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us vdvc Liner at To Pier ronfo i Many ofj512 Passengers! Leap Overboard 'or Slide Down Ropes -170 Officers and Crew Work Desperately to Rouse Tourists On Burning Snip; tin I I i. (- PETEB SAGE, imm TORONTO! Sept 11 (CP-The w0" slP fire in a century of Great Lakes history swept through the cruise-ship Noronic in the early' morn--irig darknesstoday and made its torn and sunken hull the tomb of- possibly 180 Nine hotirt jafter the first alarm at 2.38 a.m. signalled th start of a wild, ilame-lashed panic, more than 80 broken and burned bodies had Been recovered. But the search covered only the main deck and scores more bodies" were believed packed in the submerged rotunda of the lower deck. Chief Coroner Smirle Lawsori estimated the dead at.146.tj! 1 1 Canada teamship Lines officials said 226 pas-; sengers, firemen! and crew were 'unaccounted for 4 at 10.30 a.m.fand that as other survivors turned up the total would ihe reduced.

at Exhibition. A.M A temporary morgue was set up today in the horticultural buil4ing of the Canadian National Exhibition to receive yictiims. A spokesn it the CNE morgue said bodies were coming in so fait it Was impossible to make an accurate count If i Not since the; steamer Phoenix burned in Lake Michigan on November 2l. with 247 dead, had such a death toll been claimed bvi lake-ship fire. The Noronic's sister ship of the Canada Steamship Lines, the Hamonic.

burned near Sarnia in 1945 with one dead, Fire Chief Hurd jfcaid it might be days before the "many bodies" in the ship; btlow the water line could be recovered. TORONTO, Sept. 17. (CP) The list of identified, dead in today's Noronic ship fire: Eunice Dietrich, 1326 West 73rd street, Cleveland. Blanche Farragher, Youngs-town, O.

1 1 List of Persons Treated In Hospital i TORONTO, Sept. 17. (CP) Thirty-even persons off the SS Noronic were admitted to General Hospital, most of them with minor burns. Most seriously Injured was Mrs. Louise Dusten, but her condition was not critical.

A crew member, George' Wy lie, suffered minor burns and a slight head Injury. Three-year-old Stephen Gasper of Dearborn, was treated lor, smoke injuries and burns. Hospital officials said the following persons were treated: Mrs. Louise Gasper, Dearborn, Leo Carri, Fort William, Katherine Johnston (57 Duke St.) Toronto; Athale Murray (102 Tyndall Ave.) Toronto; Jade Bailey, East Denden, Mich Bernice'McClelland, Detroit; Mr. ana Mrs.

H. W. Chalsant, Cleveland; Kenneth and Jane Meiser, Toledo, Dr. Coan, Cleveland; Sydney Butcher. Windsor, Ada Roberts, Detroit; George Kops, Cleveland; Garce Tuffley, Pittsburgh; Mrs.

Dora Kleiri, Detroit; Edna Hobson, Pittsburgh: Al Lindgen, Montreal; Thomas Young, Thorold, Lydia Klink, Buffalo, Harry Phifer, Pittsburgh; Matt Hack-man, jConnington, Dora Dheso, Manitoulin Island, Ada Spry, Manitoulin Island; George Smith, Forest. Mrs. Howard Kunz, Cievjnimd. Concluded on Pace' 32, CoL 1. Noronicnit By Disaster On Last Trip TORONTO.

Sept. 17. (CP) The great white Noronic, Summer cruise ship for thousands of Canadians and Americans over her 36 was on her last trip of the season when disaster struck her. She had put into Toronto at 6 p.m. Friday after picking up passengers at Cleveland and Detroit.

She was due to leave this morning for Prescott and the Thousand Islands, returning; via Toronto and Detroit to her Winter tie-up at Sarnia. The great white ship was 387 feet long. Ship-FireSuryivors Crowd Hosiptals. TORONTO, Sept. 17.

(CP) -Clad in night attire, survivors the fire-wracked steamship Noronic crowded corridors of city hospitals. fact many fled the ship without belongings or street clothes made identification of the injured difficult. Among the first to be identified was Mrs-. Anita Macer of Cleveland who suffered severe burns. Also admitted was Mrs.

Henrietta Hackman of Conning--tbn, suffering shock, and Paul Duval of Toronto, overcome by smoke. CRITIC HOPE-WALLACE Inside of the main deck, firemen groped through debris, blackened wreckage which looked like a burning coke-pile with flickering of flame. The gentle west wind had blown away almost all the heavy, smoke and steam which, for hours shrouded the wreck, but a dull haze hung over the scene. Alongside, the slip was filled with bobbing life-belts and a couple of duffle-bags floated nearby. Life-guards dragged irom rowboat for bodies of any who might have drowned as scores jumped overboard or slid down ship's ropes in the darkened confusion when the fire was first discovered.

