About half-past 4 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, the brigantine Burton, of Colchester, was entering the Tyne, rather too far north, close by another vessel to windward, which apparently took the wind from the sails of the Burton; at the same time the latter was struck by a heavy sea, and driven on to the Stones at the end of the North Pier near the staging. The vessel turned round after striking, with her head to the north, and the crew took to the rigging. A rocket was fired successfully from the pier, but the men on board were unable to get hold of it: indeed if they had done so it would have been useless, for the vessel heeled over and broke up within seven minutes of the time she struck. The Con- stance life-boat was launched within five minutes after the Burton had struck ; but, with every possible effort, could not reach the vessel before she broke up ; after which the life-boat was much impeded by the wreck entangling the oars of the crew.

They, however, succeeded in rescuing the mate of the vessel, who was clinging to a spar from the wreck. The rest of the unfortunate crew, 5 in number, unhappily perished be- fore the life-boat could reach them, although the boat was on the spot within 10 or 12 minutes after the vessel had struck.