EARLY SHIPPING DAYS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17171, 15 October 1923, Page 10

EARLY SHIPPING DAYS.

VOYAGES FROM THE OLD COUNTRY. TALES OF THE EMIGRANT SHIPS. The romance and some of the hardships of the early shipping 1 days of New Zealand are recalled in the series of articles now being published by the “ Star " relating to the early shipping days. Many people are interested in the subject, as there are still many old identities with us, while thousands of citizens of the Dominion are descended from the old stock which braved the voyages in the sailers of the 'dftles, 'sixties and 'seventies. The article printed to-day consists of extracts from the early flies, ARRIVAL OF THE DAGMAR. (From the “Lyttelton Times,” May 22, 1869.) Arrived—May 21. Dagmar, ship, 800 tons, Brunstrom, from London. Passe n ge rs— Cabin—Mr and Mrs Hart. Misses Laura and Augusta Hart, Mrs Brunstrom, Miss Brunstrom, Miss Annetta Brnnstrom Miss Amelia Brunstrom. Second Cabin—Messrs AT’Lean. V. Jones, J. Jones and Olton. Steerage—Messrs Smith, Stewart, Grand, Richardson, Simpson. Mr ami Mrs Holmes, Mr and Airs Pasclie and two children.

The Dagmar was signalled on Thurs flay afternoon, but not being able t

come up into the harbour owing to the strong wind, she anchored off Port Levy. Yesterday morning the health officers and the agents went down to the ship, which was then about two miles outside the Heads. On arriving alongside, it was ascertained that no sickness had .occurred in the vessel during her long voyage, which was attributed to head winds and calms. The Dagmar, which is nearly a new ship, and was built at Quebec, North America, left Gravesend on January 10, and crossed the line on February 25, forty-five days out. On April 4 she experienced a heavy gale, and on the 11th was caught in another, when about 500 miles off the Cape of Good Hope. Since then she has had baffling winds and calms. She sighted the Snares on Sunday last, thence had fine weather and southerly winds to arrival off Port Levy. The passage was made in 129 days. Tlie Dagmar brings out a purebred Durham hull and two Durham cows. She has also a fine stud horse and hoard, and some Romney Marsh sheep. The stock has come out- in good order. The passengers speak in the highest terms of Captain Brunstrom and his officers. ARRIVAL OF THE CAROLINE COVENTRY. (From the “ Lyttelton Times,” June 9, 1869.) Arrived-- June 8, ..Caroline Coventry, ship, 880 tons, Ollery, from London Passengers Cabin—Messrs H. PowelJ. E. H. Hart, G. Wontner, E. ’Waiter. H. W. Lee and brother. Mrs Page and two children. Miss Patrick. Mr Clifford and family. Dr and Mrs Campbell. Mr MacDonald, Mr Colquhoun, Air Wilmer, Air Government Immigrants. Families and Children— Ploughmen—Thomas Young and wife, Kent; David Richards, wife and four children, Carmarthenshire; Abel Joy. wife and child. Bedfordshire; Win. Dalzell, wife and two children, Down. Farm Labourers —James Downing, wife and four children. Bedfordshire; Allan Johnston, wife and two children, Antrim; Henry Toomer. wife and five children; Somersetshire, Ephraim Toomer, and wife, Staffordshire. ! Ploughmen—James Burrows. Bedfordshire: Wm. Turnbull. John Kelly. [ Isle of Alan ; Robert Hay. Donegal ; John James Black, Tvrone: Robert Dalzell. Down. Farm Labourers Charles M Annellv, Tyrone; Joseph Smith, Down; Francis Wilson, Armagh ; Thomas Alexander, King’s County; John and Henry

Toomer, Staffordshire; Samuel Bfusley, Tyrone. Labou —Jolm Brown. Antrim ; Albert Toomer. Staffordshire. Engineer—John. Fraser. Inverness. Gas fitter-—John Garland, Jersey. Single Women — General Servants- Sarah Jane Black, Tyrone; Frances Alexander, King’s County ; Emily Field, Hose W button, Middlesex; Augusta Buckthought, Cornwall ; Esther Jones, Glamorganshire; Louisa Webb, Armagh: E’liz- | a betli Coleman, Monaghan : Margaret i and Susan Miskelly, Alary .fane Flyn, j Down ; Alargaret Irwin, Armagh ; Eliza J. Charlton, Londonderry ; Sarah Simpson, Antrim; Sarah J. Branagan, Tyrone; Agnes Johnstone, Cork; Minnie J Walsh, Galway; Alary Gibstou, Down; I Jemima and Rhoda Toomer. Emma j Alerson, Staffordshire : Ann Clarke, J Tyrone ; Charlotte Mason, Bedford- ! shire. | Cooks—Elizabeth Pidgeon, Middle, sex; Harriet A. Winter, Somersetshire. Housemaids —Emily Le Man, Aliddle- | sex ; Maria Garland, Jersey, Julia j Downing, Staffordshire ; Hannah WilAlatron —Sarah Al. CTeasey. Summary—Phoughmen, ten ; farm labourers, eleven ; labourers, two; engineer, one ; gasfitter, one ; general servants, twenty-three; cooks, two : housemaids, two, matron, one. Male, adults, twenty-five ; female adults, thirty-eight; male children, four; female children, seven; infant, one. Total, seventy-five; equal io 68A statute adults. The Caroline Coventry arrived yester- [ day from London, after a passage of 129 days, and anchored off the Heads. ! 1 The s.s. Moa spoke to her and brought 1 up a letter from the surgeon of the ; ship to the health officers, who will go » down to her at eight o’clock this morning. We understand there have been no ’ deaths on the passage.