New Britain herald., 1929-07-15
POLISH AVIATOR
 REPORTED ALIVE
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Continued From First Pagc) ept the news of his companions cath from him. or that his message light have been held up for many ours due to the crush of business the cable office and that Major 5zikowski might have died subse- uently.
 So uncertain was the situation lat the flag which had been half lasted at the Polish consulate was lken down until the Polish con- ,ittee could learn definitely wheth- Major Idzikowski was dead.
 Horta, Azores. July IS LP)-Thc tst transatlantic air race has ended | tragedy and failure. The pilot Of le Polish craft Marshal Pilsudskl
 dead, it's navigator injured, and ne plane Is destroyed. The French pmpetitors. the Question Mark, ecrted destruction only by turning iii and running before a wall of 'ind' which it had tried in vain to ct through.
 Major Ludwig Idzikowski was filed Saturday evening when he at Ampted to bring the Marshal Fll- ldslli to earth on a rocky field on .raciosa island, g. miles northeast here.
 Kubala Injured
 The navigator. Major Casimir ku- ala. was injured. The plane crash d and exploded. It was presumed ,ubala fell or jumped from the lane as it slid to earth in wobbly .teful descent, and escaped thus the isastrous blast which took ldzikoW- 5i's life and wrecked the plane.
 Pending establishment of better Communications with remote Graclo- island it was uncertain exactly hat happened to Idzikowski and ,ubala and their plane. But from galaxy of reports it was possible to iece together one story which was ccepted generally.
 Idzikowski and kubala struck the sme adverse hurricane which CoSte slled wall of wind." and shortly fterward developed motor trouble, mich compelled them 10 ask for nformation about a landing field al torta-there is not field for land lanes in all the archipelago.
 At Horta the football field, the ,rgest available plot, was prepared or their reception. and the residents adhered from all over the island or 'ayal. in holiday mood, 10 watch he first airplane descend here.
 Ask Nearer Spot
 But while t'ayal celebrated the 'oles realized they could not reach iorta and asked with their bad adio for a nearer place to land, and sere directed to Brazileira, a field n Graciosa island, the most north asterly of the central group of five. One who purported to be an eye fitness of the tragedy said the big ray plane swooped down over the sland, making a few turns as if eeking a spot to come down. Ma ives, by gestures designated the plot t Brazileira, and the plane made for But as it came closer to earth yer the field it wobbled into bar el roll, and q body was seen 10 urtle from it, apparently thrown by he unexpected maneuver. In mo- aent the plane touched the ground nd there was a terrific explosion.
 kubala was picked up where he al fallen. suffering from painful ut not severe injuries. The body Of faior Idzikowski was eXtricated rom the debris. Natives buried dzikovski's body at D, m. yester- ay.
 stories on Crash Diner
 Another account of the disaster. ccepted in some quarters. said ku ala vas taken from the plan" treckagc also. Both he and Id1i sowski were injured, ldZikowski dy rg as he reached the hospital Tn 'lane burned after the two aviators tere removed. There was som" sestiou aa 10 the time of the crash ut f. appeared to have happened be Wecn 7;S0 D. m. and 9:S0 p. m.