The sun., 1918-10-16
GEN. TYSON'S son,
NAVY Filler, LOST
Lieutenant browns in Air
plane Accident OFF tho
French Coast.
LIEUT.. PHILLIPS INJURED
Machine Gun Soldier Saved
From Death by Pack and
Helmet.

Naval Air Forces was drowned recently
IN an airplane accident of the coast
Of France in which other members OF
his corps are believed to have persisted.
The Lieutenant was a son OF Brig. Gen.
Lawrence ID. Tyson of the American
Expeditionary Forces. His name has
not rs yet been included In the casualty
lists. but word Of his death was received
yesterday by his wife. who lives at 1t9
East Thirty seventh street The couple
were married last June, shortly before
the Lieutenant sailed for France.
Lieut. Tyson was born in Knoxville.
Tenn. In 1889. He was graduated from
Princeton University and at the out
break OF the war was in partnership
with his father, who had retired from
the army to practice law in Knoxville.
When the United States entered the con-
nict Gen. Tyson returned to active SER
vice and his son enlisted in the Naval
Aviation Service. The latter trained at
Pensacola. Fla. and was first commits
stoned as an ensign. Last August he
was made q Lieutenant.
Gen. Tyson els In command of the
Thirtieth United States Brigade In
France. He is a West Point graduate.
Another American aviator. Lieut. AL
ton Alexander Brody, u. 8. A., Is re-
ported missing according to a telegram
fis father. Joseph NJ. Brody, who lives
at the Hotel Brunswick. 90 East Eighty
ninth street. Lieut.. Brody was a stu
dent In the School of Applied Science of
New York University when he entered
the service In April 1917. and was one
Of the FIRST men from the university to
respond to the call to arms. He has
been missing since the engagement Of
September Is, in which his unit partici-
tAA 81 n 90 ~
School OF Applied Science expressed the
hope yesterday that the young man
might have been taken prisoner.
Capt. W. Kerr Rainsford son OF the
Rev. William g. Rainsford Of Ridgefield,
Conn, formerly pastor of St George 8
Episcopal Church Of this city, has been
severely wounded In action. Capt.
Rainsford is an architect. He served as
an ambulance driver in France before
the United States entered the war. and
upon his return to this country entered
the Officers Training Camp at Pats
burg. He went to France last April
Lieut.. Phillips Hit.
Among those reported in yesterdays
casualty lists as severely wounded Is
Lieut.. Charles Stanley Phillips. son
Of Commissioner Charles G. Phillips of
Ill Cooper avenue, Upper Montclair.
Lieut.. Phillips is a graduate OF Mont
clair High School and was attending
st. Johns Military Academy at Man.
Illus. N. Y. when the United States en-
tered the war. He entered the Platts-
burg training school for officers, and
after receiving his commission was as
signed TO the 106th Infantry.
Sergeant James J. Mcguire, first re-
ported missing and later killed in action
on August IS, was a member OF the
contracting firm Of Kelly & Mcguire at
Morningside avenue and 125th street.
One week before he was killed his par
ents received a letter from him con-
graduating them upon the fortieth an
niversary Of the marriage which they
were about to celebrate. He was rs
years old and a graduate Of st Gabri-
Giles High School in East Thirty-sixth
street. A brother, Joseph Roger Ma
Iuire, Is In the Engineer Corps.
A miraculous escape from death,
testifying to the efficacy of the trench
helmet worn by the American troops
n described in q letter written by Ser
geant John C. Joos of Company b,
3osth Machine Gun Battalion. who
was severely wounded In action Sep
TEMPER 6. The letter, written from a
base hospital eleven days after the
sergeant received his wounds, was ad-
dressed to his parents. who live at 1921
Madison street, Brooklyn. One part OF
Il read:
Il was hit by a German high explo-
eive shell. which burst over my head.
II 1t hadn't been for the pack on my
back might have been minced up good
and proper. When my comrades brought
my pack and helmet to me In the hos
pital the pack was In shreds. the can
teen full OF shell holes and my helmet
4
when I was struck. The helmet was on
the back Of my head. l thought my
right arm had been shot OF. A piece
OF the shrapnel penetrated the rim OF the
helmet and my right arm. going through
the muscle. 1t severed the vein. I also
have wound three inches long in the
right side OF my chest. My wounds are
nothing compared to those of some Of
the poor fellows. All the boys are pa
tient and stand the pain and agony well.
All OF US here In the hospital are very
enthusiastic over the success Of our
troops in the st. Mihiel region"
Sketches Battle scenes.
Sergeant Joos. who is 81 years old, Is
an engraver by trade and also possesses
some skill as sketch artist He sent
home TO hts parents a number of draw
ings depicting scenes from the battle
ueld ana also a cartoon of the Kaiser
who is receiving the DEVILS throne. His
Satanic Majesty is surrendering his seat
voluntarily and saying to the Kaiser I:
Take my chair, Bill; when Il comes
70 raising hell you beat me-"
John Wilkens, a private in Company
A. 3osth Infantry, has been killed in
France. according to word received by
John p. Donnellan.. chief clerk in the
process servers division Of District At
torney SWANS office, In which wiIkens
was employed In behalf of the men IN
the process servers division. with whom
the dead soldier was extremely popular,
Chief Clerk DonnelIan wrote a letter OF
coincidence to Wilkens's mother, Mrs. A.
Wiikens.
His CHEEKY disposition recommended
MIN to all" said Donnellsn In his letter
OF sympathy. Il am not exaggerating
when i say he was the most efficient
ana willing man under my supervi-
sion. 1t is certainly a great sacrifice
70 the cause of universal liberty you
euner. but I know you will be as brave
as your dear boy"
Wiikens was about "a years old and
nad been employed In the District Al.
torney's ONCE since boyhood.
WAR HITS 1,100 DAILY PAPERS.