Fire officials, standing on the pier littered with lifebelts and debris, were still unable to explain the cause of the outbreak. They concentrated on the task of recovering bodies as ambulances lined up alongside with white-coated attendants beside wheeled stretchers. The Noronic, whose sister ship the Hamonic was wrecked by fire with' the loss one life near Sarnia in 1945, lay in the slip with her main deck almost in the water. The wooden superstructure of the two -upper decks was burned away and the ship's skeleton was buckled in at least two places. Steel lifeboats on the starboard side of the upper deck alongside the pier were crumpled like wet paper.

While the search for bodies went on, two dozen hoses played on the vessel amid-, ships, where the boilers are located. AH bjut 20 of the passengers were Americans. The Noronic reached Toronto at 6 p.m. Friday from Cleveland and Detroit. The ship's master, Capt.

William Taylor, of Sarnia, personally helped awaken many of the passengers. With W. E. Brown, of Port'Arthur, a special officer for the. line, he smashed in cabin doors and carried at least one woman passenger to safety.

Crew members said the captain leaned over the bow, as flames and smoke closed over the vessel. Conclude on Pace 32, 4. Egyptian Starts Channel Swim ST. MARGARET'S, Kent, England, Sept. 17.

(P)-An Egyp- tian army lieutenant Hassan Ab-sel Rehim. 41, today at 10.30 a.m. TJMT (6.30 a.m. EDT) began an attempt to swim the English! Channel from England to France. Hassan came to this little vil- lage north of Dover from his training camp at Folk stone in the motor launch Britannia, which is accompanying him on -his swim.

It would be necessary to pump out tne snip. Canada Steamship Lines officials, who at 10.30 a.m. still had not released; thellist of establish the fire victims by a 'it. 100 harbor, where; she re mained until danger of the fire spreading other area ap- vessels, in peared past. Slid Do Rope.

Selma Darkegaii attrac tive blorideifrpmif Montreal, said she slid irope and injured her fignil hatid. With the hand bandaged by! a first-aid worker, Mj4s Darkpen, clad in brrvn4rtd-white checked slacks, to pin)s sweater and blue jaclafe! remained for more than-1 Ihour in -the steamship company offices, at the- pier to wftch jthe fire fighting. Al Lundgren qt'i Montreal, bar manager aboardtried to reach the bartp save the cash in his bar receipts'. He was forced back! by; flames and leaped frorh the bow to the pier. Concluded on Pif J2, Col.

2. TT Crowd of 200, Jams Waterfront y1 t. ii' t-h i 3ee noronic TORONTO. Septi f-l (BUP) It waa estimated? hat; crowd of 200,000 jammed, nto ithe Toronto waterfront! fa trying to get a glimpse fit blackened. It'i til At times polic iiad, ta fight to hold them back, Cars were blocked for hundred of yards in all streets leading ltd th water- fmnt i' I i.il Quits WorklferPar To Mark 10M Bjrlhday BUFFALo71lX.iisipt.3i7.-P) -flames A.

(Dad) Kyiliiffitook a day off yesterday iolpaity Cele-braUng his 1 05th birthday. He said he'd be back-' at work today in the upholstery shori he Operates in his home. i j- 'fi 'Double Trouble' "Double Trouplrrt iptpmisen more than double interest with every chapter the. new ser ial starting today on page 30. Written by Williaw Hobtbn.

"Double Trouble" ii an itiusual story of the cattltr-irouMtry. a real Western thrill, with -a surprise ending. INSIDE THE Club EPage 10 Parr 22 Boys ana oiris ptsmjul a. 2- i i i.inmM i i Page 20 Chess Problem Churches rage 37 Page 12 Classified Pages 38-41 Comics jt. 4.

Paget 27-32 Crossword Puzzles j- Pages 22-30 Dorothy Dix i st lis; a 4 Page Double Trouble new serials Page 30' Editorial Page 6 Goren on Bridge J. it. i 4 Page 6 Movies iij! Page 18-19 Music and Drama flsV. i A Page 1 7 Ottawa Valley Days i. Li- Sage 31 Pitching Horseshoea.

j. ill. Page 2 Practical Meal Planning I Page 9 Radio Programs i Page 41 Roosevelt and Russians it Page 2 Solunar Tables Jte 23 Snorts Pm 29-2S-42 a tamps Sunday School Lesson' 4 i Race 31 ge 12 Why Grow Old? Page 9 Rage' 9 Page 22 Your Babv Your Horoscope Your Marriage ge Utei i ta i Indefinitely Rental controls which expires next, March 31 will be renewed by Parliament and fkent into force until the new lihousing program of the Do minion- and provinces has produced enough new homes and other accommodation ta end the housing shortage. The controls will not be handed over to the provinces but will continue under the authority of the Prices Board. Nothing Burdensome.

