LIVERPOOL MERCURY
Feb 8th 1908
THE ST. CUTHBERT HAS BEEN BURNT AT SEA OFF CAPE SABLE NOVA SCOTIA.
Built 1904 by Messers ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH & CO LTD Newcastle-on-Tyne, Messers RANKIN GILMOUR & CO, 57. South John St Liverpool 5,000 Tons belonging to British and Foreign Steamship Co of Liverpool
The Steamer CYMRIO assisted and took off 35 crew, 15 of the crew had perished when the lifeboat capsized by being dashed against the side of the ship when putting off. Calculating that the ship would burn for 12hrs the CYMRIO Crew took out the plugs of the vessel to sink it as it was lying in the track of navigation. An explosion had occured in the forehold, wrecking the engines and injuring a number of the crew, and several stowaways whose escape was cut off perished.
By ample use of oil the lifeboat successfully made three trips taking off survivors.
TELEGRAM Capt LEWIS reports that,
WHITE, BROPHY, KARLSEN, ANDRIEN, VERMEHELM, DEFREITAR, STEIG, MULLER, MANTON, HEREBOUT, VOORBROCK, VAN. PRYUBROCK and KRONFELDT are lost.
Saved 16 stowaways and JACKSON Cattleman
Capt LEWIS and JOUBERT sailor progressing well
British Officers saved,
W. B. WHITE,
DARLINGTON, Apptentice
W. T. BROPHY,
WATERFORD,
Capt J. LEWIS of Belfast,
Chief Officer S. H. HOBBS of Birkenhead,
Second Officer B. J. TWOHY of Woolton
Saturday Nov 28th 1908
News reached Liverpool from Malta on wednesday that the Ellerman Liner SARDINIA had met with disaster off the harbour at Malta. Vessel 2474 tons on voyage from Liverpool to Egypt,
In command Capt LITTLER, crew of 39 men 1 woman, with a full cargo of Machinery and Manchester goods for Alexandria 15-17 passengers on board.
On leaving Malta on Wednesday at 9-45am the crew engaged in securing the port anchor when a cry of " Fire", was heard flames were soon to issue from a ventilator on the portside flames then started to issue from the other ventilator, within 10mins the whole vessel was in flames amidships.
Information recieved from the Ellerman-Papyanni offices Rumford St.
150 Moorish pilgrims boarded going to Mecca
List of Crew mainly Liverpool other than stated
Capt Charles LITTLER, 13 Hampden Rd, Higher Tranmere
R. FREW Chief mate, 49 Claremont Rd Seaforth
R. WATSON 1st mate, Middlesex Rd, B'Head
H. JONES 2nd mate, 5 Abercromby Terrace
Peter. WARING Carpenter, 20 Gurnall St
Thomas. KINSELLA Boatswain, 3 Torr St
Albert. WARING, AB, Lamptrimmer, 67 Drayton St
J. PARKES Quartermaster, 5 Pleasant View, Bootle
A. BRISCOE, Quartermaster AB, 4 Northern Gardens Oxford
J. FARRELL, Quartermaster, AB, 69 July Rd
J. MAROOTH Quartermaster AB, 51 Mitylene St
L. THOMAS, AB, 10 Dexter St M. MURPHY, AB, 4 Dublin St
H. DORAN, AB, 43 Dennison St
G. PIPER, OS, 123 Derby Rd, Bootle
Charles. COLVIN, OS, 123 Derby Rd, Bootle
W. SEAGRAVE Chief Engineer, 29 Woodhouse St Walton Rd
D. HYSLOP, 2nd Engineer, 47 Daisy St
J. NEILL, 3rd Engineer, 60 New Chester Rd, New Ferry FIREMEN
Patrick. CHRISTOPHER, 20 Grove Place
J. TWEEDLEY, 54 Cranmer St H. STANTON, 23 Derby Rd, Bootle
John. FARRELL, 58 Cranmer St. J. O'CONNER, 87 Evelyn St
Richard. SUTTON, 76 Hornby St
Patrick. COLLINS, 13 Wesley St
T. HYNES, 39 Mersey St
E. WATSON, 4 Newton St, Bootle
P. RILEY, 17 Arlington St
J. MUGHAN, 43 Tichfield St
B. MOONEY, 192 Athol St
Stewards and cooks
Max WALDORF, Chief steward, 21 Keeble St , Bootle
F. HUGHES, 2nd Steward, 5 Melrose Terrace Liscard.
G. Richard. OSLEN Assistant Steward, 77 Bedford Rd, Bootle
John. COOK Assistant Steward, Langton tower Langton Dock.
J. THOMAS Engineers Steward, 19 Stringley Rd
Kate GILMOUR Stewardess, 105 Carisbrooke Rd
Passengers from Liverpool and destination
1ST Class Mr. John BUNYAN, round voyage
Mr STROMBERG, Malta
Mr Harry ROWNTREE, Alexandria
Mr James JENNINGS, round voyage, only passenger of Liverpool [Wavertree]
Mr HAMILTON, Alexandria
Mr G. ALLEN, Alexandria
Miss Susan TAITE, Alexandria
Miss WALKER, Tangier
Miss BAKER, Alexandria
Mr and Mrs GRANT and 4yr old son, Alexandria
2nd Class Mr EDWARDS, Malta
Mr GROVES, Malta
Miss WALKER with the British Consulate, landed Tangier
Mary BACON and Mary BERRY other passengers
Only passenger unaccounted for the boy GRANT age 4yrs
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