Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-05
{. PILOT
and OFFICIAL
DIE IN CRASH
John Carmichael and
Robert Lowry Both
Well-Known in Lo-
cal Air Circles

TOLUCA, Mexico. Nov. 5--tFl-
Bodies Of four men were here to-
day awaiting claimants after crash
of the Mexico City-Juarez mail
plane yesterday.
The four men were:
Manuel Carpio. Governor of the
state OF Aguascalientes.
DE Valera, his secretary.
John Carmichael. pilot CT the
plane.
Robert q. Lowry. 40. traffic sup
erintendent Of the airline, the Cor
poracion Aeronautica de Transpor-
tes. formerly OF Dallas, Texas.
The four men left Valbuena
aerodrome. Mexico City, at $50 a.
m, yesterday, apparently crashing
q half hour or SO later at Pena del
Monte ranch, near Villa Carbon, In
the mountainous country on the
rim Of the valley of Mexico.
Bad Weather Blamed
The plane was destroyed. Pos
ition of the bodies indicated all
died instantly. Cause Of the crash
was undetermined. but airways Of
ficials said exceptionally bad fly
ing weather prevailed.
Persons discovering the wrecked
airplane learned the identity or
the four men through papers found
In their clothes. In view or the
condition Of the bodies the Mayor
of Toluca, capital of the State of
Mexico, asked permission TO ar-
range interment here, but officials
OF the @. "A. T. refused and said
they would come for them.
Lowry was said here to have
married recently.
Well Known Here
Both Lowry and Carmichael were
well known in Brownsville. Lowry
up until recently was connected
with the Mission Enterprise. He
was one Of the leaders in the news
paper fraternity OF the Valley prior
10 taking the post Of traffic man
ager for the Corporation Aeronau-
tica de Transportes In northern
Mexico. Before locating In Mission.
Lowry had been engaged In Rd-
vertising work In Dallas for ten
years.
Lowry was newSpaperman first
and last. He recently engaged In
the search for Frank Barlow, g.
"A. 4. pilot who crashed on the side
Of a mountain west Of Monterrey
and died later. Lowry wrote the
story Of BarIow's crash and turned
IN nvar IN the nrpsg
Was Football Star
Carmichael 26. former all-south-
ern football player from Trinity
university. also was a former news
pauer man. After graduation. he
ioined the advertising staff Of the
wichita Falls Daily Times. He was
connected with the Times for four
years.
Three years ago he went TO Cali
fornia and took the army Tying
school course. Later he came %
brownsville and entered the COM
mercial aviation field. flying from
brownsville TO Mazatlan over the
@. A. T. line. He was unmarried
Carmichael was one OF the pest
known fliers here.
Recently he had been shifted from
The brownsville Mazatlan route 70
the line between Fl Paso ana Mex
leo City.
There Il another flier In Browns
vile bv the name OF Orvile Car
michael but he is not q relative q
the dead pilot. v,
Mission, left Brownsville TOT MeA-
leo CITY by airplane TODAY 20 ar
range for the return OF MS protn-
er,~ bodv to Texas. A like mission
Started Major n. III. Carmichael
~ Austin. brother OF the other
Texan. for the Mexican Capital
Published Delta News
Tn his newspaper work, Lowry
had been associated at different
times with nearly every large pub
Iication In Texas. He was publisner
of the Delta Irrigation News, eolteo
by his brother. Orville.
Although never q public figure
himself. Lowry engaged i'm "a num-
Der OF Texas political campaigns
rs an organizer and publicity man
ager. Among such campaigns were
James Il. Ferguson, initial fignt
FOR the governorship and the o.
n. Coluuitt. the Pat M. Neff and
the Earle B. Mayfield campaigns.
Lowry's service In the United
States army intelligence depart
ment during the world war and
afterward won Tor him special re-
cognition in military circles IN
washington.
Served During War
He was commissioned "A second
lieutenant in the ninetieth division
at the outset of the last war and
before the close was titled a lieu
tenant colonel. Later, as a colonel
In the United States army reserve
corps, he rendered valuable service
In intelligence instruction work.
The colonel also was q close
personal friend OF the late pre-
sident Alvaro Oregon Of Mexico.
and was credited with aiding In
bringing about closer Relationships
between Mexico and the United
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