Evening Star Newspaper, December 21, 1930, Page 6

Lk HOPE ABANDONED [ FOR SEA SURVIVORS Toll of Disaster Victims to Await Full Check of Search- ing Vessels. By the Associated Press. COPENHAGEN. December 20.—Res- cue vessels that had combed the fog- hidden Cattegat for 24 hours tonight virtually abandoned the search for pos- sible additional survivors of one of the worst marine disasters in the history of the Danish Coast, the sinking of the Finnish liner Oberon off Laso Island. At least 40 persons, and possibly more, are belicved to have been drowned ‘when the Oberon went down, or to have rl:"!hed later in a sea of flaming oil at escaped from the vessel's hold. The | Oberon was rammed and sunk late last night in a dense fog by her sister ship, the Arcturus, of the same line. Captain’s Family Lost. By a strange coincidence the two ves- | sels were Capts. Erik and rus, after the tra commanded by brothers, si Hjelt. The Arctu- edy, picked up Capt. Erik Hjelt as he swum in the icy waters ‘with the body of his drowned 4-year-old daughter in his arms. Capt. Erik Hjelt's wife also was drowned. Of 12 English passengers known to have been on the vessel only two-are believed to have sur- vived. The Arcturus rammed the Oberon amidships on the starboard side. There was no time to launch boats and pas- sengers and members of the crew flung themselves into the water, trusting that they might be picked up. ‘Within three | minutes one of the bolets of the Oberon burst and the ship sank almost immediately. In some way escaping oil became ignited and the light of weird yellow flames glared through the fog. ‘The Arcturus’ call for help brought the Swedish steamer Tolken, bound for Gothenburg, full speed through the fog. As it neared the scene of disaster, the commander slowed down to avoid strik- ing swimming survivors or boats. Rescued Die of Cold. In the meantime boats from the Arc- turus managed to pick up a number of survivors. Some of these later died from cold and exposure, it was said. Despite a badly damaged bow the Arcturus stood by in the calm sea until other vessels arrived to take up the search. Then she limped toward Copen- hagen. The Swedish steamer Loke this morn- ing found two of the Oberon’s lifeboats. They were empty and it was believed that they had broken loose from the davits when the ship sank. A fishing vessel near the scene found a third life- boat. In it were a mitten and a watch, evidence that it had been used by sur- vivors. What became of them could only be conjectured. Until all the rescue vessels still at the scene of the accident report, it will be impossible to determine the number of dead. Reports here ranged from 37 to 44. Forty persons are believed to have been saved of the center. STAR, WASHIN! GOLDENBERG 1. V. N. S. CENTER OPENED Nutses of the new Goldenberg I. V. N. S. Center getting their orders from Charlotte Hasselbush, who will be in charge In the photo, left to right, are: Lena Fitzpat rick, Charlctte Hasselbush, Eva Jameson and Louise Dobie. —Star Staff Photo. |PEN WOMEN TO OPEN BRANCH IN TOKIO| American Women There Who Can Qualify as Professional in Cul- tural Arts Eligible to Join. The National League o0f American Pen Women sannounced yesterday it was about to establish in Tokio its first branch in & foreign country. | Its membership will consist of Ameri- can women residing there who can qualify in professional work in some of | the cultural arts. Correspondence is now | being carried on between Mrs, G. G. White, national chairman of member- ship for the Pen Women and eligible American women in Tokio, some of whose credentials already have been re- | ceived. | Mrs. Grace Thompson Seton, national president of the' Pen Women, aroused | interest in such a branch during a re- cent visit to Tokio, when she addressed & group of men and women of various | nationalities organized into a literary | and artistic association. ° Receipts from the social-welfare tax in Vienna, Austria, are greater at pres- ent than ever before. General Motor: Italy Extends Aviation Lines. Ttaly's civil aviation lines have ex-| panded in three years from 325,000 to | 1,900,000 miles flown. | ol cabosig e, Two railroads have started through train services connecting the United States and Mexico. Anchor Bar Teeth BEST_FOR 15 YEARS TEETH WITHOUT PLATES | CROWN AND BRIDGEWORK 406 Seventh Street Over Woolworth's 5 and 10 57 150:00 4322 3rd Street N.W. 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