The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-26
LIFE OF Filler IS
HELD I'm BALANCE
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who attended the young f1ier through
! out the day were not prepared to say
J tonight as to whether he would live or
die. IF he doesn't die" said DR.. Oar
rell, IT fear that he will be crippled or
paralyzed for life. Of course there is
hope. and wouldn't say definitely he
will not recover the use of his limbs,
| but the chances are against him"
Drs. Darrell and winn late today
issued the following report as to his
condition.:
Lieutenant Coney is paralyzed N
his lower extremities. There is loss of
sensation and motion in the lower
extremities. His temperature is 102 1-2,
pulse 100, respiration IS. Lieutenant
| Coney is conscious and cheerful, but
does not talk much" 3
Sends Telegram to Fiance.
The injured flier late this morning
sent a telegram to Miss Mary Nor
gan, San Diego. Calf, said TO be his
fiancee. The message was brief, sim
ply stating my plane fell this morn
ing and my spine was seriously in
jured."
After spending the day at the Nose
Lander farm, Lieutenant Coney was TAX
o'clock. He was in charge of J. o.
, Parkers, Drs. Darrell and Winn and
others. At Winnsboro he was transferred
to a train for Natchez, where he was
due to arrive early tonight
Tears fell from the young mans eyes
when he told Lander and his wife good
bye. You have been good to me-" he
said, land I shall never forget you" He
also thanked the physicians and towns
people for coming to see him and giving
him aid. Large quantities of flowers
were taken to the Lander car and he
was deeply touched by the tribute.
Plane Struck Tree.
Badly injured when he fell with his
plane after striking a tree on the Nose
Lander farm near Crowville, in the
swampy section of Franklin Parish,
Northeast Louisiana, Lieutenant w. D,
Coney, trans continental flier, late to-
day, was enroute to Natchez, where he
will be given the necessary medical at
tention to ascertain the extent of his
injuries.
Lieut.. Coney, who was attempting
return flight from Jacksonville. Fla, to
San Diego, Cal, attempted to land
near Crowville, when engine trouble
developed, and in so doing crashed into
a tall tree. He fell about rs feet. Wheth-
er the indirect cause of the fall was
caused by the new propeller installed for
to late today. The lieutenant, during
the few times he was able to discuss
his accident, attributed the cause Of
engine trouble.
Crowville, IL miles from a railroad,
and in the midst of a sparsely settled,
swampy section Of Franklin Parish,
poured out its hospitality and assistance
in every possible manner to the wound
ed flier. The two village physicians
rendered first aid treatments very short
Iy after the lieutenant was pulled from
the wreckage of his deHaviland machine
by a farm hand. Although they were
not prepared to state definitely, the doc
tors expressed their belief that his
spine was either broken or severely in
jured. An lx-ray examination will be
necessary to determine accurately, they
stated.
The village general storekeeper, pos
SCISSOR of an automobile, despite the bad
conditions of the roads and the serious !
injuries of the patient, volunteered the
was taken for Natchez, where he was
due to arrive early tonight.
LIeutenant's Mother Goes to Him.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March 25.-'
Mrs. E. F. Coney, accompanied by an
elder son and Mrs. w. H. Devoe, left
here early tonight for Natchez, Miss, to
De III dll6HudHCe dL IIlS D6uSAu6 VI lSL
son, Lieut.. w. D. Coney, trans cont /
mental aviator, who received serious in /
juries when his machine crashed near !
Crowville, La, early today.
Mrs. Coney had apparently recovered |
sufficiently to make the trip, from the
shock caused by the news of the acct /
dent and was treasured just before /
leaving by advices from Natchez that !
Lieutenant Coney would recover from !
his injuries.
AlrpIane Dispatched to Scene. /
WASHINGTON, March 25.-An air
plane has been dispatched from Love .
Field, Tex, to Monroe, La, where Lieut.. /
w. D. Coney fell today on his return /
trans continental flight, the army air /