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Show AMERICAN STEAMER IS TOTAL LOSS London, June 21. 3:23 p. m. The American steamer Seaconnet which was run ashore on the Scroby sandB on Sunday after having been damaged by an exterior explosion, has been abandoned and declared a total loss. Captain Butcher has reported with other officers of the vessel to American Ameri-can Consul-General Skinner who took their affidavits for transmission to the state department. Both Consul-General Skinner and the British admiralty are making investigations in-vestigations to determine wether a mine or torpedo sank the vessel. |