WRECK OF A BARROW SCHOONER
The schooner, Elizabeth Barrow of Barrow, Capt. John Foulkes, and belonging to a company of which Mr. Thomas Ashburner is managing owner, bound from Barrow to Saltney with iron ore, was wrecked on Thursday on the East Hoyle, at the entrance to the river Dee. The steam tug Derby, Capt. Shaw, was near Hilbre Island, and although not signalled by the schooner, Capt. Shaw noticed that the ship was in distress. He put steam on and made his way for her as soon as possible. He found that the captain had lowered his boat, in which he had put his wife and two children, who had sailed with him from Barrow. The Derby gave the tow-line, and succeeded in bringing the vessel off the bank, but it was observed that she was fast filling with water, and in a few minutes she went down. The crew, consisting of Capt. Foulkes, two seamen and a boy took to the rigging and went down with the ship, but succeeded in getting further up the rigging, and with great difficulty they were got into the tug. The captain's wife and children were picked up from the small boat and all were safely landed at Connah's Quay. The Elizabeth Barrow was a boat of about 160 tons burden and 96 register. She was chartered for the last journey by Messrs. Harrison, Ainslie & Co., upon whom the loss of the cargo will fall. The vessel, which was uninsured, was valued at £600, the loss of which will fall upon the owners.