El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-14


soldiers from Fort Omaha and Fort
crook were rushed 20 futan 70 sal
wage the wrecked plane
Another Has Accident.
Lieut. j. r. Johnson plotting plane
No LOG, a SE-5 was severely bruised
when he attempted 70 make a land
Ing about three miles from Ak-Sar-
Ben field al $3.50 this morning when
be lost his way in the dense los.
Later ne assembled and made his way
q the flying field landing there at
lQ-ls-a2- Capt Felix Steine and OBJ
server, sergL Il Meyhers. plotting a
le Havi-aud plane No. y. on their
way from Des Moines TO Omaha.
were being held at the local control
station by Lieut.. H r. wells. officer
in charge. beeause OF the adverse
weather here and farther west
Held NJ Western Controls
SAT- Lake City, Utah, Oct a.
Westbound aviators in the ransom
tinental air race, who spent the night
Solduro, Utah. and at control sta
tons Just east OF here. have been
ordered 70 remain at their controls
q O. account q ram and heavy Jog.
three were al salduro rnis morning
expecting 10 get away for san Fran
cisco.
None Flies From Cheyenne.
Cheyenne. Nyo-, gcL l4.-Because
OF low visibility. Lieut. J. A. ilune
ton. announced that there would be
no flying from the local field today
Lieut. r Eou-et. In plane no. 81
ana Lieut. r N- Iorney- in plane No.
LEI flew here from the scene Of a
forced landing last night one mile
away.
Meyers Shoulder Broken.
Lincoln, Nen-, Oct III. J. Meyer
OF Cleveland. injured yesterday when
y
Norris u washington. D. c.. crashed
INTO g hlI during q fog near Oconto,
NeDl s4-1ereu fractured shoulder.
according 20 adVices received here TO-
day from lexington. Neb- Meyer was
acting as Lieut.. Norris's mechanician
when the accident occurred. Lieut..
Norris suffered very slight injury 10
one Of his arms.
BnrfhoIf at Binehampfon-
1,-Ii5 -ez ~ y % DcL -4---laJ- J.
Q. Bartholf. No 81, eastbOund ar
rived az 9-24 a. m He is waiting here
for ciea- weather
First Half Of Race Ending.
Aineola. n. y Oct 14-With -
Of the s. original starters safely
across The continent and preparing
for tie return flight. the first half
OF the army air service transconti-
mental race this morning entered Its
last stage
Westbound aviatorh who completed
Tic ---aA AA-- OF me race san
Francisco yesterday inclulef Capt =
G Drayton. Lieut. Alexander Pearson.
jr- Capt ! O. Donaldson. Lieuf Earl
Manzelman. capt Harry smith and
Lieut. j. S Webster. who arrived IN
this order
Two Yet 60 Reach Miueola.
Two Of the Is original san Fran
cisco starters IN the race remained
early today 20 check in AZ 3Iineula
Five already had arrived and the
other eight had been forced cut slong
the routes by accidents The TWO re-
naming flyers were 1Iai = c. Bart
holt, who spent last night at Roches-
ter, n Y, and Lieut.. p. J. Rlchter,
who stopped over az Cleveland. OF the
score or more Of West5ouud flyers
stil ~ the race, nearly al had
reached or passed Chicago and -ns
majority were within days flight Of
San Francisco.
With Lieut. 3 W Maynard pre-
pairing 70 start the fli5h. back from
san Francisco at 1872 This afternoon,
contestants who finis.isd cne first lap
AZ Mineola displayed little enthusiasm
for the return flight All stated that
they contemplated starting back II it
proved possible 20 ger their planes
repaired within the a6 hours time
iimit set BY the air serviee.