Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-18
SIX STEAMSHIPS
ARE WAEC KED
Two of Them Lie in Dangerous
Positions.
JEBBA UNDER A CLIFF
Iifeboat Reached the Scene, hut Could
Do Nothing.
SERBIA ON ROCKS AT sEDIL
Another Large Vessel Ashore OFF
Cuckmere-The Suevic Will
Be Total Wreck
Iifeboat Reached the Scene, hut Could
Do Nothing.
,ERBIA ON ROCKS At sEDIL

Special Cahegram to The Star.
LONDON, March 1S.-A dispatch to
1loyds, from Prawle. on the Devonshire
coast says that the steamship Jebba is
ashore on Bolt Tail, rock cape that pro-
jects into the English channel, south of
Bigbury bay. The vessel is under cliff. and
heavy seas are breaking over her. A life
boat reached the scene, but was unable to
render any assistance.
Finally, by the use of rocket apparatus
on shore. all the people on board the Jebba
were rescued by being pulled up the cliff
The ship will become a total wreck
\ dispatch to the I.loyds from the Darda-
nclcs says that the Italian mail steamship
Serbia is ashore on the rocks at saal Bahr.
Cape Hellcs. a salvage steamship will
proceed from Chanak to assist her. The DO
sition cf the steamship is very much ex-
posed.
sedl Bahr is on the Aegean coast of
salonika, just north of the Tablespoon
large vessel belonging to either the
North German Lloyd or the Hamburg
American Steamship Company is ashore off
Cuckmere
Another steamship is ashore off Rye.
Ashore Off Reachv Head.
NEW HAVEN. England. March 1S.-A
large vessel is ashore at Beachy Head The
NV Haven life boat has gone to her as
sstance.
BEACiN HEAD. March lS.-The vessel
ashore at Cuckmere is the British steam
ship N"wstead, Her position is serious
Tugs and the New Haven life boat are
standing By her. There is a heavy fog.
The owners of the Jebba state that they
have received word that the baggage anil
mail are under water and the hold is full
Of water.
Struck the Brandies
LONDON March ls.-Deiaiis received this
morning Of the disaster 10 the White Star
Line steamer Suevic. humewaYd bound from
Sydney. -,ew South Wales by wav of Cane
Town. with nearly er passengers and crew
OF board. show that she struck the Bran
dies close under the Lizard lighthouse at
about los" o'clock last night and probably
Will be q total wreck The iifeIoats and
tugs from the Lizard and Falmouth soon
Sueviy's own boats. commenced landing the
passengers The women AMI children were
first sent ashore. There were no fewer than
IL" children on board many of them being
babes i'm arms. whom the local fishermen
and their wives lifted out Of the boats and
carried through the surf to nearby cot
tages
y fresh wind. rough sea and fog hamper
ell earlier landing operations bu. the fog
lifted al about : in the morning and thence
forward boats loaded with passengers were
sent asu"rs i'm quick succession.
Passengers All Landed.
b ! pm all the passengers had been
landed, hut the crew was sin standing bv
The wreck
Capt. SeIhy. comma nder Of the Suevic
had been al sea for tIirty-uine years and
this was To- have been his asst vpyage.
The North German Lloyd Ilae steamer
kaiSer Wilhelm II during the morning
passed close ast-rn If Xhe Sueyic. which
wIs tl'1 tlr"TEcd with passengers The
VIC sd steamers bow was low in the
wayer. aer forc comp Eftments were full and
she seemed L. be- pinnacied on lie rocks
A. plenty 80 assistance was stand na by
the Witt" Star line steamer the Kaiser
Wilhelm H. w'icn had been going SLOW for
ten houss. owing TO TIE FOG did not stop
but pro, ed-d hsr Plymouth. wuer. she ar
rived shortly after 80 am.
Stelmc.s. some &C which are Described az
being large. are ashore near RYE. Dunge-
ness. D"vor ANA CuckIpcre Tie vessel
ashore of Curkmcre is the British steamer
Newsi,ad. from Novor, s-ysk Black sea.
Her position is serious