COLONIAL TELEGRAMS

Wanganui Herald, Volume XI, Issue 2863, 26 February 1877, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS

' , [PEE PRESS AGENCY.]' , . G.keymod'ijh, ,-Feb 26. The Governor and party were conveyed across' the bar this morning by the tug steamer Dispatch, and^ trail shipped to the Hinemoa, which, sailed at nine for Westport. ' The Wealth of Nations yielded 598 ounces amalgam per week, and 616 ounces retorted gold, for the montlu A dividend or 4s is declared." ' "Wellington, Feb. 24* ' A fatal accident occurred about one o'clock this morning, when the hulk Eli Whitney, with 800 tons of coal aboard, sunk in the harbour in deep water about a hundred yards from the wharf. The man in charge, Davey, was ft roused by his wife, a young woman only 16 years old, hearing the rush of water in tho hold. He got his wife and baby on deck hurriedly. Ho had no time to dress, and had just time to place them and himself on a large plank, when the hulk disappeared. They drifted on the plank to the baihs at the north end of the harbour, where the man, much exhausted, dragged himself to a neighbouring house for assistance: The wife was found dead, but the baby is missing — no doubt drowned. A furious northerly gale was blowing at tho .time, and it was intensely dark. The hulk carried no light. A report is carrent that the steamer Taupo, which left for Pictou a little after midnight, ran into the hulk. ' The steamer was seen very near it, and appeared to remain alongside for a few minutes, then steamed away. The hulk sank about 20 minutes after the supposed collision. The hulk is not insured, and belongs to Captain Williams.

Masters of vessels sailing for Wellington are warned that the hulk Eli Whitney has sunk in the harbor about a cable's length E.N. E. from the wharf. The mainmast stands about 25ft. out of the water, on which a whito light will be hoisted.

Tho following tenders were received for the const) uction of the K.opua bridge on the Napier-Manawatu railway. Accepted — A. Mackay, Waipukura, £1139. Declined— McLeod, Waipukurau, £1255; Alex. Smith, Auckland, £1356 ; Kavanagh and Watson, Auckland, £1430; Mclnuess, Pukuratahi, £1485 ; Ross, Wood ville, £1659 ; Murray and Watson, Waipukurau, £1724 ; Boilstad, Waipakurau, £1780 • MoSweeney, Napier, £1770 ; Monteith, Waipakurau, £18$G ; Ross, Wanganui, £2609. [The above messages were received too late tor our last issue.] Feb. 26 Sailed — Stormbird, for Wanganui, at 3 p.m. Passengers — Mrs Cox, Miss Suttou, Mrs Sclav. and family, and Mr Currie. Port Chalmers, Feb 24. Sailed — N.Z.S. Company's ship Dunedin, with forty passengers, 5,721 bales wool, and 150 casks tallow. Value — £110,920. Hokitika, Feb 24. The highest aggregate scores for the rifle belt, including the stli match, are — Richardson 267, Harding 253, Anderson 256, King- (Oamani) 252, Hay 252, Aohieson 252, Payntev 252, McLeod 250, Robinson 250, Keefo 249, Willocks 247, Davies 245, Chapman 245, Campbell (A.C.) 244, Pen-in. 244. Heavy rain fell during the night. Tho I rivers are flooded. A temporary foot bridge over the Kawhaka river was carried away, cutting off communication between the camp and the range. A n attempt will probably be made after dinner to get through the 6th carbine match. The weather still looks threatening. Nelson, Feb. 24. Arrived — Taupo. (Japtaiu Carey's account re the Eli Whitney is that, after leaving the wharf, it was blowing hard and was very dark. At the time he saw the schooner's light she was a-liead. He cleared her, and then saw the hulk, which had no lights burning, a-head . The steamer was going easy at the time and the engines were reversed immediately to full speed astern. The Taupo tpnehed the hulk so lightly thai the passengers standing on the deck scarcely felt the shock. Captain Carey immediately sang out to the mate and carpenter asking whether any damage was done, and they replied not ' to any extent to the bulwarks. They stood by the hulls for five minutes, all hands forward singing out at the top of their voices, asking whether there was any • one on board, but got uo reply, so the steamer went on. Captain Carey was greatly shocked on hearing t\e result I of the cjllißion being serious, or that there were any people on board. Everybody on board the steamer was equally surprised. Christchurch, Feb. 24. During a quarrel near a thrashing machine between James Johnston and John Gosling, the latter seized John : '■ ston, who slipped with one leg into the drum of the machine. The leg was completely shattered, but was successfully amputated, at the hospital. Feb. 26. Glorious weather for the crioket match. The All-England Eleven arrived this morning The delay was otfing

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