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Show MANY DROWNED IX WRECK OF VENEZUELAN SCHOONER WILiJjEMSTAD, Curacao. Juno The government schooner Van llerdt. has been wrecked on ttie northeast coast of Curacao. Her captain, crew and pas-songors, pas-songors, with the exception of four sailors sail-ors and one pusscnKcr. were drowned. Tho lost include tho governor of Boen Ayrc. Tho Van I-Ierdt was hound for this port from Buen Ayre. a Dutch West Indian Island on tho Venezuelan coast thirty miles oust of the island of Curacao. She struck during the thick weather of Sunday Sun-day night. Xews of the disaster was brought hero by the live survivors. The Van Herd I was a small craft engaged en-gaged in the inter-Island traffic of the Dutch Antilles. Her passengers were residents of the islands- |