Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-11-07 | Page 1 | Flier Fails to Reach Field

fAll FAlLS F i TO IO REACH RACH I II I JIl I I JQ Jl Woodward Wood Skilled I Pilot Is Beli Believed ved toI to I I Have ave ve Crashed Into I Snow Hidden Peak JOHN JQHN WOOD y WOODWARD WED D aerial mail JQ J pilot bound from bound Salt Lake I to to Cheyenne vas V reported I I missing b by local aviation field j I officials s last night Woodward i t t yes was las lass lasi h heard ar of at forty J Jt t r st of Ph Y T her he made made- I to O la jat t X oO J flOk e. e l r ay lt oh Tl M ei sih ul hay tineI i i t r i il 1 l T j I u- u J t ii il V i t tt caused Sn dU and I Ik o I w weather ther flew nd kept pt toe the his k r track as ae guide It n is s th that t when he came cam to to the the Sh tunnel near near Cheyenne through which the track pass passes passes Woodward lost his w way lay ay and continued in another r direction I According to avla aviation on officers Woodward Woodward Wood Wood- ward had sufficient fuel to last him himan himan himan an hour when he pe left Ti FEAR FOR SAFETY S At a late lour last night the gravest fears were expressed for Pilot WoodI Woodward's Woodwards Woodwards Woodward's Wood Wood- wards ward's safety 5 5 I He lIe l left ft here yesterday morning practically on schedule at 9 10 o o'clock clock with a heavy load of mail mall said Claron I Nelson superintendent of the local I field I r 1 had a dinner bet with him hat he could not get away with the load he was carrying but lt he made a beautiful takeoff He narrowly missed the wires but turned and headed with the wind and nd gave a wonderful exhibition exhibition exhibition of airmanship waving as he heI went thac thaL the dinner was won The next we heard of him was a I wireless from Rock Springs that he had landed there at at- 1110 and got away about thirty minutes later He I was next reported-flying reported over Laramie at with a heavy fog and clouds j to the h e east st of him Into which he was I I TOOK A CHANCE His landing at at I i I indicates that he must have en un- un J difficulties and I am sorry he heI took took the the- the chance chance of trying of-trying trying to make it I Into nto Cheyenne He l-e is one of our our most and evidently thought he heI could make it into his destination by I following the railroad t It is q qi ite lle true that In hazy weather when a man is following g a rail line he Is apt to become much conf confused s d when the road enters a tunnel He Isso Is is' s so so o intent on following the track th that t the he loses direction and when it suddenly sudden sudden- ly disappears he is apt to become com completely lost Woodward has been flyIng flyIng fly fly- Ing the r route ute for some time tithe and m may maybe y yI be entirely safe fe but I am fra frankly iy ap ap- ap p. p I S 5 I