Dear Prue,
It seems to be working - here's part II
The next day, 4th June 1868, the Phillips family (and other passengers from the Gertrude) boarded the coastal steamer, the Storm Bird sailing for the river port of Wanganui. This 66 ton vessel under the command of Captain Doile arrived in Wanganui on June 5th 1868. Her passengers are listed as: Miss Brown, Mrs Howe, Messrs. Marshall, Jackson, Taylor, Chadwick, Mr and Mrs McLaren and family, Miss Doyle, Miss Duffy, Mr Phillips and family, 1 native, Messrs. Allan, Stanmore, Lacy; (nearly all of whom arrived from England by the Gertrude.)
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From the same paper (the Wanganui Herald, dated 5th June 1868, page 2) we read of the Gertrude’s voyage out to New Zealand, where it is reported:
The ship Gertrude, 666 tons, Capt. Dewar, arrived in Wellington at 5 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon from London. The pilot left her on the 26th February off the Isle of Wight. Experienced light favourable winds to the Equator, which was crossed on the 27th March, thirty days out, longitude 23 deg. 26 min. W. From the line experienced light S.E. trades and fine fair weather to the Kerguelens, not having reefed the topsails once. Rap down the longitude in 50 deg. and 51 deg. Doubled the Cape on the 26th April in latitude 45 deg. 11 min. S. Fell in with a furious gale in latitude 49 deg. 51 min. S., and 85 deg. 51 min. E.; ship hove-to for 24 hours shipped some heavy seas, lifting the quarter boats and davits out of the sockets, also stoving one of the lifeboats which was on the skids stove in the skylight on the poop, flooding the cabin and storeroom. Made the Snares on Friday, 29th ult, since which time she experienced boisterous and fine weather, and arrived as above. A midshipman of the name of E. Archibald, deranged, jumped overboard on the occasion of the ship crossing the Line he was immediately rescued by the chief officer and four hands in the ship’s gig; he died on the 12th May from water on the brain, ascertained by a post mortem made by the surgeon; on the same day saw a large iceberg about six miles distant.
The Gertrude brings 100 passengers, chiefly for Napier, equal to 86 statute adults, and 9 cabin passengers. The passengers consist of 24 single women, 26 single men, and 50 souls married with children, all of whom have arrived well and in good health no births or deaths occurred during the passage. There is about 1000 tons of general cargo, consigned to Messrs Levin & Co. After the vessel came to an anchor all the passengers went aft and presented Captain Dewar and Dr Bambridge with a flattering testimonial, for their kindness and careful treatment on the passage. The following passengers arrived in the Gertrude.—Cabin —Mr and Mrs Matheson, Mr and Mrs Clare and 2 children, Mr D. Blythe, Miss Moore, Miss Smith, Miss Guise. Steerage—J. Pembroke and wife, W. McLaren, wife and 7 children, J. Phillips, wife and 1 child, W. Haynes, A. Jeffrey, wife and child, J. Holyman, wife and 3 children, W. Cullen, wife and 2 children, J. Palmer, wife and 5 children, J. Steel and wife, Mrs E. Rawlings and 2 children, E. Poulton, B. Doyle, S. and M. Farmer, S. Duffy, S. Horrocks, Mrs S. Boden and 2 children, M. A. Halpin, A. Reardon, M. Hayes, JT. Scrimgour, D. and C. Hastie, L. Cole, Mr and Miss Knight, Misses Phillips (3), F. Cash, H. Williams, J. Lockett, A. Morris, M. Malone, D. Burke, J. McLellan, A. Orr, S. Desford, A. Mitchell, W. McLellan, T. and W. Horrocks, J. Halpin, M. Aheran, G.Neale, S. Cook, A. Caldwell, A. and D. McLean, G Young, and G. Rose.
Here Endith Part II
(Paul)
