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The S.S Jersey Queen

OCTOBER 6TH. - FALMOUTH, CORNWALL.

At 7.15 P.M the coastguard at St. Anthony reported that distress signals had been seen about two and a half miles off the Point. A moderate S.W. breeze was blowing, with a very rough sea. At 7.30 P.M. the motor life-boat Crawford and Constance Conybeare was launched. She searched, but could not find anything. At 8.45 P.M. she spoke the examination vessel and found that she had on board ten survivors of the crew of twelve of the S.S Jersey Queen, of London, which had been sunk by a mine while bound from Blyth to Plymouth with coal. The life-boat took them on board and landed them at 8.45 P.M. - Rewards, £11 14s.