Sayer to thank all those who responded so quickly and generously to the appeal for clothes for the people rescued from the Lienshing. assigned. The infants and child. en seemed to have no fear and in company with mothers and amahs went along quietly. The first boat contained most of the women land children, while a few Chinese also got places in this first be: When passengers were in the lifeboats, several looked at their wat-[ches and saw that between 30 and 35 minutes had elapsed since the leash.
The first boat was lowered smoothly into the water. Unfortunately the crowd in the boat had covered On the Rocks in a Heavy Side What apparently happened at the time the ship went on the rocks is velated as follows:—
Just before the change in watches, which was to take place at 4 o'clock, the Second Mate and the Quarter-muster were on the bridge with the Saddles and Gutzlaf lights still in view on the beam and the stern. Then the Lienshing, now known to have been out of her course, went on the rocks, Heavy tides were yunning, being nearly at the full, and these evidently threw the vessel from her course.
'The officer in charge immediately rounded the alarm and Capt. Simpson, half dressed, rushed to the\ bridge and took' charge of the ile the showed no signs of immediately sinking, the! Master ordered the crew and his subordinate officers to man the lifeboats at once.
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