New-York tribune., 1877-01-06
royrRTEEy DAYS ON A WRECK.
sCFFERINGs OF THE CRiw or THE BARN LhANpi


THEIR RESCUE, WHEN NEARLY tNHACsiiA'
ny TUE STEAMSHIP SWITZERLAND.
The Steamship Switzerland which arrived at
This mort last evening from Antwerp brought The crew OF
the British American bark Leanicr having rescued
them Ia latitude As o. aud longitude |S', from the
wreck OF that vessel on the night OF Dec 20 u"'
Ing a heavy gale. The Leandcr was a new Ne'-
sci, launched only last August ana WIS Oh
a VOYAGE from Charlotetown. Prince Edward
Island, 10 Clarlet0wn, England sac was o"hei
by Jam Duncan Il Co OF CIarlOtt'stoNn The follow
ing are the names of those rescued which comprised All
Of the crew: NJ OCallaghan, captain; James H. '"h-
ray. first mate; ID. Mcdonnell, second m1tei ChariHS
Roseu steward: Michael Roach John Mcdonnell, Iho-'
Creed Thomas Lindsey John 1hOm son ANA John hlhS'
seanen The crew yet recovered from the ei-
fecS OF their long exposure on the wreck They gave
The following story OF the wreck Tribune reporter
last evening:
The Leander left Charlotetown Dec. 8. On the thiEd
dav ont southeast gale was encountered, which III
creased with a heavy snow storm and hlgh SEA. me
vessel rolled and hboIel heavily. On Dee IL the gaze
had increased to hurricane. One very heavy sea was
spucl winch swept th' mate, Crcy, from on the poop
along The main deck. nearly sufocatinc him The 'ap
tain ami man at the wheel wcre both knocked down
Four OF The waercIsks were washed overheard. Inc
sea Se clean breaks the ship and the panps were
kept continually at work. ihc crew proestcc
against continuing the voyage, but the captain
n
Dee II the gale moderated and another came from the
northwest aud br and main topsalls were lost
The next morning OF the cargo was thrown over
board in hopes of ligatcnn. the vessel Tie sea WAS
breaking over Inc decks with great violence and Washing
tn, men away from the rumps. The oatt'nSs anu ta-
pauins were washed of the matches, and the vessel
began 10 ship great quantities of water The maininaSt
and m!zzcnnast were botI cut away. The wreck
Of the masis frequently washed lnh""ru'
and thereby Endangered the deck anu Hcus's
and prevrntcd the vessel from "@ying on
nd thr crew we're unaole To inan the puns fhe lore
mast taen cnt away wheh ne shir t@Tt, r ID ,i III
sweet oy. rar,l but rescued Al II. H. there were :
fpc ~ wafer n lie ship. The crew were Kept al WORK
and succeed d in freeing the veSsi { 10 j. M Duins
u- n-.t the crew. tHuuEI ~ an tAhu'itu cnnui,lo'
tiG having w+oui cnodcd roVlsioho loi - "putI
v'rr rpI,Vycl IA ting the caY'o. A the pcTshahl'
pi0v,,iaas aad Gc destroyed. The 0ic - ana crew
>tateruuu,s had been washed overheard. ., A.
On Dee. - jury masi was iEs'u. On oev, , 10 q, 1i
taheu OF tne crew employ ~ dsebarShE lDe "a
90 On the l7h wind Ge-a' Ia increase flon the so"tI
vest ON the stn tn. wind had increased to -aic t
the sea was running with slch NiIice tli lIe oI"aiu
house. ia wncn "ef stored PROVISIONS Ma.ps'
are tac. coal and galley. vita all co0hlnG utensils
Nas "aSAeu "fSi hc ,r"s v,a,b"J alnn, lie Dc h.
aud t.e cH>k of water ON deck was washed Over
yoIu , tirn cI"3eIy cyha9S,ed ana d,spiritrd
On the 2Utn found nat the water ma prnTEl9ns
we're nearly exhausted Oh the - thc Whi fich't 10
th. san, n wrat ,nd ble with force crcatinsa ig
cross Sc. The seas continually sWept 'e iailauiN
irun Tie hatcAcs, ana tne capt IN was ElocAeu uYM
and washed across deck tEIoe or four tlitb fceN
nr several bruises and becoming perfectly helpless
Ihe tcr and wheel became nhsulrlt11 tue
next day, and occurred With great diihculI!
III to Dee 20. Ia vesscis, two steamers ad nHN
were sighted. watch passed within sven or cieu ics
U the I4andcI. No uUuCc was taken Oi lhe HlGp"is
Distress TIE officers and crew were nearly cX.au'leo
from bruises exposure ON the 20li, aboul T. IA"
tsc steamship iand was siG!lte ana tic l"rcii-
l,bt sI.ia uf distress were noticed Iit steamer
wnen co,c 20 tlie wreck, boat alongside TIE nik
ana onK uff the crew. lac boat was nearly fwahed ny
the sea No papers clUjning were saved from 'ic
LpuIrr As tie boat posed 70 great danger ai0h5
side tup wreck aud the rad 10 jump from her lnto
boat , =. .,...,.. =.
1a.t l4kSon ANA officers and c.CW oi tic Swi,zcfihn
succfsiui chJr's IA Tscnin9 IN ~, H'u G hi"
treatment WhcA they wed Oh Dg1d ol the steamer