Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-11-24
TWO Av|ATORS
MEET DEATH
FLYING
LIEUTENANTS ELLINGTON AND KELLY
OF ARMY AVIATION CORPS, IN.
STANTLY KILLED AT SAN DIEGO
BY LOSING CONTROL or new
AEROPLANE THEY WERE TESTING.
IS ARMY AWATORS
NOW THE TOTAL TOLL

San Diego, Calf, Nov. 24.-Lieu-
tenants Eric l., Ellington and Hugo
NJ Kelly, first division army aviation
corps, We're killed this morning in a
fall of about eighty feet from an aero.
plane. The accident occurred across
the bay from San Diego on the
grounds Of the army school on North
Island.
No reason for the accident was dis
covered although careful examina-
ton of the aeroplane was made. The
machine was shattered, but the Off
who examined it reported all con
trolls in faultless condition.
| Captain A. c, Cowan, commanding
the post, was among the eye witness
| es of the act.
They were trying out a new six
cylinder machine" he said "and they
we're between so and 100 feet from
the ground when they lost control.
"The machine was new one and
Kelly was not familiar with it. FL
lington went as instructor with Kelly
as pupil The machine had dual
control which enabled either occupant
to control it at will. The controls
were connected together enabling the
instructor to correct instantly any
mistake made by the pupil.
'Lieutenant Ellington and Kelly
rose at ;33 a. m. and sailed around
the field for about five minutes. OF
pts.
at sensational work.
They fell at a place about one
mile from the headquarters tent, to-
ward Point Iona The land slopes
down toward the beach and is SO low
we could not see the machine strike.
1T seems as though the machine be.
gan its descent in proper manner.
at the usual angle, then it appeared
out Of control. The altitude was so
low we felt that the officers would
have only rough fall
"A careful inspection of the wreck
ed aeroplane convinced us the CON
trolls were in good order. The men
were killed instantly, so we have no
evidence of any sort on which to ac-
count for the accident"
Kelly was first lieutenant in the
twenty-siXth infantry, and Ellington
first lieutenant in the third cavalry,
L. S. A.
IS Killed in Army Aviation.
Washington, D. c., Nov. 24-The
ieaths of Lieutenants Ellington and
Kelly make a total of fifteen fatalities
rom aviation in the government SER
vice. Twelve of these were in the
army. one in the navy, and two army
Instructors who were civilians, since
first began at Fort Meyer
n 1905 Seven have met death this
'ear
In aviation accidents the world over
,6S persons have been killed since
90S, this years death list numbering
81.
Both ayiators We're single. Lieuten-
mt Ellington was born in North Caro-
ina in 1889 and his next kin is a bro
her, ]. 0. Ellington, of Raleigh, N
:. He was detailed to the aviation
ervice in September, 1912. and has
cen service on aviation fields at Mari
lehead Mass College Park, Md;
aim Beach, Florida. and Texas City
lie went to San Diego last June.
Lieutenant Kelly was born in March,
SS1. He was detailed to the aeronau
cs division last March and has beer
Texas City and San Diego.
Was a kentuckian.
Louisville, KY, Nov. ..-I.ieutenan
ugh NJ. Kelly. killed in an aeroplan
ccident today, was native of Ken
lcky. He had been commandant at
lie state university. He was son
Col. r. M. Kelly, who was well
nown for many years as editor of the
Commercial
One Killed In France.
Chintilly, France, Nov. Pan. Cor
n, French aviator was killed here
day when he fell with his mono-
ane.