| Show CRASH FLAMES TAKE 9 LIVES Worlds World's Fair pleasure leasure Seekers Seekers Seek Seek- ers Die in Plane Plan I Plunge I B Br r United run CHICAGO June 12 A 12 A gay party of worlds world's fair pleasure s seekers ekers were burned to death late yesterday in an airplane crash ruh so devastating that even the number of ot victims and the identity of of some remained uncertain today Charred bodies of nine victims Including including in In- eluding tho the pilot and his his' mechanic were removed from the twisted wreckage of a amphibian which plunged to the ground at Glenview Glen Glen- view a suburb 30 miles from Chi Chi- cago Owners of ot tho the plane which was fighting toward an nIl airport after beIng being be be- ing crippled in an attempted landing at the worlds world's fair harbor believed a tenth victim possibly a woman was Wa aboard Six of the dead were Identified They were Carl V. V Vickery Chicago pilot Harry Jacobs Wheeling W W. Va Vs mechanic J. J T. T Robinson 21 New York Edward r. Edwardr-r. M. M Fay Pay Chicago Miss Stephanie 20 Chicago Robinson was th the son of Joseph G. G Robinson Fifth street New York City an official of th the Travel Travelers Travelers' rs' rs Life Insurance company Schaller was the son of George J. J Schaller director of the Federal Reserve bank of ot Chicago TENTATIVELY IDENTIFIED One of ot the other victims victims- W was wa a woman She tentatively was Identified Identified fied fled as M Mrs Ida Goodwin 47 47 formerly formerly for for- merly of Missoula Mont a 8 dietician in a private school chool on Long Island N. N NY Y V. S The Robinson family came from New York to attend graduation of ol another son fr from Culver last week Belief Belie that Mrs Goodwin was one of the victims grew this morning A bank key found on the body bore her name Authorities were notified by bank authorities authorities' in Missoula that the key had been issued to Mrs Good Good- win Mrs Goodwin who wa was registered at the Stevens hotel had not re returned returned returned re- re turned to her room this morning since she left to go to tho the fair yesterday Vickery a veteran army array flier filer and Jacobs were found In the control room Schaller and Robinson were identified by the latter's father Both were students at the University of Chicago and formerly attended Cule Culver Culver Cul Cul- ver e Military academy together All the victims trapped in the cabin of the ship when it plunged from a height of feet were burned beyond recognition Schaller's SchaUers identification iden Iden- w was established by a Culver Culver Culver Cul Cul- ver class ring Identification of ot the other victims officials feared might take days They were among the thousands oJ ot week-end week visitors at the fair and may have been from distant parts of or the country Identification could not be completed until they were reported missing PLUNGES PLUNGES- TO o G GROUND Sunday afternoon motorists saw the huge plane once owned by Samuel Insull in the air and plunge to the ground as a wing crumpled Victims not killed by the crash died when fire enveloped the torn ship sending flames nearly a hundred feet feel into the air Witnesses rushed to the scene but intense heat prevented rescue One woman apparently attempted to leap from the cabin just before the plane crashed and arms of others extended from the wreckage beckoning beckoning beckon beckon- ing lug for help witnesses said John Miller policeman saw the crash I was sitting at the tennis court cour courtot of ot the Glenview Country club when I heard the plane and looked up he said There seemed to be something wrong The wing snapped The plane fell and there was a terrific crash The ship landed feet from the road and about feet teet from where I was sitting As I ran toward it the wreckage burst Int into flames llames with an explosion Tongues of ot flame leaped many feet into the air The sl sight ht was sickening I heard no screams but as I ap approached approached approached ap- ap as close as I dared to the flaming wreckage I saw I-saw saw a mans man's hand extended from one of ot the windows The fingers opened and shut rapidly at first but gradually stopped moving and then flames flame reached the hand The plane the Northern Light was making i its second passenger flight of the day A sudden squall blew up a few lew minutes before making making making mak mak- ing Lake Michigan choppy am and rough ATTEMPTS ATTEl LANDING Vickery completed th the customary 20 minutes minutes' flight and cam came down into the harbor A pontoon touched th the surface for tor a mom moment then Vickery Vick Vick- ery cry shot the ship back into the theair air A moment later he attempted a second landing This Tills time a pontoon dipped deep into the water and the ship lurched T if Attendants at the S. S port said they heard a 8 ripping sound At first they believed a pontoon was damaged but later decided the right Wing cracked Vickery apparently heard the the- crack and fearing a pontoon was damaged sent the plane back into the air He started for the airport al at Glenview where he probably thought he could make a safe sate landing As the plane neared Glenview li it was apparently flying at approximately approximately approximately feet teet There was a shar sharp crack and the right wing snapped off oU The plane wobbled wobble over housetops then dived headlong Into a field The two Wasp engines sank deep into the ground and the wreckage caught fire Each of ot the passengers was covered by a blanket Insurance policy taken out two weeks ago with the U. U US U.S. S. S Aviation Insurance company New NewYork NewYork NewYork York officials operating the plane said The policy provides for for Cor each of the accident victims A accident policy carried by Century of or Progress exposition may also apply officials said I |
