City of Dunedin - Septembet 1864

CITY OF DUNEDIN

The CITY OF DUNEDIN departed Glasgow on 25 June 1864 and arrived at Port Chalmers on 25 September 1864, with Captain Phillips in command.

Transcribed from Otago Daily Times , 26 September 1864, Page 4

City of Dunedin, ship, 1085 tons, Phillips, from Glasgow, 27th June, general cargo, 122 passengers.

PASSENGER LIST - Per City of Dunedin,

from Glasgow:

Rev. Mr. Wills, Mrs. Wills, and family;

Rev. Mr. Russell, Mrs. Russell, and family;

Mr. and Mrs. Moir,

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert,

Miss Elder,

Miss Johnson,

Miss Cameron,

Miss McQueen,

Misses Hamilton,

Mrs. Meiklejohn,

Messrs Brownlie, Mercer, Johnson, Elder;

94 in intermediate and steerage.

On Friday evening the ship City of Dunedin, already reported as at the Heads, sailed up as far as the head of the Cross Channel, where she anchored for the night. The Boarding Officer was promptly alongside, but from the tenor of the report received from tire vessel, he resolved not to board or clear her until she should be visited by. the Health Officer. The report made to the Boarding Officer was to the effect that there was no infectious disease onboard: that there 'were several invalids, one being a case of enteric fever; and that there were three confined to bed, suffering, respectively, from enteric fever, bronchitis, and consumption. It was subsequently learnt that the consumptive patient, named Hugh Tait, who had come on board in an advanced stage of the disease, had expired a few minutes after the anchor was dropped, and the guns fired to note the vessel's arrival at her destination. On Saturday forenoon Dr Niven, who holds the appointment of Health Officer, went alongside the ship, and received some verbal statements as to the condition of health on board, and be made a report of his inquiries to the Board of Health, consisting of T. A. Mansford, Esq, R. M. Capt. W. Thomson, J.P.; and J. K. Monson, Esq., of the Customs, acting in the absence of the Collector, who was detained by ill health. Their resolution, based upon the Health Officer's report, was that the passengers should be removed to the Quarantine Station, and detained there for fourteen days, their opinion, as gleaned from the report of the Health Officer, being that the case of fever was one of a typhoid character. Accordingly, on Sunday morning, the passengers and their luggage were put on board the lighter Glasgow, which was towed to the quarantine island, where Mr. Allan, Provincial Immigration Agent, had made due preparations for their reception. With the exception of the passenger who died on arrival, and who has been buried, the original complement of passengers landed, numbering 122. Having had a very fortunate passage, and being all in health, with the exception of the cases mentioned, they seem to accept with good humour the resolution of the Board of Health The passage out was a brief and a very pleasant one. The vessel left Gourock Bay on 27th June; had contrary winds for five days at starting; but, got into the region of N. E. trade winds on 12th July, in 35 leg N. and 20deg. 23min.W., which she kept till 24th July, when they were lost in 30deg. N. and 27deg. W. Crossed the Line on 30th July, in 23deg. 30min. W., and fortunately had no calms, but a favorable breeze in the tropics, which earned her into the S. E Trades. The vessels spoken before reaching the Line were the Bremen, barque; Carpallo, from New York to Batavia, 24 days out; the ship Manfred, from Sunderland to Hong Kong, 40 days out; and the Caroline Agnes, from Bombay to Havre. 89 days out, and by this vessel they had an opportunity of sending letters home. On August 17, sighted Gough Island, and on August 23rd passed the meridian of the Cape, with a strong westerly breeze, increasing to a gale. On August 27, sighted Prince Edward's Island. Subsequently the westerly wind, previously strong and favourable, became lighter until reaching the Snares, on September 21, when, after short detention with easterly weather, she got a fair wind for Otago Heads.

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