Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-02-26 | Page 2 | Shipwreck Survivors Total 168-125 More than First Listed

Shipwreck Survivors Total More ore Than an First irs Listed ST. ST JOHNS JOHN'S Newfoundland Feb 26 The A P The The count of men rescued from the shipwrecked United States destroyer Truxton I jand and the naval supply ship Pollux stood Thursday at I more than were accounted for in first reports Newfoundland villagers said said they had taken bodies from the sea and continued their search for others The United States navy had announced announced announced an an- In Washington that officers and men were lost in gale- gale churned Canadian waters where the two vessels recently were caston cast caston caston on the rocky shore and smashed but did not give the number of survivors What the casualties might have been had not four sailors from the Truxton braved the to tomake tomake tomake make shore on a raft could not be L. L d J guesse guessed As it was the ships h had a d been pitched on the rocks four hours before the sailors could summon summon summon sum sum- 1 mon the aid from shore inhabitants inhabitants inhabitants tants for which President Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt has expressed his admiration and gratitude