Between 4 and 5 o'clock in the afternoon of 19th March the steamer Fleswick, of Liverpool, made signals of distress, having become disabled through her circulating pipe breaking. The Cadg- with Life-boat and the Life-boat Sir George Back stationed at the Lizard were launched to her assistance. During | the time the Life-boats were proceeding ! to the vessel the steamer Lady Wolseley ! sighted the disabled steamer, and put ] about and bore down on her. The i Cadgwith Life-boat when transferring a towing hawser from the Lady Wolseley to the Fleswick was caught by a heavy sea and dashed under the quarter of the latter vessel, damaging the boat and breaking the starboard oars. Fortun- ately none of the men were hurt and the boat was got clear and made for the Lizard. The Lizard Life-boat then conveyed a hawser from one vessel to the other and stood by. Shortly after towing had commenced the tow rope parted.

The Life-boat succeeded in getting another tow rope on board, and a second attempt was made to tow, but again the rope parted. A third hawser was got on board and the Lady Wolseley pro- ceeded to tow the other steamer to Mount's Bay. No further assistance being required, the Life-boat made for her station and on the way assisted the Cadg- with Life-boat which had been crippled by the accident and was short of oars.

This service called forth the highest praise locally, having been performed in the face of great difficulty and in exceptionally bad weather..