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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-25

types as the R-3S or R-34 were ordi-
nary events, and in past years num-
Der Of such craft have been built In this
vicinity. During the war Hull was in
the path of the Zeppelin raiders. on their
way to London, and took her share in
the punishment at the hands of the
Gc"mnn bombers. ..
Patiently it was the thought Of such
"H. hu.rurS which first entered people 8
minds Yesterday when they saw the
great ship in the sky and later felt the
explosions which caused women and
children to become hysterical and then
rush homeward.
Early this morning thousands lined
the corporation pier to view the wreck
age at low tide. As the water rcceded
II uncovered the twisted framework
which had settled on shoal like the
skeleton of some prehistoric sea mon
ster that had ventured into shallow
water and perishcd.
One Of the most important recov-
cries by the searchers was the log of
the ZR-2.
No systematic search for the bodies Il
the wreckage will be attempted, It was
announced this morning. until special
apparatus has been brought here for
raising the wrecked hull of the dirigble.
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three years ago with the Naval Air
Service for the duration Of the war,
and when released re enlisted with the
same service at Cape May. He was
sent to England year ago last June.
His mother, Mrs. Hannah Broome,
whose husband died year ago, resides
with her daughter, Mrs. Arthur J..
Hughes, at 3 Woodbine terrace. A
radio message received by Mrs. Broome
this morning held out hope that her
son did not perish. 1t said
Information concerning the disaster
was received by radio at the Arlington
station, and it does not contain the
name Of your son among the casualties.
1t might be that your son, though a
member of the airship crew. was not
aboard at the time of the explosion.
Further information Is expected and will
be Immediately forwarded
II am trusting Charles will be re-
turned to u.s." said his sister. "He
was always an optimist. received a
letter from him few days ago. in
which he stated plans had been made
for the ship to sail today for Lake
hurst. and that 1t expected to make
the voyage in twenty -four hours.
"We were making preparations for
ms homecoming, aS we nau NOT seen
him for 80 long. His brother in law.
my husband. went to Lakehurst to ar
range to meet him on his arrival here
in the i'll fated airship.
Charles told us he had been married
since taking up residence in England,
and that his wife planned to come to
the States two weeks after he had
landed. which would give him time to
arrange for his home. Three weeks
ago son was born, Charles, Jr.
my father was engaged in the re-
tail fish business here. He came here
from Burlington many years ago.
Charles has four brothers. all residing
here; Mark, who is a lifeguard on the
beach Eugene. fish merchant: Joseph,
painting contractor. and William, who
Is also engaged in the fish business" "
Mrs. Hughes, the sister. added that
before Charles went abroad he had
been in an accident the only one dur
ing his enlistment with the Naval Air
Service. He was knocked unconscious
by q propeller that struck him on the
leg. but recovered quickly and COM
pletely. He always looked on the bright
side and declared he never had any
fear OF navigating the clouds.
ut is as safe as on the land where
there are automobiles, he would say.
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D|RIG|BLE CRASH I.
NOT TO HALT PLANS
Will Make Experts Work All IN.
Harder, Captain Evans Say.
at lakehurst
H AN GAR AS MONUMENT

Special Dispatch to Evsntnp Public I.x,..
Lnkehurst. N. j., Aug. 25.-'"r.
disaster to the ZR-2 is a great p,tv
but IL win make naval airmen try Il,
the harder in pushing this phase 4,
aircraft development"
Captain Frank T. Evans, command.
ant Of the naval mir station here. vh.
had about completed plans for recev,n.
the ill-fated dirigible upon the compl..
tion Of her trans Atlantic flight earl,
In September, made this comment on tho
fate of the ZR-2 today. -
He has received no official informo.
tion concerning the wreck of the bu,.
lighter. than -air craft.
II haven't any idea what cap~d
It," he said. II can't make IN m,
mind. Apparently, 1t Just happened
According to one Of the survivors, ,
girder caved, but there seems to be mn
definite reason for the disaster"
The great steel hangar on which
wOr knien had been working here n,
the last two years stands today n mon.
ument to the courage of the America,
naval officers and men who died at Hnll
yesterday.
1T Is not likely that the Uni,ed
States will purchase another diriYihlo
Of the type of the ZR-2," said Captsin
Evans. but the construction Of dirid.
bles will not be halted"
Captain Evans, son of the famous
admiral, Fighting Bob" Evans. hsd
no personal friends among the crew ~
the wrecked dirigible, but he had met
several Of the men.
He had assembled 450 officers and
men to receive the ZR-2, which was
expected to leave England after An.
gust 30. They were on the field yes.
terday practicing means of landing tbo
huge ship when the news Of its destruc.
ton arrived.
Work had been rushed for weeks IN
complete the airdrome, the most enor.
nous structure Of the kind In the world
Its inside measurements, with shop ami
Office space eliminated, are S07 feet In
length, 20d feet in width and 1893 feet
in height.
It was the intention to house boah
the ZR-2 and the ZR-1 in this vnst
hangar. The Fri is now building In
the United States. In addition to the
initial cost of $4,000, 900 for this air.
drome, hundreds Of thousands Of dol.
lars have gone into modern equipment
to fit the section for receiving the
leviathan Of the skies at any hour Of
the day or night in any kind of weather
Searchlights on the roof of the
hangar. 100 feet above the ground and
tloodlights near them, were to have H.
Eliminated the sky, Frightening the
twenty acres Of the landing field In
preparation for the landing of the dirigi.
BILE he'd she arrived ut night.
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americans Who Perished
in Wreck of Dnigible

