Show IN AN EFFORT TO RESCUE imprisoned MEN twenty employed Emp loyes of a factory on a ship are cut off from escape now york feb 7 in an attempt to reach and take off twenty men who have been imprisoned on short rations since tuesday on board the gun barge eliphalet bliss icebound in novae bay the nonpareil a big ocean going tug of the white star line will this morning leave greenport Green port L I 1 with six miles of ice to crush her way through before she can get into touch with the imprisoned vessel the men employed emp loyes of the bass manufacturing company of brooklyn makers of projectiles were caught in the ice while testing war torpedoes on the bay towards the easterly end of long island several attempts have been made during the week to reach the bliss by two tugs from new london conn across the sound which finally gave up and returned to their home port captain day of the nonpareil said that he had every hope that the big tug would be able to break through the ice yesterday it performed the service of conveying the mall to shelter island which had been icebound ice bound and without mall service for several days there were rations for only one day aboard the bliss when tho ice pack caught her with the ice packed solidly between the stalled gun barge and the shore the men would have been able to take care of themselves but the presence of many fissures and breaks has made it too hazardous for them to attempt the passage on foot to the shore the nonpareil was called from this city yesterday when it was seen that a powerful vessel would be required to break through the jam and rescue tho imprisoned men |