Bisbee daily review., 1916-03-24
LIEUT.. GORRELL RESCUED IN
 DESERT
Army Transports Find Miss ing Aviator Far from the
 Beaten Track. Had Been
 Without Food for "A Hours
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COLUMBUS. March 23.-Lieut. Ed gar s. Gorrell of the United States Aero Corps who has been missing since last Monday. was found today three miles south of Ascension by a motor truck train under Lieutenant J. L. Parkington. 2Oth Infantry, accord ing to reports made today to military headquarters here. Lieut.. Gorrell was uninjured but was out of gasoline and had lost his way.
 Lieut.. Gorrell had been alone for As hours in the middle of a sand swept. uninhabited plateau on the borders of Lake Frederico. formerly used for watering place for stock. but suffered only slightly from exposure to the sun. His plane was intact. With receipt of today's report, all of the eight army aeroplanes which left here last Sun day to fly to Casas Grandes have been accounted for.
 The flyer explained that shortly af- ter the start. he lost sight of the other planes and missed his way. After fly ing for miles over the surrounding country in an effort to determine his whereabouts. he was forced to alight on the plateau because of a leaking fuel tank. The gasoline oOzed away and he was unable to find the leak in the darkness.
 There were no signs of human habi- tation and no vegetation on the height except burned clumps of bunch grass. He finally made his way to a recently abandoned American camping place on the wagon trail. about six miles south east. There he placed note telling of his whereabouts and condition on a stick which he drove firmly in the ground near the trail. Being unwilling to leave his plane unprotected. he made his way back to the lake. with the realization that if he attempted to find village he probably would wan der in the hills at the risk of encoun- tering bandits or wild animals. He said he was confident that his note would be found before the three days rations with which he was supplied. gave out.
 When he was rescued he had been without food for twenty-fOur hours and said that he had about determined to atteTpt to find his way to succor. They found him sitting under the wing of his plane in an attempt to shade him self from the intense glare of the sun.
 Tt was long. lonesome wait" he said "One in which I could not help but feel that I was face to face with death. But I was comforted by the thought that some of the American troons on their way to Casas Grandes couldn't help but find my note. Yet. ready to give up."
 Aboard the trucks which rescued him were several barrels of gasoline and with the aid of some tools obtain cd from the truckmen. GOrrell solder ed his tank and rose in flight which he predicted would end in CasaS Gran deS in an hour. He left the earth with 3 wave of the hand to the soldier on fhe truck train. as he shouted. "Tll get there this time. boys" For several days aero plane scouts and cavalrymcn from Cases Grandes have been search ing the hills of northern Chihuahua for some trace of Lieut. Gorrell or of his nIane. When he failed to report today army men practically gave up hone of his safety.
 With the truck train arrivino today Dame Hving sGuadron nf soldiers in 1 light motor cars. who had been dis patched to investigate reports that | irucks had been attacked and ;heir | drivers were missing.
 Mai F StOckle. in command. an- that his investigations proved | hat the reports were mfounded