Show OGDEN AVIATOR I KILLED AT SAN DIEGO GROUNDS 1 Orville W. W Ruby According According According Ac Ac- cording to Dispatches Was Vas Drowned in Pacific S Si clI III Ogden OS-Ilen Dee Dec II H. Orville Wallace Wallace Wal Wal- lace ac Rub Ruby eon of or W Y YV V. W W. and Eleanor Ruby SaG Tw Twenty second nty street died Y yesterday as a n re result of or an nn aviation accident at ot Rockwell field San Oloe-o Oloe CaL Cat accor according to a telegram received by his parents rents from Colonel Burwell commandant of or tho the aviation school The first telegram stated d that he had been Injured at ot o'clock In the forenoon forenoon fore tore noon the second that ho had dl died d at nt 1120 a. a a m. m According to an Associated Press dispatch from San Diego Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- tenant Rub Ruby was drowned dro In tho Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- ocean when ho made a dive l e from froma a n. height of or about feet teet and failed to lift the noso nose of or tho the piano In time timeto to regain Its flight Ho He was engaged In aerial gunnery practice at tho the time Explanatory Explanatory- Message c The Tho massages from Colonel Burwell r read ad as follows Regret to inform you that your son Orvllle Orville Wallace Ruby was wan so- so o- o Injured In n al airplane piane accident that occurred at this field at a. a 19 this date Everything possible being being- done b by post surgeons cn and you yott b. b bd kept fully tully Informed of ot any changes In condition Second message read raad nd Regret to in inform inform In- In form torm you that your O lr son Ion Second Wallace nub Ruby died diM at 11 1120 0 toBay to- to Jay Bay at this field as result of or airplane accident Everything possible done don b by surgeons of or this this' field but ho failed to tor r recover er consciousness after accident t. t Request Information by wire wiro of or your our desires as ns to disposal of ot remains which will be sent with attendant at gov- gov government expense If it so desired Deepest Deep Deep- est sst sympathy sympathy- from myself and officers af or this command In your our sad bereave bereave- ment Letter follows Prominent Athlete Lieutenant Ruby was waa born November Xo 22 22 1896 at me Utah Ho was graduated from the Og Ogden en High school with tho the class of ot 1915 Ho lIo was captain of or the football team In 1911 1912 of ot tho the basl basketball team In 1913 and of or the baseball team In 1914 He lIe was waR president president dent of or tho the student bod body In 1912 Ho lIo won Ills his letter In football basketball and baseball ll for tor three consecutive years ears Following his graduation ho was made mado physical director of athletics at tho tiro state school for tor tho the deaf and blind producing a winning team In InG When hen tho the school year ear ended he ho engaged In mining In Nevada with his father tather Ho lie enlisted In the tho arm army In September 1917 i was waH sent to Camp Lewis a member of ot headquarters ho company com com- pany Three Hundred Forty eighth field art artillery III er made sergeant soon poon afterwards afterwards after after- wards w and was transferred to the School of or Military Aeronautics Berke Derke- ley Icy Cat Cal In February I 1918 graduated from t there In iii Juno an and was wag sent to the lure Rockwell field flold at San Diego Ho IIo finished his hla course courso at Rockwell field and was sent to tho the Mather field Sacramento and recommended for tor n a commission He lie returned to Rockwell field to enter the advanced school chool won ton his license as a pilot and at nt tho tiro time of or tho the accident had two moro more weeks s In I which to complete his Instruction for tor a license as a n pursuit pilot When tho the armistice was signed ned he was given his hla choice of an honorable discharge or to remain and finish his course which he choose to 10 do i Escape E From Front Penh According to a I companion George Georgo 13 TI Balch who has returned to Ogden Ogen Lieutenant nt Rub Ruby had two narrow es escapes escapes es- es capes from death On his hla first solo trip nt at a height of or about 2000 feet he did the loop Joop In dual Instruction Tho The lIfo life belt hall hail been loosened to enable him to perform ono one of or tho the turns In making tho the drop tho belt slipped lipped off and ho was hurled out of or the tho cockpit but held by h- hone one knee and managed to toland toland land nd safely At another time the tho plane became unruly unruh and he was forced to tomake tomako make mako a 0 landing and succeeded In righting right right- when within about 60 o In ing the piano foot of or tho the ground round landing safely with but damage to tho the plane Ills His bod body will be accompanied to Ogden Ogdon Og- Og don den within the next week by b an es escort escort es- es scort s- s Rockwell field cort of or soldiers from following military mUllan services at nt thai arrangements will b bt bC Funeral place mado made later Ho lie Is survived d by b his parents parents par par- four tour Bisters slaters Mis Misi Flossie Hub Ruby and Grace Graco Ruby nub pearl Cawlo Cawley Mr Mrs Irp Ret net nn and ono brother Wells ells Rub Ruby Isle Ills father la Is at presort present nt at Green Grcen River RI Wyo Wo on ona ona a mining Inspection trip |