The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-19

London, March l9-Few more heroic
scenes have ever been enacted along
the rocky shores Of England than those
connected with the rescue Of more than
200 passengers from the wrecked steam
ships that went ashore yesterday near
Dover. Nearly 600 persons were taken
of the Suevie and 80 from the Jebba.
The British steamer Newstead is ashore
of Cuckmere. Several small vessels
| have been wrecked in the gale. but
whether with loss Of life Is not known.
Six ships are pounding TO pieces on the
rocks.
The rocks on which the suevic struck
were the Brandies Rocks, close under
tie Lizard light The suevic was head
ing about due east and a moderate gale
was blowing at the time. There was a
thick fog
All the passengers have been safely
landed. OF these l60 were children. They
were taken ashore in patches, and the
beet of order prevailed.
Passengers Terror-strieken.
| Five ufeboats and tugs from Falmouth
were engaged IN the work OF Tescuing
those aboard the suevie. The scene was
III up with the electric beams Of the
Lizard lighthouse. Crowds of terror
stricken people could be seen leaning
over the steamships rails appealing to
be allowed to enter the lifeboats.
| The work OF landing the passengers
from the hfeboats was extremely danger
GUS a heavy sea dashing on a rock plat
form at the foot of the cliffs. which was
the only spot for miles at which a landing
could be effected. Il was impossible for
the boats 10 approach closely. Brave fish
ermen waded into the breakers and car
ried the passengers ashore from the boats.
Many Of the persons rescued were un-
conscious when they were taken out.
A passenger said that the scene when
the ship struck was beyond descrip-
ton Everybody seemed panie-stricken.
Men. women, and children were rush
ing about IN their night clothes, their
screams drowning the orders OF the
I af5cers. Uitimeteiy the counsels of the
officers prevailed and the work Of res
cue proceeded IN good order
Prayer Of Thanksgiving.
Several officers OF the Salvation Army
were on board, and they sang hymns
and offered up prayers on deck When
the captain announced that there was
no danger Of any lives being lost a
prayer of thanksgiving was offered.
Splendid discipline prevailed among
the crew. A large number of w0mer
and children were brought ashore first
The captain was on his last homewarJ
voyage. and the crew presented hin
an address on Saturday night
Passengers on the North German LIoyd
liner Kaiser Wilhelm II, bound from New
; York for Plymouth and Bremen, had 4
! rare and remarkable view Of rescues from
a shipwreck- The Kaiser passed clos.
astern Of the Suevic at a time when ths
work Of rescue was at its height. Tn,
vessels were so close together that IN.
? captain of the German vessel was able Il
see that he could be of no assistance
The Kaiser's passengers, many Of then
5 New Workers. had view of the Suevi'
3 wreck and the rescue work for half a.
5 hour.
l. A despatch to Tloyds from Prawle, ol
the Devonshire coast. says that tn
steamship Jebba is ashore on Bolt Tail
rocky cape that projects into the Eng
lish Channel south Of Blgbury Bay
The vessel is under a cliff, and heav.
seas are breaking over her. a Iifeboa
reached the scene. but was unable to rem
der any assistance
All Rescued at Last.
Finally. by the use Of a rocket appara
tus on shore. the, people on board ia
! Jebba were rescued by being pulled u
: the cliff The ship win become a tota
wreck The owners have received wor
z that the baggage and mail are unde
) water and the hold is fun of water.
2 A dispatch TO Lloyds from the Darda
! nelles says that the Italian mail steam
: ship Serbia is ashore on the rocks a
A sedil Banr. Capt HeIles. A salvage steam
{ ship viii proceed from Chanak to assis
? her. The position of the steamship j
/ | greatly exposed.
Sedfl Bahr is on the Aegean coast G
Salonid. Just north of the Heliespont
Beachy Head, March 1S-The Britis
: steamship NeWstead is ashore of Cuck
mere. Her position is serious. Tugs an
the New Haven lifeboat are standing b
% her. There is ? heavy fog