It is understood that rental controls may be eased with the development of the new housing program- That is, certain rental increases will be permitted as conditions permit, but the aim of the Dominion and the provinces is not to allow increases which would be burdensome. -The whole question of price control will be laid before the provincial premiers at the coming Dominion-Provincial discussions. 'Cats Promise Wide-Open Spirited Play Claws bared to fight for their, first win of the season, Hamilton's Wildcats arrived in Union Station at nine o'clock this morning in high spirits. The Wildcats, defeated twice by Toronto and once by Montreal in previous starts, face Ottawa's Rough Riders for the first time at Lansdowne Park this afternoon Us a game beginning at 2.30. I Frank Gnup, Wildcat coach would make.no prediction on the outcome, but promised a wide-open game that would probably bring the (ligh scoring by both teams that has featured other Hamiltoii games this year.

Inspector James Callaghan, of city police, said this morning that traffic arrangements at the park would remain unchanged from the Montreal gamer No automobiles will be allowed in or out of the Bank street gates, but must use the four gates fronting Holmwood avenue and the Driveway. Wfth the baseball war over for Pete Karpuk following the defeat of the Nationals last night, the speedy Rider backfield star will be available and dressed for today's game. However, Karpuk is still suffering from a bruised shoulder and arm and may have to be used sparingly by Coach Wally Masters. Concluded on Page 32, Col. 6.

Speedy Probe Of Noronic Fire To Be Ordered The Federal Transport Department today was preparing to order an immediate investigation into the fire that ripped through the CSL cruise steamer Noronic In Toronto today. To Join In Probe. MONTREAL, Sept. Canada Steamship, Lines, owners of the ill-fated lake steamer Noronic, said they had joined fire officials in a searching investigation into today's fire aboard the vessel in Toronto. SAYS: films which were exhibited in number as one of the more important side shows of the festival, there were some notable contributions, but neither in music nor the drama did- Canada cut much ice.

One could have foretold so much, knowing the conditions of this festival and one might haye wished to warn tha Ottawa Drama League company who came so far to give an extremely lively and amusing performance of a Canadian play that there is a great difference between being asked to play in Edinburgh dur- task was made extremelv dinicuut py tne scattering oi survivors to hotels. hbsptals and the homes of friends. Two women, lied in hospital where 57 others had been admittedii lB Seriously hurt. More than 100 had TORONTO, Sept. 17 (BlIP) Survivors of- today's blaze aboard the SS Noronic said I fire-fighting equipment aboard the ship failed 'to work when they tried to use it.

i "There was- negligence on somebody's Don Church, an American vacationer from Silverlake, told a reporter. Another passenger, who declined use of his name, said he picked up fire extinguisher but found it had no sodium in if. Heavy Drinking. All survivors told of heavy drinking among passenger shortly before the fire brpke out. Crew members said they had little or no time to figure where the fire; started but were unanimous in saying if flashed through the vessel so fast "we hardly hd time to "It came so one.

crew- man said. "We stayed aboard as long as we could. We checked the cabins in the' stern area and brought a few passengers Then ''we made a second check, so we'd be sure we didn't leave anyone behind." -Raging Inferno. But he said it was impossible to reach the front part of the ship which turned into a raging inferno within minutes. 11 "It was suicide to ao.irrto the he said.

"The shio was blazing terribly. Sparks were flying all over the place. If the passengers in the forward section didn't -get then there's not "much hope for them." i I Horror and Heroism. TORONTO, 17. t3J-! Huddled in hospital corridors, and the lobby of a downtown hotel, burned and hysterical passengers of the Noronic told today of a ijight of horror and heroism in which they were hauled or scraa-beld from the burnieg ship.

For a half-hour 'after flames enveloped his ship, Capt William" Taylor, was still standing ia- tXe bows, throwing ropes to passert-gers clambering over, the side; As he was being- Ukn ashore on a fireman's ladder the ladder broke and Jit fell intd the icy bay and had to be puUfd out. Concluded on Pace 32. CoL DHCIUd TH WEATHER MONTREAL, SeptJ ITV-CF) Dominion Weather Office SJ(L a.m. report OtUwa: Variable cloudiness tW morning becoming iranay this afternoon. Little change in trm- peratnre.

Light wind. High t. day 72. Samrnary for Satardar: Mainly sunny. Outlook for 'Stnv.

day: Variable clovdJ- nesa. i Synopsis: A bamd of showers moved through sokithwestera Quebec regions jfurinsl the night. Considerable broken! cloudiness still remains over thise regions in' the wake of the The cloud is expected. decreasa during the day to. bring mostly sunny weather this afternoon.

