Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-11-10 | Page 14 | New from Foreign Fields

News I From Foreign Fields I PLANE FLIES TO AID OF MAROONED CREW Sailors Near Death After Arctic Tragedy CAMERON BAY Northwest Territories Terri Tern tories Nov 10 By Radio to the United Press Press Into Into the bitter cold of ot the Great Bear lake region on the rim of th the Arctic an airplane bearing medical supplies to survivors of a wrecked steamship flew today The rescue expedition left within a afew afew afew few hours after two companions of 01 the shipwrecked men had fought their way across the Ice-choked Ice lake in subzero subzero sub sub- zero temperatures to bring word of their plight Exhausted and almost frozen the two men reached reache Cameron Bay with word of ot the wreck and rescue efforts ef ef- ef- ef forts Shortly after leaving Fort Franklin Franklin Frank Frank- lin un fire broke out The crew a desperate but losing fight to check the flames Two were drowned The others m made de their way to shore in a tiny Uny rubber boat Wet and rind almost frozen the crew put up shelter as best they could for forthe forthe forthe the exhausted survivors Two of the themore themore more hardy members set out to bring word of the tragedy to Cameron Bay Others less able to withstand the hardships of the already bitter weather er cannot survive long unless rescued they reported