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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1949)
PACE SIXTEEN HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLI. ORIOON WIDNISDAY, JULY 10, 149 1 lere's Eyewitness Account Of Seattle Crash Told By President Of Air Firm HatH aiarr f AH S. HcorS Slll. pr.taal ml Air Traa.r AkMrUtH. lor., irhul a-rhaala4 flight t Cakac mm4 aararllr t O.kta-Statlae rraah arllT all.r Uka- ft Mr Uat altac Ula olft. Daralar, U llfttlHtM.) By AMOS E. HEACOCK PrMlaaol. Traa.earl AMOrUtra. tM. Aa l-U le To AtllBl trml SEATTLE, July When we roi to the end of the runway. listened to both engines check rat without a spullcr. But aoon after we gat Into th sir on molar be gan sputtering and the pilot evi dently thought It best to continue. A few eeeends later ho pulled kark aa tbo throttle, apparently Intend ing to land. Then he perceived almost Im mediately that he could not land and pulled throttle attain, continu lnf to climb with a aputtenng en gine. I called to all passengers to light on their safety belts. There waa no panto on the plane. Apparently the plane want high nHlk to avoid striking the power Unas, I saw a rush eas one aide at tbo piano which I beheve was canoed by the breaking of a hlgh trailnn wire. Then I saw another' flash en tha other side. At that time I knew we were going to crash. The propellers were apparently damaged, as we were losing altitude. There was nothing I could do but brace myself. The crash ommicd with very good deceleration, as there was no damaging Jar. I called to the pi mm to pro ceed to the rear of the plane, knowing that the flames woald com from the front The tail of the pbuw waa broken off, nuking an easy egress for the paosf ngfrs. I watched all passengers off the plane. My wife, who wss acting as a stewardess, was In the rear of the plana standing near where the tall broke off. I saw her lying with her head down between two seats, but as she wss struggling I knew sht wss not seriously hurt. I picked her np and threw her bodily out of tha plane. Then I passed bark threats the piano toward the front and checked all seats for passengers. Then I went throngs the pilots' comport ment, which was tarn off the craft I foand two pilots struggling and a third pilot apparently dased or am- TOONERVILLE FOLKS belts and wreckage. One nun. Jsmes M. Adams, the co-pilot, wss pleading with me to get him out I pulled the wreckage off him and picked him up and threw him clear of the flames, Then I pulled the pilot. Merle Edrrrton, wha was either dased or anronsrlona and threw him clear of the wreckage Then I pirked ap Tony Jessing, who was In the navi gator's oral and pitched him oat of the wreckage. Jessing pleaded with me to be easy with him as he was injured, but the flames were already I closing In on as snd I bad no other choir bat to throw him over a fence. As I tossed the pilots clear of tha flsmrs and wreckage. I ssw spec tat on drsg or carry them to safety. I called to the bystanders to se cure smbulancea. Then I wss con cerned about whether my wife had been pulled clear alter I threw her out. I circled the barnlng plane and at a fireman pointing to what no ' mid was a man barted in the wreck, ago of a honse which wss demolish ed by the crash. I ran in after the j man and the fireman helped me I paU him to safety. I rtsatmbtt bsv vow --r - - hat- opp.. ) TN,. trig to climb over a davenport to get ta the victim. The house was demolished and the man was covered with wreckage. Then I returned to tha rear ot the plane to determine It my wife was safe. Someone told ma ha had seen a women answering her de scription board an ambulance with out help. After determining there was no mare I could do. I prowdid la my office with Wilbur Fitch, an of my employes, who bad driven to the All three wen entangled in saivty ; Sale ON ALL STRAY HATS! 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