New York. Aug. 25.--(By A. P.)-
The pick Of the American naval lighter
than air flyers were among the officers
and men who perished on the NR-2
Aeronautical authorities here today de-
clared that the SIX officers and ten men
Of the United States Navy who died
In the tragedy represented the best
American knowledge Of the construction
and operation Of dirigibles. The Amer
ican dead are:
Commander Louis II. Maxfeld, thir-
ty-seven. st. Paul. MINI. Wife and
two children were with him at Howden.
England. Commanded naval air sta :
ceiyed Cross NJ Legion Of Honor and
United States Navy Cross.
Lieutenant Commander Valentine N.
Bieg, thirty, Havsrford, Pa. Married.
Performed destroyer duty during war.
Lieutenant Commander Emery Coil
thirty two, Westboro, Mass. Married.
Served as member Of the Allied Aero
nautical Commission Of Control. execu
tive official Of Airship Detachment at
Howden.
Lieutenant Marcus H. Esterly, thirty,
Youngstown. o. Married.
Lieutenant Henry w. Hoyt, thirty :
one, Clearwater. Fla. Single. Had
charge Of lighter. than air work with
Pacific air force until sent to Howden
as member Of Airship Detachment there.
Lieutenant Charles G. Little. twcn-
ty-seven, NewburypOrt, Mass. Married.
Distinguished himself in an attempt to
save the American blimp C-5. when 1t
was destroyed In Newfoundland.
Non. Commissioned Officers and Men
Charles I. Aller, Denver. Col.
Maurice Lay, Greensboro, N. G.
A. 8. Pettitt, New York.
Robert NJ. Coons, Owensboro, Ky.
Lloyd Il. Croweu. Charleston, s. 9.
]. T. hancock. father in London,
England.
William Julius. Los Angeles, Calf.
Albert l.. Loftin. Lake Charles La.
William J. Steele, Bainbridge, Ind.
George Welsh. Sister Mt Montclair.
N. j. Home address given at Elgin,
H., in the navy list.
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encircling the bag without bracing; in
the ZR-2 the bags are similarly placed,
but with a greater interval, two inter-
mediate frames being employed for each
balloonette. The main frames of the
airship take all the interior bracing
and toraue wires of the outer envelope.
This Is done In the spaces between the
balloonettes, az no bracing wires are
permitted through the gas bags.
Nothing to Disturb Public
"There is nothing in this unfortu-
nate accident to disturb the public as
TO the efficiency of this type Of air
craft" said one Of the Britons.
Lighter than air navigation is an as
sured fact. and 1t takes these regret
table accidents to determine the weak =
nesses of the ships as we progress.
The most serious and irreplaceable loss
is the lives of those fine men, martyr
to their profession, who carry with
them to their death immeasurably val
liable trained minds and experience that
it is impossible to duplicate.
THE British have been building air
ships since 1912" he added, "and this
is the first disaster with lighter than
air machine, In spite of the fact that
the R-34, cruising in fog, struck the
side Of hill and had her forward frame
crumpled. Three Of her engines were
disabled, and the crippled ship drifted
out to sea. The crew pluckily rightcd
her and brought her to land with two
engines"
Duraluminum, Of which most OF the
metal framework of the ZR-2 was con =
structed, Is a special alloy Of aluminium
and copper and is said to be the strong
est material of its weight known.
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the top the left shown the main framework Of the ZR with
the envelope showing the
b bucked strain This probably exactly
accident
shown hand OF
bucklng Of this thought
the gasoline starting the The etching
gh shows the bucng Of another main frame and longitudinal
buging
balOonettes hydrogen. They
to bukng Is
tion of In strength
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MOORS LOSE FIERCE FIGHT
Spanish Said to Have Cleared Out
MelIIIa Peninsula

