1939-02-25 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 25, 1939.

NINE LIVES LOST IN CORNISH SEA DISASTERS

Nine lives were lost in the storm off the coast of Cornwall in which the St. Ives lifeboat was wrecked with the loss of all the crew ex- copt one.

In addition to the seven lifeboat- men drowned, one member of the crew of the former naval vessel Medea, on her way to be broken up, was washed overboard when her tow. rope broke. The Medea is thought to have been the ship to whose aid the lifeboat was sent.

Later the body of an unknown man was washed ashore near St. Ives. Near the body were two life- boats, bearing the name "Fosco," and a quantity of wreckage, It was apparent that neither the body nor the wreckage had been in the sea for more than 24 hours.

Inquiries are being made through Lloyd's signal station at the Li- zard to ascertain, if any ship namd Fosco was in the vicinity.

The lifeboat was wrecked wear the Godrevy lighthouse, in St. Ives Bay. The only survivor, William Freeman, agvolunteer, made his way over the rocks to safety...

THREE BODIES FOUND

The seven members of the crew who were drowned were:

Coxswain Thomas Cocking, -63: 2nd Coxswain M. Barber, 35; 1st Engineer R. Q. Stevens, 29 2nd Engineer John S. Cooking, 29, son of the coxswain; Signal ́man J. Thomas, 42; W. Barber, 95; and another volunteer named Bassett.

The Barbers were brothers, and Stevens was a`son-in-law of Thomas Cocking.

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Coastguards tried in vain to an- swer the signals by morse and searchlights. No more was seen of the lifeboat till she was wreck- ed at Godrevy.

TOW ROPE BREAKS

Meanwhile, the Medea, with one of her crew washed overboard after her two rope had broken, drifted betherick with three men on board. helplessly on the rocks near Tre-

The vessel, originally the moni- tor M 22 and latterly a mining tender to the Vernon Torpedo School, was being taken to New- port to be broken up when she en- countered the full force of the gale. The man lost was Alfred Jackson, 29, of Westminster-avenue, Hull.

The other three men on board the ship were eventually rescued by rocket apparatus, They were Harold Gibson, 25, of Mayfield- street, Hull; Joseph Ibbotson, 22, of Campbell,street, Hull, and Har- old Thompson, 26, of Estcott-street, Hull.

Mr. G. W. P. Irwin, of the Fore Dore Garage, Trebetherick, in one whose vehicles the rocket apparatus When the hurricane had abated, search parties were looking for the was taken to the cliff top, assisted -bodies of the drowned men among

in the rescue efforts. He said. ⠀⠀⠀⠀ the rocks. So far those of Coxswain "Six rockets were fired before the Cocking, his son and Matthew Bar-rescue was accomplished. Some of ber have been recovered. All the the other lines fell across the men who died were married, and ship, but it would have been fatal with one exception fathers of families.

It was about 2 a. m; that the life boat was launched in response to a telephone message from a coast- guard at Cape Cornwall, 12 miles away. He atated that a vessel was in distress off-the' Cape.

The lifeboat went out into the bay in the teeth of a hurricane, with a strong flood tide against her. Nothing further was seen by those on shore until about 4 a. m., when flares were observed about - two miles off St. Ives Head. Red lights were also soon.

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for the men to have tried to reach them. They would certainly have been washed overboard. Other lines. were cut on the rock.

FISHERMEN'S SERVICE

"It was two hours from the time that the life-saving party was sum- moned that the men were rescued.. They had practically given up hope and had been considering whether they would have to jump for it. The sea was so rough that they would have had little hope of being. saved had they done so,”

For some time there was anxiety as to the whereabouts of the tug Scotsman, of Hull, with "ton' on board, which was towing the Medes.

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