The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-19
RESCUE OF THE LADYLIsoAR's CREW
Some Jumpe d Into tho Sen-Volunteersf from
tho Nj ohicRn Saved Them.

Some Jumped Into tho Sen-Vo'unteers from
tho MohIcnn Saved Them.
There has been some tumultuous weather
| afioat on the transatlantic lane OF travel for
the last two weeks. The Norwegian bark
Lady Lisgar ran into the worst OF 1t on Now IL.
seven days after leaving Quebec with cargo
OF lumber for London. and she is now drifting.
mastless hulk. in the steamship track. about
300 miles east OF Now York. Her skipper.
Capt. Oafsen. and his eighteen men were
brought to this port yesterday by the steam
ship Mohican OF the New York Shipping
Company.
The Lady I.isgar first felt tho influence OF
tho gale. which howled out OF the north. on
Nov Z. 1t became a frosty northeaster after
while and piled up colossal seas. The bark
was hove to. She labored heavily and spranR
leak. She was finally driven on her beam
ends. and her crew cut away her weather rig
ging to right her. Hor fore and main mas,s
went by the board. aud she came up on an even
keel. Only the lower miZzen mast was left
standing. The seas swept athwart the bark at
brief intervals.
onssn amer anS Hsna" w6 So lad Sn ashsa
selves to decl; fixtures forward. saw the Mohi-
can bearing down on them. Can't .ook OF the
Mohican had seen the distress signals set In
making clear breach over her amidships. II
was impossible Tor apt Cook to communicate
with The bark's skipper verbally because Of
the tumut. so he used the code bunting Capt.
Cook made the flags say in the 'olaphk Of the
;" 10 you intend to abandon 2"
The Norwegian answered: We must aban-
Capt. Cook looked at the angry waves. and
| decided that he would not impress any OF his
teers. chief Oflcer Dickens. Eoatswain Will
nard. and White said they were willing to risk
tho Job. on was poured over the steamships
the port lifobont was laun ed without mishap.
The Moh:can steamed to leeward OF the
derect and waIto1 Tor tae asssIe[ ht 70 dss
taken aboard the ieboat and transferred to
the Mohican. Capt. Cook says one OF his vol
unteers gave up the idea OF attempting o sec
ond trip to the bnrk and another man took his
place.
steamship. and fouled the propeller. The boat
was smashed and capsized. and her crew were
stern The wind was blowing with hurricane
force at noon. and Capt. Cook put out sea an
cl,or keep IN the neighborn9Sd Of the derslict
with thirteen sallormen still aboard. Capt.
The gale blew so nercely that it sxtin-
guished nearly all the lights on our ship Dur
ing the night = big sea came aboard and stove
our starboard iieboat., by day break the wind
heavy ses o %o~ Ths deect was sf not IN srh
had the StarhGarrd iife6oat rspeeired a in the
Me sasd to nS Tr Ss d
to drop line down to her, with a buoy. but shs
drfted to leeward faster than tho buoy.
I'VE poured large quantities OF oil over to
leeward and launched the starboard !ifeboat
Her rail was stove against the Rhip's side: but
the chief officer and three volunteers decided
to make the attempt to save the mon on tho
bark. The llfeboat could not go very near tho
wreck on account OF the heavy seas, 1t was
hove to 100 feet to the leeward. and the ship
Each man who jumped used tho life bouy. to
which line was attached. and all were saved
The lfsboat was broken to pieces against the
Mohican's side by the seas just after tho res.
cued Norwegisns and their rescuers slam bered
on board the steamship.