Oran, French Morocco, Aug. o.
The Rif tribesmen have lost heavily IN
violent battle with the Spanish forces
in Morocco. according to the latest
news from the fighting zone yesterday.
The Rittiuns are declaring to be trying
to win over the Benz Zikhar tribes to
their cause.
The Mclilla peninsula has been com.
pletely freed of the tribesmen and now
Is free from the possibility of surpris
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Anthracite Boom Indicated

Pottsville, Pa, Aug. ga boom in
the anthracite trade Is indicated by in
quiries coming here, and railroads CEN
tcring in this region are preparing to
handle a large business. There are
sixty y-seven locomotives in reserve here,
and railroad officials say any amount
Of coal can be handled.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-25

was approaching the city, coming from
n southcaSterly direction over the Hum
her toward Hull. When sailing on an
even keel above the city, according to
some eve. witnesses, a huge cloud OF
dense smoke burst from the tail of the
aircraft. 1t was thought the TR-2 was
sending out q smoke screen as an eX-
hibition, but. to the horror of thousands
of spccta tOrs. IL was seen that she had
broken in two and was taking q tre-
mendous nose dive. which apparently
would bring her down into the thronged
streets.
Loud. Terrific Explosion
Then there came loud explosion and
great crash, followed by another ex-
plosion. which was accompanied by the
breaking OF glass in the windows on
land the whole being reminiscent of
war times. when German arships
bombed Hull and explosions shook the
whole town. The conclusion was so
great that It wrecked windows over an
area of about mile square.
Some spectators assert that the air
ship began to buckle before any fame
or explosion was seen or heard. The
broken halves of the ZR-2 reached the
water nearly a mile apart. The gem
cral opinion of the public Of Hull is
that the commander of the airship ac-
complished remarkable feat of bravery
in diverting the descent of the vessel so
that It fell into the water instead Of in
the crowded streets.
During the fall of the airship three
members of the crew were observed
making thrilling parachute descent.
They dropped into the river, where
they were rescued by small boats. All
who jumped from the falling craft lost
their lives. They had no chance for
escape. for the water was covered with
burning gasoline and the heat from the
burning wrecEngc was 20 intense that
even the rescuers experienced the great
est difficulty in approaching for some
time. Barges, trawlers and small boats
thronged around the debris, willing to
render any possible assistance.
Immediately after the disaster tele-
phone messages came from distances up
to fifty miles reporting that the people
had felt an earthquake shock.
The following British naval officers
were among those lost on the ZR-2 |:
Lieutenant X. s. Montague, Lieuten-
ant !. G. Little and Flight Lieutenants
Thomas. Pritchard. Wicks and Mathe-
son and the famous air veterans, Brig
adler General +. NJ. Maitland, as well
as Colonel Campbell, the designer, and
Mr.. Warren, superintendent of the
works where 1t was built.
Lieutenant Wann, commander Of the
XR.2, was brought ashore at Hull about
an hour after the disaster, says dis
patch to the London Times from Hull.
lie was badly cut about the head ahd
bleeding profusely, but was conscious.
At late hour Wednesday night he
was reported as doing we'll at the hos
pitRl.
The dispatch adds that 1t was ru-
mOred one parachute from the airship
.andpd on the Lincolnshire side Of the
river, but that the report was without
confirmation.
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HOPE ATLANTIC CITY
MAN ESCAPED DEATH

Special Dispatch to Evening Public ledger
Atlantic City, Aug. c5.-Charles II.
Broome. of this city. who has been
training in England for more than a
year with the crew which was to navi-
gate the ZR-2 across the Atlantic. is
twenty -four years old. He enlisted
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-25
JOHN A. STEELE

Huntington, Pa, Aug. %. - John
A. Steele. siXty-one years old High
Sheriff of Huntingdon County. died
here yesterday of heart failure. lie was
elected Sheriff in 1917 and his term
would have expired next January.
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Hull Recovering From Shock

The people of Hull were slowly re-
covering today from the horror Of the
disaster at this old North Sea port
which has viewed so much Of mans at
ulation has been familiar with drIgibles
ever since the construction of this type
Of aircraft was started In England
Flights along the east coast of such
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04
Halloween Party
for Irene Hoban

