Show BLIZZARD BEATS I RESCUERS RESCUERS' TRAIL I Idaho Crash Parties Battle Storm SPOKANE SPOKANE Wash Dec 22 MH AA p- p pA I A blizzard beating through Mullan canyon threw new obstacles today in the path of ot a rescue party seeking seeking seeking seek seek- ing the wreckage of a Northwest Airlines plane on Cemetery ridge south of of Kellogg Idaho and and even caused fears for tor the safety of the party Reports from Kellogg base point of the party which h started yesterday yesterday yester yester- yesterday day on a snowshoe e trek to the summit summit summit sum sum- mit of ot the ridge where the wreckage wreckage wreckage wreck wreck- age of ot the plane was sighted from the air said a driving rain had turned i into to snow and the blizzard I was roaring around elevations much lower than foot Cemetery ridge Slay May Check Pro Progress A. A R. R Mensing Northwest Airlines Airlines Airlines Air Air- lines division superintendent expressed expressed ex ex- pressed fear the party's upward progress had been checked and that its 12 members were forced to hole in to escape the fury of ot the storm In the wreckage it is believed are the bodies of ot Pilot Joe Livermore LIvermore Livermore LIv- LIv and Copilot Arthur A. A Haid Hald the only occupants of ot the ship when It crashed Friday near the top of foot high Cemetery ridge south of Kellogg Idaho No word had been received from the main party headed by Fred Cunningham an experienced ed woodsman up to o'clock Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- standard time this morning It left Kellogg yesterday afternoon It was presumed the party had passed Cunninghams Cunningham's cabin about 12 miles by the ro round about way the party must travel from the wreckage From the cabin the rescuers rca res cuers must break their own trail over the exceedingly rough terrain and through deep snow v. Leader Uncertain A. A R R. Mensing division superintendent superintendent for Northwestern Airlines revealed Cunningham had said he may not be able to reach the wreckage near the top of ot the ridge from the Kellogg side Cunningham was quite sure the route he mapped out was the best but he would not riot say definitely he e could reach the wreckage by that route Mensing explained The air line official said a plane would be sent over the mountain to help guide the rescuers as soon soona's as a's weather permits 1 if such a flight can be made he said smoke bombs will be dropped at the wreckage At the time however the mountain mountaintop top was in fog and it either cither was raining or snowing in the vicinity A second rescue party started today today today to to- day from Herrick about eight miles south of Cemetery ridge |