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The following is a transcript from the Timaru Herald 9th January 1877. The full rigged ship 'Cardigan Castle', 1199 tons, Lewis Davies, from Gravesend and arrived in Lyttelton, S. Island, New Zealand on Saturday 6th January with 320 immigrants. N.Z. Shipping Co., agents. Cardigan Castle was registered Liverpool, (built at Liverpool by R & J Evans), owned by Richards, Mills & Co., Liverpool. Diary (opens in another window)
ARRIVAL OF THE CARDIGAN
CASTLE FROM LONDON
(Press, January 8 1877)
This vessel arrived at 1 a.m. on Saturday, and brought up off the Quarantine Station, there being illness amongst the immigrants, of which she brings 320. We were favored with a sight of the report to the Health Officer, from which it appeared that 13 deaths have occurred during the passage - 2 from pneumonia, 2 diptheria, 1 apoplexy, 2 tabes mesenterica, 1 enteric fever, 1 atrophy from birth, 1 inanition, 1 softening of brain, 1 suicide. The health amongst the passengers was not good during the passage, and several of them are at present very ill, one from enteric fever, and another from tonsilites, the latter a severe case. The first case of enteric fever occurred on October 17, and was convalescent on November 20; the last case broke out on December 20 and is now under treatment; there have been eight cases of this malady. The first case of diphtheria occurred on November 4 and was convalescent on December 23, and the last case on December 1. There have been no other cases. The means to reduce chance of maladies spreading have been isolation as far as possible, and free use of disinfectants, the clothing having been destroyed or well fumigated. Captain Lewis Davies, who was master of the ship on her last trip here is still in command, and the passage has occupied ninety-five days - a very fair one, taking all things into consideration, and we notice that she left Gravesend four days after the Albion Company's ship Auckland, bound for Otago, which has not yet put in an appearance. We may note that the Cardigan Castle embarked immigrants at the same time as the Hurunui, which vessel also had disease aboard at starting. The immigrants seemed, from a distance, to be a very respectably clad and decent class of people, of good phisique. All were landed on Saturday afternoon, the ship's boats being employed to convey them ashore, the p.s. Lyttleton towing them to their destinations. The married men and single women were landed at Ripa Island with their clothes and bedding, whilst the single men all who appeared to be in good health, were sent to Quail Island. The whole of the landing was conducted under the personal superintendence of Mr March, who took every possible precaution. Referring to a case of suicide which is reported to have occurred aboard, we may say that the whole matter is simply a supposition, as it appears that the individual not answering at some muster which took place, an inquiry was instituted and it was found out that no one had seen him during the previous sixteen hours, so that the man may have fallen overboard for all known to the contrary. The surgeon superintendent is Dr Jeremiah Welsh [Walsh], and we hear his difficult duties have been admirably performed, and that Mrs Harriett Stoddart, the matron, has also given the greatest satisfaction. We may mention that any parcels or letters for the immigrants, if forwarded to Mr J.E. March, will be at once sent on, and that if any ladies or gentlemen have any fruit to spare, and will kindly send it, it will no doubt be gladly received by the new comers, and tend in no small degree to restore the general health. The ship, after being thoroughly fumigated, will be admitted to pratique at an early date. We append a list of the deaths that occurred during the passage: -George Fisk aged 27, leaves a wife and three children Edward Reygate aged 30, married, leaves a wife and three children Catherine Kennedy aged 20, married woman Mary Cox aged 28, married woman Cornelius Harrigan aged 21, single man [suicide, unable to locate on board] William Copplestone aged 1 year Ellen Coghlan aged 1 year Anaise Jaouenne aged 1 year Jane Jaouenne aged 1 month Patrick Kennedy aged 1 month Sarah Maine infant Edward Powers infant Lucy Cox aged 2 years Earnest Gartery aged 4 years, died since arrival in harbor.Yesterday morning Mr March went off in the steam launch, and received the following statement from Dr Welsh, in reference to the health of the immigrants: Hugh McCann, suffering from enteric fever, was improving; Eliza Webster, a child that had been suffering from tonsilites, but whose throat was now well, was reported as being in a very low state from pneumonia. [Her illness commenced with diphtheria]; Annie Bennett, suffering from low fever, was improving in health. All the others were doing well. One death, that of Ernest Gartery, and one birth of a female child, have occurred since the ship's arrival, and in the latter case both mother and child are doing well.
