Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-03-26

a submarine chaSer TOOK Moore OFT
the tanker William Green early Satur-
day as she passed eastbound for Tam
pico. Picked up by the tanker late
Friday more than 40 miles off the East
Indian inlet as he chung to the wreck
age of his flying boat Moore was
tenderly cared for all during that night
by Mrs. J. Williams, wife of an official
of the Pan American Petroleum cor
poration, who was a passenger on the
ship.
No Trace of Bodies
Saturday morning when the relief
boat pulled alongside the big ship,
Moore refused to 60 without her.
When reassured that she would be
there. he finally permitted himself to
to hospital here. where another
woman took up the task of trying to
calm his wandering mind
Piece by piece during the night and
day. Moore has revealed the tragic
story as he clung for two days and two
nights to the wreckage of the flying
boat.
No trace has been found of the
bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. August Butte
and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. E.
y, u
s. Dickinson of Memphis, Tenn, who
one by one. gave up their lives as the
struggle became too much for them.
Rescued by Providence
Moore's statements while aboard the
tanker were retold Saturday by Cap
tain Charles 4. Wachsmuth. who said
the rescue seemed to have been directed
by Divine providence. He said some
thing impelled him to go to point off
his regular course. and when he did this
he sighted the wrecked seaplane and
its sole survivor.
1t was dusk when he came from his
cabin for the last time Friday night be-
fore going below and as he looked out
over the waters he noticed an object
Using his glasses, he saw that it was
something waving. He turned his ship
toward the object and although high
sea was running, lowered a small boat
Il was about Al miles off the East
Indian inlet" said Captain Wachs-
muth. when just about dusk. II
sighted what appeared to be human
figure feebly waving his arms a mile
off the starboard bow. We drew close
until we could discern a man who ap-
peared to be lashed to a spar. We
hove to. launched boat and rowed out
to the rescue. \ heavy sea was run
ming and it was no easy task. but
after considerable difficulty we man
aged to get him aboard. He was
lashed with piece of rope about his
neck and another piece about his waist |
and was totally exhausted.
Blistered and Almost Blind
AS we cut him loose he murmured, |
I'm sorry to put you fellows to so |
much trouble Then he became un-
1--WE undrcssed him and placed him
n my cabin. where he was cared for
through the night by Mrs. ]. Williams.
| passenger.
I'VE found that his entire body was
and burned and that his lips
we're so badly swollen he could not
'pen his mouth. His eyes from the
'alt water and blazing sun were in such
condition that at first we thought he
vas blinded. but after Mrs. Williams
lad hathed his face he seemed 70 re-
over somewhat. but he appeared to
'e entirely out of his mind"
Thinks Nurse Is Mother
Mrs Williams, who reluctantly re-
nquished him to the physicians aboard
he submarine chaser. said that Moore
ad been in constant delirium through
he night and was under the impress
ion that she was his mother. He told
er virtually the whole story Of his
Experiences during the 46 hours he had ,
cen adrift in the Gulf stream.
Pray y;sOther Hands Over $4,000
After praying for help, Butte, real
ring his condition, took a. roll Of /,
,oney containing 5000 from his
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