In Eastern region of the province mainly cloudy weather is forecast and a few scattered afternooa showers will Over the week-end the Quebec regions are expected to remain tn a band of rather unsettled weather conditions.1, Variable cloudiness is forecast with" no rainfall-at present in sight Tern- perature will be slightly above normal Sunday. Temperarorea. Vancouver 52, 64; Victoria 49, 62; Jasper 45. Edmonton -44, 52; Saskatoon 65: Regie a 40, 64; Winnipeg SO. -69; Port Arthur 46, 59; Kapuskasing 32.

51: Windsor 51. 70; London 49, 71; Toronto 53, 76; Ottawa 4. Montreal 56. 67: Moncton 47, 72; Halifax 54. 72; St.

John's 51, 68. i '1 TORONTO Sept. 17. (CP) Mad story of the passengers' canfiised flight to safety fror i the burning SS Nfironic was pieced to gether from he stories of survivors, 'Peter Sage, of 233-B Montcalm street, Hull, a deckjhand on the Noronic, said he groped his way through the smoke-filled engine room and helped tipwards of 100 Noronic passengers to -reach the Cayuga, a To ronto Niagara passenger steamship, moored along side the NorOnic. 1 With her rjow; ablaze-- Sage and Cayuga crew members soori put out that fire with hosilines the Cayuga moved out injto the Hit-qndRun Driver Injures Young Girl Police were looking this morning for a hit-and-run driver who sped away after colliding with a truck at the corner of Bayview road and Wellington street last night.

Slightly injured in the accident was 15-year-old Jeannette Long- pre, of 26- Merton street, pas senger In by George Longprt, 42. also of 26 Merton Longpre was proceeding north on Bayview road when he collided with, the hit-and-run car at the intersection with Wellington, police said. The car was fravel- ling south on Barview road. Police reported! the auto backed Up after the collisi Hon, turned about and drove swiftly across the bridge, which is closed to The car eastbound traffic. swerved round a a guard with lantern.

Damage to the barrier and past i red warning truck amounted to an estimated $25. Constables Arthur Foster and George Besharah Investigated. Festival! ing the festival and being invited to form part of the festival proper. May be Overlooked. Every year the grown larger and side shows.

have more numerous; anotner year indeed they may find incorporated in the official but until that happens, anyone who takes part in the festival as a side show stands the chance of being overlooked to an extent that would1 hardly happen if jthfe contribution were made in lesjs Congested circumstances. Concluded on Page 15, Col. 1. been injured. Nearly R.

Beck, assistant general transport agent for CSL, said 512 passengerH-mostly from aeveland.fi petfoit and other U.S.. c4tUs were aboard with 170 jcrewf Earlier estimates said tHef vere 520 passengers and CSL officialssii their solicitor advisedjj tHem not to release the lists 11 wre accounted for and next-of-kin notified. The task of traciftghe 682 persons aboard te fforonlc her Ijatt cruisft fa busy tourist season promised to -extend for daysjj.j Firemen Search Only a few. miipu'tes after --the firemen carpring pike-poles and aboard the cruise cjiieerrof the upper Great Lakes, they called for tarpaujinsi in the amidship, area where the -j saloon, was they handed up bodies-jthey were quickly wrapped' Vi tarpaulin and laid on thi pief in the haze of smoke and steam. Fire of ficials: Mated it would be impossible in have ny idea how many the 520 passengers and crew, sought to check of known survivors.

Thej passengers and 180 crew may have been they get into the innards of the The searchers were unable to go aboard until almost five hours after the first of three alarms was sounded at 2.38 a.m., bringing 18 fire trucks and twa fir boats. into a futile battle against the blaze at the Canada Steamships Lines- pier at the foot of -Bay street. Across Queen's Quay roadway from the ship, settled by the stern to the bottom of the slip, police held back a crowd of onlookers. The crowd, which dwindled at dawn to about 1,000 after having packed the pier with pedestrians and motorists during, the height of the rescue fforts. increased after davlight.

The bow of fire-scarred hull pointed to the city with the name Noronic ironically almost unblemished and with -wreckage and ruin on all sides. The bridge and other parts of the superstructure had vanished but the two masts stood, the: forward crow's-nest flame-singed. THE NORONIC I 1 Ottawa Play Deserved Better Place at By PHILLIP HOPE-WALLACE Dram critic for Time and Tide and Manchester Guardian, and adjudicator at last year's Dominion Drama festival when an Ottawa group was selected to go to Edinburgh. Specially written for The Ottawa Journal. EDINBURGH, Sept.

17. Let us face it. The third international-festival of the arts in Edinburgh which has just finished was a success. Canadian participation in it was not. Not, that is to say a success which called attention td what Canada could offer in an I international concourse.

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