The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-26
PLANES TAKE
LIVES OF four
CITY PERSONS
Couple Dies in Crash on
Night of Wedding
Anniversary.

Four Indianapolis persons have
met death in plane crashes in the
last three days.
Funeral services we're being ar
ranged today.
Double services for Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin Howard BaSSett, formerly of
912 North Alabama street, killed
Saturday night when their plane
crashed in SnowstOrm near Edger-
ton, O., will be held at the FIanner
g. Buchanan mortuary, the date
not yet arranged. Burial will be in
Crown Hill cemetery. The bodies
were brought here today.
Funeral services for Lawrence H.
Garrison, 80, of 535 North BoSart
avenue, air mail pilot, killed Sunday
night in blizzard near BristolyjIle,
o., await arrival of. the widow, who
has been visiting III New York City.
The bodies Of Louis De Burger,
"a who died in a plane crash at
Spokane, Wash, Friday, during a
heavy fog, will arrive at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
S. DE Burger, -225 North Addison
street, probably Wednesday.
Die on Wedding Anniversary
Mr.. and Mrs. Bassett were observ-
ing their eighth wedding anniver-
Sary Saturday, Mrs. Basset refusing
to be separated from her husband
on the occasion.
They had planned to spend Sat-
urday evening at Rocky River, sub
urb of Cleveland, but Mr.. Bassett
was assigned to fly Glen R. Butt,
Cleveland commercial photographer,
to his home at Cambridge City, Ind.
Mrs Butt, formerly of Richmond,
died shortly after the crash of in
juries.
Mr. BaSsett had been flying his
monoplane, owned by Universal Air
Lines, Chicago, at high altitude,
and was caught in a binding snow
storm when he came down to get
his bearings, it is believed.
Farmers living near the accident
scene reported Mr. Bassett circled
several times, apparently attempt
ing to see the ground, and cut off
his ignition to prevent an explo-
sion. His plane dipped into two
trees in its path. Mr.. and Mrs.
BasSett were dead when witnesses
reached their plane.
Served in France i
Mr.. Bassett went to France in the
Rainbow division, being transferred
to the aviation school at Chateroux,
France. His instructor was Albert !
j. Schneider, Indianapolis aviator
killed Aug. in Louisiana when his
plane crashed into tree when he
was busting cotton fields. For
time Mr.. BaSSett had been engaged |
in the cotton field busting with Mr.
Schneider
The Bassetts left Indianapolis
three years ago for Langley field,
Virginia. where he served as an air
corps lieutenant two years ago. A
year ago he moved to Chicago to
become pilot for Universal Air
Lines, operating between Cleveland
and Chicago.
Surviving Mr.. Bassett are the
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Bassett,
Indianapolis, and sister, Mrs. j. r.
Cavanaugh, Detroit. Mrs. Bassett
is survived by an uncle, w. H. How
ard. Board of Trade secretary, and
the grandmother, Mrs. Mary How
ard, Indianapolis.
Burned in Crash 4
Mr. Garrison, pilot of National !
Air Transport Company air mail
plane, also was killed when he at
tempted to land his plane during a
blizzard, apparently misjudging his
height. /
The gasoline in his plane explod-
ed in the crash, burning his body
beyond recognition. A mail sack
was thrown from the plane by Mr..
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