Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-26

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husband leaped after her and dis
appeared, never to be seen again.
The fate of the man and woman
depressed the other two women
and they tainted away but were
supported by Pilot Moore for seven
and a half hours when they died
in the arms of the pilot and he
gently dropped their bodies into
the water which had now claimed
four passengers.
This left only Pilot Moore and
August Butte, vice president of the
Larabee Flour Mills corporation of
Kansas City, who took turns man
ing the pumps in an effort to keep
the flying boat afloat
They kept this up until Friday
morning when they were so ex-
hausted they could no longer man
the pump. About this time a huge
wave came along and overturned
the flyer
Butte and Moore scrambled over
the side of the boat and Moore
fastened rope around himself to
support himself in case he became
unconscious. Standing on his feet
he waved a white handkerchief
keeping this up all day long.
After praying for help, Butte,
realizing his condition, took a roll
of money containing $4,000 from
his pocket and handed it to Moore.
saying:
you are a younger man ane
may be able to come through but
cannot hold out any longer"
Then he, too, dropped into the
waters.
Boats Pass Miss Miami.
Moore said nine boats passed
the Miss Miami after she was
down. one so close that he could
read her name but they did rot
see the wrecked craft. He said that
on Wednesday and Friday he saw
planes flying overhead but saw
none on Thursday.
Mrs. j. Stewart williams, wife
of a consulting engineer of the
Pan-American Petroleum COM
pany, was aboard the william
Green and took charge of the
stricken pilot when he was res
cued.
In his delirium. 1doore fanciad
he saw his mother and Kept re-
peating Mother, you made me
give UP the automobile racing
game, but don't take my plane
away from me-"
something to do with the rescue is
the firm belief expressed by Capt.
William Wachsmuth Of the Will
liam Green. He said that Some-
thing impelled him to go point
off his regular course and that
when he did this he sighted the
wrecked seaplane with its sole sur
vivor.
1t was dusk when he caIne from
his cabin for the last time Friday
night before going below and as he
looked out over the waters he NO.
ticed an object. Using his glasses
he saw that 1t was something wav
ing. He turned his ship toward
the object and although 4 high sea
was running lowered small boat.
AS the craft reached the side Of
the overturned flier. Moore fell ex-
hausted in the arms OF his res
cuers.
Dlu tIlC pest Tic NOuIu.
Moore had but one thought up
permost in his mind. that he did
the best he could TO save the lives
of the two women who died in his
arms.
Mother, mother. I held on to
them as long as could" he
moaned.
Pins were being made this aft
ernoon to attempt the recovery of
the bodies Of the passengers lost
off the plane. Boat men fear,
however, that being so far from
shore, more than forty miles, the
bodies will never be found. The
story OF the rescue of Moore as told
by the captain of the William
Green was that Moore had lashed
himself 10 one of the uprights of
the planes wings with one rope
around his legs. and the other rope
around the upper portion of his
body. Further information fur
nished by members of the crew Of
the rescue ship indicate that the
first woman to collapse was Mrs. |
Smith and that 1t was she who In
a frenzied panic, jumped over |
board. The rescuers believed that, |
as Pilot Moore said. it was her hus-
band who either sought to save her.
or, knowing that death was likely
near for all the party. sought to
Join her in death.
This left Mrs. Butte and Mrs. |
Dickson as the two women who
tainted and were held for seven
and half hours in Moores arms.