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1Hey puIleQ themselves out and were
escorted back to Crisfeld by six mem
bers Of the relief party.
Thompson collapsed and was taken
to a hospital, but neither he nor Til
lett appeared to have suffered serious
injury. Carey, McCready and Disney
were taken aboard the Travis to re-
cover.
The first objective of the relief
party. propelling two sleds heavily
loaded with provisions, was the Travis.
anchored in an open stretch of water
nearly midway to the islands. The
cutter was to put them across on the
ice on the island side and they were
to press on afoot.
Details of the expedition and the
tragedy which overlook it we're pieced
together by ]. Millard Tawes from
messages radioed from the Travis to
the Coast Guard TIA, lying in the har-
Dor here.
Tawes is local chairman of the Red
Cross, but he explained the undertak-
ing was not sponsored by that organ
ization.
Our position has been" he said,
"that although the islands have been
cut of from the mainland for many
days, there is no serious shortage of
food or acute emergency among the
residents
Soon after the six men turned back
to Crisfield with Thompson and Tillet.
the food supplies had to be abandoned
on the ice. Darkness came on and
the blizzard increased in intensity.
Guided by Whistle.
Sergt. Hunter, laboring frantical!y
to make his way over the ice, fell ex-
hausted. Others were near exhaustion.
The most vigorous of the group Of
seven remaining in the party went on
toward the Travis, her whistle BOOM
ing through the dark.
The cutters crew saw dark figures
on the ice and rushed out to meet
them. The Travis messaged the 174:
Pour out, being brought in. Hunter
exhausted. McCready exhausted. Mister
pretty good shape Disney exhausted -
While members of the Travis crew
attended to the rescued men, others
retraced the snow trail and found
Hunter, sprawled on the ice. The
cutters next message to the 174 read:
six aboard. Hunter dead"
Later it radioed the Coast Guard
base at Norfolk that Hunter could not
be revived and died on the ice"
The supplies" the radiogram con-
tinued, ARE still on the ice, and due
to deep snow and treacherous air holes
in the ice, difficulty will be experienced
in salvaging them.
Hope to Break Channel.
There are now 20 persons aboard
the Travis, in addition to the crew, and
as soon as the body of Sergt. Hunter is
aboard, breaking channel will be re-
sumed with the hope of getting the
stores through to Tangier.
The cutters report to the Coast
Guard headquarters in Washington
said:
"Sergt. Hunter of the MARYLAND
State police died from exposure on
the ice at about 10 p.m. February 7
while with party led by Mai. Enoch
Carey, superintendent of the Mary-
land State police, bringing supplies
over the ice at Crisfield to the Travis
and the body is being brought to the
ship.
Maj. Carey and FIVE others were
met by searching party from Travis
and are now aboard ship.
None of the others were in a
serious condition The names of
members of the party aboard the ship
In addition to Carey are: Charles r.
Barker and Charles A, Disney of the
Maryland State police and James
Mister, Richard McCready and Norris
Belts OF Crisfield. Other members
Of the party who started from cris-
field turned back and are reported
safe"
Sergt. Hunter, whose home was in
Parkville, leaves a wife and three
children. He was appointed to the
State police force March 8. 1928:
promoted to the grade of officer. first
class, August 10, 1891; made a cor
poral February 10, 1889, and a ser
geant February 10, 1884.