Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-14
OF BOILING
FLYERS RETURNED
Escort Brings Five Crash Vic
Tins Here for Arlington
Burial Tomorrow.

The bodies of FIVE Of the eight men
who few from Boiling Field to Middle
town, Pa, last Friday in the big Army
transport plane which crashed at Royal
ton, Pa, killing all its occupants, were
brought here this afternoon by a mill
tary escort for burial tomorrow morn
ing in Arlington National Cemetery.
The bodies Of the three other victims
Of the crash are being taken under
military escort to their home commu-
mites for burial.
Escorted by Lieut.. Louis J. Tatom
and Sergt. John w. Butcher of Boiling
Angel, pilot of the plane; Master Sergt.
Jospeh B. Mccarthy. STAFF Sergts.
Henry Cronan and Rudolph ]. LIE Hutta
and Pvt. Samuel P. Jones arrived at
Union Station early this afternoon from
Middletown.
The body of Sergt. Mccarthy was
taken to his home, 1443 u street south
east. The others were taken directly
to the chapel at Arlington National
Cemetery. where they will rest tonight.
Angel Funeral at 10.
The funeral of Lieut.. Angel will take
place at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Services will be conducted at the Ar
lington vault. after which the casket
will be placed or a caisson and es-
corted to the grave by the Sd Cavalry
Band, a platoon of Infantry, q firing
squad, colors and the color guard
Funeral services for Sergt. Mccarthy
will be held at his home at 8 o'clock
tomorrow morning, followed by mass
at $3.50 o'clock in st. Teresa's Church.
The four enlisted men will be buried
at Arlington Cemetery at II O'Clock
with military honors.
During both burial services a forma-
ton of three pursuit planes from
returning to the field at the close OF
the ceremonies. The pilots who will
fly in this formation viii be designated
this afternoon or tomorrow morning
from among the Boiling Field per-
The body nf Pvt. Michael D. Kelly
of Minersviile, Pa, was taken to
Frackville, Pa, today for burial tomor-
row. The body of Pvt. Maurice d.
Birch is being taken to his home in
Chicago today by Pvt. Maurice D.
Klingenberger of Boiling Field. Sergt.
Patrick Conroy will be buried In New
York City.
Inquiry Is Continued.
Official investigation of the crash,
which was the most serious In the re-
cent history of the Army Air Corps, Is
being continued today at Middletown by
two independent commissions, accord
ing to information received here.
The failure of the left motor OF the
big tri-motored transport plane has de-
veloped as the most logical unofficial
explanation Yof the cause of the dis
aster, according to Associated Press dis
patches, This trouble apparently de-
veloped within q minute after the plane
left the flying field and while 1t was
over the Susquehanna River on Its way
to this city.
Faced with this engine trouble and
the knowledge that the near-capacity
load increased the danger to his ship
every second it was in the air. Lieut..
Angel Immediately swung the plane In
a wide circle to return to the Middle
town field. He had not quite completed
the turn when the plane began 10 lose
altitude rapidly. Unable to avert the
crash, Lieut.. Angel was able only to
cut off the ignition and thus prevent a
FIRE when the wing struck a tree and
the plane was torn to fragments In a
vacant lot in the rear Of several houses.