A genuine Halloween party was
given Monday evening by Irene
Hoban at her home on Pine Slope,
and a royal good time was in evi-
dence thruout the evening.
The wierdest of games were
played, and the "spooky" time
was added to by the house and
table decorations, which were ap-
to the evening, with
witches, bats, black cats. 'nevery.
Thing. After the enjoyable event.
he hostess served a delicious
luncheon to the following guests
Elsie Behr. Dorothy Marching
on, Alice Kenyon, Helen Smyth...
1era Hughes. Charlotte Hoban;
Harold Church. Bernard Church
everett Behr, Bryan Palmer, Ray
nond Hoban.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04
Mrs. Evaline CallOW
Surprised Monday

Quite unexpectedly, Mrs. Eva
line Callow was hostess to a num-
Der of friends Monday evening at
her home. her guests having in
vited themselves in to spend the
evening. They found their "vic-
tim" busily engaged in sewing,
and it all developed just as they
had planned.
The time was spent at cards, and
in music and dancing, and they all
had "the time of their lives" Re-
freshments were served during the
evening.
Those present were M and
Mrs. Herman Paul., Mrs. Julia
Smith, Mrs. Lena Bagley, X. B.
Parsons. and Phil Schwartz,s Mrs.
Callow and sons.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04
AMERICAN FOOD SHIP
SAVES $4,000 BABES
FROM STARVATION
Heroic Yankee Women Risk
Lives to Rescue Children. in
Service Of Near East Relief

Constantinople.-Ho the prompt
action Of Charles v. Vickrey, General
Secretary Of the Near East Relief.
and Harold C. Jaquith, representa-
tive of that American relief organi-
zation in Constantinople, saved the
lives of 1900 orphan children and
seven American relief workers In
Alexandropol, Armenia. IL what all
the representatives Of the Allied ns-
tions in Constantinople are applaud
ing today.
For five years the Near East Relief
organization had built up q work of
mercy throughout the former Turk
ish Empire and Transcaucasia. to q
point whore $500 little children
were being housed, clothed, fed,
given medical attendance and taught.
and over $4,000 others being sup
Piled with food. Then suddenly, ON
February s. last. there came hurried
cable reports Of renewed lighting In
Armenia and Transcaucasia, where
7b.s1S Of these little ones were loca-
eed under the protection Of the Near
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04
Press Notes on
Queen Victoria"

Here is a delicious book
Atlantic Monthly.
"a masterpiece of first rank"
New York Evening Post.
"There is no other such. short
biography in the English Ian
guage. london Mercury.
Zone of the surprisingly beau
tiful prose achievements of our
time. Chicago Daily News.
The above are just few Of the
press comments about the remark.
able book of the year, Queen
Victoria" by Lytton Strachey.
This book, handsome IS volume,
l. now on our ten cent shelf, avail.
able to all patrons of the library.
Artistic job printing at the
Siftings- News Office.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04
Miss Sadie Young aaA
EntertainS Friends

Miss Sadie, Young was 1hostsss
Wednesday evening to number
of her friends, the time being
spent in playing various games.
and in a general good time. Alta
late hour delicious refreshmentp
were served 81
Those in attendance were Misseb
Nellie Mitchell, Frances and Irene
Doyle, Emma and Chloe Jameson,
Clara and Vera Hughes. Nellie
Enyart. Evelyn Holley. Dorothy
Marchington, Sadie Youngs
Messrs. Clarence and Gilbert Gar.
tsell. Ssynofs Mitchell, GsssEe
Cruise. Trenholms Holley, Gsorei
Titzmorris. Mike Hughes, Earl
| Duncan. -..-s.- II
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04
SLEEP MAKES HEALTH
D. HUGH N. kINoHoRN, M. D.

which Of
theories explain The condition
alternating
with
period OF inactivity during
Of
will Some
individuals
II . =
a
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04

cards and favors, while large bas
ket of beautiful chrysanthemums
praced the table as centre piece.
The luncheon was in TO n +
courses. and exquisitely served,
the guests being seated at l;5o.
Covers we're laid for the guests OF
honor, and Mesdames Kimball'
Earl, Moscript, Mcbride, Chap
pell, Joy, McDougall, Hill. Funk,
Cocbems of Denver, Fraser. Nam
kervis, Jaynes, Cooper.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04
Points About Cupboards

