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on the following day the men were taken ashore and sent to St. John by the 

 Norwegian consul at that place, he kindly paying their expenses. After 

 stopping in St. John a few days with some of their friends, they were pro- 

 vided with free passes for Boston and arrived home in due season ; and in 

 time both men recovered from the terrible effects of their protracted expos- 

 ure, which came so near causing them to die of starvation on the water — a 

 fate which one fairly shudders to contemplate. 



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Terrible Disaster. — Loss of Sch. Kittie of Port Afulgrave, N. S., with 

 Sixty-three Passengers Bound to This City to Engage in the Fisheries — Narrow 

 Escape of Three Persofis Who Were an Hour Late. — Sch. Kittie^ commanded 

 by Capt. James Forrestall, her owner, left Port Mulgrave Sunday, April .2, 

 1876, bound for Boston, and there is no doubt but that she foundered in the 

 severe gale of the 4th inst., carrying with her sixty-three persons belonging 

 in Port Mulgrave and vicinity, but who were identified with Gloucester, as 

 they followed fishing from this port during six months of the year, and had 

 many relatives and friends in this city who were anxiously expecting their 

 arrival. The following is the list of the passengers, as nearly as could be 

 obtained : 



From Harbor Bouche — John Levangy, Hubert Levangy, Edward Decost, 

 Frederick Levangy, Ben. Fougere, Michael Pebrine, Henry Benoit, John 

 Paro, Jerry Fougere, Lucian Levangy, E. Fougere, (Jack's son) John King, 

 (Pete's son) L. Fougere, Edward Decost, (Widow Tom's son) Jos. Decost, 

 David Levangy, Ned Bouchy, Ben. Brean, Ben. Belfountain, Lewis Bouchy, 



