Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-17
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ENCEs HAVE BEEN GIVEN
THE PUBLIC
ENTERED TOWN ON HORSE
Message 10 San Antonio fneEd Was
ilrst Word Received From iless
tenant slnee Last Thur a
day.
BY As.osk.d Pros.

BANDERkON. Texas. fch ic.---LIsii.
tenant Alexander Pearson. Jr.. who has
bCcn missing since he LEFT II paeo Tor
san Antonio last THURSDAY mnrnlng.
rode Into Sanderson about nine O'Clock
tonight on horse. Lieutenant poaf.
son vas forced to land about $50 milss
from ~ raao near the RIO uFsnde on
Account of engine trouble 'tytt
Lieut.. Pearson. when forced 20 land.
whs Ia q stretch u mnd There were
40 Aigns OF humanity around he sald.
The flyer found raft on the lilo
jrandc and floatcd on II fts DAY and
night when he came 10 goat camp.
ao stayed nj this camp for two days
and two nights before any signs Of life
wns found. The ranchcf was Visiting
an Sanderson and when he returned,
Pearson was given horse on which
.ic rode into sandorso1s
The fllcr was without food for eighty
aours. lie said he had no rations with
aim when he was forced 10 land ana
@aa forced 10 do without food until he
found the goat camp
Il was forced 20 land near the Rio
Grnnde after had gon. only about
so miles," Lieutenant Pearson sald.
My engine went dead and was forc.
ID TO abandon 1t. There was plenty Of
ynsolinc IN the tank. The machine Il
Indamagcd and IN lying near the river.
There was no sign Of life around. i
secuted the territory for while when
I located a raft. After riding the raft
Town tho river for a day and nisht I
observed goat camp Guiding this
att % shore ! found that the owners
u the ranch, who found later 70 be
iamed Rutlcdgc. were not a k1Dms.
.ound food In the house. the first since
1 left III i'nso. I stayed hare fvo days
md two nights before the Ilutledes
family returned home from Handcrson.
where they had been visiting. They
ufnishcd' me with horse on which 10
iakc my way 20 town. NJ
Lieutenant Pearson left the goat
amp early this morning anc rode to
anderson. a distance of 100 miles, Al
hough fatigued. the flier declared he
.cli little III effects from his exptrience.
The aviator declared that he had not
observed any Of tho dozens uf. airplauca
which have been scOuring thls section
{ the state for him for the -past five
inys
Lieutenant Pearson. who planned 10
uenpt n transcontlnsntai flight late
his month from Pablo Beach. Florilla.
o Los Angeles In less than a day. went
the Sanderson landing field where
9 spent the night lie declared that
ie expected 90 leave tomorrow Cor N
aso. where he will report TO aviation
adnarters nj ~. Bliss.
The fllcr declared b could not say
neither he would attempt 70 carry
ut HIS plans for the transcontinental
Ian. hut that this probably would bs
ccidcd when lac 40, back 10 FL paso
EL PAsO. Texas. Feb. ie.--Avlation
ieaduaItsrs. nj IT. BLISS. near here. r..
Owed telegram from Lieut.. A!exer-
~ Pearson from Sanderson. Texas. az
:s5 y. IN. announcing that ha was wall
nd nniniured. No further details
yerc contained In the message. which
aid that explanations were following.
HN|"'
sAN ANTONIO. Texas. Feb. ID
n,er landing south II Roquiilas Lieu.
tenant Pearson walked and ffuated on
raft down the banks OF the Rio
irandc on tho American aide for a
ny and half until he mot M with
va men. according 10 telegram re-
ceived late tonight at headquarters
eighth corps area. from MAI. II. C.
'rait. air service officer. From that
Ioint he made his waylto the Rutledgo
ranch. walking most of the ss miles.
SAN ANTONIO. Texas, F'eh. IT,
Lieutenant Pearson landed 45 miles
vest of the town Of Bouquillas. ia
Brewster County. about 100 miles SOUTH
west of sanderson. according 10 ihfor.
nation received over long distance teie.
nhone from the latter place. lie was
forced down eftcr he had become lost
nd his supply of gasoline had become
exhausted. The airplanc was not dam.
igcd. II was reported.
After trying desperately TO locate
some ranch house from which he might
communicate with the outside world.
lieutenant Pearson set out afoot IN
n northeastern direction and walked 81
niles according To J. " Murrah. the
ranchmau who rode Unto Sanderson
with the lost tlicr. Fur so hours he
was without food. Part of the dist.
incc he rode burro which he found
| N large pasturc ARRIVING NJ the
Ru,lcdg. ranch, near the brcwster.Ter-
-cll County border line. last Monday.
Pearson remained there two days
| waiting some one 10 return 10 the
ranch house Today cowboys visited
The home and found the flier. AZ q
,'clock this afternoon, according 10 Mr..
uurrah. Who happened TO be visiting
Il the Rutledge ranch. today. Pearson
accompanied by Marrah st out on
horseback for Sandcrson.
Every effort was made by tho mlns-
ing flicr 10 ret In touch with cisilixa.
,ion. according 20 oi>ir. Murrah. hut he
was not successful until he reached
sandsrsrn. There Is no teicphonf con.
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