At about 4.45 P.M. on the 8th January a flare was observed E.N.E. of the Harbour from a schooner riding about a mile off.

The Life-boat crew were summoned and the Life-boat Mary Isabella was quickly alongside the schooner, which turned out to be the Glide, of Belfast, bound from Connah's Quay with bricks. Two anchors were out but the cables were foul, and the men on board feared dragging, as there was a strong gale blowing from S.W. with a heavy sea running. Whilst the crew, four in number, were being rescued, a steam trawler fell across the schooner's bows and carried away her bowsprit, placing the Life-boatmen in considerable peril.

They got clear, and returning to Ramsey landed the rescued men at 6 P.M..