El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27
Lost AOiGtO7.S
We're Killed By
Too MexicanS
Bodies of Amy Airmen
Are Brought Back From
Lower California.


san Diego, calf. Oct 27.-It was
officially announced here last night
that Lieut. Cecn II. Connolly, Of san
Diego. and frank B. Waterhouse. Of
Weiser, Idaho. army aviators missing
since August q. were slain in Lower
California by two Mexican fishermen
The announcement was made upon
the arrival here OF the destroyer
aaron ward bringing the bodies OF
the two aviators from Bahia Los AMI
mos on the Gulf OF California TO
which point thew had flown after los
ing their way in a border flight from
Yuma, ARK, TO san Diego
According 10 Mai. r 5. Bratton,
head OF the military party sent from
here to recover the bodies, the slayers
were from a Mexican sloop- Their
identity Is known TO both the United
States and Mexican governments ana
steps are being taken TO capture them
Brings story Of Suffering.
The destroyer also brought a part
Of a story OF the sufterlnes enuure9
BIZ the young arlators, in the FORM OF
notes scraWled in part on the wings
and on the fuselage OF the deHaviland
asrnlaue fn which Connolly and Wa
terhouse made their last flight some
or these messages evidently written
hope OF being found, were OF such
tragic nature that MAJ Bratton asked
the newspaper reporters TO refrain
from using them. out or consideration
for the officers families. MAJ Brat
ton said that the two aviators had
gone 19 days without food. OF AZ least
without much TO sustain them ne
fate that drew them Tar from their
air path remained with them until
the very last
Mai Theodore lIacAuley. in one OF
his flights 70 find them, fleW WITHIN
so miles o. the spot where they stood
guarding their plane. Later, or the
afternoon Of September s. they were
landed from a canoe on the shores or
Bahia Los Anim0s, by the same lisn-
ermen who are accused OF nay ing
killed them five days later. ana az
that time were only = miles from
Los Flores silver mine where they
might have received protection and
Lost sense Of Direction.
one OF their messages. scratched on
the afrplane fuselage with knife or
nail, gave details Of how the arlators
lost their way. The message said the
airmen remained in the air four hours
and five minutes. that they ran INTO
rainstor1n and lost their sense OF d.
rection. When they sighted the Gulf
70 California they thought they were
flying ~ the coast instead Of south
ward along the coast Of the gulf.
Another message, traced on the
wings and fuselage. told how the air
men attempted Tainly for Two days TO
catch fish to appease their hunger
They then started walking nOrrn7ard
toward the border but returned TO
their airplane IN So hours when their
supply OF water became exhausted
The airmen drank the water from
the radiator Of the airplane. This
HIaH al NaHHHa
up to the tirue they were taken 70 Ba-
hia Los Anitnos ron Guadalupe bay
where the plane landed, by the fisher
Letters Scratched on Planes.
Joe Alien Richards. member Of the
searching party, gave out last night
what he said were copies Of letters
Scratched by Lieurs- Connolly and
Waterhouse on their airplaues- That
written BIZ Connolly read in part.
Dearest Mother. Aiy time 20 oie IS
here God knows 10 viii be welcome
enough after our sufferings so far Of
hunger and thirst Try TO forget my
fate What i have is yours Use Il
for your comfort and happiness
tried TO live good life and do not
fear death Please do not wear mourn
Love to Dad, Nora. Hazel and
Ethel
BOD bless you all
Cecil"
The following Is Richards copy Of
Lieut. warehouses note 10 his
mother
Dearest Mother: We have been
here now ten GAYS. No signs Of any
help and our water nearly gone, 50
thought ] would write you a short let
ter while I had the strength. don't
want you TO grieve FOR me. want
you to have everything. which IS not
much All my love 20 you and SIS and
Dad
lovingly,
"Son