Show Hope of Rescue for Lost Sub Abandoned British Admiralty Says Efforts to Save Crew of 61 Alive Impossible By the Associated Press PORTLAND England Jan 29 The 29 The last straw of hope for forthe forthe forthe the rescue alive of any of the 61 men and officers who went down with the British submarine M 2 last Tuesday was snatched away today by the publication of an admiralty statement saying it was no longer possible to hope The statement which was based upon a report of the rear admiral in charge of ot submarines said however however how how- ever that the search of the sea floor for the ill fated submarine would be continued OLD WRECK FOUND The object sought by divers yesterday yesterday yes yes- on the theory it might be the M 2 was found to be an old wreck ithe the admiral said and nd the succeeding search will be conducted conduct d at another spot spit where a former fonner sweep brought up two submarine hand flags in a canvas case Distressed wives and relatives of ot the men groups of oC whom have been waiting tearfully but hopefully at the I gates of 01 the dockyard here since the search began lost their last crumb of comfort with the admiralty's announcement an an- announcement Desperate efforts were made last night to reach what was v thought to be the submarine although even Continued on Pane Page Two 4 I HOPE GIVEN UP FOR LOST SUB Continued From Pace Pase One I then thc the spark of or hope was feeble e and almost out Divers risked their r lives time after aeter time tune in a stormy sea to reach the bottom of the 18 fathom 18 m area in the channel where the submarine sub marine was believed to be lying When night fell and the sea grew more and more rough they were forced to abandon the effort however however how how- ever and to come ashore here for tor a few tew hours rest I SEARCH FEVERISH The search was all the more feverish fever ish because everybody knew there was not a moment to be wasted and andi i if the crew o of the submarine had managed managed man man- aged to cling to life that long on the slender supply of ot oxygen in the hull members certainly could not hang on much lon longer er The reception of what were thought though t to be subsurface signals by the hy hy- of ai the destroyer Thruster which was assisting in n the thc rescue testa e work added impetus to the labors o ol f the navys navy's crews labors which no now w have definitely been declared without without with out reward Today lar large e quantities of or oil bubo bob bled up to the surface in West bay not tar far from where oil patches were war e discovered yesterday The sea wa was s comparatively calm and the salv salvage e flotilla centered about the thc oil patch but by midday they had not succeeded succeed ed in locating its source |