The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-18
Crew and Passengers on the Vessel Are Believed to Have Been Drowned or Died From
 Exposure in Storm, After Striking Upon the Rocks
LITTLE HOPE EXPRESSED
 VICTIMS WILL BE SAVED
Members of Shipping Firm
 Admit 22 Passengers Were Aboard in Addition to IA
 Members of the Boat Crew. Vessel Missing Four Days

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, Dec. 17.-Twenty-seven persons are miss ing and are believed to have drowned or died from exposure following the disaster which overlook the tug Re- liance when it hit the rocks off Liz ard island four days ago.
 This was the fear expressed by of- ficials of the Superior Paper com- pany, owner of the tug, who tonight for the first time admitted that in addition to the crew of IA the Re- hance carried 22 passengers.
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 Seven survivors of the wreck reached here last night. Two others, MT. and Mrs. John Harten, cooks, were suffering so from cold and ex7 posure that they were left by the other survivors at staLon of the Algoma Central railroad For medical attention.
 The last seen of the missing 27 persons was wernesday morning when the Reliance. battiiiig through binding snowstorm went on rocks eff Lizard Island. stripped her wheel and sank almost immediately. Capt D. A. Williams and af others who were forward. took one iifeboa6 while nine others, including Mir and Mrs. Harten. took the other The second boat drIfted several hours ln the storm and was blown ashore on the Canadian mainland, S5 miles north of here.
  the party was held up 36 hours in an Indian shack before if was able to start inland toward the railroad. which was reached Saturday The survivors expressed little hope that the others survived the storm.@
 sThe announcement by the company Tonight said that in addition to the crew of 14. athe Reliance carried 20 1umberjacks, an official of the com pany's forestry department, snd a fisheries company agent who had been picked up by the Reliance on it's last trip to the lumber camps. The missing men, 1t is said by sur vivors, left the wrecked tug In a launch. which was carried by the Reliance. In addition to its two life- boats.
 Without Food It IS pointed out that IT the mtSx- ing men reached Lizard Island in the storm they were without food # they reached an island where there were huts their problem of fighting the cold would not be so great, but. being without weapons, their chances of obtaining food were declared 10 be slender.
 The tug Cray late today had not reached the spot where the Reliance sank, according to wireless .advices. but was still fighting the storm. The wreeking tug Favorite of St. Ignace passed her at noon today to aid in the search,
 A snowstorm, driven by 40-miles- an-hour wind, has again caused post ponement of the rescue of any sur vivors. The tugs Gray and Favorite have been forced to take shelter for the night.
 The Lizard Islands are few miles off the northern Ontario main land, 75 miles north of Point Aux Pins. at the western entrance to the St Marys river.
 The western end of Lake Superior is sparsely settled. The only gov ernment rescue boats stationed in the vicinity are three small vessels at Sault Ste Marie and the converted sub chaser Cook of the coast guard service at Grand Marias refuge har- bor.