The Washington times., 1912-09-29
ARMY BOARD PROBES
DOUBLE TRAGEDY At
AVIATION GROUNDS
Funeral Arrangements for
Lieut.. Rockwell and Corp.
Scott Not Completed.
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him. said Lieut.. Harry Graham, Off
Ger Of the day at College Park, today.
The officers will contribute a hand
some floral tribute.
The enlisted men at the school are
mourning the death of Corporal Scott.
Sergeant A. c. McCrea, speaking Of
Scott said:
Scott was a gentleman. remember
two years ago while protecting a lady
on one Of the street cars of the city
from the insulting remarks Of colored
particularly upright. honest and square.
The men most sincerely regret his loss"
A noral tribute will be given by Cor
poral scotts comrades. -.
Lieutenant Rockwells Career.
Lieutenant Rockwell was twenty-eight
years old, the son Of the late Col.
Charles Rockwell. Of the Fifth Cavalry.
He was detailed to aviation duty last
May from the Tenth Infantry, and had
been In the school uut a few weeks until
he began taking lessons. He learned to
fly In the remarkably short time Of ten
days after ne took his first lesson, and
quickly developed into one OF the best
aviators In the service.
Within the past two months he had
made some splendid flights, including
q cross-country trip to Laurel, Nd, and
return. 1t was only Friday afternoon
that he thrilled 5000 delegates to the
International Congress OF Hygiene and
Demography with his flight around
the Washington Monument and over
Potomac Park. He few over from Col
lege Park, maintaining an altitude OF
$500 feet. and at times cutting some
wonderful figures In the air.
BeGtdaa hNln1 N L., tko
technical sense Of the word. Lieutenant
Rockwell was q student of the atmos-
pherical conditions. He was consid-
cred an authority on ''air pockets. and
before he few about where he would
strike bad conditions.
Corporal Scott was considered by
Captain Chandler and other OFFICERS at
anicians I'm the service. He was in
charge of the hangar in which Lieuten-
ant Rockwell kept his machine.
Five Army Men Killed.
Since the United States Government
became interested In aviation four years
ago this month. four officers have given
up their lives In the advancement of
the science.
The first officer killed was Lieut..
Thomas E. Selfridge, who met death
at Fort Myer, four years ago. The
second officer to be killed In a heavier
than-air machine was Lieut.. e. NJ.
Kelly, who met death at San Antonio,
Tex. May 10. 1911.
On the afternoon on June II at Col
lege Park Lieut.. Leighton w. Hazle-
hurst, jr., was killed In a fall in a
TFsst Wssh SSa1s 81 ri. sSSs s,S Tts % e2
in the employ OF the Wright brothers.
Lieutenant Rockwell makes the fourth
officer. Corporal Scotts death makes
the toll paid by the United States army
In the advancement of the science at
Ave. He was the first enlisted man to
meet death in any of the army ma
chimes.
aviation victims reaches 1856. The
French army leads. with more than
nifty: with Germany second. England
third. and this country fourth.
men. "Al' Welsh, killed at College
Park. June II. lived in Southwest Wash
fngton. and Paul Peck. who was killed
at Chicago two weeks ago, was also a
resident OF the District.
Funeral Plans Incomplete.
The funeral arrangements for Lieu
tenant Rockwell and Corporal Scott will
not be known until some time late this
afternoon or tomorrow. Lieutenant
Rockwells mother and two sisters. of
Cincinnati. but now on visit to Cas-
cade, N. Y, were notified but as yet 1t
is not known whether they will come
to Washington to take charge OF the
funeral. Until they are heard from the
plans for the interment will not be
made.
The Body may be laid to rest In Ar
lington, near the grave of Lieut.. Leigh
ton W. Hazlehurst, jr.. who met death
In June. or his family may insist that
II be taken to his old home
Corporal Scott formerly lived In
Ridgeway, Pa. where he has a sister.
She was notified OF his death, but up
until this afternoon she had not def
nitely decided where the burial will be-