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
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