Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-16
ALEXANDRIA MAN
| DASHES TO DEATH
His Observer, Stanley c. Miller,
Also Killed in Crash on
Utah Ranch.
MAYNARD ON WAY EAST
Expects to Complete Journey to
Mineola Field Before Sun
down Friday.

WASHINGTON, Oct. l5.-Licutenant
French Kirby. of Alexandria. Va. pilot.
and Lieutenant Stanley c. Miller, OBJ
server. of airplane No. a., were dashed
to death near Salt Lake City tonight
Lieutenant p. w Maynard. the
flying parson" continued his rush
eastward from San Francisco to Mine
ola. Between sunrise and sunset he
had travelled 742 miles, and came down
for the night at Sidney. Neb.
These were the important develop-
ments in the coast-to-coast airplanc
test. which began hearty a week ago.
kirby and Miller were killed at
Hastle rock. Utah, late today. when
a distance Of approximately 200 feet
Lieutenant Kirby was killed instantly.
h aeeohding to the manager of Rigby
oiiher died about o'clock tonight
Engine Stops I'm Midair.
According to the manager of tba
Rigby ranch. the machine was 1yine
high. when the engine vas heard To-
STOP; and Kirby was seen to float back
%ard Suddenly, when about 200 feet
IN the air: the machine banked sharply
ana dived straight for the ground.
Lieutenant hlsu Kirby was dead when ranch
ant Miller was alive. and medical as
Sistance was se1t for. but he expired
Deiore physicians could arrive either
from Castle Rock or Evanston
The manager of the ranch said that
there was no wind at the time OF tnc
accident. ana he could not state wha:
went wrong with the plane.
Maynard Flying Eastward.
a message from Chicago to the army
aviation force said that Lieutor ant Il.
w. MAYNARD. the aging parson." con.
y sssip4ed MS. rush through the Western
SIX SIX es a .ooay on the return trip from
w, en- sunrise ard sunset hnt. covered
az miles OF the second hop OF the
ormys aerial derby over the transcon-
tinental course. spending the night at
Sidney. Neb.
The deaths of the two flyers in
Utah makes total Of seven fatalities
Der S
Machine Destroyed by Fire.
Major Carl spatz and Captain
Lowell H. Smith started from Mime
ola. ~ r.. today at c:2s;1s and 2:31-
90 Se' rssspectiNeiy. esp on the return journey
reached Buffalo at 6:33:oo P. NJ. but
MS machine was destroyed by fire after
ne landed.
Lieutenant Maynard. who left San
cred 356 miles on the. first day of his
return hisht and 7i2 miles today.
landing at Sidney. Neb.. at 5:45 P NJ.
a.aead of him. He expects TO reach
Chicago Thursday night and hopes to
be in New York before sundown Fri
day.
Norfolk Men Land.
LieutenantColonel ]. H. Reynolds
and Lieutenant H. W. Sheridan. OF
Norfolk, Va, landed at San Francisco
at. 1855 and 1886 A. NJ, respectively,
and Major ]. c. Bartholf landed at
New York at 5:2s p NJ. Six fiiers
have now landed at New York and
nine at San Francisco Twenty-four
avlators are still out on the first lap.
One fier left Chicago this morning
for the West. He was Lieutenant III.
A. Gilkeson. entry No. 10o. He de-
parted at 737:o1 Lieutenant w. p.
Taylor, entry No. 1ol, reached Chicago
at 2:24.37. Because Of threatening
weather he decided to lay over here
until tomorrow. A mist hung over
the lake region and heavy clouds
threatened rain or snow