Evening star., 1928-06-10
SIX HURT, 100000
DAMAGE IN SQUALL
Sudden Disturbance ScatterS
PiCniCkerS - SmaSheS
Planes and Hangers.
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Potomac River side of the Speedway
where the full force of the storm COM
ing upstream hit Park police imme-
Giately roped off the entrance to the
drive. Numerous motorists parked along
the drive we're left stranded between
the trunks Of the fallen trees.
According TO park police the DAM
age to the Speedway section yesterday
was fer greater than that caused by the
tornado which swept over there last
Fall.
Boiling Field Damage.
Spectacular results were produced at
Boiling Field, where the squall tore a
narrow path along the line of ships
on the field. twisting planes into heaps,
crashing them one into another drop
bile, damaging hangers and upSetting
an ambulance in which several men
were riding.
The total damage at the field was
about 100000. according to Mai. H.
c. Davidson. in command. Twelve
planes. three hangers. one ambulance
and an automobile were counted among
the casualties The field presented
sight, as If some small boy had sud-
denly smashed toys right and left TO
see how much damage he could do.
2Cf6A dA HdlION GSIapcS tiAS
squalls visit to Boiling Field. Some
ships we're saved because they were in
the air en- route to the field instead ni
being on the ground. If all the planes
on the field had been in the air with
pilots in them they could all have been
saved. according to Lieut. F.. A. Lundell
officer of the day, who witnessed the
destruction. But at that time of day
II was customary for about that num-
Der of ships TO be "on the line" Pilots
IN the air could have risen above the
storm. he thought and ridden 1t out.
Plane Hits Ambulance.
Narrow escapes seemed to center
about the ambulance which was turned
turtle by the freak wind. Private Eu-
gene Tulley OF Boiling Field drove the
ambulance out on the field 10 meet the
incoming Martin bomber piloted by
Lieut. Ford L. Fair and carrying pas
sengers Capt william P. Finlay. Re
tcrve officer. who is passing through
Washington on his way TO California,
started out TO the field and had been
talking with the pilot when the storm
broke. Ali of these men ran FOR the
ambulance and were inside when the
rain began 10 beat fiercar and the wind
started to rock the ambulance. Mean
while the De Haviland plane nearby had
been picked up by the wind and was
being blown toward the am5u'ance.
When the men felt the oulance
going, they dived in several .ecticns.
according TO their several stories. The
Oh struck the ambulance and the crash
destroyed both.
Pvt. Tulley said it felt like the ambu-
lance was lifted by the wind about 10
or IS feet of the ground before 1t was
A.,~ a%Al II .
jumped TO safety.
Capt. Finlay said he dived out of thu
back Of the ambulance onto the cement
paving, just in time to escape the ambu-
lance only to look up TO see the heavy
motor of the airplane bearing down
upon his head But II didn't strike and
he escaped. with few bruises. and
scratch or two from sliding on the
cement.
The De Haviiand observation plane.
according TO eyewitnesses who were
watching from distance, was secn 70
take crazy tumbiing twist toward the
ambulance, and strike it with crash.
Another Collision Reported.
A strange race between a big Doug
las eigi1t-paSsenger transport, with
Corpl. Moran at the controls, unable 10
handle II in the wind, and driverless
automobile. belonging 70 Lieut.. ElMoon
r.. Qlesada. took place when the squal
sent the two hurting down the field
toward a hangar. Finally the big trans
port seemed to rise up In the air, wit
nesses said, and pouilce down upon the
comparatively diminutive automobile,
pinnang il to the ground. The trans
port also was damaged where it struck
the hangar. The automobile was re-
ported not much damaged.
A small plane, Trayeiair, belonging
to private owner, not connected with
the Government. was lifted of the
ground and sailed through the air,
landtag on the left wing Of the big
Martin bomber. which had come down
out Of the air but short time previous.
Two Douglas two-eeater observa-
ton planes known as 0-2's piled up in
heap together in q snarl Of twisted
wings and tuSelage. Two other planes
badly damaged on the field included
q PW-9. single-seater pursuit plane,
and a Curtis two-seater observation
plane known as OIL
Pvt. Gilbert King had a narrow
escape in one Of the 0-2s which he