The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-24
WORLDS GREATEST AIRSHIP
EXPLODES WITH 81 ON BOARD
Flight Just Prior Sailing United
Complete England-Terri Accompanying
Cty-Ente on
Believed Wiped Out.
CREW OF THE zR-2

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| Americans were on board the dirigible
ZR-2 when she was wrecked today
| during her final trial flight, a report
to the navy department from London
said. The report filed at 7:30 o'clock
said at that time there appeared to
| be only six survivors from the entire
complement.
The latest reports from Hull, timed
at D. m, places the number of men
who had descended by parachutes at
four Bateman, the Halifax man,
who was making photographs OF rear
of the ship. fell into the water from
the dirigible This report said that
three bodies had been brought to land.
The Press association had mes
sage from Hull shortly after p. m.
saying that Ensign Marcus Esterly,
one of the American officers who had
been reported lost, had been saved.
| Another m message to the Press asso-
citation from Hull says it is believed
ten of the men in the ZR-2 have been
! saved. Twelve bodies have been re
covered.
Quartermaster Walters, an Ameri-
can, is among those known to have
persisted
The crew that was to have brought
the giant vessel of the upper lanes"
to the United States was listed as fol-
lows:
Commanding Louis H. Maxfield, u
S. N. commanding officer. Washing
ton, D. c.
Lieut. Commander Valentine N
Bieg. n. S. N, senior engineer officer,
Bryn Mawr, Pa.
| Lieut.. Commander Emory Coll. U.
s. N. executive officer. No. 232 Third
! street. Marietta, Ohio.
Lieut.. Ralph C. Pennoyer. U. S. N,
navigator. No. 2444 Carlton street.
Berkeley Calf.
Lieut.. Henry W. Hoyt, U. S. N.
watch officer. Clearwater, Fla.
Lieut.. John B. Lawrence. N. S. N.
r. F., watch officer, No. 666 Lincoln
street, Minneapolis.
Lieut.. Marcus H. Esterly, U. S. N.
r. F., radio officer. No. 219 T street.
N. E, Washington, D. c.
Lieut.. Joseph B. Anderson. u. S. N
r. F., meteorological officer Hyatts-
vile, Md.
Chief A1achinist Shine s. Hallibur-
ton, u. S. N, assistant engineer off,
: Ger. No. 313 Poplar street. Macon, Ga.
Lieut.. Clifford A Tinker, u. S. N.
R. F., publicity officer, WestfieId,
Mass, No. 1851 Seventeenth street, N
3 W, Washington, D. C.
! Lieut,-Commander R. z. Byrd. Jr,
U S. n. (retired). air navigation ex-
pert. Washington, D. C.
Maj. ]. E. Van Nostrand, U. s. Army
Air Service
Two representatives of the British
Air Ministry.
| In addition to the above two addi-
tional watch officers of the U. S. Naval
Reserve force were to make the trip
| If lift permitted. These officers are
Lieut. Charles G.. Little, No. 227 High
street. Newburyport, Mass. and Lieu
! tenant Telford B. Null. No. 1851 Bell
Afre street. Denver. Col.
I The non-commissioned personnel of
the crew of the ZR-2 was to have
been composed of ten riggers. sixteen
I mechanics NJ fxt-o
Riggers.
Charles I. Aller. C. B. NJ, Denver,
Colo.
Arthur E. Carlson. c. Q. NJ. Julia
eta, Idaho.
Hans Christensen. c. Q. NJ, Newton,
Mass.
James H. Collier. C. M. NJ, Okla
homa City. Okla.
Charles W. Frank, Q. NJ. 1c. Way
Charles A. Heckbert, B NJ. 1c, Rock
land. Maine
Maurice Day. C. b M, Greensboro,
N. C.
Ad Pettitt. C. B NJ. New York City.
Sylvester F. Shields, c. C. M, st.
Norman o. Walker. @. NJ. &c; Com
merce, Tex.
Mechanics.
Charles H. Broom, C. NJ. M, Allan
tic City, n. J.
Charles w. Cass, C. M. M, Jackson
vile, Fla.
Lester NJ. Coleman, C. NJ M, Fort
Worth, Texas
Robert NJ. Coons, C. NJ. NJ, Owens
boro, Ky.
Lloyd E. Crowl, C. M. M, South Car
olina.
James W. Cullinan, C. NJ. NJ, Bing-
hamton, n. Y.
Thomas D. Dickerson, c. M. NJ,
Summerland, Cal.
Andrew B. Galatian, c. M M, New
} York City.
John T. Hancock, c. NJ. NJ, London,
England.
Ralph Jones, NJ. NJ. lc. Los Angeles,
Cal.
William Julius. c. NJ NJ
7 Albert Lee Loftin, c. M NJ
Frank F. Moorman, C. NJ NJ, St
Louis, Mo.
William ]. Steele, C. NJ. NJ, Balm
; bridge, Ind.
Llewellyn T. Stevens, C. NJ. NJ, At
lanta, Ga
George Welch. C. NJ NJ, Elgin, III.
; Radio Mem
John T. Robertson, c. Ell, New
Smyrna, Fla.
John E. Waterman, Ell. lc Ell Paso
Texas.