Page Two
Frutov. September 4, 192.".
THE
UUILI UllllUlim
SURVIVORS TELL
OF CATASTROPHE
(Continued From Pates Oof)
Both of my hinds were
in an ancle and I broke
louse teurlng my flngera.
when sllKhtly. Then 1 dropped
! ground and a wire raunith:
dropped orer her aide, and niem- j a'r.
ben of the erew, kicking and awlrl- oausht
inc diully itrped the rope ready, tnera
i to awlne to Mfety or dt'ath
:the half bag came down.
later, carried at
by the gale, the "'uer me ruu v .
I finally got loose ami ran
my leg. drugging me down hill
"l.lcut. It. II. Muyer of Seallle.
waa J"! ahead of me ou Hie lad
der olid I here nuiy have been men
to t hp Just behind mo
around I -1 had lust
, when It broke,
reiiehed llie ui'por
"It wna lucky for inn tha hl
didn't roll over uu mo and kill mo,"
he said.
l.lcut. J. I. Andernon. owea lila
who waa the lnt man lit leave n.
- IMIO -
Hi., eonlrol car. wna ataiullna nu ih.J . oik
porllon f tho "cat walk" which ,nd ..'V. MT 41
broke loime at one end and awuni i , , ' to uia,T ,
structure, when tho ladder and
..... .1 thrt
terrific pace by the gale, the """" - - - siruie were
fore section plunged down 10 mile.' "na" " 00" ina raa p; control c.ir wun ine men n
i .1. Kill rti.f .If tha WV .if Ih.l . . ... .1... .......... A I
from the scene of the nral crash.' "" ' - pmngeo m ..
..u.in.rf . .n.vil ram. to a'l"K ta- J. K. Malak. uviatioll
k.i. thn rolled laiily down tol hcilr'l ,b" ,hlD cra''k ln'mato und one of tho
life 10 a we.lern etyle lurlut thriiwn.ilownWK"!.
by l.leul. H. ti. Mayer. Anderson! Jut before It link, away Mayer
iiuehlulst'a
surx ivore
a burden from our heart. I can-j
not talk about the Shenandoah, and
only want to thank you for what,
yen hare done for us." j
22 Survivors
Hundley at down. Tears filled
ltir, eyes. The survivors were then
escorted to a train and left at
6 ."0 p. m. i
The rvenyr-two men, many with
broken ffngers. sprained ankles and
other- external injuries were brought
trim ' the scene of the disaster In
busses. The bodies of their com-,
rades were laid out in the morgues
at Caldwell. Ohio, near Ava. await-.
Ing disposition by a board of armyj
surgeons which will convene in!
the morning.
Cornfields and woods in two!
counties had become the grave yard
of the huge hulk which tell toj
earth, a tangle mass of . wreck-j
age on the second anniversary of
her first trial flight. -
The Shenandoah carried no par
achutes and harrowing scenes took
place on board as the Valient crew,
heroically facing death, stuck to
their posts nnril death, stuck to
their potts until death seemed in
evitable. ' Stories of survivors differ some
what on events leading to the trag
edy. Most of them agree, however,
that the ship struck a squall, soar
ing at aa altitude of about 3.000
feet. An engine stalled. Control
levers sent her to 5,000 feet. A
brilliant electrical display caused
Commander Lansdowne to rescind
this order and the ship waa sent
to a lower level In an attempt to
pass under the gale.
.' Mind Waa Terrific
The wind became more terrific.
The remaining motors were quieted
and the crew attempted to make
the bag a tree balloon. A still
more terrific blast struck her amid'
hips,, She careened, and crashed
to earth.
The fore section, torn free, shot
heavenward carrying many of thel
crew. j
The aft section dived 'like a
plummet, crushing the life from
the men who were caught under the
ponderous motors in the control
cabin.
The fore section seared upward
drnnkenly. Bigging ' ropes were
It
earth.
I am alive tonight because
stopped to look at my watch a
broke In two. said W. L. Richard-' T'"e' ua
son. potographer on the Shenan
doah. .
I got out of bed at about t a.
av. Thursday and went after a
drnk. I intended, to go forward
ta the control car,, which was on
the front end of the ship to see If
weather conditions would be right
for making pictures.
After getting a drink, however.
I .looked at my watch and saw It
was too early so I decided to go
back to bed.
This decision undoubtedly saved
my life. Instead of entering the
control car, I returned to my berth.
The control car dropped clear of
the ship and dropped through space
like a comet, killing all who were
In It.
After I returned to my berth the
pitching cf the ship became more
violent and it started nosing down
ward. ' Suddenly a cool gust of wind came
down from the keel of the ship,
probably caused by Its sudden rise
from 3.000 feet to 7,000 feet al
titude. What is called a twister line
squall, caused the sudden rise. It
also caused a drop back to the
2,500 foot altitude a second later.
Then the ship started straight
up again and broke in two. One
section, the forward part, carrying
the control car, shot straight up.
The other section on which we
were, dropped rapidly downward.
It seemed to flutter down like a
falling leaf. First the front end,!
then the rear end would be on top.
A part of pur section was torn away;
before we finally landed. i
I managed to save myself from.
sliding off into space by grabbing;
hold of wires and girders near my
berth. Then j& . sjon as possible
I started to the after part of the
section.
I got hold of a gasoline tank, but
it broke loose from its moorings
and I caught some girders again.
Through an open hatch I could
see trees speeding under as a few
feet away. Then I saw the ground.
I started down a folding ladder,
which had been used by an after
engine car which had been carried
two we knew theu that all control, aboard tho train waa walking lth-
was gone and all hope of saving
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In a few feot of the pla.ee when'
the ship broke. After a wild
Lieut. J. B. Anderson at Hyatts-i rje through tho air on the front
one of the Shenandoah end of the bag he wan causlit on
survivors, told the I'nlled News . rablo and dragged over tho
Thursday night his experience of; ground suffering a sprained ankle,
the disaster, Anderson was in the Hla whole body whs stilt from
control caif when the part of the bruises. '
great hlp supporting It broke '""-
and shot Into the air.
When the ship cracked, he said
every one knew It was doomed.
"We figured the best chance to
save our lives." Anderson continued,
"was to get into tho main rigging
of the ship and let the control
car take the shock when it came
dewn.
j "Col. Hall, the army obsorver
wno was wun us, went up the lad
der to the 'cat walk"."
"Others may have followed him.
but there was so little time to
think that I don't recall whether
they did.
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