FEBRUARY 4TH. - TEESMOUTH, YORKSHIRE.

At 12.30 A.M. a message was received from the Teesmouth coastguard that the S.S. Baron Ruthven, of Glasgow, was ashore on the North Gare, and that a tug was standing by. Half an hour later another message came that the help of the life-boat was wanted at once. A moderate E.N.E.

wind was blowing, and the sea was smooth.

At 2 A.M. the motor life-boat J. W. Archer was launched. She took twenty-five men off the steamer and landed them. The captain and officers stayed on board, but asked that the life-boat should remain afloat. By nine in the morning the weather had grown worse, and seas were breaking over the steamer.

The life-boat again went out and took off the nine men still on board. She returned to her station at 11.30 A.M.

Attempts were made to salve the steamer and, a week later, at 9.30 A.M. on the 11th February, a message was received that the steamer was being swept by a strong northeasterly sea. There were twenty-three men on board, and they might wish to be taken off.

At 2.45 P.M. the life-boat was launched, taking with her, at the request of the coastguard, supplies of petrol, six sparking plugs for motor pumps, and food. These were put on board the steamer and the life-boat stood by until 5 P.M. She then went alongside and took off six men. The remainder said thatthey would remain on the steamer, and would signal if they wanted help. The next day the life-boat was launched at 4.10 P.M., again went to the steamer, and took off the seventeen men still on board. She returned to her station at 5.15 P.M. - Rewards: 4th February, £24 7s. 6d. ; 11th February, £10 12s. 6d. ; 12th February, £13 19s. 3d..