The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-07-03
WIVES SAW DISASTER
Mrs. Naniman and Mrs. BOu-
rillOn We're Watching
the TryOut.
BODIES BURIED IN SAND
niving and Dynamiting Fail to
Recover Melvin Naniman
and Two Others.

NEllnldn dTrnip icii o'i' vi 'He sNS
this morning and carried with it her crew
oi d,e men. All are dead. including the
Two Nanimans. Melvin and Calvin.
Tonight the ship is lying in the waters
of Ahsecon Inlet tangled mass of wires
and piping barely visible above the waves
The bodies of two men, Calvin Vaniman
and Fred Elmas. have been found
The others are still held in the wreck
Ee
The wreck was caused by an explosion
cf gas when Vaniman was 100 feet or
more in the air What made the explo-
SION no one can say with any certainty.
but those who saw the airship fail think
that Naniman got too high. that the gas
cApanded in the thin air and broke the
thin walls y. the envelope.
The sound Of the explosion carried
ruile across Absccon Inlet to those who
Nc-o watching from the shore. They
saw Sim Of white smoke dart from the
torn Of the ship. saw it turn bow down
and then drop like lead into the shallow
waters Of the inlet.
\ lew shrcds of canvas Guttered in its
iath. and before they could reach the
-ca the sound of the explosion came
T. The cars Of the Watchers a report like
q .hot from n twenty FOUNDER. as one Of
The witnesses said. and then another and
another
wife saw Him Dashed TO Death.
Iicvin vanimans wife was atching
tnc fight from the field in front o! her
out,age. which is within a hundred yards
u' the hangar whore the airshiD was
housed she cried Hes falling" IN
voice which ali heard who could gather
~ SEQ the start Of the airship. None OF
rem liked 20 thin; of ii afterward.
Naniman planned last night 10 TAX"
,ut his airship, the Akron. this morning
m case the weather was good. Calvin
Van imam. who lived with William McDon-
aid at the Hotel Bellcaire. was talking to
Mcdonald about it last night.
IN call you on the telephone in the
morning. Bill, and you'd better come out
and see the fun
The morning was fine. Vaniman got
his crew around early and by o'clock
iney were taking the Akron out OF It's
great shed near the Inlet. There was q
slight mist over the ocean but the sunshine
was driving it away as Vaniman took his
place in the cage of the Akron.
Three companies of firemen whom
Chef William J. Black Always lent to
vaniman whenever he made "A fight were
here TO guide the great bag out Of III
she'd Vaniman pointed on. a spot in the
hoId to the chief before he stepped into
tie Akrons car.
"IIl Land Right There"
I'm coming back there, Chief, h
sud. I'm land right there.
The chief pointed to a hundred foot
rope which Vaniman carried as guy line
ana told him he better put it inside.
The last time Vaniman went up. on Jun'
l. 4 rope caught in the propeller and the
Akron stumbled and almost fell. Nanimar
tod Chief Black that all ropes were slowed
The fremen let go OF the ship at exactly
Gu5 o'clock. II was the second flight tina
the Aaron had made this year, the fourtl
slnce she was built. Those who saw hel
rlsc to-Gay like gnll on the wing sale
.ue never acted so prettily.
Sic swept out on the nearby waters
# the Inlet. cream white against thu
morning sky Her speed was not more
nan ten miles an hour because only on'
,ngne was working. With Naniman II
H." age bound in closely by the wlre'
tIat they could not be lost after the shii
",t he ground, were his brother CALVIN
"E' 80, chef engineer Fred Elmas al
o->i~ ant at The engine Walter Gest, 1
Mechanic, and George Bourillon. mem
Ao, 81 he crew All could take turn a
lt" engine if they We're needed and al
"elc handy with tools
tirship sailed Handsomely.
Tia" Akron turned slow half mill
'u.le Yer the Inlet and then came bacl
.p1 ard the hangar AIRS. Vaniman anc
Mi- tu,rillon were on the ground viii
ia'"s TUNED toward the great airship
IL,y Watched every culver that swer
.h,Juc) it and wondered why the tryou
Wa n4 enough,
Van, nan turned her head seawar'
again kklnga larger circle than he mad
tclo:c He passed over the north end o
%" Bfardwalk and swept slowly on
",an OVER the Inlet.
"a" Wind was very light Such OF
IT, thcr was came out from the west an
incline, the ship toward the open sea
BG th Akron had no trouble makin
"'adw, against it
Van ham when he came in from hi
A'r1Hd circle seemed ready to land
hlt yacht was in the way when h'
h''red he ield II front of the hanga
a"q he turned again out over the inlet
mus mas Sr he took s'ill g-"o'"r circle
'h''r ho watched from the shore sd,