after hawser carried away and at one time it seemed as it! Capt. Farquliar would have to j,ivo up the attempt as the tido was ebbing although not so fast as usual owing to the heavy gale backing it up. At one time eho had two hawsers fast to the wharf, the stcn lino gave way first and the whole of the strain was thrown on that from the bow, which was a new ropo, but the force of the wind was too great and it parted, just about this time the etering gear ea--ried away, but in five or ten minutes the chain was spliced and another effort made to reach tlio wharf but the wind and sea •>revontod her getting nlon&jido. ■t was found impossible lo get near onongh to alluw of a heaving line being got from the stearcor to the wharf or vica versa, Caplain Bayldon then ha upon the plan of launching a buoy to windward with a line attached, by this means the first two hawsers were got ashore. Af or these hail broken a similar but unsuccessful attempt was made. Capt. Muotoot tlio Entoipiiso seeing this launched n boat aud with "three of his crew towed the buoy to the slouibu. Throe fresh hawsers were theu got ashore aud the steamer was then successfully warped sufficiently near ho wharf lo allow of her passengers getting ashore from the stem,

ihe schoou.-r Glenoairu, which thrived from the South with produce but was unable to get alongside tlio wharf owing !c the heavy woa.iier, drifted a considerable distance up the Harbour, and a ccow which was anchored near the oar ran up the river for safety. Tho cutler "Gleam" also draggod her anchor and drifted a considerable distance towards the Knunorauga river. No damages of any moment have been reported to us as yet beyond the breaki lg away of tho booms at Kin Kiri aud üb„at ono hundred logs having goto adrift up the Thames river, and it is expected that they will all bo recovered.

Tho silt-breastwork received very little damage from the heavy seas lint were rolling over it, the outer stones all retained their pos.uoas but a few of thoso on ihe inside weie displacod by the rmdj of watei ovor tho lop. Mr Scholicld has ovcry reason to bo satisfied with his job.