Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-09-10

WashingJon-Thi men, IN
cluding Commander Zachary
Landsdowne, were killed when the
giant navy dirigible Shenandoah
crashed during terrific wind storm
near Ava, o., early today, the navy
department announced this morn
ing.
One man still was missing in the
wreckage at that time, according
to the report which was received
as an official advice to the navy
department
geams Ripped Open BY Wind
Caldwell, O-The Shenandoah
was completely demolished in the
wreck which killed 10 members of
it's crew near Ava, o., according to
reports reaching here.
The blasts of wind ripped the
huge crafts seams and caused her
to break in two sections. One half
of the bulk scared heaYenward
and fell at Sharon, o., IL miles
from the scene of the first crash.
Ambuances Rushed to Scene
All available ambulances and doc
tors have been sent to the scene.
Telephone reports said the giant
craft crashed and cracked into
two sections.
The big bag came down on
hill, adyices said.
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(8y United Pressl
wildwood, N. Mrs. Lew
is Hancock Jr. whose hus-
band was killed today when
the Shenandoah crashed; lost
her first husband in a SINH.
lar accident. She was the
widow of Lieutenant Com
mander Charles C. Littel
who persisted when the Brit
ish dirigible VR-2 was de-
strOyed near Hull in 1921.
The Shenandoah was attempting
to soar around a miniature hurri-
cane when the blasts ripped her
seams, sending her crashing to
earth, unconfirmed reports said.
Telephone and wire communica-
ton was partially disrupted by the
windstorm and detailed reports
were difficult to obtain.
Minor Wood, a farmer, an eye
witess to the crash, said the giant
craft fell on the Tom Davis farm
near Ava, was caught by terrific
gust of wind and hurled half
mile to Charles Neiswonder's farm
where it crashed, a mass of wrec
where it crashed, a mass of wrec
kaye.
Tossed About Before Crash
The ship was being buffeted o.
bout by the winds before it fell,
Wood said. Wood told authorit-
les he counted seven dead, four
bodies lying in a iumbled heap near
the wrecked ship, and three others
scattered in a surrounding field.
AS the Shenandoah came down,
it sideswiped a small woodland,
Wood said.
Wood said he was told by a sur
vivor of the Shenandoah that the
ship was travelling westward at an
altitude of 5000 feet, when it en-.
countered the heavy windstorm.
Shoots Upward 5000 Feet
The storm caused one motor to
break down and forced the ship
close to the ground, Wood said he
was told. The wind, then chang
ed the course of the ship to an cas-
terly direction, he said, shooting it
to an altitude of 5000 feet.
The giant craft then crashed to
the ground in front of the home of
Davis, residing on the Sarahyille,
Ava road.
The big dirigtble broke into two
sections, Wood said, scattering
four bodies within few feet of the
wreckage.
The ship took the air again,
Wood declared, rebounded to the
ground, leaving three dead in a
field. The bag again SCARED heav-
onward, took a downward course
over a hill, and crashed into a small
woods.
Points to Captains Body
One of the survivors told Wood
the captain of the ship was a.
mong the killed and pointed out his
body.
Another survivor told Wood that
when he saw the crash was newt
able he jumped to safety.