Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-01-06 | Page 10 | Survivor of Panay Bombing Pauses in S. L. on Way East

Survivor of Panay Bombing Pauses in S. S L. L on Way East It was a miracle any of ofus us got out alive The harassing story of how close death brushed those aboard the gunboat Panay when it was bombed by jy the Japanese was told by J. J Hall Paxton obliging second secretary of the American embassy at Nan- Nan king ting a Panay passenger who visited visited visited visit visit- ed Salt Lake City Wednesday eve eve- ning Short bespectacled Mr Paxton verified previous statements that the I bombing was deliberate Carefully guarding his remarks Mr Paxton who has been in hi the government service since 1925 pointed out that I r could tell youa you youa a i lot about the Panay incident but butI I dont don't think it Would be proper to relate the story before giving the facts to the state department On a leave of absence that Is long overdue Mr Paxton Thursday was telling his story to Washington D.C. D.C. D D. C. C officials before settling down with his wife who in is-in is Providence R. R I. I I to enjoy a vacation The shrapnel fragments that hit me didn't hurt much but I did injure in injure injure in- in jure my left knee he said I have suffered with water on the knee which has been painful at times Its marvelous that we survived the Japanese attack he he- asserted as he graphically painted a picture of how the Nippon plane swooped low over the gunboat It was no nomore nomore nomore more dangerous for me than any of the rest I was in the ships ship's office at the time the bombing took place When asked if he wasn't just a little bit glad to get out of the war warzone warzone warzone zone the visitor replied I II I dont don't mind being over there I rather like it There were were some dull days They were not all ing You know we dont don't have a aPanay aPanay aPanay Panay bombing every day Mr Paxton arrived and left via United Air Lines I