The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-25
STEAMER WRECKED;
ENTIRE CREW LOST.
Twenty Six Perish in Marine Dis
aster ON the Rocks Off
Seven Islands.
NONE OF BODIES RECOVERED.
Seven Passengers, in Addition to
Captain and Crew, Drowned
Vessel Was Worth Forty
Thousand Dollars.

Quebec, Nov. 24-News reached here early
this afternoon that the steamer st. Olaf.
which had been coasting between this port
and Esquimau Point in the lower St.
Lawrence for the last two years. was
wrecked off Seven Islands, and that her en-
tire crew was lost. Captain Lemaistre. in
command OF the steamer, and several of his
officers and crew belonged to this city. Be-
sides the nineteen men OF the steamer s
crew, seven passengers also perished.
The ST. Olaf was an iron steamer of 3c5
tons. and was built on the Clyde at Port
Glasgow in 1852. She was valued at about
$4,000. and was insured for about $50. 90.
Before coming to this port she ran between
Pictou and Magdalen Islands and was char
tered by Messrs. Frazer & Co. to replace
the steamship Otter. wrecked on her last
trip to Quebec two wears ago.
The St. Olaf left here on Sunday morning
last on her last trip to Esquimaux Point,
carrying Government mails, passengers and
a large cargo. All apparently went we'll on
the way down and the steamer left immedf-
ateiy on her return trip to this port. The
last news heard OF the St. Olaf until this
morning was that she had left Sheldrake on
Wednesday and shortly after this the signal
station dispatches reported rough weather,
with gales of wind and snow, and 1t is sup
posed that during one Of these gales the st.
Olaf ran ashore on one of the rocks at the
entrance of the Seven Islands, as the dis
Patch states that she was wrecked on Boule
Island.
Captain Lemaistre was n careful and
skilful coast navigator and has been resi-
dent of this city for some years.
Names OF the Lost.
The officers and crew of the st. Olaf were:
P. T. Lemaistre, captain; Louis Caron. first
mate; Charles Boudreau second mate; F. T.
Veit. purser; Joseph T. Remblay. steward:
Joseph Roy, cook: Art Lemairie, Joseph
Gauthier, Sam Doyle, William Blatney sea-
men; Amedee Vigneautt, lamp trimmer; Jo-
seph Arseneau, cabin boy; Gus IIafleur,
messroom boy: Eugene Balianser, CHER en-
sneer: James Brunell, second engineer;
Wifred Belanger. third engineer: Oilon Cor
Inier, John Cagne and Thomas Doyle fire.
men.
The passengers were: Louis Gagnen OF
Pentccost. on his way to Quebec to spend
the winter with his brothers; Joseph Ba-
con. Clarence Bond Jeremie Chlni. Michael
Mailer. Sheldraie; Napoleon Beaudin. st.
Johns River. and Miss Marie Page, Tliun-
der River.
The latters body hns been found.
As soon as the news of the wreck reached
Seven Islands. searching party went out
to attempt to rescue any of the shipwrscked
people. IL possible, but this was impossible,
as every one aboard the vessel seems to
have been lost
News has been received here tonight
that the st. Olaf is lying on the rocks ana
| at low tide two feet of her hull can be seen
| out of the water. The residents of Seven
Islands are searching the shores for bod
les. but have not returned up to 8 o'clock
! this evening. The place where the steamer
was wrecked is about seven miles off Seven
! Islands and about 300 miles from this port