| Show American Girl In Crash Of Cross-Channel Cross Plane Describes Experiences FOLKESTONE E England Aug By 19 By Tho Associated Press Tho British air ministry today tOllay be- be began be tan bc-tan gan an n investigation ot of o the th crash yesterday esterday ot of a French cross chan chan chan- nod ned airplane at The accident caused the tho of persons one on American on Italian Hallan and tho French pilot Twelve others In the plane piano were Injured Seven ot of tho the Injured passengers were Americans The accident was th the most ous serI serl- serIous ous passenger aIrplane tragedy that England has ever expert experienced experienced It Il occurred when the plane collided with II a a barn while making a forced landing durIng a 11 heavy tog fog Th The he American killed was us as Rob Bob Rob Rob- Robrt ert rt Blaney laney of Boston Doston who has been traveling in Europe Europ since Harvard ho he was Graduated front this year Vico Vigo this the Italian who lost his life lite was as as ot of London's noted Ambassador club Se I-Se had been on a 0 short visit to pilot pilot Paris The Tho French pilot De Dc Lisle died this afternoon The Tho Amer Amer- AmerIcan American ican Injured were taken to the tho Royal ROal Victoria hospital where it was stated that unless s complications set In all probably recover The Tho Americans Injured d were ere Miss Mildred Varden and 1 VIctoria Varden Baltimore Md Edna sears Scars cars New Rochelle N Y Y Margaret Hazzard and d Stanley Hassard of ot New York City Har liar Harriet Harriel riet riel Ames mes mes West Road New ew York and Lawrence Stroh Strohe e Now V York I Tho The passengers ers had a most ter- ter terI ter experience as us th thu plane I careening toward the th eaith struck a 4 barn and nd several haystacks be- be before be before fore It finally collapsed Victoria Varden who Is a daughter of ot tho the president of Dr the Central Land bank of ot Baltimore saId Just before th i crash I looked out and It appeared as though th the earth was wu spinning around below us Then wasa was wasa wasa a tremendous bump and a series ot of other crashes FollowIng this there thero was os a horrifying silence It if seeming mor more ominous than Ihan there thero had been screams I knew nothing more moro until I was as as pulled out During the night ht ocr o the th channel I realized that something sas as wrong when the tho mechanic mo cil-mo out Into the cockpit ands and s emed to be fixing something near tho the plane piano floor Miss Edna Bennett Dennett of ot London had just returned from a u tour ot of otho the tho United States and Canada She formerly was tho the dancing partner ot of Lou Hearn appearing In 1 Mer Mercenary ler- ler cenary Mary tor for two to months The Tho earth tarth arth seemed to come corn up and slat sla us In the tho face alIas 1 Bennett Dennett said I threw myself on the floor of the tho plane Then Ihen I ben the crash cam came camo and threw a 0 fat lady In my lap and I f couldn't set get upI up I was In th the tho back baek of th he pIano with th the Varden sisters and Stroh It Il was IlS as those In front who re received re- re received received the brunt of ot the blow Miss atlas Bennett Dennett escaped with a ablack ablack ablack black eye eyo and a n few bruises |
