Show Plane Rescues Teacher Shot Through Abdomen In Isolated Far North Feeble Radio Calls Sent Out With Spark Coil Carry Ap Ap- Appeal Appeal Ap- Ap Appeal peal for Aid and Pilot and Government Doctor Make Perilous Perilous- Flight in Machine Equipped With Skis Carrying Girl to Hospital Through Storm Which Daunted Seamen I A Alaska Nov 1 26 D By By The Associated Press Tress x 1 Help for Bessie Howe school teacher at the isolated native village of miles west of Anchor Anchor- Anchorage age on ott Cook inlet literally came out of the air when a ter ter- terrific terrific ter- ter rifle gale crale prevented rescue by hy sea Miss Howe How accidentally accidental shot hot her her- herself herself self sel In the tho abdomen last Tuesday while cleaning a I rifle No 00 doctor or export expert medical care was Willi avail avail- available available avaIlable able and antI no regular means existed between the tho little village mage anti ami white settlements settlement The Tho government radio radiomen radiomen men at Seldovia la and Anchorage caught a I faint amateur signal dis dis- distress distress tress evidently sent ent with ith a II spark coil coll asking Immediate aid ald All boats at at the nearest port refused to set out In the teeth of the raging storm TAKE T. BiG 1111 CHANCE Pilot Russell Merrill Merritt and govern govern- government government ment doctor Haverstock HIl decided to take a a. big chance chanco and hopped off oft offIn offIn In a n. plane piano equipped with skis The mile mlle flight to lo as ac accomplished RC- RC and the airmen suc sue succeeded succeeded in landing on the Ice of o a 11 small lake six miles from the tho vii vil- lage I Through wisdom born of long longo service In the north Dr llaver- llaver stock took the girl sirl by dog sled Bled to the tho plane Illane The Journey over o the frozen terrain and headwinds ln irs Cook Inlets delayed return flight and the plane was forced fored to land landat at the Anchorage airfield In clark clark- ness fleas Three flares and the head head- headlights headlights headlights lights of an automobile revealed the tho location of the field and Pilot Merrill brought the plane piane down for Cor fora Cora a successful landing CONDITION The wounded girl was in a II crit critical lost ical condition today in the Anchor Anchor- Anchorage age hospital with a fighting chance to recover from flom the blood poison poison- poisonIng Poisoning Ing Ingo which had set lIet In Her home homo is 19 thought to be in Kansas Efforts were being made madelo to lo trace her relatives Meanwhile Pilot Merrill planned lanne 1 to leave heave today tOllay In search for a n. lost lo t trapper Warren arren at Moose Point on Cook Cool inlet Lucas has hns been becie missing since No Xo- November somber ember 6 and It was as as feared he was i frozen to 10 death I |