Evening star., 1916-05-11
A|Rb0AT COLLAPSE
ON POTOMAC KILLS
TWO, HURTS THREE


parts from somewhere about the ma
chine. and they fell into the water all
about US.
AT once 1 headed the tugboat for the
machine, now in the water. and within
two minutes was alongside of It, N.Y.
self and my crew took three men
aboard, one of whom was hanging on
to the machine by his finger tips and
aboard.
Understanding that there were two
men under the machine, we made every
effort with the appliances we had at
at the men, Being unable to do this
we used axes on the planes and en-
deavored to cut through them to reach
the men. In this we also were unsuc-
cessful.
Put Injured Men on Car.
about this time the fish commission
launch. usder the command of Capt.
George Davis. came out from the Bry-
ans point fish commission station, and
left them working on the machine
while l carried the three injured men
to Riverside and put them on the cleo
trio car for Alexandra. One of the
men-I did not get his name--was so
badly injured that we had to carry
him to the car bodily. The other two
were able to walk.
Il have no idea what broke about
the machine. 1t all happened suddenly,
and almost while l was thinking about
1t the machine was down in the water.
After putting the men ashore we took
up our regular work"
The story told by Samuel Johnson,
engineer of the tug, corroborated in all
details that of Capt. Turner. Johnson
any of those men escaped with their
lives. 1t looked to me when the ma
chine struck the water with the report
like that Of great gun that all
aboard would be mashed fiat"
The United States Army engineer tug
Capt. Witherall, stationed at Fort
Washington, also went to the scene of
the wreck, and succeeded in hosting
the machine on her bow. The men on
the tug Miller say it was lying on the
Fort Washington wharf shortly before
noon.
Details of Accident Lacking.
None of the injured men was able to
give an accurate account of the acci-
dent MacCauley and Utter were con-
scious only at intervals after arriving
at the hospital. The latter said pro-
peller trouble had caused the mishap
Neither was able to tell how many
passengers the flying craft had carried
Dudley was sure the machine carried
five persons. but was so daZed he could
not remember who had gone along.
He was of the opinion that Bert Ac-
costa, a mechanician. was in the ma
chine. but telegraphic reports from
the Atlantic coast aeronautical station
at Newport News developed the fact
that Accosta had returned to Newport
News last night, and that Mechanician
Louis krantz had taken his place.
MacCauley Careful Pilot.
Pilot MacCauley, who is twenty
eight years old, was considered one of
the safest pilots at the Newport News
station. He is a Canadian by birth.
and learned to fly in California. 1t is
stated that had his machine been in
condition to return to Newport News
yesterday he would have left today
for New York. whence he would have
sailed to Russia to test out and deliver
to the Russian government number
of machines of similar type to the
one that was wrecked today.
Last September Mr.. MacCauley was
married to Miss Margot Street of San
Diego, Cal, and since his marriage he
has spent considerable time at Buff
falo, n. Y, at the Curtiss works. Re-
Gently he was transferred to the New
port News station.
Mechanician Utter, who is thirty