Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-24
Lost Sight of Fellow Bifdmeoi
Full Tank Began to Leak
Forced to Descend on Bar
rem Plateau,
WITHOUT FOOD FOR
TWENTY.F0UR HOURS
Left Note on Road as to.
Whereabouts and Is Res
cued by Motor Truck Train
en- Route From Columbus,
,.y MORNING JOURNAL s,sc.L LEASED w,su

JOURNAL SPECIAL LEthtp WiNt3
Columbus, n NJ, March 23.-Lleu-
tenant Edgar S. Gorrell, of the unltea
states aero corps, who has been ms
sing since last sunday, was found To-
day three miles south OF Ascencloh
hy a motor truck train under Lieu
tenant ]. l.. Parkinson, twentieth IN
fantry according TO reports maze To-
dav 10 military headquarters mere
Lieutenant Gorrell was uninjured, put
was out of gasoline and had iost hiS
way.
All AviatOrs Safe.
Lieutenant Gorrell had been alone
for forty-eight hours in the mddle
of q sand swept, uninhabited plateau
on the borders of Lake Federico
formerly used for a watering Piact
for stock, but suffered only sllshtS
from exposure to the sun. HIS plane
was intact. With the receipt OF To-
days report, all of the elght army
aviators who left here last SuhuaS
TO fly to Casas Grandes, have been
accounted for.
The FLYER explained that shortly
after the start, he lost sight OF the
other planes and missed ms way
After flying for miles over the sur
rounding country in an effort 10 ue-
termine his whereabouts ne was
forced to alight on the plateau pc
cause of a leaking fuel tank. lhe
gasoline oozed away and he was uh-
able to find the leak in the darhi'ess'
Remained by Aeroplane
There were no signs of human hao-
itation and no vegetation on ule
height except burned clumps OF puhth
grass. He finally made his way 10
n recently abandoned American camp
ing place OH the wagon trall ANU
six miles southeast There ne placed
= note telling of his whereabouts anu
condition on a stick which he drove
firmly in the ground near the tIa'i'
Reine unwilling to leave his plane
unprotected, he made ms way pao n
IN the lake. with the realization that
If he attempted 10 find village, he
nrohablv would wander in the mis- NJ
the risk of encountering bandits or
wild ANIMALS He said he was conf
dent that his note would be foun't
before the three days rations win
which he was supplied gave out
Fast of Twcnty-four Hours
When he was rescued, he had been
without food for twentyfour hours
and said that he had about deter
mined to attempt to flnd ms way ~
succor. The party from the fai,
found him sitting under the wing o.
his plane in an attempt to shade nun
self from the intense glare OF the sun
1T was long, lonesome wait, ne
said. "One in which | could not nell
but feel that | was face to race WIZ
death. But | was comforted by the
thought that some Of the American
trooDs on their way to Casas Granue'
could not help but find my note fel
there were times when | was apou'
ready to give up.
starts on Flight Again.
Aboara the trucks which rescued
him were several barrels OF sasolln'
and with the aid of some tools oo,
tainad from the truckmen. Lleutehai
Gorrell soldered his tank and rose II
flight which he predicted would enc
in Casas Grandes in an hour. lie iei
the earth with a wave of the manu- y
Tho soldiers on the truck tram, as IN
shouted, "I'll get there TINS uhe
boysi"
For several days aeroplane scout
and cavalrymen from Casas Grahoe
have been searching the mis- o
northern Chihuahua for some trac'
Of Lieutenant Gorreli or OF his pane
When he failed to report today arm
men practically gave up nope OF Ill
safety. ao,
With the truck train arriving toda'
came a flying squadron or soiuiels II
light motor cars. who had peeh o's