Sunk in the Fog -  Narrow Escape of a Penarth-Laden Ship's Crew - The steamship Austria, of Bilbao, from Penarth to Nantes, with coal, went ashore near St. Ives during Friday night. She stranded during a dense fog, and the crew of 22 hands all took to the boats, one of which capsized, and a fireman was drowned. The others reached land with difficulty, and one man had a leg broken. The cries of the distressed mariners were heard by some miners, who assisted them up the cliffs.

The wrecked men lost everything.

Our Plymouth correspondent telegraphs that the Austria was commanded by Captain P. Goitia, and carried 2,077 tons of coal. She was wrecked on Saturday at six a.m. on the Carrack Rocks, about four miles to the westward of St. Ives. After striking the rocks, the Austria, came in under Trevessa, or Carn Naun Point, and foundered almost at once. The crew had just time to get into the boats before she sank. At the time there was a thick fog, with strong wind and sea, which made any attempt at landing on such an exposed and rock-bound coast very dangerous.

One boat was dashed to pieces against the rocks, and, unfortunately, one fireman was drowned. Another man injured his leg, but the others landed safely at Trevessa Cove an hour later.

They fell in with some miners working at Trevega Mine, who conducted the drenched men to Mr. A. Hollows's farm, where they received every kindness and attention until further assistance arrived from St. Ives. Some of the poor fellows were almost naked, and new clothes had to be fetched from St. Ives.

Dr. Mathew attended the injured sailor. The mast of the steamer is all that is visible, and she is, probably, a total loss. Wreckage is being picked up off St. Ives Head. - Weekly Mail [067] [361] 16th March 1907.