The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-13
RESCUE VESSELS
 ARE SUCCESSFUL.
Stranded People Leave Wreck of British Ship
 on Rafts-PiCked Up
BY FRANCIS L. MCCARTHY { Copyright 1885 by United Press.)

Aboard U. s. s. Peary, Off Island of Luzon philipplnesl, Nov. 13.-- (UP)-Seamen of the United States navy searched through the gloom of a gathering tropical storm today for two persons still missing in the wreck of the British freighter, Sil- yer Hazel.
 The two still missing, out of 56 men and women, after 8 night of hystetia, hetoisln and death in Q raging sea off the southern coast of Luzon, were Capt. H. A. Lennard, the Silver HazelS master, and an unidentified person, believed to be a seaman.
 Two More Known Dead
 Two were known dead and 52 had been rescued. They made a mad race on frail rafts to the safety of two navy destroyers from small rock jutting from rain and gale lashed sea.
 Known victims were Mrs. Neil Williams of Pasadena, Cal, one of the freighters' five passengers, and Bernard Charles MacPherson, 18, Gloucester, Eng, apprentice seaman.
 The Silver Hazel, en route from San Francisco to Singapore and Bombay with general cargo and a limited passenger list, blundered into reef near San Bernardino island.
 The after section of the vessel broke away and submerged.
 The crafts distress signals were not sighted until daybreak Mon- day, when the O. s. K. Lines steam CT Chicago Maru neared the wreck.
 The Chicago Maru's radio signals brought other merchant vessels rac- ing alongside. But the gathering fleet was unable to help.
 Rescuers Were Helpless
 For two days the rescuers stood by helplessly.
 Then last night, driven to desper- ation by hunger, thirst and exposure to the elements, the refugebes took their desperate chance.
 On small, crude rafts, fashioned of lumber bound together with ropes, they essayed to reach the safety of the rescue ships.
 Mrs. Williams was picked up by seamen aboard the Peary but suc- sumbed before medical treatment could help her.
 MacPherson was picked up by a whaleboat from the Blumer.
  making his first cruise as master of the Silver Hazel, had left his wrecked vessel without life belt. Others said he was carrying Scotch terrier belonging to Mrs. Carol Windham, one of the four women passengers, strapped to his back.
 As soon as navy officials deter mined all possible rescues had been effected, all white survivors and the bodies of the victims were trans ferred to the Peary and the vessel left for Manila.
 The Bulmer remained at the scene planning to stay at least until nightfall in an effort to retrieve the DOSAOo VI OAAC OWO AAlOS11lk HCISOIlS,
 Evidence of Tragedy
 The wreckage of the Silver Hazel, sprawled over protruding 10 foot spire of rock, and empty rafts toss- ing amid flotsam strewn area for a mile and half around the wreck, remained the sole evidence of the tragedy.
 |, Three Hindu seamen were the first to attempt to run the storm gauntlet to safety. By what seemed a miracle, their flimsy craft hung together and they were picked up by the Peary.
 Seven more tried it and reached the Bullner shortly after 1t ar- rived at the scene at 6:30 a. m. to- day (5:30 p. m. Tuesday EST). The seven had been adrift three hours, in constant danger of death in the towering waves.
 Then the mass movement began. The Peary picked up IT other mem- bers of the crew including Third Officer s. Young, 2l-year old Scots man from Aberdeen.
 Rafts Made from Wreck
 All the rafts had been fashioned from pieces of lumber salvaged from the wreck and bound together with odds and ends of rope.
 The survivors were half naked, bruised. Many had their clothing ripped to shreds on jagged rock fragments and tossing timbers. A number suffered minor cuts and bruises and one seaman suffered fractured rib and numerous bruises and contusions.
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