Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-16
Pontoon of Aviator's Hydro
Aerop|ane is Washed Ashore,
Showing Craft Was Wrecked
When 1t Dropped Into Ocean.
VOLUNTEER RESCUER
NEARLY LOSES LIFE
Glenn H, Martin, Conveyed by
Launch, Flies Out in Search
of Missing Pair But Meets
with Accident.

with Accident,
(By Morning journal special Leased Wire,
Los Angeles, Dee. 1l.--Horace
kearnN. the young Kansas CITY
aviator who tried to master land and
sea In II hydro-aeroplane flight from
Los Angeles to san Francisco. lost
his fight with the elements. and with
his passenger, Chester Lawrence. n
Los Angeles newspaperman, almost
certainly was drowned in the angry
surges of the Pacific ocean.
pontoon of the hydro-aeroplane
"Snookums,N was picked up late to-
day by motor boat off Redondo
beach and towed into Santa Monica
by a party Of fishermen, A thirty
hours continuous search for kearny
and Lawrence has been without re-
suit except that Glenn H. Martin. a
fellow aviator. nearly met Kenrny's
fate while attempting to alght on
the waves Off Point Mugu. where he
was seeking the missing young men.
With every yard Of the rough Malibu
coast already examined and the
oceans surface scrutinizcd, II seems
assured that those who saw the
SnoolSums' swing out to sea an hour
after starting yesterday, had the last
glimpse OF keurnv and Lawrence.
Efforts at an organized search have
hrcn abandoned
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had put In the "Snookums' and gave
an explanation of how the joyous
Kcarny fulfilled his oft-rcpeated
prophecies that death would catch
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EhEine 'ruublc pay snlu, prub-
ABLY droVe tne men 10 the surface q
the sea, which, sinootn Tor inonths
~ tiine' mas heeh lashcu Ior tnrcc
uays ny So-hiiie Saie' "hich SUIT
leu y mo snlotner OF spnihe uh-
ueriaiu ny tremendous SVEN.
one Of these swclls. Day believes,
wrenchcd from the machine the pom
toon which has been recovered. This.
following his theory, unbalanced the
whole thing and probably threw the
men into the water, or dragged them
down in a sudden capsze
How nearly incredible was Kear-
nys audacitv In flying unconvoyed
over the furious waters. was DEM
onstrnted TODAY in Glen Martins
frultieas efforts to find the missing
men. Martin. carrying Frank =. Gar
butt. secretary of the Los Angeles
Athletic club flew ont from San
Pedro, today. followed by Garbutt's
power launch forty miles up the
oonst Martin drove, while Garbutt
Searched the waves with binoculars
AT Point Mugu. Martin, as had been
agreed alighted on the wntcr ana
replenishcd his gasoline supply from
the power launch. but Attempting to
rise found that the waves would not
let him. The launch took the air
craft In tow. and headed back for
San Pedro but near the brcakwater.
ran out Of fuel, and rolled hopelessly
about until rescued The aeroplane
was wrecked, ana nut Tor the ala OF
me launch, Mhrlin ana tnrbutt must
nave hech drowned Whcn they aiisht-
ca.
Nhlle 'iarhuits hotorpoat was
drasgins Glen Martin 10 satety ahN-
lous thr"hss IN me Los Angeles stree's
were electrified by message from
tcorgc Parr, wireless operator on tne
lilon on company s'ehmer Argyle,
rtlaNed by thr steamer fhie' Say'ns
that from the Argyle deck touiu DC
seen notorbont towing the pontooh
OF hNdro-tleroplane. Immediately
the report spread that Marun hau lo'
lowed kenrny to death. ana ms ions
absence strengthened this' untii iate
IN the afternoon Martin ana tne pom
tom both were reported landed.
II believe kenrny ana Lawrence are
at the bottom oi the sea, said Mar
I'm frankly tonight after describing
ms d'N Worh'
IN the forlorn nope that hearhy
ana Lawrence may nave eilee.cu
landlhg along u sect'"h oi tue Mahou
coast inaccessible 10 autoinopiies'
screening party heaueu ny sherI1 W.
a. llhmtnei' l"it hte tohish. I" SOUR
a stfetch OF rocky country apoue
twenty miles long
Eighteen months was the span ot