A distant view from the coastal path at Polcries, Lowland Point, 1.5 miles south-west of Coverack looking at the starboard side, just forward of the broadside, of the passenger/cargo liner Paris (1889) aground upright just off the shore. There are lines ashore from the bow and anchors laid astern. A tug, steaming away from the stern of the Paris has lines attached. Water is being pumped out from the ship. The salvage vessels Ranger and Ajax and the tug Lizard are secured out board of each other on the starboard quarter. In the distance are the four masts of the Mohegan, wrecked on the Manacles rocks on 14 October 1898. In the foreground is a man facing away from the camera standing at the side of the unmetalled road, umbrella in hand, looking at the ship.

The Paris left Southampton on 20 May 1899 with 380 passengers and 372 crew and collected a further 50 passengers from Cherbourg, then making passage to New York. The ship diverted to Eddystone and Lizard Lighthouses to get a navigational fix. However, in light misty rain the ship was about 15 miles off course and ran onto Lowland Point on Sunday 21 May. The passengers and crew were taken off the next morning by tug. The ship was eventually refloated and repaired.