Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-07-15 | Page 28 | Mexican, U. S. Flags Cover Carranza's Body

Mexican U. U S. S FI Flags gs Cover Carranza's Body NEW YORK July 14 AP Cap tamn tain Emilio Carranza tonight lay under under un- un der the flags of two lea ico and th the United States whose e ho he had sought to unite more closely The Mexican aviators aviator's crumpled body had been brought back from the New Jersey berry patch where he crashed soon after starting a flight by which he hoped to demonstrate demonstrate demon demon- strate anew that distances and iron fron tiers mean little In this airplane age An Inquiry at Mount Holly established established that Carranza met death in ina ina a descent probably forced b by mechanical mechanical me- me trouble and not b by a bolt of lightning as was at first thought by some some observers While plans were evolVed In the nations nation's capital for a homecoming saddened but no less honorable than If he had swept down from the clouds in his monoplane the public public pub pub- lic was given an opportunity to pay its tribute to the fallen flier INTERNATIONAL GUARD The youthful form clothed in a anew anew new uniform of a Mexican captain which rank was as the last honor his country had paid him in life liCe lay to In Instate state In a Broadway funeral church under an honorary International guard from the UnIted States army and the Mexican l embassy It was evening before preparations were completed to receive those who Came to say farewell to the youth who like e another hero her of the air flew alone on his missions Plastic surgeons had partly partly part part- ly undone the work of oC that terrible crash which had reduced the plane to fragments Future plans still In the making but It was decided that the guard should stand about the body all of oC tonight The Mexican consulate hero her where the aviators aviator's father proudly forced back his tears to express the hope that his sons son's death might further fur fur- I then ther the peaceful project of his life received hundreds of condolences condolence This tribute came from many lands and emphasized that while Mexico had lost logt a leader she had gained a glorious example for her youth FLAGS AT HALF Th The city cHy ordered its flags at half hal staff during the day for Carranza to whom It had paid its official greeting only a few tew days before Many expressed their sorrow with flowers some of which reached the church even before the dy The army physician who examined examIned exam exam- Ined the body found no burns and expressed the conviction that death lad J-ad been Instantaneous as the result of the fall falI Army experts who stud fed the plane wreckage found no sign of damage by lightning and concluded that the aviator had been forced down for other reasons In a region which otters offers few tew landing fa- fa MEXICO CITY July 14 AP- AP Captain Emilio Carranza's mother today received a a. telegram ot of condolence con con- dolence from Mrs Evangeline Lindbergh Lindbergh Lind- Lind bergh mother of Colonel Charles A Lindbergh Thousands ot of messages ot of condolence condolence con con- dolence were pouring in on the Carranza Carranza Car Car- ranza family today from all over Mexico and from many foreign countries