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
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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
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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
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They tsjr you're Dot ftslly in "old-timer' it
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20 years . . . ind at SO years, there'! a special
comptny award: gold witch snd six weeks'
ncatioo with psy.
Thit'i appreciation of min't service to his
company, of course, but it alio illmtratei principle we believe in
fot all employees-good people In good jobs serve you best, snd
we do everything we can to mske jobs it Standard good.
Security, good pay snd working conditions, idvincemeot from
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that principle reality. The average length of service of ail our
17,890 parent company employees is slightly more thin 11 years. And
the 20-year "old-timers"? Fully 4,856 ire working with ui today.
Spud Festival !
Set October 21!
MERRILL, July 10 The 13th an-
nual Klamath Basin Potato fraUval
WUI be held October 11 and . !
Merrill Lions set the data at their I
dinner meeting Monday evening.
Various other experts ot tha big
event were discussed and It was
announced that Klamath Baaln
Potato O rowers would be In charge ;
of all potato exhibits as Uiey have ;
In years past. Dr. F. I. Trotman. ,
W. H. Homes and R. L. Dragoo com- i
prlM the central committee, and
other committees working under j
llirm will be named In tha near
future.
Places were set tor 11, and Presl- j
dent Alonso Hodges waa in charge. I
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