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Foreign News
September 23, 1785
Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Near Viva by Lake Geneva on June 7, buildings owned by Sieur Senveur, M. Triquet, and Sieur Jeannot were engulfed by lake waters around 5 AM, causing great consternation and an unknown number of drownings.
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Extract of a letter from Viva, near the Lake of Geneva, June 7:
"A late event has occasioned a great consternation in this neighbourhood. One of the houses belonging to the Sieur Senveur was this morning, about five o'clock, engulfed in the waters of the lake; at the same time a large building in the lower court of M. Triquet, and a part of the house of Sieur Jeannot, disappeared, and not the smallest trace of either of these buildings is to be discerned. The number of persons drowned is not known."
"A late event has occasioned a great consternation in this neighbourhood. One of the houses belonging to the Sieur Senveur was this morning, about five o'clock, engulfed in the waters of the lake; at the same time a large building in the lower court of M. Triquet, and a part of the house of Sieur Jeannot, disappeared, and not the smallest trace of either of these buildings is to be discerned. The number of persons drowned is not known."
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
What keywords are associated?
Lake Geneva Engulfment
Buildings Disappeared
Drownings Unknown
Viva Disaster
What entities or persons were involved?
Sieur Senveur
M. Triquet
Sieur Jeannot
Where did it happen?
Viva, Near The Lake Of Geneva
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Viva, Near The Lake Of Geneva
Event Date
June 7, About Five O'clock
Key Persons
Sieur Senveur
M. Triquet
Sieur Jeannot
Outcome
number of persons drowned is not known; buildings engulfed with no trace remaining.
Event Details
One of the houses belonging to the Sieur Senveur was engulfed in the waters of the lake; a large building in the lower court of M. Triquet and a part of the house of Sieur Jeannot disappeared.