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Show STEAMER. WITH 183 ABOARD, IN BLIZZARD ST. JOHNS, N. F., March 28. Gloomy tidings from the seal fishing fleet off the New Foundland coast were brought here yesterday by the sealing steamer Grand ' Lake. Capt. Knee of the steamer declared that this is the worst season . for seals in his forty years' experience. The steamer Greenland, Green-land, with' 183 men aboard, broke her main shaft in heavy weather last Saturday. Sat-urday. During a severe blizzard Sunday Sun-day the Greenland was driven seaward ana had not since been seen by the other vessels up to the time the Grand Lake started for this port. It is feared that the Greenland has met with further trouble. . |