Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-25
EIGN.
Lost ON Grand Ranks.

ST. JOHNS. Nav q The French brig
Senpir-ne went ashore on Grand Bank
Friday aud vas total wreck IN fifteen
MINUTES. Ffty-three passengers and
ulue of the crvw were lost. The Senoi-
rene was canght in fig and the captain
lost his bearings. He WAS making for
this port and WAS going slow. When she
struck the widest disorder prevailed,
the oflisprs and crew making for the
boats, leaving the passengers to re- for
themselves. One boat. cont lining %
passengers and some of the crew was
Syamped after she h I'd got away by the
lurchlug of the vessel. The screams %.
of the women were heartrendlug. Most
II them sank Immediately. fBe men
struggled. hut onlv few sanoeedsd in
reaching floating sp.rs and in keeping
tfloat. The @ plain WAS unable To- IN ain
tdn Discipline among the passen l.rs
Many chung 10 the , sxing after the first
hook. thinking that the vessel wouid
stHnd the strain, and that they W uld
~ picked up when the fog ele red. hat
when the vessel went tn pieces they were
49,, ouly abuut % being saved.
Foil lw.ng are the oHlv details OBJ
tainahle of the loss of the French brig
Saneirene The vessel left ~. Malo ou
thu lst uf Mar h, ot the 5'h, as pre-
ously stated. laden with salt, pr''vls-
IONS aud general cargo and bound for
st. Pierre. She had ships company
4 nins hands. and nil told. fifty three
n ,s,enpsrs. About the 2Hh Of April
.h- was siouall-d in drift ioe on the
eastern bank. few days after strong
,al. arose from the southwest and with
various changes aad ve~ring continued
tata May ON the same dtv. In the Il ret
week of May her DO vs. were crushed III
with ioa and she sank without giving
any warning, carrying down every sonl
IN board. The British eli Jper schooner
Consualo passed b. the ship shortly
afterward and picked mp sufficient
debris and wrecksge TO identify with
certainty the missing vessel and ascer-
tain her actual doom. The Consuelo
took on hoard some beds, franks and
baskets, that doubtless floased out and
ap from the crushed and DOL ops NC ves-
sci. No further partIculars hava been
asoertAiaAble ar ever will be. She sunk
and made no sign.
Aa artfut Petition.
SAN Francisco. May 4.-rhe Marquis
of Normandy. late Governor OF Victoria
Australia. has presented a petition T.
Oneen yictarit sig ed BY IS chief. OF
the island of Tanna, of the New Heh-
rides. IL prays for protection aeaiGst
the French and for annex ,tion 70 the
Australian Colonies.
Wants 90 Rsstxa.
Sr. LOUIS. M,y 24-A dispatch from
thu CITY of Mexico says that President
0onz ,i.s will ask Congress to permit
him To resign next month.
Marching IN the Desert.
Cana. Nav q. Major kitohsnsr
| started from kasosko across tue desert
for Abr famed. With 100 Arabs. Mslol
n ,nes At Assyoul il making preparation:
for a twenty days desert march With 90
| Bedoains-
Ioxpos. Nav 24.--rhe Admiralty has
ordar,.A the torpedo hotills at Chatham
and Portsmouth TO prepare for active
service.
FDrSuuRoH. NAY 2t.-In fire 10
.osI nit AZ Porte Eelio. II were snho
Gated.
Cstsi~d.
OrTawA, Nav ~ - flapos, sha sas
n. rr Indians. ssye s'~en pursasd-i u
| e.vs M teetr sun danes. and return u
tue resrtvatissa-
pr,,... we.isisn sfshe Gesssisafsss
Pans, May 2t-fsrry, IN the Chan
hs- az DEPUTIES To-Day. presented b.i
a., the revision of the Contribution. !
a,opo~@. that she office OF senator VII
Not be life lon.. bus that tire tern re
..rs The hill IL bot retro peetisr
| Thr financial rsghs Of tae senss~ VA .
=, SiSea. and the prayers NJ the "pen
-, a. I..sislstare abolished.