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, 'EARFUL LOSS OF LIFE AT Sf. MARY'S - 1875<br />
(By H. F .. Shortie. Historiographer)<br />
A terrible calamiV haa just occurred at St .. Mary's, particulars of which<br />
wi l l be gathered from the following telegram received on Thursday last ..<br />
Se Imonder- March 4th ., 1875<br />
Nearly all the men of St .. Mary' B left the shore on Tuesday morning to board<br />
an abandoned vessel jammed 1n the Lee about t wo miles South West ' of Cape English;<br />
the ice slacked off 1n the evening, and she was driven out to sea with vind eastnor<br />
-t.h-ea at , f rozen up in a l ar ge sheet. Al l succeede d in getting on shore 'With<br />
t he exception of forty-two menj a certainty of t went.r of them drc:nmed and died on<br />
the i ce i n the storm; hopes of the other twenty-t\lo be Ing on the vessel ..<br />
Nothing<br />
'Wrong with hull or material;: has no compass and but lit t l e provisions. She Le a<br />
French vessel named the Violetta, Granville , f'r-om France, bound<br />
to st. Pierre;<br />
ca rgo sa lt, r UD., sugar, coffee , etc. All her crev safe at Holyrood; Captain<br />
danger-ouaIy ill.<br />
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Thos. Br-een & Son , James Bar~y.-'-,-JohI1· ·B ~rry, -Thoma s Barry, St·: Croix - (two), · W~.<br />
The follo\ling men are known to .be l ost :-John Pover, James Peddke , Pat Tobin,<br />
Reubin, John Fewer, RowseH & Son , Michael Yelland & Son , Peter Grace, J ose ph<br />
Grace, Ri cha r d Critch, P. Doobdn,<br />
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We have to thank Hcn , A. Shea for the follo'Wing telegram received by him<br />
yesterday:-<br />
Han. A. Sheaj -,<br />
Salmonier March 5th.<br />
Names of misslng:-.\fichael Po....er -, Michael Bar r y , Thomas Hayles, Thomas an d<br />
Andre'll Mooney, Michael Jame s, Pa'tr-Lck and Robert Tobi n , J ohn Molloy, Ed'Ward<br />
Nowlan, Daniel '..lhit e , Ri chard Connors , James Fagan, and two Bans, Thomas Hurray