Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-29

It had been believed up to this time
that there were but two persons in the
airplane when It crashed.
Finds Woman's Body
Then a searcher came upon the body
of the woman. The heavy motor Of the
plane had fallen upon her and driven
her body nearly two feet into the
ground. Mrs. Puszynska's body was re-
moved with difficulty. owing to the fact
that It was almost impossible to touch
the hot motor. BY this time the patrol
wagon had arrived and the three bodies
were removed to the hospital, where
they we're pronounced dead.
Physicians were summoned from
nearby townsS nut when they arrived
their services were not required as the
bodies had been removed.
Mrs. Puszynska was the wife Of
Vincent Puszynska, n tailor. He was
standing with three of his children Mt
the landing stage following the flight
of the machine with his eyes when the
fatal descent occurred. He was a
half mile away from the spot where the
machine fell.
The father started on run for the
spot where the machine had plunged,
followed by his children.
IDtuHltu DN tnt DioN VI lHt SlEub VI
the bodies of his wife and son. he was
lifted in an automobile and borne to
his home.
Didn't Want Them TO Fly
Mr.. Puszynska was still in a dazed
condition at his home this morning
Although he has been under the care
of physician since the accident, he was
in such condition as to require ques-
| tion to be repeated two or three times
before he was able to get the sense of it.
He said that he and mis- wife, the two
boys and Caroline, the younger Of his
two daughters, started out on an auto
mobile trip yesterday. Bertha, the old
est daughter. remained at home. He
said they had had no intention of fy-
ing when they started out, but after
Mrs. Puszynska saw the machine in
| flight she was eager to try a ride.
Mr.. Puszynska said he objected on
the ground of safety, but was laughed
down by his family.
Both my wife and my two sons
laughed at me and said I was afraid. "
he said, land I was. but after we saw
trip or two and nothing happened I
was willing to let them go. My wife
made the first trir all right and wanted
to go again very badly when she came
Gown.
II objected again. more than before.
but she and the boys laughed at me
some more and 7 let them SO. When
the machine started to come down it
looked all right to me. From where
stood it seemed very close to the
ground. All Of sudden it tipped and
then plunged to the ground ] ran
over and found-well you know the
rest"
Mrs. Puszynskn and her son will be
buried together tomorrow. but the final
arrangements for the funeral have not
been completed Mrs. puszynskn is
| he first woman to be killed in an avia-
tion accident in this part of the conn
try.
Smith. vino narrowly escaped being
struck by the falling plane. said that
he watched the machine falling, and he
believed rhut the pilot was making
frantic efforts to loosen his lifebelt 50
that ho tould either jump or be thrown
clear of the Wreckage when the ma
chine landed.
II saw the man in the rear seat. :"
Smith snid. land he was tugging AWAY
at something. The woman was scream
ing and waving her hands. I knew
tnat the realized that the machine was
about to crash. did not see the boy
in the plane. Then heard the crash
and saw the dust and the machine
seemed to fly all apart. l was unable
to move and I stood there spellbound.
The machine landed within ten feet OF
me and 7 almost had to dodge one of
the falling wings.'
Peter Makonis, who owned the air
plane. witnessed the accident and he
tnI L. hn
cent that has brfallen Makonis in the
nirnlnno line within the last two ynnrs