St. Ives, Cornwall.—At midnight on the lst-2nd November the coastguard reported a vessel ashore west of St.

Ives. She was the American steamer Bessemer City, of New York, bound from Liverpool for London with a general cargo, and a crew of thirtythree.

She had run on to the rocks near Pen Enys Point. A strong N.N.E.

breeze was blowing, with a rough sea, and the weather was cold, with drizzling rain. The motor life-boat Caroline Parsons was launched at 12.16 A.M.

on the 2nd November, and with great difficulty got alongside the Bessemer City. The captain refused to leave her, but sent ten men aboard the lifeboat, which landed them at St. Ives at 1.45 A.M. At 2.40 A.M. she left again and took off another seventeen, returning to St. Ives with them at 4.50 A.M. After refuelling, she oncemore put out. The wreck was now breaking up, and there was danger in going alongside, as the bow and stern were moving. Five officers were rescued, and then, when the ship had broken in two, the captain was taken off. The life-boat arrived back at her station at 6.55 A.M. At 10.50 A.M. she took the captain back to the wreck, but it was impossible to get near, as it had moved farther inshore. The lifeboat returned to her station again at 11.45 A.M. The American Consul at Plymouth visited the station and thanked all concerned. — Rewards, £74 14s. &d..