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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1921)
The Capital Journal Salem, Oregon the hull of (be airship. Maxfield 's Body Recovered. . Men engaged in tho work: ot sal vage reported at the ArneHfSn consulate today that they had found a body believed to be that of Conunandwr Louis H. Maxfield fn charaw ot tha American contin Immediately after the iisaster, Big Public Funeral Is Probable ZR-2. This body of Lteuifeant.fthey were held fast to the wreck Disaster Claims 17 Americans swam along tbe keel. J secured John H. Grout me American con- tnr - I inr. 111 " of the body of oae man and turned it over to the. boatmen, but could find nothing else." Two Americans Found. The body of Lieutenant Charles O. Little, one of the American of ficers, was today at the Hull in Marcus H. Esterly, another Amer ican victim, was at a n.ortoarv and' both Were being held, yen On g age or were imprisoned in tnc gondolas. They said they feared he tide and the swift current of the Humber would carr them anl; Lieutenant Peamoyar fobe-l Ll.ut.B.. . comes senior officer ot the Amer "'red Lonaon , kin of ,k. .., lean detachment, ana Naval Phy slolan Taylor assumed control of the situation for the' American government. They are co-operating In the work -of recovering and identifying the badiee and are pie- an inquest, which probably will not be held until attempts to take paway. uao Den . -- m hj. uTisea. a. . other bodies from the ruins Uavck Large quantities of wreckage oenascert-uk,, been made. Harbor officials to day expressed doubt that many bodies wpuld be recovered unless were found this morning to bave at Ambmnrt " where she and n.. v. ' HNS firmary where h- d after being removed from the wreckage of tbe I floated up the river by the tide and little was visible outside of gent aboard the ZR-2, several mflee below this city. during their st N Page Eight Victims of Dirigible Disaster to Be Ac corded Military Hon ors at Lodon. London, Aug. 25. Thi Ameri can and British victims of the dis aster to the ZR-2 at Hull last evening will he accorded a great public funeral, probably in Lon don, it Is considered certain. Tbe air ministry today had the pro ject under advisement and an an nouncement regarding It was ex pected at any time. Meanwhile, all England pro foundly stirred by the destruction of the giant dirigible the great est of all air disasters is giving expression to its deep feeling of mourning for the victims and sym pathy for those bereaved. In Lon don the atmosphere today was somewhat akin to that which fol lowed tbe receipt of news of a serious disaster during the war days. At tbe alt ministry, which yesterday was a bee hive of activ ity with elaborate preparations for the trans-Atlantic flight, there was today a sensible depression on all sides. Brides Waited Return. It was at Howden, Hull, Leeds and neighboring towns, however, where lived the wives and rela tives of many of the men whose lives wer snuffed out by the dis aster, that the loss was most keen ly felt. In these places, too, were the English brides of nine of the American enlisted men, who came to England for the trans-oceanic flight. These young women had been eagerly awaiting the time of the ZR-2s start for America and had expected Boon to follow on board a government transport to their new homes. . The American dead Included two members of the American Legion, Lieutenant Little and Lloyd 10. Crowell, mechanic. Several of the British victims were members of the British Legion of Former Serv ice Men. Both these organizations will be represented at the funeral servi ces. Kinz Sends Message. As the dirigible was still Brit ish property, not having yet been turned over to the American au thorities, all Investigations of the calamity will bo supervised by the British air ministry. Foremost among the expressions of condolence was one from King George, who telegraphing from Balmoral to Air Marshal Trench ard at the nlr ministry, said: ' "I am shocked and grieved to hear of the terrible disaster which has befallen airship R-38 (the British number of the big dirigi ble) resulting in the loss of many valuable lives of American and British, with the relatives of whom I sympathize. I shall anxiously await further information. (Signed) "GEORGE, HI., "Chief of Royal Forces." Commander Broote Popham of the research department and Ma jor Cooper of the investigation branch of the air ministry have gone to Hull to investigate the cause of tbe disaster. Lord Lee of Fareham, first lord of the admiralty, this mornlne telephoned Commander Harry L. Pence, naval attache at the Ameri can embassy, expressing his regrel at the loss of American lives in the airship disaster. He extended on behalf of himself and the ad miralty condolences to their be reaved relatives. Pick of Yankee Fliers Among Those Killed in Destruction of Di rigible ZR-2. New Tork, Aug. 25. The pick of the American llghter-than -air naval fliers were among tbe offi cers and men who perished In the ZR-2. Aeronautical authorities here today declared that seven offi cers and ten men of the United States navy who died In the trag edy represented the best American knowledge of the construction and operation of dirigibles. The American dead are: Officers: Commander Louis H. Maxfield, 37, St. Paul. Wife and two chil dren were with him at Howden, England. Commanded at naval