The New York herald., 1921-07-11
RPLANE CRASHES
N N MOTOR CARS,
KILLING 5 PERSONS
hrtin Bombing Machine
Falls Suddenly on Auto
mobiles at Langin.
EPLOSION SETS FIRE
Farly 25 Caught in Acct
bnt-Heat Makes Rescues
Almost Impossible.
FE MAN DIES UNDER CAR
chinist Probably Cremated
n Intense Gasolene Flames
That Destroy Debris.
FE MAN DIES UNDER CAR

HUNTSVILLE, w. Va, July 10.-Five
sons are known to have been killed.
hachinist is believed to have been
ned to death, at least fourteen per-
were injured, and a great Martin
Ibing plane and fourteen automo-
were destroyed at $3.50 o'clock
afternoon, when the plane after
hg a short distance over the Langin
ing Field here suddenly tilted. shot
inward and crashed to the ground
hting on about twenty automo-
5. and pinning occupants of cars
cath 1t. An explosion occurred as
plane struck the automobiles.
is believed the death list will be
eased, as several persons supposed
have been at the field are unac-
hted for, and it also is expected
some Of the injured will die.
The Dead.
DGE. FRED. Round Bottom, W. Va.
ARTzELL, RALPH. Moundsville.
ETITT. CARL. Moundsville.
ONG. Mrs. GEORGE, Moundsville.
UNIDENTIFIED CHILD.
Eight Persons in Hospital.
mong those in the Moundsville HOS
are the following: Stanley Pat
of Moundsville, skull fractured.
dition critical; Leonard Darrah.
indsville. skull fractured, body
ned, condition critical; Miss Mary
ong. Moundsville, bruises and cuts
George Stevens, Moundsville,
ses and cuts Elsie Stevens. 10. a
ghter. burns and decorations; Mrs.
rye Mertz. Bellaire, Ohio. burns and
rations: Lieut.. o. r. Ivers. pilot of
plane, bruised and shaken. and T. H.
ton. assistant pilot. burns about the
and hands, bruises.
* other persons. most Of them suf-
hg from minor hurts. were taken to
+ homes.
be big plane was flying from Dayton,
b. to Washington. The field here is
hgular Government landing station
the plane stopped at it because Of
Ravy storm it encountered.
esuming its flight to Washington.
plane had just started its ascent and
gone scarcely 800 yards. and was
ut thirty feet above the ground,
b 1t suddenly listed to one side and
ped. Occupants OF the auto mobiles
ed on the field and other specta-
had no time to gain places of
ty, so unexpected was the accident.
Harly twenty-five persons. according
the estimates of witnesses, were
hit beneath the falling plane. one
be largest types used by the United
es Army. The automobiles on which
plane fell caught the full force Of
blow and saved many persons from
rmy Aviators Leap Co Earth.
puts. Ivers and Gunton leaped from
plane after a quick but unsuccessful
/ TO right it. Both fell on the
nd, clear of the plane. The in
of neither are regarded as seri-
the plane struck the automo biles
was crash of splintering wood.
we'd by terrific explosion of one Of
three tanks of gasolene Thick
Is of smoke and flame made at
Is at rescue impo ssiole. Follow
he first explosion there was a series
Eplosions as the tanks Of the burn
automobiles let go.
Bt as the plane crashed upon the
mobiles a Lambert airplane, owned
L. Lambert of Lambert. was cir
above the field. Mr.. Lambert
hlf was standing among the parked
hobbies a short distance from
the army plane fell. Catching
OF a man he did not recognize
ID under one of the cars. he dashed
lrd and tried to drag the man to
y. The man was caught so firmly
the wrecked automobile that It
impossible to extricate him, and
pert, who continued his efforts un-
was severely burned about the
and hands, had to leave the victim
fate.
Ectators say many more persons
have been killed or injured but
he fact that there was an interval
Reral minutes between the time Of
rst explosion and the spread of the
beyond the spot where they
|ated. This time allowed several
hs who had saved themselves from
lt death by crouching below the
OF automobiles to crawl to safety.
who we're knocked down, but only
Iy hurt. were dragged to safety by
tors.
n after the first explosion of the
planes tank of gasolene the two
tanks exploded. scattering flaming
me over the wrecked plane and
mashed automobiles beneath It.
leat from the fire thus developed
errific and soon made rescue work
the question. Persons caught in
ltomobiles In many cases managed
through the blazing wreckage 70
some of them after suffering
burns.
Anton obiIes Are saved.
le spectators looked on helpless
EN- of the automobiles burned, but
Fners of at least ten others risked
lives by driving their cars. which
zen parked near by. out of the FIRE
When the flames died down search
egun among the ruins for bodies
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