Show CREW GREW RESCUED AFTER HOUR 24 BATTLE IN GALE HOQUIAM Wash Dec Dee 2 AP AP After Atter a twenty-four-hour twenty battle with a storm Captain L L. A A. Nelson I of Alameda Cal commander of the three three-masted steam schooner Halco Hal- Hal co and the twenty me members bers of the crew are safe today v tv r the vessel vessel ves yes sel eel lies on the north Jetty at the Grays Gras harbor entrance virtually a total loss Late Monday night just as the ship started to cross the bar a terrific terrine southwest storm arose sud sud- denly The wind and tide carried the vessel northeast and In a a. short time she struck the bar The stern struck struel first and the rudder was damaged leaving the ship helpless helpless' against the jett Jetty The crew stayed up all Monday II night expecting the ship to break breakup up from the pounding As no wireless wireless wire wire- less was vas carried nothing was known of ot the wreck until yesterday Wire Wire-I morning when flares rEs were wele sighted by th the ste hooner Point Loma Early in the morning five men made the shore safely In a life 1110 lifeboat lifeboat I boat the remainder of ot the crew being brought in on a breeches I buoy last night by the Westport coast guard station The first three attempts to shoot a breeches buoy line to the Halco were unsuccessful ful and rescue work was delayed until the tide had hat receded On the fourth try a line was shot across the boa boat t. t |