The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-27
Owner of Baseball Club
Killed When Plane He Is
Plotting Falls.
M0URNED BY LEADERS
Messages of Sympathy
Pour in From Air and
Business Leaders.
Pictures on Page p

Aviation and business leaders to-
day mourned the death of James A.
Perry, president of CurtisS Flying
Service of Indiana, Inc, and owner
Of the indianapolis baseball club,
who was killed instantly Wednesday
afternoon when his plane crashed a
mile west of Schoen field, Ft. Ben
jamin Harrison.
AS messages of sympathy came
from men prominent in aviation,
industry and professional baseball
throughout the country, plans we're
made for funeral services Friday
afternoon at 2 at the Flanner &
Buchanan mortuary, 25 West Fall
Greek boulevard
DR.. j. Ambrose Dunkel, pastor of
Tabernacle Presbyterian church,
will officiate. Burial will be in
Crown Hill cemetery.
Barely Clears Trees
Mr.. Perry was plotting a Curtiss
Robin monoplane cabin ship, owned
by his company, from Schoen field
to Stout field at Mars Hill when the
accident occurred shortly after 3
p. m.
The machine had been idling ten
minutes before Mr.. Perry took off,
fort attaches declared
Captain Earl w. Sweeney, who
had flown Mr.. Perry to the fort, was
talking with Lieutenant Ralph Pant
zer, DR.. c. w. Dowd, 4105 Park ave-
nue., and several others when Mr.
Perry Whirled off.
He had attained an altitude of
between $50 and 300 feet when his
motor died, those on the ground
noticed They saw the ship barely
clear the trees about mile to the
west and fearing disaster, ran to
the place.
They found the ship a twisted
mass in a wooded raYine. Mr..
Perry was dead in the wreckage.
Evidently, he had tried to coast to
all open space about two hundred
feet further west. 1t was believed
his ship had plunged, nose down,
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Born in indianapolis
First to reach the wrecked plane
were Mr. and Mrs w N. Park, who
live near by. They had heard the
crash.
L took hold of Mr. Perrys hand
and spoke to him." Park said. But
I saw at once that he was dead"
Death was attributed to concus-
sion. Mr.. Perry's left leg had COM
pound fracture and his right cheek
and his nose were cut, the right ear
burned and the little finger of his
left hand broken. His safety belt
caused bruises on the abdomen.
The ship was turned over to re-
lease his body, which was taken to
the fort morgue at Coroner c. H.
Keever's direction.
Mr.. Perry was 35, born in Indi-
annapolis, the son of Charles c. Perry
and Mrs. Capatolia Perry. His
father was a pioneer in the develop
ment of light and heat companies
which we're forerunners of the Indi-
annapolis Power and Light Company.
Mr.. Perry was a graduate of Law
renceville Preparatory school, Law
renceville. N. Y, and Culver Mill
tary Academy.
List of Pallbearers
Surviving are Mr.. Perrys mother,
who returned Wednesday night
from Culver; sister, Mrs. William
Griffith of Chicago, and his brother,
Norman A. Perry. who succeeded his
father as president of the Indian
apolis Power and Light Company.
Active pallbearers will be F. Glad
den Searle, Bon A. Espy, H. Weir
Cook, John j. Darmody. Albert Bet
eel. Wallace O. Lee, DR.. Cleon A.
Nafe and Richard S. Page.
Honorary pallbearers will be Ar
thur V. Brown. Walter c. Marmcn,
T. j. Hickey, w. c. Richardson, FL
mer E. Scott, John G. Ruckelshaus.
Martin NJ. Hugg, John j. Reilly, c.
R Neighbors, c. N. Thompson. John
c Hendricks Jr.. John K. Ruckel
shsus, Casey Jones, John Ceilings,
Owen Bush, William G. Clauer, B.
F. Lawrence, Boyd Gurley, Emmett
G. Ralston, Arch V. Grossman, Har-
ry Boggs, Charles E. Cox Jr.. How
ard T. Griffith. Frank D. Stalnaker
and Ganroe C1ark