Show hallvax HALIFAX june 14 SHIPWRECK SEVENTY SEVERITY kwo TWO LIVES los LOST r the ship pallas capt Spit land from cork for quebec with passengers sighted off the coast of cape breton on the morning of mav mat nia 10 in the afternoon it was discovered that thai the compasses varied from one another and the course of the vessel was ihen han hen shaped between cape north and st pauls at 10 pm she struck on the breakers at st pauls and bilged the sea washing over her the passengers became panic struck and rushed into the boats which sank almost instantly seventy two persons were drowned in the morning the superintendent of the island sent off boats and rescued the remaining passengers A vessel had left sydney to convey them to quebec the ship is a total loss ex |