The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18
SHIPS BATTLE THROUGH LAKES
 OF ICE FL0ES
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CContinued from Page 1).s Navigation on the upper lakes usually closes December 1. This year it was decided to keep the waterways open until December Is, because the coal and rail strikes had cut down the coal shipped to the northwest and delayed the eastern movement of grain.
 | Grain Cargoes NIenaced.
 As result nine big freighters load ed with grain-s2S, 100000 worth of supplies and cargo-are fighting their way down Lake Superior toward that | grave yard of gallant vessels, White Fish Bay, trying to win through to
 Buffalo flor winter storage.
 l In Mud Lake, part of the St. Mary's
 river, another big fleet is~ice bound,
 waiting for the nine which left Fort William, Ont, three days ago before trying, with the assistance of ice 1 breaking tugs to win past detour to the open waters of Lake Huron. At Eagle harbor, Grand Marais. White Fish Point, Detroit, Alpena, Mackinaw Island and ManistiQue, na- val radio operators are keeping a | ttre1ess vigil, guarding the freighters through the night with radio com pass signals and waiting for the calls for help which may come.
 l The story of the fate of the tug Reliance, owned by the Superior Pa per Co.,, of Saulte Ste Marie, was told yesterday by the seven survivors who l
 l Reliance Survivors Tell Stories, 1 Five days ago the tug with a crew | of 14 and 22 passengers, was dashed l to pieces on the rock of Lonely Liz | ard Island, 75 miles north of Point
 Aux Pines, the western entrance to l the St. Mary's river, and 12 miles from
 the mainland. The captain and 27 men took one boat, and MT. and Mrs. John Harten, cooks. and seven others | took the other.
 The captains boat has not been | accounted for, but the other, after
 drifting several hours in the storm. | finally was blown ashore on the On- tario mainland, S5 miles north of Du- | luth.
 1 Mrs. Harten was so exhausted that fn bonr5 T an was Tnd,f0 f0rGed h+ hfor to rest 1 ing the 20 miles tramp inland to the
 railroad. When the railroad was reached MT. and Mrs. Harten were suffering so much from the cold that ] they were left at a station for medi- l cal treatment while the other seven | survivors went on to SauHe Ste Marie.
 They hold out little hope for the captain and his companions. If the Party succeeded in reaching Lizard Island they might find huts there no weapons. ~....-. Wreck in Desolate Region.
 The scene of the wreck of the Re- npots 58 hs of oppar the ,a% es a
 
 Batchewana Bay to Michipicoten harbor, a distance of more than 50 miles: there are no settlements The only inhabitants are woodsmen, trap pers and Indians. s The Lizard Islands are off the main steamer route and are seldom visited except by woodsmen and fish sional inter-island boat. If tho | launch carrying the captain and his | 26 companions failed to reach tho l islands. yet survived the gale and drifting ice, it may have been blown | ashore on the mainland, miles from l human habltation- If such was the case it Is improbable that the sea 1 men, weakened by long exposure in | the intense. cold could have survived | on, unless, like those who reached Saulte Ste Marie. they found some h. l dian cabin, in which to recuperate. l Twenty-Seyen Missing. | Saulte Ste. Marie. Mich, Dec. IT. l Twenty-seven persons are missing and
 n1ay have perished in the wreck of 1 the tug Reliance which was dashed
 against hidden rocks of the lizard | Islands and sunk.
 This morning. while a blizzard was
 swee ping the northern end of lake | Superior the tug Favorite was battling
 its way toward the scene of the | smash.
 The wrecked tug was the property | of the Spanish River Pulp tand Paper ] Company. Survivors reaching ghere reported they had last seen the tug Wednes- day. She was then on her port side, l ly,ng about a quarter of Ia mile from
 northwest corner of Rowe Island. one
 of the Lizard group.
 The survivors, among whom was
 one woman, Mrs. John Hartens. wife of Jack Bartens, the cook, were fore
 ed ito traverse 16 miles of the rough est country in northern Michigan crossing two rivers and scaling high hills, to reach the nearest lumber
 camp.
 They said the storm which swept the lake during the middle of la st
 week forced the Reliance out of it's { course and onto the rocks. The large : number on board the tug was due to the fact that the vessel had picked up { lumber jacks from northern snore points before the storm broke.
 Fear was expressed today that even , if the Favorite reached the islands . she would be too late, as the islands are wind-sweDt and the men may be : 1 dead from exposure
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