Show TWO KillED WHEN AKRON SNAPS CABLE Third Sailor Dangles 1000 Feet Above Ground Is Hauled Aboard WATCH TRAGEDY Commander Tells of Battling Heavy Storms By y Associated Press Iru CAMP IP KEARNEY CaL Cat May l 11 11 After dangling for lor two hours on a tail rope of the giant dirigible Akron from w which ch two of his comrades fell to death Bud Cowart a landing crew bluejacket was hauled into the Akron at o'clock toda today CD Dr a- United Tress Press I SAN DIEGO CaL May 11 Two 11 Two youths were killed here today when the dirigible Akron broke from its moorings while efforts were being made to land it at al Camp Kearney A third youth was hanging from the cable of the dirigible at a foot 1000 altitude at noon when the report o ol of the deaths was received at naval communication station here The names of the youths killed were ere given as Bob Edsel and Hinton first name unknown The youth hanging hangin to the cable was said to be Bert Cowart CREAKS BREAKS MOORINGS l The Akron broke away from rom its moorings three times while marines marines and citizens were trying to rand land it for refueling The long cable dangled from the I nose of the ship and sailors were trying try- try jog ing ng to pull it to the mooring mast when the cable snapped and with a motion threw the two sailors to the ground Immediately the ship floated back into nto the air mr with the third sailor still sUll clinging to the cable Edsel and Hinton fell from the cable able at an altitude o of 2011 feet Cowart was safe temporarily It was vas said when he succeeded in makin making mak- mak in ing ng a sort of a cradle for himself He lie looped the cable In such a manner manner manner man man- ner that he was yas able to hold on Navy Y officials announced the heat o 0 o. o the sun apparently was responsible for or the difficulty In landing the Akron and for the deaths of the two sailors It was explained that the heat caused the helium gas to expand rap rap- Idly Orders were issued to cease landing landing land land- ing operations until after sundown SEE SEC TRAGEDY It was estimated that persons persons persons per per- sons saw the tragedy After the landing anding trouble and the final elm clra matic break from the moorings the crowd swelled to and Un United ted states marines were assigned to police police po- po lice ice duty Edsel Ethel and Henton were plunged to o death when the strand broke at about feet altitude Had it not been for this witnesses said the tw two sailors might have been able to se secure secure secure se- se cure themselves as did Cowart Commander Tells TOIlS Of Fighting Storms By COM I. C. C E. E ROSENDAHL Commanding Navy Na Dirigible Akron Written for the United Press ABOARD U. U S. S S. S AKRON Near San an Diego Cal Cat May 11 The ll-The The dirigible ble lie Akron was soaring p peacefully toward oward the Pacific coast today after undergoing the most severe condi condi- ions in my opinion a rigid airship ever vcr experienced All one night was spent completely surrounded by severe lightning and the he ship was running at top speed to avoid void being caught in violent thun- thun Continued on ago Pago Three snips snip's DOCTOR DROWNS BUENOS AIRES May 11 P P iP Dr Charles Christal physician of the American Americ m merchant steamer Hollywood Hollywood Hollywood Holly Holly- wood was drowned when he stumbled as s he was wa walking up the gangplank to o board the ship at the docks here last ast night I HOW T AKRON AIRON LOOKS LOOIS FROM THE AIR I r rI I It 4 I Thi This picture shows how the giant navy dirigible Akron looks to the birds and a aviators fl flying over the Sunnyvale Sunny Cal Cat dirigible base while the sky queen Is moored there Photo was wu as taken while the Akron was grounded rounded during durin an eastern test TWO KilLED I II I WHEN AKRON SNAPS CABLE I Continued from froni Pace Pae One Ont that blocked our every available route to El EJ Paso ZERO VISIBILITY I After being prevented by zero twice from getting over mountains mountains moun moun- I we wc decided to try the route from Pecos via V Van m Horn but we found lound lounda I a similar barrier thereAfter there After fruitlessly awaiting a clearing clearing clearing clear clear- ing from there c we decided Tuesday afternoon to break through by flying blind bUnd About the thc middle of or the afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon we successfully negotiated the tortuous 75 m miles Jes between Pecos and V Van m Horn by flying solely on dead reckoning and the ships ship's instruments Our course was laid to follow the curving Southern Pacific railroad tracks and finally at feet elevation ele dc- the ship plunged through from its cloud of blindness and into a broken brok en and clearing sky just short of or Van VanHorn VanHorn Horn The plunge through fog was really filled with drama Just before reaching El Paso we encountered what was styled a moderate mod mod- crate erate sandstorm but the resulting disturbance in the thc upper tipper air column is not to be so conservatively esti esti- mated After AHer about two hours of fighting our way through the pass at El EI Paso suddenly out o of a clear sky and en unannounced another terrific sandstorm tried to impede our progress progress ress rocking rolling and thrusting the shi ship shin up and down But the Akron took it beautifully The night was spent in snaking through pas passes es in m the thc mountains but due largely to the splendid system ol or beacons installed b by the department of commerce aerial navigation even under such conditions was readily accomplished shed The Akron Alron stood her severe tests magnificently Due to unanticipated necessity for extra cruising occasioned occa ocea by thunderstorms and fog our fuel supply while not depleted was so reduced as to lo render it imprudent im imprudent im- im prudent lo to proceed beyond San Diego without Wi t hou t i replenishment enish men t cx experience I having I taught us the value of adequate ade quate reserve Accordingly we ye shall shaH stop at Camp I Kearney and refuel before proceeding proceed ing to Sunnyvale All Alt hands and the ship are arc in excellent condition except ex cx that we have four radio operators operators opera tors suffering with static cars ears from long exposure to thunderstorms |