DISASTROUS STORM.
MANY UVES AT STAKE.
TISHJNG VESSELS MISSING OFF
NEWFOUNDLAND COAST.
THREE PILOTS DROWNED IN ATTEMPTING TO BOARD STEAMER.
(By Telegraph-Press Assn.-Copyright.) (Received This Day, 11.40 a.m.) : ST. .JOHN (Newfoundland),
December 4,
Another Newfoundland disaster rs feared, silence continuing to conceal the fate of' 70 persons, including four women, aboard nine missing vessels, which left on Friday for Bonavista (East Coast) ‘ports. Searching steamers have- reported no success. The hurricane which overtook the vessels latter they had landed their summer catch of fish and loaded winter supplies, wrecked at least three other schooners, whose crews were rescued, nnd it battered a number of steamers. After fighting the storm off the. coast for five- days and 'burning all her wood work when the fuel was exhausted, the Norwegian steamers Hertha was towed Into port to-day. The vessel reported that ..three pilots had been drowned •off the headlands, when the pilot boat ■capsized as they were attempting to board the Heftha. One pilot was saved.
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 December 1929, Page 5
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