U.S. SHIP WRECKED

Passengers And Crew Safe In a severe storm of sleet and ram, late on Saturday, the 7,176-ton American ship, Byron Darnton, ran aground on the little island of Sanda, a few miles south of Kintyrc, ct the approaches to the Firth of Clyde, and sent out an S O S stating that she required immediate help. Tho Campbeltown lifeboat was launched in response to a call from the Southend (Kintyre) coastguards, who had seen the ship’s distress cignals, and she stood by while the Port Patrick came from the Solway Firth and four rescue tugs from Greenock. An easterly gale and a rough sea. together with bad visibility, made the rescue work very difficult. A Lloyd's message, last night, stated that the crew of 39, including the master, and 15 passengers, wore landed from the Campbeltorm lifeboat at Campbeltown and the master reported that the position of the Byron Darnton was serious with the side of the ship cracked to the main dedt. It is reported that the vessel has now broken amidships.