The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-07-19
DETAILS Of FALL
Of PLANE At E[KO
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chine was wobbling. and he seemed to
be doing something to it. but couldn't
seem to bring 1t out of this turn.
O. Did you see Mr.. Keddie and
Mr.. Frost after the accident?
A No. sir. started up town for a
doctor. and the two Clawson boys
started for the field.
@. Could you tell whether the en-.
CINE was running after it started tc
fall?
A. Yes, the engine was running al
the time.
@. Was there any strong. heavy oil
unusual wind at this time?
A. No, didn't notice any stront
wind at this time. 1t was about $50
in the afternoon.
H. +. Thomas, mechanic:
MY judgment on the plane, and
what l have seen of 1t all over ant
my experience on planes. l think Il
was one of the best constructed new
planes that / have ever seen assem-
bled. more capable of doing what i
was built to do. although being a SLOW
machine. than any plane that know
Of"
E. A. Clawson. mechanic:
I'VE Immediately rushed to the ma
chine. In a car, getting there approx
imately in about three minutes,
wouldn't think it was any longer. TIL.
plane was so inflamed tina. we coult
not approach it,"
@. Then ii WAS your opinion thai
the parties were dead when you go
there?
A. No, the back man. Frost. WASH
dead yet. I threw some dirt on 1t bu
1t was no use.
@. How do you know that Eros
was not dead?
A. Because he was moving.
@. And then he became still.
A. Yes, before | left he was still
q. And you would say that boil
men were 6ead when you left there.
A. Yes, they must hove been.
might add that Mr. Keddie was lyinc
in dropped position. as result o
the fall. He never moved :.
Testimony of f. " Barber:
@. Can you state what the condi
ton of the air currents were on tina
day here?
A. | would call it q rather dust,
day with an irregular wind varying II
direction. was not personally a.
the field, and did not see the acct
dent, but II is my opinion from the
testimony given that the accident was
due either to the sudden change oil
wind. which might have COMPOUNDED
the pilot in a way, causing him to LOSE
control of the ship momentarily
which at that time would be suffi
cient to cause the plane to crash or
account of it's low altitude. There
was also possibility that the plane
was turned too sharply or not banked
sufficiently for a sharp turn. Acct
dents of this type can hardly be at.
tributed to any fault OF bad material
in the plane. and particularly in this
case. as l can corroborate Mr.. Thorn.
as testimony, in that the plane was
made of the choicest materials and
aligned to perfect balance. have
personally flown the ship on two oc.
casions. once on its original test
flight with Mr.. Frost, and on Satur-
day afternoon. which was the flight
previous to the crash. and had the
plane in the air for approximately
thirty minutes, during which time we
gave the ship thorough test as to
control, and balance.
T. ]. Cuttings, a travelling salesman
who was near the field, testified In
part as follows:
Both men were laying practically
on their backs, with both hands in
The air like they had been holding on,
waiting for the crash. l think that
hey were both killed Immediately
after the machine struck. 1t was
probably five minutes after the ma
chine struck before arrived. and
both men were burned to a crisp. be-
1ond recognition"
The verdict of the jury In both
cases was death on the 18th day of
July, A. D. 1921, by the accidental
falling of an airplane."
Funeral arrangements for ex-Sena-
tor w. A. Keddie and John A. Frost
were made yesterday. Keddie's body
has been taken to Quincy. California
and the funeral was held there today
at 2:30 pm, under Masonic auspices.
The list Of active pallbearers was
announced at Reno as follows: DR..
George Steinmiller. s. X. Tippett, L.
N. French. Lester Wheeler. Silas E.
Ross, N. f. Wilson. Cecil Creel and
Sanford c. Dinsmore. They will
cave Reno for Quincy at $3.50 o'clock
tomorrow morning by automobile.
Mrs, Keddie ia overcome by her