The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-07
- VIZ
Killed In Airplane Ac-
cident AT Savannah.
STRUCK BY PROPELLER. DEATH
RESULTING THREE HOURS
LATER.


gret by the many friends ne wadt
during his stay in this county during
the year 1916 and in the spring OF
1918.
The following details Of his dcalh
is taken from the Savannah Morning
News, on which paper he had been
working for the past three months:
Lieut. Frank Langdon Moy". a re.
porter for the Morning News and for
merly an officer in the aviation ser
vice. was struck in the head by the
propeller Of an army airplane and ia
tally injured yesterday afternoon
shortly after 3 o'clock, while assisting
Lieut.. Col. II. A. Dargue. air service
officer. in getting his machine started
for a flight to Charleston. He died
a. 7:25 last nirht.
Col. Dargue had flown from Ameri-
Gus to Savannah in the morning. and
was on his way back to headquarters
in Charleston. He had made a bad
landing in the vicinity Of the Golf
Club, and after a conference with the
Mayor and other city officials in re-
gard to the airplane landing at Sa-
vannah. the officer made ready for
his fight Seeing that the officer
would need assistance in getting Oft +,
MIR. Moye offered to aid him.
II asked Mr.. Moye what experience
he had had. and when he told me that
he had been an officer in the air ser
vice at Gerstner field in louisiana,
told him ne was the ve.y man !
needed TO help me- said Co.. l'argue.
took ny ,rat in the machine and
re started to 'Irn the propeller. xiv
ing me tlc usual signals. When he
gave the sirnas knew him TO be ex-
pefienced lie turned the propeller
three tires snc it did not start lie
hen told me that he would swing II
through. and again gave NJ, the sig
mails. He must have stood too close.
for one end Of the propeller caught
his hand and scraped the flesh from
his arm. and the other end struck him
on the head, making a cash straight
back through the middle.
Col Dargue abandoned his intend
ed flight to Charleston, and accom-
pf MED the young man to St. Joseph's
Hospital, where he was taken by
Mayor Stewart and Fire Chief Mon
roe in the chiefs automobile.
Examination Of the injuries dis
closed that the skull had been frac-
tured. also that the left arm and left
leg were broken. Preparations for
the operation Of trepanning were be-
ing made when death ensued.
Lieut.. Moye received his diploma as
an instructor Of aviation at Rockwell
field, California. He entered the ser
vice in February, 1917. responding to
the call for volunteers, and was mus
tered out at Lake Charles, La, in
February, 1919 As an instructor ne
visited all the more important avia-
tion fields in the country. and was in
New York to ship for service abroad
when the armlstice was signed.
He joined the stan OF the Morning
News soon after being mustered out
and quickly became favorlte with
his associates and Others with whom
he came in intimate contact. He was
OF happy disposition, his good ma
ture unvarying and contagious. HIS
modesty was such that few ever knew
from his own lips OF the distinction
he had achieved IN aviation, and there
was none who knew MN VINO ana hot
like HIM for his sunny temperament
and gentle manners. HIS death fell
as pail upon the Morning News OIL
nee. The usual activity was suspend
ed and his fellow workers stood about
IN httie groups speaking OF flm III
terms OF high regard and affection
Lieut. Moye determined after he
received his discharge from the army
aviation service, after the armistice