Have you plenty of well planned
cupboard and shelf space for stor-
ing utensils and food supplies?
Save steps by grouping similar
things and placing them near the
part of the room where they will
be used. For instance, suggests
the United States department of
agriculture, keep mixing bowls
and spoons and such dry materials
As sugar and flour near each other
If possible. Narrow shelves often
economize space batter than wide
ones and are easier to clean and to
keep in order. Low cnpboards
are, on the whole, preferred to
those reaching to the ceiling, and
a not so likely to become "catch-
alls.'
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04
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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04

East Relief. Consular representa-
tires laft The country. All forsigns1
Piled onto ships and fed. War
.ehroAtensd to scatter the work and
! 4ndae vain the long, patient efforts
~ Near. East Helisf 70 salvage
II wGe1e hattDn'S children.
bat the American men and Womoa
NE had oared for theae little cues
TIE uAdionAyod. They refused u
11AN6 undor bombardmont; with
tnot1le armies sweeping through the
otro6ts where the Near East Reflects
efoat orpAanagos had booA o1tAb-
16hod, with all supplies cut Of aA4
- communicAtion with the outs11e
tos31. Or WIKI that far AmoF1eaA
Ao0sland whose fepfeoo1en4jveU
ehsse heroic men and womsn aso,
tAey etuek TO their posts. The 1a1t
nod fro0 America had come n q
Nov6mbsf 8, 1850.
4 was not untSl four months latsr
!, tAAk the new eovernments OF the
!. TranseAucasian states were esta1-
&ahod On solid basis. But famine
-t6foa4eaed- An Appeal was made 20
A0es3eaa philanthropy: Critical
6oo1 fof food products in Caucasus,"
th6 66blo rad. mo limit to nesd- In
AfDeaia- New government promises
eeeter .faedlitles for relief activity
ba6 bofmUf oovGfnm6nt." 4 fo8
layD latee. furt1er piteous plsa to-
loved: 'rotA1 oslha1e n .Al6xandfo-
!. ~ 1890. 41tp11oo II Alexandso-
1ol allow half-Sa&ton1, April 3rA -
,.3etA. Aftef 1lay ~, nothing."
~ u9t t6ls sptSndid America6 rsllsf
oroAnisation had not waited. Food
/. NQe. N1raady .onsthe way. On April
-. Charles v. vickrsy. general ssc-
fetary Of the Near East Relief,
/, ,eebled: .lExpect ship Arst week IN
Nay: 1000 tore r4ee: 1.eee tons
yhsat neuf; sse toas eefnmsal corn
/ tons beans: SEED cass1 corn syrup.
fro0 New York aAas New Orleans
/. 1lrset 70 Batum, Additioaai=1. zoe
tons wheat Aour from Pacific Coast
/. 1unW 1st." =
The seven American relief workers
In charge Of the S.eoe little ones IN
Aloxandropol cAbleds last appeal:
r..:lto food # any, prics. Four days
nof6 and wo aro Aniehed." -
when TIE arsk relief nip '.0ns-
quen' entered the desseted haSAor of
Batum on Nay I. thsrs were Just ten
uUA4tD = A. tAAA. '11AA&Ek ~ H40~4 st00
the d4yZ&anA he II, 900 dlittae Or
shan ch1l61s Who had suffered q
.nuch (Z41<4e Rueh In ths1r short,
Waf-eldy Stf never knew tAa4
o6u1g h01 ~ ne robso Of dooe1l
lad kpecks4 q the door Of tie =.
DAanSSs It Ale1andfoIof-aal tA4t
Anieiee had thrust tie beny hAAl
euay.
IN. n the great heart Of Aner1ea
tha& a42i tkiS work of salvation 'p0s-
elble. n. viekr6y declared. ~Ths
0oney thq& eendn the bread 70 theos
ehil1feA 4onoo from ten gh1ll1on
|. -hen0 throuSheut the. DATED Seatsn.
r comes iron ~ hearts Of the uoot
oooerous Deople - the world. VIE
oaaaot bSar - know that half Z
woell away. tittle children are facing
huneGf sd dSatA, without hsapano
F <As0 w. ufo esd hapDiAsss."
1fs. vlekrsy = naking = AAtlen-
vide appeal to the Deople Of tbs
Units1 btat&u 20 keep this great voek
|. oelAe. Cantr1but1eHe nSy be seAt u
ClovStaa& n. pod6o.. TfeaA9foT, /
1fadbsi AvekuS, Nsx FORK CITY
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