Show OFFICERS WERE DRUNK when vessel struck a reef and went to pieces captain jergensen and nine of the crew ot of the american bark alexander mcneil which stranded on prater s reef near hongtong Hong kong on december 24 arrived at san francisco monday on the steamer coptic from the orient the sailors state that shortly aate the vessel left hongtong Hong kong on dececk ber 9 last the officers became inton bated and the vessel drifted from hey hel proper course finally bringing up q c the reef where she went to pieces A drunken fight followed the stranding of the vessel during which the sail ors assert the ship s carpenter emp empi tied his revolver at the officers but ho hi was mas too intoxicated to aim with pre cislon and no one was injured A 4 boat containing the first mate and foul of the crew was lost and no trace ol 01 the men was found the sailors remained on the reef for three weeks finally putting to sea in an im provided pro boat headed for hongtong Hong kong they were picked up by a steamer and taken to hongtong Hong kong where the amer lea lean if consul looked after their comfort |