The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-10-08
ACCIDENT
OCCURS NEAR
ALEXANDRIA.
DR.. A. H. MOvius, Well Known
in Dakota Medical Circles.
Is Victim
PLANE HITS AIR POCKET
Doctor Dies From Internal
Injuries Three Hours Aft
er Reaching Hospital
PLANE HITS AIR POCKET

Alexandria. Minn., Oct 8.-Whirl-
ed 800 feet through space when the
airplane which he owned and id
which he was a passenger, struck an
air pocket about a mile southwest OF
Alexandria. Mimi, late Thursday aft
crnoon. DR.. A. H. Movius, "A, promin-
ent jamestown physician and we'll
known North Dakota, was fatally in
jured by the impact Of the craft
against the ground.
Robert Metcalf, Lakota. N. D., DR..
Movius' pilot, was injured in the
crash.
DR.. Movius was rushed TO st.
Lukes hospital, Alexandria, by james
Bowen. jamestown. his partner in
taxi and airpalne business there, who
witnessed the crash from second
plane owned by himself and the
North Dakota physician. Mrs. Bowen
and Axel Swanson, the latter the pilot
of the Bowen plane, also witnessed
the tragedy. The two planes were on
their way from the Twin Cities to
jamestown. DR.. Movius and Mr.. and
Mrs. Bowen had been visiting friends
in the cities.
Lives Three Hours
DR.. Movius was admitted to the
Alexandria hospital at S p. m. and
died at about 3 p. m., fractured
skull and spine being the causes Of
death, according to hospital attend
ants.
MIR. Bowen said that both planes
had stopped just outside of Alexan-
dria to take on engine fuel after baf-
feting high winds between Minneapo-
lis and the landing point.
hn
Movius and i.ilot Mttcatf took OFF,"
Mr.. Bowen said.
"Metcalf said later he struck I'm
air pocket and could not regain con-
troll of the machine, once 1t began
its downward whirl."
The craft fell the entire 1000
feet, doing "tailspin."
Upon receipt Of word Of the physi-
cian's injury, DR.. w. w. Wood,
member Of the James town clinic, with
which DR.. Movius also is connected,
left for Alexandria to render what
ever medical aid he might. The death
of DR.. Movius occurred before ~.
Wood reached the hospital, however.
Born In Fargo
DR.. Movius, who was born in Fargo
on April rs, 1882, was we'll known
among the physicians of North Da-
kota. He had practiced in janet
town since 1909 and had been q mem.
ber of the jamestown clinic since
1920.
The physician who died in the
plane crash. was q graduate of the
Fargo public and high schools. He is
Movius. His father, now retired, is
a nj ~ svu nnlt
cal church Of North Dakota, who for
70 years, was a presiding elder Of the
church. The pastor lived at Lidger-
wood most of the time.
DIR. Movius took course In phAr.
macy at Valparaiso University, VAL
paraiso, Ind. and was graduated from
the Physicians and Surgeons college
Of Chicago. The latter institution
now is know as the School Of Medi-
cine Of the University OF Illinois. He
was graduated from this college in
1906.
After serving as an inferno in
Lakeside hospital, Chicago, DIR. Movi-
US moved to Flandreau. S. d. From
Flandreau, he went directly to James
town.
DR.. Movius was a member Of the
Stutsman county and North Dakota
medical societies, and through his
years Of practice continued taking
postgraduate work.
Was Well Known
As member of both the York and
Scottish Rites in the Masonic order,
and through his membership in the
Mystic Shrine, Odd Fellows, Elks and
Workmen, DR.. Movius also was we'll
known.
DR.. Movius was married to Miss
Helen NJ. Shepard Of Cleveland, and
Chicago, or. Oct. 3, 1907.
Besides the widow, q son, Alfred
H., now q student at the University
Chicago, and daughter. Elizabeth,
8, survive. His parents, now residing
at Los Angeles, Calf, and five broth
crs and three sisters also are liv-
ing. The brothers are: DR.. Herbert
Movius and DR.. Clarence Movius, both
Of Los Angeles, DR.. Claude Movius,
st. Louis, DR.. w. G. Movius, Lidger-
wood, and E. o. Movius, Selah. Wash.
The sisters are: Mrs. Eta Christian
son Of Los ANGELES. Mrs., Marie Fer
ner, Long Beach, Calf, and Mrs.
Alice HIM. Lidgerwood.