Show SHIP LOST IN IN STORM STRIKES STRIKE LEDGE IN BAY WIRELESS IRELESS K APPEAl HI I mi fOR HELP F I SILENCED I Steamers Search in In Rai Raging ng Blizzard but Believe Boat With Aboard Has HasI Sunk I HALIFAX Jan Groping 13 13 Groping her herway herway herway way toward St. St John N. N B B. t through ro gh a a. blinding snowstorm the tIle Royal Mail Ia 1 teamer steamer struck en ca a at atthe atthe atthe the entrance to the bay of Fundy Fandy early today After sending out wireless calls alls for assistance the tho vessels vessel's 8 wireless wireless' apI apparatus ap ap apparatus apparently failed and it has not Dot b been cn possible to restore communication I cation with her It It was first reported that the tue thes s steamer eamer wa was ashore off Brier on th the ca eat east t side of or the ba bay t hut but the lighthouse light house keeper t there hero l ter reported that he could coul not JOt locate her It Was Was' then thc thought tho that she hc might bo be on on one of the le ledges at the western entrance to the hay bay She is said aid to h have L Lo o per per- sobs tJ on ott board including a crew of seventy five men I The got off her course t-llen t bound from front the thc West Indies n and Bermuda for St. St John N. N B. B Reports Report received ed here state that the steamer reported that hei het forward hold was wais d with water and aud that site she was listing badly The lla Hay of Fund Fundy was swept today todor by bya bya a a 1 terrific northwest i gale accompanied by thick snow which made difficult tho the Cask ask asko o 0 of and a assisting assisting- the tho steamer The first n news news ot of the pU reached here in a dispatch t to the lie department depart depart- ment of or marine and fisheries s tram front th the Sable st station The rue message said ald Five Fhe a. a m m. today todar reports between rocks oft off Brier Brici land island Buy Bay of or orlund lund Fundy Have Ha advised Ce- Ce cue cilc to please assist Rushing to Rescue It was subs subsequently learned b by telephone telephone tele tele- phone from Westport the nearest port to Brier Brior Island that no sign o of the Cobe Cohe- quid could be seen Horn from there The Brier Island lI lighthouse c keeper reported that he not locate the on the rocks off otT the Island inland at the tile western entrance to the ba bay It was thou thought ht that the tho captain of oC the C having lost his hiM bearings s in the bl blizzard Id I'd was vas mistaken mistaken mis mis- taken In giving a n IN ledge e off ocr Brier Drier Island as the scene of or the accident As soon as the grounding of or the tho Cobe Cobe- quid qUil became V kno known C C. C C C. Harvey n agent ent of ot the department of marine and sent wireless Instructions to the government government govern govern- ment merit steamer Lady to proc proceed cd to lo the ti steamers steamer's assistance Und Under r fa favorable favorable fa- fa a- a conditions the La Lady I-ady should reach the early carly tomor I I row When the Cape Sable station sent out the radIo call for or lieu help the tho message was as picked up b by the tIle Bremen for or New York and Urn the BelvIdere BelvI derc dere lere Belfast for or New York am and both steamers arc are cd believed to have hare gone to the assistance Six othor other steamers are arc known n to be fighting their way through th tho storm to the al aid of or the distressed vessel These e picked up her first wireless call mil for help |