The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-13

We had arrived at the fishing grounds off Angmagsalik at 3:30 b. m. Sunday. We imme ediately rpicked up an s. o. s. from Hutch inson's airplane via the Angmag- ssalik radio, giving the position as #65.28. north 38.45 west, not far Asouth of Angmagsalik.
 sA We steamed there immediately under full pressure but failed to ,.1ocate them. We continued search aing after dark. aided by our pow serful searchlight.
 Y The numerous icebergs made shight work difficult. In addition nto being a constant threat to our -ssafety, they were easy to mistake sfor plane. At intervals we sent sup rockets but got no reply.
 From daylight to noon Monday, ,miles, searching the coastline. We aspoke the Mountard and Star of @Victory off Cape Dan. Shippers eCampbell and Smith decided to Join us in searching. They took sup positions six miles and seven Haniles apart from us and we Esteamed parallel courses for 55 ..miles.
 ' Darkness had just fallen Monday swhen we sighted a flare right as- stern. We made for it at full speed, saworking. the searchlight. Soon we Encountered an icefield, however, sand warned the other ships of the Ranger by wireless.
 <, We navigated slowly for eight fmiles through the treacherous ice Howard the distress 'signal position sand at a. m. to-day the light was tAbeam.
 sa We quieried by wireless and got "a reply from Hutchinson that all was well. We launched boat im- ainediatey, carrying the mate and q screw of five.
 se The boat returned at 2:15 a. m., tthe mate and Hutchinson having sdecided there was too much swell ito permit a rescue in the dark.
 get them all at daylight to-day ssThe plane is a total wreck.
 Ss The above dispatch from Captain .Watson was filed from the Lord 1Talbot at 4:30 a. m. to-day. Be- Cause of the length of time taken in transmission, 1t is believed that Aafter 1t was sent from the ship the Hutchinson party was rescued Y Watson, the rescuer, is an Aber- .deen carpenter who tired of the sland and became one of the most successful shippers plying the per sflous Greenland fishing grounds. He lived in the United States during fhe war, returned to Scotland, went Ao sea and pioneered in taking Ab- aerdeen fishermen to the Arctic swaters, being the first Aberdeen .skipepr in Greenland waters.
 Y The risk is great but the rewards sgood. Each trip of the Lord Tal- bot takes three weeks and costs s3,5o0.
 M Rescued Just in Time
 = Angmagsalik, Greenland. Sept 13 -(UP)-Col George R. Hutchin- sson and his 'Tiying family" were saved from a death on the barren Greenland coast to-day when they Were found alive and well at Iker- .suak fjord. Their airplane was swrecked.
 V The steam trawler Lord Talbot. first vessel to receive Hutchinson's s sos signals, found the family early To-day.
 .s The amphibian airplane in which eight persons were flying to Europe was forced down on the open sea at 3:10 p. m. Sunday.
 The discovery of the little band huddled ashore after their airplane had been wrecked saved them from likely starvation or death from cold in a deserted region. The pri- yations would have been especially severe on Mrs Hutchinson and her two daughters, Katherine, 8, and Janet Lee, 6.
 A fiotilla of craft ranging from frawlers to Eskimo canoes had Searched the sea since Sunday for the missing family, while airplanes slew over Denmark strait seeking 10 spot them.
 NJ Aboard the amphibian "City of Richmond" were Hutchinson, his wife and two daughters. and crew of four; Peter Redpath, navigator; Joseph Ruff, mechanic; Gerald Alt 1lisch, radio operator, and Norman sAlley. cameraman.
 Y The flying family left New York Aug 23 and flew to St Johns. N. B.,