THE S.S. PENGUIN'S ROUGH PASSAGE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5648, 18 June 1886, Page 2

THE S.S. PENGUIN'S ROUGH PASSAGE.

The te'e-rram that was published last evening to the effect that the sj. Penguin had been seen wssing Kaikoura yesterday afternoon with her number flyim? half-mast, oreated some alarm, especially witk those who knew that the vessel was due in LyttelTou yesterday morning. It was fearou that some mishap had occurred, and it is grauryIng to be able to announce the safe arrival of tbe steamer m Lyttelton last night. She reached the wharf at 10 p jn. t and the passengers caiaa Uuroufci to Chrißtchureh by the 10.30 p.m. train. The delay was occasioned by the exceptionally ron*n weather the Penguin encountered in the early part a* her trip. She left Wellington at 2.45 p jn. on Wednesday, in the face of a neavy sou-westerly gala and a heavy eea, and near nightfall had only managed to forge her way an far as Cape Campbell. Captaia Altaian, finding that his chance of making progress waa smalJ, and the riak very great, wisely decided to take shelter under the l«e of Cape Campbell for the night. He accordingly oast anchor, and remained there till eight o'clouk yeatexday morning. The swell was so heavy during the night that one of the anchor cables parted. The anchor lud been buoyed, and at daylijcht a boat was sent off to endeavour to reoover it. Tho effort failed, and the Penguin proceeded on her voyage. More rough weather was met with along the coa=it to Kaikoura. The numbers were hoisted in order to enable auy person observing them from the shore to report the safety of the vessel. They were not, however, at half-mast, though Mr Kilguur, a passenger, to whom we are indebted for much of the above information, aaya that they might have been lowered a little by flapping in the wind. After passing Kaikoura no further bad weather was met with, and the Penguin arrived as abovostoted. Mr Kilgour gives the captain praise for the admirable manner in which he handled his 'vessel.