LOSS OF A STEAMER.

Temuka Leader, Issue 37, 2 March 1880, Page 2

LOSS OF A STEAMER.

The ship Mallowdale arrived at Cork on December 23rd from Banin, and landed ten men, part of the crew of the Dommilline steamer Barossa, being the only survivors of that vessel's crew and passengers. Of the latter they had on board, from Liverpool, 76, with a crew of 54 all told. They readied Corunna on Nove.nbcr 20th, for Ne./ Orleans, calling at Corunna and Havannah for cargo and passengers. Of the latter they had on board, from Liverpool, 76 with a crew of 54 all told. They reached Corunna on November 23rd all well, and having shipped some cargo j

grants,' tU* y for on the 26t1i,-.the wind being S.jjJ. with calnirsea. On n wind freshened and and en the following^_'day-.'sadraOxPf? chopped round S'ronsrwith heavy'cross tne ship laboured heaviiv, and'; sprung a leak amidships. All" efforts at the jaimps proved f, uitless to ship free, and the water filled .the' engine-room, putting out the fires, ann stopping the engines. The crew" still worked at the pumps until Dec. 2, when they determined to abandon her The boats were lowered, and provisioned,' and part of the crew with about a dozenpassengers got into them, those who remained by the vessel were the master (Capt. .Roberts), the second mate, three engineers, eleven firemen, three the carpenter and two boys. Shortly after leaving the vessel, one of the boats was swamped by a sea, and five of the men drowned. The survivors state that the steamer's covering board when they put off' was not more than 2in. over the j water ; and soon afterwards they saw a rocket fired off from .he and almost immediately afterwards the steamer's masthead lights, which were visible during the evening, disappeared; It is supposed she must have gone down with her living fei ht. The fate of the boats is doubtful. Nothing has been heard of their occupants since, and op to latest no reliable particulars have beerl recti"cd of the missing passengers The Barque Fulda arrive.! at Liverpool on Christmas Day with five othei* passengers, and on January 2nd the Italian barque Giacominco, with six passengers 10 of the crew. The other* are still missing.