The Star Monday 8th January 1877
It is conjectured that Cornelius Harrigan, aged 30, a native of the County Cork, must have fallen overboard, as it was some sixteen or seventeen hours from the time he was last seen up to the time he was missed.The Star Tuesday 9 January 1877 pg 2
Quarantine Station
The health of the immigrants ex Cardigan Castle is much the same as yesterday. The two stations were visited by Dr Donald and Mr March in the afternoon. There were four births during the passage out. Dr Walsh requests us to state that his Christian name is Inman, not Jeremiah, as reported.The Star Thursday January 11 1877
Yesterday morning the flag at the Quarantine Station, Ripa Island, was hoisted, denoting that a death had taken place. Dr Donald and Mr March visited the stations in the morning, and the report shows that one of the single girls named Eliza Webster, aged 19 years, had succumbed to pneumonia and low fever. Her illness commenced with diphtheria. She had been very low, and never rallied after Tuesday morning. Hugh McCann, suffering from enteric fever, was reported as being then still very low, while Ann Bennett, a patient under treatment of low fever, was improving slowly. The general conduct of the immigrants was reported as being very quiet and orderly.The Star Tuesday January 16 1877
Lyttelton
Before W. Donald Esq., R.M.
Desertion - Robert Dann, a seaman, on board the ship Cardigan Castle was charge by Captain Davies with this offence. The Bench sentenced accused to 14 days' imprisonment with hard labour.The Star Wednesday 17 January 1877
Quarantine Station, Ripa Island
The man Hugh McCann, who has been suffering from fever, was decidedly recovering yesterday. Another of the immigrants however showed signs of fever, which will of course be the means of detaining the rest in quarantine. The single men were released from Quall Island yesterday, and forwarded on to Addington.The Star Tuesday January 23 1877 pg 2
Desertion - Edward Pittard was charged with having deserted from the ship Cardigan Castle.The Star Wednesday 24 January 1877
Immigrants Ex Cardigan Castle
These immigrants were released from quarantine yesterday afternoon, and brought over by the p.s. Titan. They all look remarkably well, and appear to be thoroughly respectable and useful lot of people, they were forwarded through to the Barracks, Addington, by the 6 p.m. train. There are now only four patients left on the island - Ann Bennett, Hugh McCann, Fitzgibbons and Guy - who are getting on nicely, and will be released in the course of a few days.The Star Monday 29 January 1877
About another two days' work will see the Cardigan Castle clear of her inward cargo, the chief of that now on board being larger railway packages.
from "The Cyclopedia of New Zealand" page 1091 Canterbury volume 1903
GLUYAS, WILLIAM, Farmer, Morven. Mr Gluyas was born at Helston, Cornwall, England, in 1851. He attended school in his native place and was brought up to the saddlery trade by his father; three of his brothers also following the same calling. Mr. Gluyas worked at his trade in the midland counties, and afterwards at Penzance, where he was employed by Mr. Ash, proprietor of a leading establishment. In 1877 Mr Gluyas came to Lyttelton by the ship "Cardigan Castle," and settled in Christchurch, where he worked for five years for Mr. Howell and others. In 1887 he removed to Longbeach station, as saddler for Mr. John Grigg, with whom other members of the family also found employment. Shortly after the opening of the Waikakahi estate Mr. Gluyas acquired 193 acres under lease in perpetuity, and his sons at once settled on the property; the family have resided on the farm since 1901 and considerable improvements have been effected. As a volunteer Mr. Gluyas served in the 7th Duke of Cornwall corps for three years. One of his sons was saddler-sergeant to the 8th New Zealand Contingent in South Africa and returned, unscathed, to settle at Otanaki in the North Island. Mr Gluyas was married in 1875, to a daughter of Mr. Henry James Richards of Prussia Cove, Mount's Bay, Cornwall, and has three sons and one daughter.
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