Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-09-03 | Page 1 | 4 Ships Trapped in Gulf Storm

4 Ships T Trapped In Gulf Gull Storm NEW V ORLEANS Sept 3 UP U- U Four ships were reported Friday j i afternoon wallowing in the storm- storm lashed section of the Gulf of Mexico where a hurricane was moving toward the Louisiana coast with mile 75 winds The coast guard said the Hope Crown of Galveston and the tanker Gulf GuU Caribbean of Port Arthur Texas were about 90 miles north of the storm center The tankers Gulf Horn of Houston Texas and Esso Charleston of Jacksonville Fla were reported about miles east of the center United States weather bureau forecaster W. W R. R Stevens said the hurricane hit the coast to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow afternoon or night At 2 pm p.m. today Us center was re reported reported re- re ported miles due south of Vermilion Vermilion Vermilion Ver Ver- milion bay on the central Louisiana Louisi Louisi- ana ann coast