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Miss Louisa Journeaux. Circa 1886 albumen print carte de visite photograph of Miss Louisa Journeaux. Published by R. Eager, 57 Bath Street, Jersey. Printed to rear: SAFETY OF MISS LOUISA JOURNEAUX. GREAT commotion prevailed in St. Helier's early this morning, by a report being industriously circulated that Miss LOUISA JOURNEAUX Was alive and well at Newfoundland, having been picked up at sea, off the English coast, by a French vessel, on the 19th of April, the day after the boat Lizzie drifted away from Victoria Pier-heads, on the evening of Palm Sunday, when her companion, JULES FARNE, was found clinging to a chain, subsequent events leading to the conclusion that Miss JOURNEAUX had met with a watery grave. A kind Providence, however, has preserved the life of Miss JOURNEAUX, wider circumstances of such an extraordinary nature, at it is not too much to say that the adventure will never be forgotton. The following telegram reached Mr. F. JOURNEAUX at his residence, Elder Cottage, Grande Charriere, St. Clements, between 12 and 1 o'clock this morning, and was a few hours afterwards taken to the Police Station by Mr. JOURNEAUX:- " St. John's. Mrs. F. JOURNEAUX, Elder Cottage, St. Clement's, Jersey. Daughter LOUISA picked up near England, and landed in St. George's Bay ; quite well. COLONIAL SECRETARY, St. John's, Newfoundland." The following telegram was also received by Mr. T. RENOUF, at midnight, from his agent at La Poele. St. George's Bay is about 70 miles distant from Mr. Renouf's station :?"From La Poele, Newfoundland. Inform JOURNEAUX daughter picked up by French vessel ; landed safely yesterday, St. George's Bay. LE SCELLEUR." These glad tidings have been received with heart-felt joy by all classes of the community, but more especially by Mr. and Mrs. JOURNEAUX, and all who had the pleasure of their daughter's acquaintance, and who may be said to have abandoned all hope of seeing Miss JOURNEAUX again.?Extract from Jersey Weekly Express, May 22nd 1886. 6 1/4 x 10.5 cm. Few indentations and light wear to bottom edge, else fine. Louisa Journeaux (8 February 1864 ? August 30, 1939) born Elder Cottage, St. Clement's Road, in the parish of St. Clement on the island of Jersey, was lost at sea and presumed dead until she turned up at Newfoundland, Canada. The crew of the ship Curlew had spotted her and took her on board to continue their cross-Atlantic voyage to Newfoundland.On April 18, 1886, Journeaux and her cousin Julia Wiltshire had attended an Evensong at the Church of England chapel at Saint Helier when leaving met two Frenchmen, a Jules Farné and M.G. Radiguet. The four had rented two boats to enjoy a pleasant row in the moonlit night when Farné had lost the oar and jumped in to retrieve it and eventually lost sight of Journeaux, who was left on the row-boat. Amidst the shouts of anguish, the owner of the boats had found Farné clinging to a pier with no sign of the boat in sight. A search party was formed to find Journeaux to no avail. On April 19 when a tugboat sent out to find Journeaux returned without her, Farné was arrested by Centenier Le Gros and tried on the charge of neglect and imprudence which caused the death or disappearance of Louisa Journeaux. The trial could not convict Farne of anything and the charges were dropped. Sensing the hostility of the islanders, he had left for Paris.The community feared the worst that Journeaux was dead when a telegram reached her father from the Colonial Secretary for the government of Newfoundland. It read: Daughter Louisa picked up near England and landed at St. George's Bay. Quite well. From there she left on the Brittany to Saint Helier harbour. Journeaux's journey lasted fifty-five days to arrive at the same pier she had left for a leisure row with her cousin and two Frenchmen. Journeaux married a Londoner by the name of Wyse. She died on August 30, 1939. N° de ref. del artículo 000722
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