South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-19
RESCUE q OF
HL-FATED TUGS
MISSING GROUP
Two Other Boats Save Persons
at First Thought to
Have Perished.
FOUR ON LIST OF DEAD
Survivors, Without Food, Fuel
or Firearms, Suffer Many
Hardships.

SAUT STE. MARIE. Mich, Dec.
Is-CBy A. PD-After being ma
rooned for FIVE days on the barren
Lizard Isle in Lake Superior. with
the temperature ever hanging well
below the zero mark. and appar-
entity without food, % OF the 27
missing persons from the ill-fated
tug Reliance have been rescued by
the tugs Gray and Favor.te, ae-
cording 10 a wireless dispatch re-
ceived here this afternoon from
the Gray.
The remaining four persons lost
their lives, IL was learned tonight.
4 wireless message from the tug
which. with the Favorite, went TO
the rescue Of the q persons aboard
the Reliance said all had been ac-
counted for except the four. who
were swept from the deck Of the
small craft as efforts were being
made to launch lifeboats in the high
seas
Those drowned were Capt. John
Mcpherson Of The Booth fisheries,
a pas enger on the Reliance; Gus
Johns a member OF the Reliance's
crew: Fred Regan, a forester, and
an unidentified man.
Hope Of finding any or the MISS
ing persons alive was abandoned
here earlier IN the day when the
Gray reported the finding OF two
battered life boats from the Re-
llance. 10 now is assumed the boats
were washed away from the island
after the marOOned men had been
landed.
suffer Severe Hardships.
The hardships suffered by the
band during their fve-day impri-
sonment will. IL is believed here, be-
come new history OF the lakes.
When they lett the sinking tug,
none of the men had food, fuel or
firearms. The island on which they
landed Is practically barren and
uninhabited. It - believed there
are few huts however, left by the
indians and trappers IN past sea-
sons.
IL probably will be late tomorrow
before the tugs can return to this
port because Of the ice in Lake
Superior Physicians and medical
SUPPLIES tOge1pher with food and
fuel were taken aboard the rescue
tugs before they started to fight
Their way through the ice foes to
the wreck scene.
Gamblcd With Fate.
-r-r- II
which occurred off the Lizard Is
land. was the result Of gamble
with fate on the part of those
aboard the tug. After lying TO IN n
shattered cove for three days in
the hope OF riding out the storm
that was swee<ing the lake. Capt
Williams found his supplies of food
and fuel all most exhausted The
lake mariners elected 10 tempt fate
and breast the blizzard rather than
chance death from starvation.
Four hours after the anchor had
been hOisted, the Reliance was
dashed against the rocks and her
wheel disabled. The craft filled rap
idly. Just before the wireless was
put out Of commission. the operator
flashed q signal for help.
Took to LifebOats.
All those on board took 10 the
EfobOats as the tug began 10 set
tie beneath their feet. Seven Of the
So aboard reached land Saturday,
after a battle with the waves and a
16-miIe trek over the white wilder
ness. Two others. Mr.. and Mrs
John Harten. cooks were left at
ways.de station when the woman
became exhausted and had 10 be
carried four miles through the
snow drifts.
The rescue tugs had made two
previous attempts TO reach the side
OF the Reliance but were beaten
back by the gale
Those aboard included the cap
tain. 13 members OF the crew and
Is passengers.