At about 9.15 P.M. on the 7th January, during a heavy N.W. gale, a vessel was seen running for the harbour, but on nearing the entrance she missed stays and was driven on to Porthminster Beach, first striking heavily on Pednolver Point.

Within a quarter of an hour the Life- , boat James Stevens No. 10 was launched and on her way to the distressed vessel.

After some little difficulty she succeeded in rescuing the crew, five in number, and in the teeth of the gale landed them safely in the harbour about 10.30 P.M. Owing to the heavy swell in the harbour the Life-boat could not be re- housed until 2 A.M. The vessel was the schooner Lizzie R. Wilce, of Falmouth, I and was bound from Swansea to St.

i Malo with a cargo of coal. She became a total wreck.

About three hours after she had been re-housed the Life-boat was again called out to the assistance of the schooner Mary Barrow, of Barrow. The vessel had been making for the harbour for shelter, but owing to the low state of the i tide she struck heavily on the ridge ! and was quickly driven ashore on the Porthminster Beach. The Life-boat anchored and veered down to the wreck.

After considerable danger, due to the very heavy sea, the five men on board were rescued and taken into safety.

The vessel, which also had a cargo of coal, was bound from Swansea to the Isle of Wight..