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Show EARTHQUAKE AT SEA. Whaler Alice Ilnowlea lies Terrible Experience Ex-perience Off Knrllo Island. The schooner Ilonanza and the whaler Alice Knowlea have brought the first new a of the season from the northern whaling fleet. 1 he Ilonanza comes from Point Harrow and the Alice KnoTeles from Fox Island, The Alice Knowlea experienced a terrific earthquake earth-quake on August 13th, when about 100 miles off the Kurlle Island. The shock was so violent that the ships chronometers chro-nometers were atopped. Three of the Knuwlea' men were badly burned on June 6th as the result of the explosion of the boiler of the donkey engine. They were badly scalded, but under Captain Montgomery's surgery came out all right. |