Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-28
COLONEL HOPS

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ary possible loss Of confidence that
may have resulted from his expe-
rience.
Miss Morrow drove the automo-
bile back to the city. although the
colonel had handled 1t on the trip
To the field. showing as much me
handed dizziness with the land ma
chine as he did with the airplane.
The world that loves a lover was
thrilled BY the superb airmanship
and gallantry of Colonel Lind
bergh. he exhibited those traits in
saving his fiancee. Miss Morrow.
and himself from serious injury. or
worse, yesterday when their three
hour picnic air jaunt ended in q
crash.
Colonel Lindbergh todav had he
pain O. a wrenched shoulder and a
badly damaged airplane TO remind
cape. Miss Morrow Jared better.
Uses Cp Gasoline
After leaving Va,buena air field
yesterday with a small bag packed
with sandwiches. Colonel Lindbergn
and Miss Morrow flew TO a nearby
spot for a picnic lunch. In the
takc-off for the return trip the
airplane lost its right wheel-prob-
ably. ii Is now believed. because a
mechanic greasing IL had failed to
refasten the cotton key which held
1t 10 the axle.
When he was flying back to VAL
buena field Colonel Lindbergh's
thoughts were on his predicament.
and how best TO emerge from ID.
Finally Inc reached over to Miss
Morrow. seated at his side. and told
her. above the roar OF the motor.
they probably would turn over
when they landed.
He showed her how to take thu
cushions from the planes seats an
pack them around her body. with
others about her head so that the
shock or the crash would be less
ened. Then. TO guard against *
plosion OF the gasoline when rhe
plane turned over he maneuverei
back and forth over the field until
ali but the dregs in the tank were
exhausted.
lie waved TO army mechanics and
officers below. pointing to his dam
aged landing gear. and then shot
out Of SPACE onto the land. light
ing gracefully on n wheel and the
tail skid. 1t seemed for a moment
the plane would come to rest with
out mishap. but the loose end of
the axle struck the ground and 1t
careened forward. turning over,
first on its nose and then on its
back.
Field attendants helped the avia-
tor and Miss Morrow. obviously
badly frightened. through its win
dows to the ground. His first words
turning to her were. Are you all
right?"
AT the Morrow home DR.. Sydney
Unfelder discovered the colonel's
shoulder vas dislocated. An effort
was made to administer an anaes-
thetic at the Morrow home, but
when this failed the aviator was
taken to the LADY Cowdray hos
pital for the operation.
View Wrecked Plane
Within two hours he emerged.
his right arm and shoulder band
aged heavily and shrouded in a
gray overcoat. and insisted on driv-
ing an automobile with Miss Nor
row and her sister Elizabeth 70
Valbuena Field to inspect his plane
and the damage done TO it.
The sight Of the plane. propeller
twisted, m wing smashed. and
landing gear gone. brought a frown
to his face. Then he smiled. gave
some instructions looking TO its re-
pair, and brushing aside would-be
queStionerS. went back to the en-
baSsy.
The plane which crashed was the
four-pasSenger Travelair non
plane City Of Wichita. borrowed
last week bv the aviator for his
flight here 10 visit his fiancee. At
the field il was believed repairs
could be made without too great
difficulty.