air station In France during tbe war. Received cross of Legion of Honor and United States navy cross. Lieutenant Commander Calen tlno N. Bleg, 30, Haverford, Pa., married. Performed destroyed du ty during war. Lieutenant Commander Emery Coll, 32, Westboro, Mass., mar ried. Served as member of the allied aeronautical cSnffflission of control, executive official of air ship detachment at Howden. Lieutenant Marcus H. Esterly, 30, Voungstown, Ohio, married. Lieutenant Henry W. Hoyt, 31, Clearwater, Fla., single. Lieutenant Henry W. Hoyt, 31. Clearwater, Fla., single. Had charge of lighter than air work with Pacific air forces until sent to Howden as member of airship detachment there. Lieutenant Charles G. Little, 27, Newburyport, Mass. Married re cently In England. Distinguished himself in an ineffectual attempt to save the American blimp C-f when It was destroyed in New foundland. Non-commlslsoned officers and men: Charles I. Aller, Denver, Colo. Maurice Lay, Greensboro, N. C. A. S. Pettit, New York. Robt. M. Coons, Owensboro, Ky. Lloyd E. Crowell, Charleston, S. J. T. Hancock, father in London, England. Willam Julius, Los Angeles. Albert L. Loftin, Lake Charles, La. William J. Steele, Bainbrldge, Ind. George Welsh, Elgin, 111, Blast Caused Many Deaths! (Continued from Page One.) Sole American Survivor Of (Continued from Page One.) came an explosion of either a pe trol tank or hydrogen and flames Immediately began to sweep the forward part of our halt of the hip. "What was happening to our comrades in other parts of the dirigible I don't know. Most of the officers and crew were amid hlpa either seated or lying in their bunks when tbe gliders broke. At least one man dropped through tbe ' gap made by the break. Possibly others did but probably most of them rolled for ward when the airships iiosj went down. "I ran back to the tail to get away from the fire in the bag. Bateman, Potter and I got into the cockpit. By this time tbe gas wax becoming depleted and the ship wa shooting- down rapidly. The forwari bait bad already beaten us toward the water. We couldn't use- a parachute then at we were too low only a few hundred feet up. Jxsprd for Life. "I saw we were going to land in the water, ao I climbed on the fab ric forward of the tall cup. 1 couldn't tell bow fast we were tailing, but when I thought we were going to strike, I Jumped. "I was surprised to find my feet triklng tbe bottom. I had land to the Humber river, carrying with her more than forty of her crew. Only one American, Nor man O. Walker, a rigger, and four British Flight Lieutenant A- H. Wann, Ernest Davies, chairman; H. Bateman, scientific assistant', and Walter Potter, mechanic, sur vived the disaster that in a twink ling changed the trial cruise of the airship Into a ghastly tragedy. During the hours of darkness that followed the collapse and de struction of the ZR-2, tugs stood by the wreckage and keen eyes scanned tbe water for any bodies that might have been dislodged by the tide that flowed over all that remained of what was yesterday Great Britain's mightiest dirigible, which officials expected to turn over to the United States navy to day. It was believed that the ruins of the aerial dreadnaught held the oodles of fifteen American and1 twenty-six British officers and en listed men who were engaged In the final test of the machine. Cause Still Mystery. All hope that there might be other survivors of the disaster was dissipated during the night. The wreckage fell only 200 yards frnn the shore and the six gondolus in which most of the airship's per sonnel was riding sank Immediate ly to tbe bottom of the Humber The men in the gondolas it was be lieved would have little chance to escape after tbe dirigible struck the water as the weight of the engines and machinery quickly carried the ruined structure be neath tho water. Experts .,.. were at a loss to account for this greatest of peace time air disas ters. Residents of Hull who were wmcaing k-z wuen her cruise came to its sudden and tragic end declare that It seemed when the craft attemptod to make a sharp turn during a speed test, some of her girders buckled and broke. Some members of the crew appear to have this same idea of the cause of the accident. Charles Harrison Brown, of the United Statea army flying force, was an eye witness of the disease. 1 noticed, he said to'lay. "that the ZR-2 was moving In a pe-ullar manner, the noee or the dirigible showing an unusual tendency to drop down. I knew at ence that something was wrong, and mat. li ed the machine carefully. In less than two minutes the huje enve lope broke In two and tell in flames. I ran to the river aide ed In four feet of water near ' Shore. Both my comrades stuck (o tbe ship and continued to cling to where I obtained a tug and went ber as aha struck. I managed to' to tbe place where the wrec Vad scramble aboard the wreckage and fallen. I put out a small boat and tbe three of ua were picked up bywent into the gun cock pit in the tuc" aft section of tbe airship and than TTtese Are the Advance Styles for Fall! Red Sport Coats Are Btlng Warn on All Occasions! Our Price Only $9.90 SlTiS IIIIsiiiiiiiiiiiiiiIIbIIb I This Youthful Dress la a made of fine blue tricotine with fancy buttons, vestee and round collar finished with a black bow, and It all has the effect of a smart little coat and skirt. 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