The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-23
xPIODED BLiMP
CRASHES THROUGH
ROOF, II KILLED
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lcate many OF the injured from the
reckage,"
The damage to the building was not
ore than $4,000, according TO John
Mitchell, president of the bank. lie
i'd the bank would open as usual to-
".
IL don't see how we can blame any
le for this most rogrettable accident,
said. 1T was one of those things
at no one could have foreseen or
restalled."
Opposes Flying Over City
Mr.. Mitchell said he would have
gal representatives at the lnvesti'
.tion today for the purpose Of taking
cps to prevent any accident of this
nd in the future. 1T is for the
fety OF the people" he said. II will
ace this matter before the bankers
mmittee and other interests To see
some step cannot be taken to pre-
mt such accidents. | do not think
~ flying should be done over large
y, unless really necessary"
The coronors jury. rs selected by
Droner Hoffman, is composed of busi'
ss men. Major Clarence Maranvillc'
ief of the army aircraft division at
tron Field, who witnessed the acci'
mt, has sent report to the war
partment at Washington.
"Deplorable as it is, believe there
an explanation" said Major Maran'
lie. Il asked about the motors for
was the first time they had ever
en- used. and | learned all about
EN-. When | first saw the flames
ey were just aft of the port elevator
rface. | have my own ideas as TO
Nv they started, and must decline
tell as it is purely an army mat
r.
Il will say, though. that it was not
c in my opinion to static electricity.
every part of the ship is thus
ounded within itself and not to the
ound. i think If static had had
ything to do with it the fire would
We appeared first in another part
the ship.
81 loaned the two La Rhone motors
the Goodyear people to experiment. |
lese rotary motors are known 10 be |
e dangers, but | asked If the pre- |
utions had been complied with and |
und they had been.
The bag was gas light, that is, it |
Is being handled for the first time, |
d having only sand for ballast the
at of the sun had forced the pilots
use the valve to free gas. The bag
Is making great speed, | should judge
out 80 miles an hour"
static" or wild electricity" re-
-red to in the Chicago story, is a
enomenon with which electrical en-
leers have been puzzled since the
vention of the wireless Government
gineers who accompanied the Am
lean expeditionary forces into Mexico
d along the Texas border in 1916
lde n study of this phenomenon with
view to elimination of its destruction
wireless Instruments.
"Sattic" is most frequently encoun-
'ed in this country along the Mexican
rder in the summer months. 1t
ems to float in the air especially
ring hot weather, like heat waves,
though less violent, static" strikes
reless sets in manner similar to
htning, often damaging the appar
Us and deafening the operator.
Advices from New York last winter
re to the effect that the chief en-
leer of the Marconi Wireless Com I
ny had perfected an invention which f
,uld prevent damaging effect of
tatic" on wireless sets.
Company Making Inquiry l
Akron, Ohio, uly 22.-Officials of /
2 Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com
ny, builders of the Inflated blimp {
lich crashed through the roof Of a
q Illinois Trust and Savings Bank /
Chicago, today We're conducting an
of the accident. The :
mpany is Withholding an official \
itement until this investigation is 5
npleted. 0