During an. easterly gale on the 6th March the schooner Oaecilie of Ham- burg was sighted in the offing and she was kept under observation. It was then 2 P.M. and soon after 3 P.M. she stranded at Seaton Point. With all speed the Coxswain and the crew of the Life-boat Meliscent were assem- bled and the boat launched. They found three hands on board and without delay rescued them, arriving ashore at 4.30 P.M. The weather during the service was cold and wet and the sea heavy. When assisting to launch the boat the Assistant-Cox- swain, named James Stanton, had a paralytic stroke due to plunging into the sea to assist in launching the boat.

Although the man's life is not despaired of he will be a helpless invalid for the remainder of his life, and the Institution made a substantial grant to provide for his future care..