Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-26
FIVE GO TO DEATHS
WHEN FLYING BOAT
BREAKS PROPELLER
Women Passengers Expire
in Arms of Pilot Rob
crt Moore.
CLINCS TO WRECKACE
UNTIL SUCCOR COMES
Fifth, Unable Longer to Hold
Out, Slips Into the
Water.
sun-CHAsEn GOES To RESCUE
nr"hc" Part Forces Crnu to De-
srrnd, mud Huge Wnvc over
turns u.
CLlNCS TO WRECkACE
UNTIL SUCCOR COMES
>'"-c".sEn GOES ro RESCUE
Hr"krn Part Forces CrnU to De-
sr"nd, md Huge Wnve over
turns u.
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woman whom he believes 70 he his
mother and whom he refuses to per
init TO lcavn his bedside. Robert
Moore. pilot and lone survivor OF
Tho ill-fatcd Miss Mama. which left
ms port last Wednesday. lies in
hospital tonight in 81 state OF de-
Iiriun. more dead than alive.
Moore was taken Off the tanker
William Greene early this morning
AK she passed here by "A subchaser
MI during last night he was tender
ly cared for b. Mrs. ]. Williams, wife
ot an official OF the Pan American
Petroleum Corporation, who was a
passenger on the William Greene.
This morning when the relief boat
pulled alongside the big ahip, Moore
refused to go without her When
treasured that she would be there.
he hraliy permitted himself 10 be
transferred TO tho smaller craft and
brought to hos pi,al here. where an
other woman took up the task OF try
Ing TO paclfy his wandering mind.
fiece by piece during the night
and day, Moore has revealed the
tragic story OF his terrible expe-
r!cnces. ciinging two days and two
nights to the wrcckage OF the lost
flying boat.
No Trace OF bodies.
No trace had been found tonigh,
or the bodies Of Mr.. and Mrs. August
Butte and Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence l..
Smith, OF Kansas CITY, and Mrs. J. s.
Dickson. OF Memphis. Tenn. who.
one by one. gave up their lives as the
struggle became too much for them
Moore's statements while aboard
tho tanker We're retoid today by the
captain. Charles y. Wachsmu,h
Il was about forty-one miles or
the East Indian Inlet" said Captain
Wachsmuth, when, just about dusk.
J sighted what appeared 10 he hu-
man figure fceb!y waving his arms
mile of the starboard bow. We drew
close until we could. discern man,
who appeared 10 be dashed 10 a SPAR
we hove to, launched boat. and
rowcd out TO the rescue. 4 heavy
sea was running and II was no easy
task, but. after considerable difficult
~. we managed to get him aboard.
lie was dashed with piece Of rope
about his neck and another piece
about his waist. and was totally ex-
hausted.
Sorry He Was OF Trouble.
LAS we cut him loose, he MUIR
INJURED: I'm sorry to put you fellows
10 so much trouble Then he became
unconscious.
I'VE found that he had attached
himself In some manner to an over
turned flying boat. The exact loca.
ton in which he was picked UP was
latitude 27.3S north. longitude 1898
west. Tho time was 6:30 p. NJ. We
undressed him and placed him In my
cabin. where he was cared for
through tho night by Mrs ]. VIII
liams. passenger. We found that
his entire body was blistered and
burnt. and that his lips were so
badly swollen he could not open his
mouth. His eyes, from the salt
water and blazing sun, were in such
condition that at first we thought he
was blinded. but after Mrs. Williams
had bathed his face he seemed to
recover somewhat, though he ap-
Pehred 70 be entirely out OF his mind
On ms person we found three dol
Jar oills. in which he had torn holes
In his delirium: n pair OF glasses
"hich had been smashed, and
"oman's vanity case"
Mrs. Williams. who reluctantly re-
linquished him to the doctors aboard
me submarine chaser which went ont
TO meet the William Greene s.;d
that Moore had been in a constant
deiirinm through the night and w.as
under the impression that she n.,-
his mother. lie told her practicaIIv
the whole story OF his expcrtencs
during me ffty-six hours ne had
been adrift in the Gulf Stream.
Port Doctor Lanier stated of,o- a.,
examination OF Moore that, altbouch
he was In serious condition. dine
from exposure and lack os nourish
meht' he world probably be on n.
road TO recovery in few days
-, or the six persons who I.r.
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