Show S T r I I a I LJ 5 V i. i tt- tt i 1 v Bennett North Pole Flier Die DiO I PILOT STRICKEN flYING RELIEF SHIP TO IO BREMEN Mrs Bennett Commander Byrd at Bedside as Death Comes LINDY'S HOP IN VAIN Was Slated to Go on Ant Antarctic arctic Trip POINT AMOUR Que April 25 By Wireless to the Canadian Press Press The The Marconi company agent here learned today that the trans trans Atlantic Atlantic fliers filers marooned on Greenly Island had decided to at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt to leave for Murray Bay inthe inthe in inthe the Ford relief plane this afternoon if weather conditions favored It was learned that the trans transAtlantic trans Atlantic plane was left on the island having developed engine trouble WASHINGTON April 25 AP AP- AP Naval officials said today after telephonic conversation with Commander Com Coi m- m mander Richard E. E Byrd in Quebec that Floyd Bennett would be buried in Arlington cemetery here Byrd was consulted upon receipt of eariel earlier ear ear- tier lier word that burial would be in Brooklyn QUEBEC April 25 25 AP AP Floyd Floyd Bennett who flew over the the north pole with Commander Richard E. E Byrd died at 1050 a. a m m. m today from double pneumonia Bennetts Bennett's death came while his wife was near him herself a patient patient pa pa- tient in the same hospital with ton- ton siliUs His closest friend Commander Commander Com Com- mander lander Byrd rd was also there having cancelled canceled all an engagements and arid rushed here as soon as Bennetts Bennett's s condition became serious LINDY l IN QUEBEC Colonel Charles Charles A. A Lindbergh was was also in Quebec having flown here from New York last night carrying serum in a gallant but vain effort t to save the north pole fliers flier's life Bennett was was- brought to the Jeffrey Jef frey Hale hospital by airplane from Lake Ste. Ste Agnes Sunday after be being betag be- be tag ing stricken while commanding an anair anair anair air expedition to to the relief of oJ the I stranded trans AtlantIc c fliers on Greenly island ON RELIEF PLANE Bennett undertook this relief ex expedition expedition expedition ex- ex with Bernt Berat Balchen al although although although al- al though both of them had t tc to- to leave leae sick beds to do so At Bennetts Bennett's' cold turned into pneumonia and he I had to drop from the expedition Balchen pushed on without him Bennetts Bennett's condition became in increasingly increasingly increasingly in- in serious as the days and hours passed and at 10 o'clock this morning specialists brought here to attend him from New York an- an Continued d o on page 5 5 I 1 Loses Death Fight r y ax L Lv v I FLOYD BENNETT I PIOT STRICKEN FLYING RELIEF SHIP TO BREMEN Continued from page 1 flounced that everything was in vain and that he lie was dying Fifty minutes later he passed away Commander Byrd said he would remain here with Mrs oIls Bennett until until un until til she sho is back at home The commander said said- that ar arrangements arrangements arrangements ar- ar had been made to at attach attach at- at attach tach a special car to a train leavIng leaving leaving leav leav- ing Quebec at 1 30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and that he lie and Mrs Bennett would travel In that with wit h Bennetts Bennett's body The body will be taken to th the e Bennett home In Brooklyn and Commander Commander Com Corn mander Byrd said that Mrs Bennett Bennett Bennett Ben Ben- nett had told him she sho would lik like e to have the body lie in state somewhere somewhere someWhere some some- where near the home until the en enof end d of the week Tentative arrangements arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments have been made for funeral services on Sunday Sunda Commander Byrd and Mrs Bennett Bennett Bennett Ben Ben- nett were both at Bennetts Bennett's bedside when he died |