Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-08


Word was received here today of the
death early this morning in an aero
plane accident near Houston. Tex. of
Lieut. Loren II. Call. Z. s. A. son of
Lewis W. Call of 144S Newton street
northwest, and formerly prominent in
Washington high school and college cir
cles- His father is chief clerk and So
hcitor in the Office OF the Judge advocate
genera. Of the army.
Lieut. Call was killed BY the collapse
Texas City. Tex. according to reports re-
ceived at the War Department. He had
just started a flight from the aviation
1eld in the I'd army division mobilization
camp.
The dangerous thing known to aviators
as warm air current" is held RESPONSE
BILE for Lieut.. Calls death. The young
officer rose from the aviation field bord
erirg the gulf early this morning, turned
his biplane northward and few over
the level stretches near the artillery
camp. al an altitude of about 500 feet.
He was plainly visible to several SOL
diers. who said that his bplane seemed to
be running smoothly when, without warn
Ing, IL turned its nose downward and
plunged almost straight to the earth.
The impact broke nearly every bone in
Calls body.
Board to Investigate.
The warm air. theory was advanced
by officers at the aviation camp who
were familiar with the territory over
which Lieut.. Call flew While a board
was named to investigate. the view Is
expressed that nothing remains about
the wreckage 70 show the accidents real
cause.
The accident occurred several miles
from the troop camp. First information
was that the machine was completely
wrecked and that the officer was dead
when found.
AGjt- Gen. Andrews of the army re-
ceivei q telegram from Mai. Gen. Carter,
commanding the troops at Texas City.
announcing the death of Lieut.. Call this
morning. and saying that an investiga-
ton is now In progress by board of Of
fcers- He added that the officers death
was in the line OF duty.
Some difficulty was experienced in noti-
tyinS Lieut. Calls family of his death.
for the reason that they were engaged
today IN moving their household effects
from their town residence to Garrett
Park. Nd. where they expect TO spend
the summer Mr.. Call had been granted
a leave Of absence for several DAYS 10
superintend the moving.
Native of Missouri.
Lieut. Call was twenty-five years old, a
native Of Missouri. and was commits
sioned from civil life 70 a second lieu
tenancy in the Coast Artillery in 1899
sis took courses in the aviation schools
AT Narblehead, Mass. and Palm Beach.
Fla, and took up his duties as mem
Der of the first seronautic squadron at
Texas City last March. lie was un-
married
The young officer was formerly stu
dent at Central High School here and
graduated with high honors. During his
aeniNr q ba LIST Rat
talon OF the High School Cadet Regi-
slent, and was u member of number of
social organizations at Central. After
his graduation ne attended George Wash
ington University.
Lieut.. Cal returned TO Washington last
Year as an army aviator. and Tor several
months was sta .ioned at College Park
Md, at that time renewing maay OF hi,
high school and college fr.en- ships He
was looked upon expert aviator
and only yesterday made flignt oi
twenty tive miles in twenty-five minutes
Tenth Death in Aviation Service
The death OF Lieut. Call today make.
total Of ten in the interest OF govern
mont aviation work, nine fatalities beins
credited 70 the army and one to the navy
since vSperiments in aerial navigat OF
v-as started with heavier-than-air ma
ms at Fort Myer. Va. in 1908. The
ll~' i as follows:
Oh at Fort Myer. Va. September L.
!, h'lv iy.rg with Ory:lle Wright
w. usd q leg broken In the fall.
t..e1t j. NJ. Kelly. ground to- death he
re.ft Lis machine when ne struck ground
s. audinE 1T San Antonio. Tex. May 1O
IJI.
Lieut. Leighton W. Hazlehurst plunged
4 death when a wing of his mach NJ
oTpmpled at College Park. Md. June II
Iyi2.
\. l., Welsh professional INSTRUCTOR
I'iied n tali at Chicago. September II
1Ht@.
jAeut. /. C. Rockwell, killed when {
Dian refused u work at College Park
Nd. September IS 1912.
Corp. Frank :. Scott. killed in fall witt
Lieut.. Rockwell
Lieut. Rex Chandler. killed when ma
chine suddenly became disabled at SaI
Diego. Cal. April :. 1913.
lieut.. Joseph j. Park. killed when aero
hit tree 1t Olive, Cal, May ., 1913.
Ensign Billingsley the Ninth.
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