THE RAMMED SUBMARINE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20288, 22 December 1927, Page 11

THE RAMMED SUBMARINE

IMPRISONED MEN’S ORDEAL. FAINT SOUNDS STILL HEARD. (Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright., NEW YORK, December 20. News from Provincetown states that faint sounds were heard on Tuesday at noon from within the submarine. Storms continue to frustrate rescue.—A. and N.Z. and Sydney Sun Cable.

HOPE RAPIDLY FADING. THE SEA STILL ROUGH. NEW YORK. December 21. (Received Dec. 21, at 8.20 p.m.) Seven taps similar to the previous hammer code taps were heard at 6 p.m., but the listeners were not certain if the sounds were made by the imprisoned men. They believe that possibly the men arc attempting to free themselves. The Reas are still too heavy to permit of rescue work, and hope is rapidly fading for the recovery of the six men. All the resources, including pontoons, drills, and dredges, have been mobilised and are ready to he used at the first sign of clear weather.—A. and X.E. Gable.

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