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anime each survivor there. Oul
finding will then be forwarded Il
Washington.
The Caldwell American Legion
Post, No. 252, was receiving much
favorable comment today for the
way its members rose to the
emergency. The legionnaires were
the first to rush out to the rescue
of the victims. They posted them.
selves as guards around the
wrecked remains Of the Shenan-
doah after souvenir hunters at.
tackled the corpse of the big
dirigible. They acted as traffic
officers and handled the enormous
crowds of sightseers. They stood
guard over the Shenandoah's deaal.
The legionnaires guarding the
wrecked section of the Shenandoah
were relieved early today by reg
ular United States army soldiers
from Fort Hayes, the United
States army post at Columbus,
Ohio.
The gentle hand of the Red
Cross sought today to assuage
the grief Of the families of those
who died with the giant airship.
Red Cross Sends Messages
Miss Emma F. Lyon, of Ironton,
Ohio, executive secretary of the
Guernsey county chapter OF the
American Red Cross at Cambridge
wired to the nearest relatives Of
all the victims that their loved
ones were tenderIy cared for in
death.
Her first message went to Mrs.
Betsy Ross Lansdowne, mother of
Commander Lansdowne, at Green
vile, Ohio.
81 personally viewed and touched
the body of your dear son in the
morgue at Belle Valley, near here,
along with thirteen of his com
rades," the message stated. 81
thought it would help you to know
that the Red Cross saw that your
sons body, as well as those of the
others, was being renderly cared
for in death. Our heartfelt sym
pathy goes out to you and all his
dear ones"
Survivors Dictate Messages
Similar messages went to the
relatives Of the other victims.
Miss Lyon also sent kilograms
dictated to her by the survivors.
These went to relieve the anxiety
of their families.
The following report on the dis
aSter was sent out by the Red
Cross at Cambridge, Ohio, to Robert
Z. Bondy, assistant to the vice
chairman American Red Cross,
Washington, d. c.:
Total number OF dead, II; in
5ured, 2; bruised, 20; uninjured, z.
Personally viewed and touched the
bodies of the fourteen men. Sew
eral mangled about face, head and
chest, almost beyond recognition.
Bodies being tenderly cared for in
morgue at Belle Valley, near Cald-
well, by seven undertakers from
Marietta, Belle Valley. and Cam
bridge.
injured two were taken to Ma
rtetta Hospital. One man in care of
physician at Caldwell.
- - Messages to Relatives
I'VE are sending night messages
to each dead mans Red Cross
home chapter SO loved ones will
know that Red Cross saw their
dear one in death was given
every possible attention. Marietta
Red Cross, Cambridge Red Cross,
Caldwell Red Cross and American
Legion stand united to render
every service necessary.
I'VE have wired messages to the
families of several survivors.
Those who escaped are in a
high nervous state as result of
their terrible experience.
Lieutenant Hendley, ranking of.
ficer, commanded the men of the
crew TO keep silence and not TO
talk.
The officers of the ship gave
10 me the utmost courtesy and
were so humble in their grateful
appreciation of the Red Cross look
ing after their welfare and tine
attention given by US to their dead
comrades.
THE Kiwanis and Rotary Club
of Cambridge. escorted the surviv,
ing officials and men to BERWICK
Hotel for dinner and to the station
where they left for their homes on
the evening train
(signe0 Emma F. Lyon"
Survivors On Way Back
Twenty-one of the survivors
G. Hendley were on their way 20,
day back to Ls.kehurst, ~. J. The
men left Cambridge on an early
train last night
Army officials today expressed
great indignation over the tactics
of souvenir hunters who sWarmed
to the scene of the disaster thurs
day. Scan,ely had the wreckage
settled to earth. it seemed, than
the ruthless assault OF souvenir
collectors began.
Armed with knives. hatchets
wrenches. pliers and clubs, souve
mir hunters ripped. tore, cut. twist
ed and hacked at the shattered
parts of the huge airship before
Sheriff z. w. Shafer and fifteen
deputies reached the scene.
Obtaining Rain Coats
Huge strips of the outside silk
fabric we've uorn away by mer
who exultantiy claimed they sought
the material for rain coats.
Long sections of the dirigibIe's
aluminium Orders were hauled
away by hundreds OF motorists
Others carried off field glasses
radio instruments, tools, watches
cables, and almost anything they
could move. The pistons from
the wrecked engines were stolen.
Officers pointed out that the dep
relations OF the souvenir hunter
would probably hamper the inves
figation OF the disaster.
Even official records, including
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