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Show : EXCITING inhabitants of the Island of Kauai Kau-ai 15 miles from "he spot where Commander John Rodgers and crew of thei ill-fated sea-plane P. N . 9 were found drifting, received; their first news of the rescue over radio KGO, located in Oakland. California, 2300 miles away and rushed down to the bay in time to aid the half starved men to land. This information came in a Utter today from Miss Doris Durst, visiting in the town of Lihue on the island of Kauai, addressed to her uncle, F. R. Ziel, San Francisco tjiuslness man, who immediately turnedl it over to KGO. Miss Durst's letter follows: "This letter is to be an exciting onw. Uncle, for I am getting fond of radios ra-dios after last night. By luck I was at the Rice plantation home for dinner. din-ner. The telephone rang and Editn Rice beckoned me. She said excitedly, "Cousin DickN U ice has just heard l a dio KGO, tho General Electric station sta-tion in California say that Rodgers and his crew have been picked up t, :'. submarine 15 miles off tha coast of our island. "We jumped into Mr. Rice's ca. and rushed! to the radio station, but it was all dark. So wo raced over to hear Dick's radio say more. We waited wait-ed but were disappointed; nothing more was said about Rodgers. On tne way back we stopped at the wireless sta.tion, because it was lighted up. Tho operator said that he just heard on a small set in his home, 'submarine 'subma-rine towing Rodgers and his plane into Lihue harbor; for God's sake get on the wire. Dick and Paul stayed at the whe less station, but Mr. Rice, Juliet. Edith Ed-ith and myself drove furiously down to tho wharf. We were the first oneu there. Edith telephoned the sheriff and the doctor to come down. She then awoke the wharfkeeper, who im locked the dock. It was a lilack night and we could' see nothing but the submarine's sub-marine's lights blinking. "Suddenly we heard a splashing. Ii was Mr. Conis, his pretty daughter, Clarissa, dressed in overalls and shirt like the Hawaiians dress. Dick and Paul. They were rowing out to the p'ane in the only small boat in Lihue. The plane had been cut loose by the submarine, and the boys tried to tov it in. but their line parted. Dick yel-b-d back to us. 'Drive to Nawi'.liwil-1:. Nawi'.liwil-1:. they are adrift again. "Mr. Rice drove to th" little cove. H" tiie r.gave orders for everybody to :urn their lights on the water. We eenild pktmiy see th" plane drifting towards us. Finally, about 12 oVoe-k Mr. Conie. Clarissa and the boyu managed to toe the plane int0 the nouth of the river, where the water was smoothe-r. I wadnd out along--;'' Ihe boat and watched the aviators read their telegrams and orders. Commander Rodgers seemed to be the weakest. Mr. Rice took him in his car and drove to the hotel. "Two cigars were made to last 3 days, Commandor Rodgers told Mr. Rice, each man of the crew taking t puff until they were gone. Three doc-; doc-; tors. Mr. Rice, Dick and Paul, hatb- ed and fed the men. First they gave them a glass of milk; later an egg u I piece. Next day three hydroplanes land a battleship arrived and Com-Imandor Com-Imandor Rodgers and his men wero j taken to Honolulu. I j "Naval authorities stated today ihat Rodgers and his crew wero found about 4:15 p. m. Hawaiian time, which would be G : 4 5 on the Pa cifie coast. City editors of San Fran cisco newspapers received their flash which came from the Radio Corporation's Corpora-tion's stations by wireless, about V I o'clock. Presses roared, extras appear ! eel in the streets, and within a few : minute the story bad been clipped from a newspaper and read before a KGO microphone to be heard Instant- ly in far away Kauai. By the time the si'bmariae towed the disabled plane ' 15 miles the news was received on . the Island over radio nnct the people of L"iue were at the wharf to assist ( in tlw- landing. |