New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-02
MARINE AFFAIRS.
The Loss OF TIE LEASDsI.

TIE Loss or TIE LEANDtH.
We find in our foreign files by the America received
late last night the following narrative of the dreadful
collision which took place on Thursday morning, the
llth, off Holyhead. 1t is furnished by passenger:
"The Ieander was fine ship Of 900 tuns, and
sailed from Liverpool for New-Orleans, with hne
southeast breeze, at o'clock on Tuesday morning,
having on board the captain. his wife and son, one
passenger, two mates, steward, cook, and Ia seamen
She was light order having about 800 tune salt and
$50 turs ballast on board: We made Point Lynas at
3 o'cock Skerres at 5, Hoyhead at 6; having run
all this time eight and nine knots an hour, with fresh
breeze and all plain sail set.
All went on we'll until one or two a. m. on Thurs
day, when was awoke by terrible crash OF timber,
and the first impression that the ship had been
struck by lightning. and tied on my life belt,
and tried to open the state rom door, but 1t was Jam
med fast heard the mates voice cry, " Kun to the
passengers room," and Immediately he and the cap
an son hurst open the door, and the mate broke the
window and got out following him that way. Gong
forward to the cabin, which is IN deck, with asligfty
raised walk round three sides of it, found the cap
tain 3 wife, son, and second mate. then knew we
were run into and cut two-thirds through the deck
lust abaf the main rigging sarboard, the leo side
The captains wife exclaimed, - The ship Is SINKING
oh, save me, somebody
II was true: and while she spoke the ship settled
fast in the water. went aft again to the binnaoe
man rushed past me- put the wheel down, and jump
ed overheard. took one look forward, and saw the
WAVES rse on every side, and then pour in ike cat
aract. Then was carried far down with the ship,
and up to struggle with the waves with the 9th
trs in ike circumstances. The time OF these occur
erces must be counted by seconds "a not more than
five mptues elapsed from the first shock until the ship
went down. The steamer that run Us down was
short way off, and in about twenty minutes was
picked up She turned out to be the Moth American,
from Portland to Liverpool.
When all saved were mustered, We numbered Il,
viz the captain and his son. mate, steward, cook, AZ
men and myself the captains wife, second mate and
eight men being lost The case OF the second mate IS
rl,aTlt nfatra IfA xUaa ho All
mother and she was widow. We had every kind
ness shown on board the steamer, and tue Dassen-
gers raised money enough to give the mate E5 and
The eight crew FL each. How the accident occurred
know not nor who was to blame-ths will no doubt
be Investigated. All know is that some are saved,
and that is Of Gods mercy that any OF us are alive
to tell of il. JAMES KERR, Liverpool, passenger
The following the official report of the captain OF
the North American in reference 10 the melancholy
affair:
down in about five minutes after Part OF the crew saved
BY boats Names of the rviyor Peles Curtis csp,n
Elijah Bachelor frs. mate; james Moves steward James Da
yis steward; George Wood Charles Chds Edward Phillips
Oliver Ntl.Or. VIM H Decu', Peter MAIey sesmen; Oliver
Qumby boy James Keu passenger Mrs Curtis aud nine
seaDen drowned
The names of the lost are not given.
MARINE Losses FOR FEBRUARY.
Last month SO vessels lost, of which II were
ships, 4 barks, brgs, Is schooners, steamers,
and l steamtug. The property lost is valued at
a. .2S4, 300. This is q decrease, compared with the
same month last year, of 81 vessels, and S3Sf3oO.
About 20 lives were lost at sea during the month.
ESCAPE OF THE BARK ADRIATIc.
The Belfast papers contradict the story that Captain
Dunham was retaken by a French war steamer and
carried back to Marselles in irons. By the last ar
rival letters were received by his friends, announcing
that he had completely eluded the search OF the
steamer sent after him, and had reached Spezzia,
where he had taken in provisions, and was on the eve
Of sailing for New-York.
LOSS OF THE SCHOONER MAGYAR WITH PART Oh HER
CREW ASD sUFFERIsGS OF THE REhAIsDER.
The schooner Magyar, Capt. Hayener, sailed FROM
Baltimore October 90, for Antgus, with iuu cargo
of flour corn, &C., and no tdngs since received until
the pre sent which brought by the ist steamer
from Hayre whittier the survivors had arrived. They
consisted Of the mate, Eldidge ). Thomas John To
wards seaman, and boy named John Siccaro; capt
Havener and the steward, Jno. Winder OF Balnuore,
were washed overheard and drowned, and la'er, TWO
Of the crew, John Davis and John Lindsay died from
exhaustion. ..
From the protest which received here to-day, u
is stated that the schooner on November encountfeo
a yole nt gale from northeast, and were oonged 10
scud the vessel under reefed Oresa; same night "as
thrown ON her beam-ends in sudden squal, ano' 10
hight her. cut away the mainmast. Inc gae con.
tinuug without abatement, the iorems5. was cut
away 10 prevent her being again thrown do"n,
TIE sea was running high all the while, ana break,
ipa over the vessel in all directions. All hands tried
70 ash tbemselyes to avoid being washed overheard.
Notwithstanding this the captain, mate tEldridge y.
ThomasJ, steward John Winder), and John Siccaro
IA how, were washed overheard, and Capt Hsvener
and he steward drowned. The mate and boy sue
ceeded in getting on board the wreck again, where
tbev remained for twenty-eght days, during the
Srsi fourteen days without anything to eat At
this period they succeeded in getting into the
.cbooner's hold and obtained three bags Of corn,
thouoh completely saturated with salt water and on
which they aubssted for fourteen days. In the
while John Davis and John Lindsay seamen the only
ones WHO had Lot been washed overheard during the
gale expired from long suffering; they died late in
November
The only water that was drank for period Of % days
was that received during day when II rained. Sew
eal vessels passed during this long period but with
out perceiving them. On the 4th December the
French bark Pauline, Capt. Lepentes, from Gonsves
bound TO Havre, hove in sight and ran down 20 the
wreck rescuing a. above, Edridge s. Thomas, mate,
Henry Edwards, Seaman, and the boy John SieeaTo,
and laIded them al Havre, Jan. -.
The Magyar was owned in Belfast, Me-. an1 unin-
cured Her cargo was shipped By Messis kpo1 70
- q ely. and + covered ny irsrrsIc' 10 New'f
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