Show over one THE hundred lives are lost off the north coast of france the vessel ran into a snowstorm and while the passengers and part of the crew were asleep founded on the rocks london the southwestern rail way s cross channel steamer hilda was wrecked off st malo on the north coast of france and it Is believed that or more 0 her gers and crew were drowned the hilda left southampton friday night for st malo with considerably mora than souls on board her pas sage was greatly delayed by a fog in the channel and when nearing st malo she ran into a severe snowstorm apparently missed her course and foundered on the rocks off jardin lighthouse three miles from st malo the company s steamer ada out ward from st malo rescued five of the passengers and one of the crew the crew numbered twenty six and there were about a hundred gers all frenchmen the majority be ing onion dealers from st brieuc and neighborhood the majority of the crew and pas were asleep at the time two boats were lowered one of which con talked five men who arrived at st the second boat was picked up empty at st cast where thirteen bodies were washed ashore the top of the hilda s funnel and her mast are visible at low tide according to the telegram from st the hilda was built at glasgow in 1882 and registered tons she was a screw steamer of iron construction and was 23 feet in length |