Show SHENANDOAH i WRECK CAUSE CAUSEs I IS S f fArmy Army Observer Not Sure Engine Failure Was to Blame BREAK DESCRIBED Officer Declared to Be Highly Skilled Executive LA N. N I. J. J Sept 25 he l today lola the naval na or of Colonel curt Court inquiry l' l n cm Holi t. t i. i army I aboard time the Shenandoah on her I fatal flight Io saId his oC of that time the failure of oC two engInes or of the ship furnished a contributing rl canoe 10 tb i wa mase 1 in 1 of oC an an than thams a slate slate- semen of oC fact I VO Io you know at what time the engines failed Called asked Lieu Lieu- Lieutenant I tenant Commander it surviving officer of oC the air I Sh ship I Irl ns It after arter the rl rime e began showing that WP we In I lb h vortex or of the stOrm poe pur- purI I sued Commander I I cannot lIa say the army oCO- oCO I returned I thought all aim en- en engines gines were going full spee un- un until I tim til the ship was wrecked What Is your our opinion ns as to 10 th the reliabIlity of oC the en engines HI I XI S I there thele have ha been no nomore nomore more relIable aviation engines de- de developed than those on the In his COI- COI testimony yesterday one I Hall Bali expressed tIme the opinion the failure of oC 1 0 of oC the the- airshIps airshIp's five Che enginE made more the drawing or of the big bigcraft craft cran Into the vortex or of the storm wrecked her after It a spec spec- fight for Cor 15 minutes One engine engine- went out because or of a cracked cUnder and the other because e of oC a radiator leakage PIlO lj Chief Gunner Gunnel Core Cole estimated that It was WA approximately 30 a. a rn m central time time- when h he passed th ships ship's galley and saw lIaw thermo bottles and canned goods falling down In the keel of oC the he ship 1118 the an ahw wait s ott n time the first flight up Just hort she began th the uncontrollable decent with her bow sticking sLicking almost straight ra ight up In the air Further testimony that no sound I of oC gas ells cells giving away before mite he break up of oC the ship Ilven en oy nav navy photographer on board Richard son SOli was In his bunk when the thC vessel I began to go 10 to pieces CAllS C. ma J IO I I Chief r AvIator lator Bigger er Louis A also declared he had ob- ob observed served no sound indicating any e o of the helium gas all cells Allely said he actually saw HaW the cars containing engines lour hour and I five break brcak loose front Crom I the he sh Shen- Shen n-I n In m tha Ih fr tu 1 n a. a m. m central time b by the clock In the crews crew's space pace Tho witness was po positive 1 hal the control car broke away front from the hull at al about the time tinte the main structure began to to go o In pI pieces I 1 you see PC the control car car thrown free asked Admiral Jones I l I did not I arrived at my eon con elusion by my own reasoning from Crom the noise lIely sail salol that a moment later late the ship broke forward or of anti amid ship and Immediately after atler I thai engine cars C four and live tore I loose carrying ar with h Iltem I m tho section of oC the sh ship bel frames Crames and rIme fhe fhear cars ar swung In Inthe Inthe the IIII air rot rol a time I their heir sup sup- support support port wres the weight out outa a part of oC the bottom section of oC the th hull Itoh The witness dE that he actually saw IlaW frames Crames of nC the lime ship I break reak at al the kel keet or of orI I amidships lie He previously p. had he beard ra sounds Und I hen e the slip reached the I altitude of oC feet reet th gas bags bag were under tinder pre pressure fl I lIely testified Ste He It tte he heard no esea pe ut r helium at atan an any tIme and that hI he not hat hat-c heard hearl the of oC gas as il iiii i T IH An Amb that thal I thom r failures or of time engines of oC the i were minor In char char- charI I I atel and not nol a contributing cause 10 tIll disaster was n mt by S. S S S. S I fall chief machinist and engineer cur er of oC time ship pail palol this tribute to Ed Edgar or nit S ut nC Ito tho Shenandoah who asbo was saas killed li d was the the- theS S most able engineer officer I have ha I e eter eer er known Ills Ills' courage hOIl- hOIl sly sl ii ni al ability wac wa lion ilon to E CI evemy man lit In hi men rime enlisted personnel In his department were the Ih highest sl slIp hype Ip and as ability wIthout a lver Ier In naval a |