Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-29
Cotton May Become North Mexico's Big Industry
Women Say Mexican
Burro Ride is Worse
Than Plane Accident

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sister. Miss Mary Smith OF Hous-
ton, arrived In Brownsville Friday
afternoon, the last Of the party
aboard the Fort Worth aerocade
plane forced down In Mexico last
week In n rainstorm to be rescued.
Pidcoke. wearing q parachute, flew
the Lockheed Texas company plane
back after 1t had been repaired,
Mrs. Pidcoke and her sister return
ing with Jim Davis? pilot for South
west Air Services Inc, who left
Brownsville Wednesday with repair
parts for the disabled plane.
Jack Holt. manager OF the Fort
Worth Association of Commerce and
II. r.. Lynn, Fort Worth represent
alive Of the Texas company, who
we're also on the plane, were brought
back 10 Brownsville Tuesday by
Davis.
Laugh at Adventure
Now that they're safe on the
American side Of the Rio Grande,
the two women find n lot OF laughs
in the adventure which was serious
enough to threaten the lives Of the
five aboard the plane.
Leaving Corpus Christi more than
an hour ahead of the main body OF
the aerocade. the Texas Company
plane was overtaken by q violent
rainstorm which closed in o the
craft. e. high wind sweeping 1t more
than 500 miles In three hours into
Mexico.
aThere was no turning back"
said Mrs. Pidcoke. The ship was
rolling and tossing and rain was
pouring In the cabin from all
sides. we could not see the ground
jim fact, we could not see anything
around us but a sheet Of water fall-
ing. Then when the magnetos gave
way and cut out the motor. we
ianded-luckily on q spot without
obstruction and escaped injury. a
wheel on one side crumpled."
I'm 'DObe Town
Where the marooned plane party
found themselves was at q Mexican
'dobe town called Verdi. seven miles
from the Chamnal ranch. Wnere
they were taken-via burros.
Al seven-mile trip on purros
through the wilds OF Mexico can DC
more disastrous than q forced land.
ing in a rainstorm IN q disabled
riene-believe MRS. Pidcoke and
her sister. That everyone In the
marty spent the most OF several
davs after In standing position wa
NJ matter of surprise. they declared
In the little town OF VERDI. wnsrs
almost no English was spoken,
marty finally persuaded Mexican
r1,Ides to take than to some point
where they could spend the night.
pnrros were procured. After some
maneuyerinR. the five lost passen-
verr were hoisted On them % were
ma stitcases - slowed somewhere
hark Of and around the riders. Inc
mem. declared. Mrs Pidcoke. mao
ns,rsr heen on any sort OF eques-
trian mount before p mao. az -
removed times. Her sister We lol-
trrnate enough TO be famhiat VIZ
horseback riding, but nov Dui
backs.
Ride Burros 3 Hours
Gurros and riders struggled over
a muddy road In Mexico Tor three
hours before arriving at the rancn
which was found 20 be q house py
the side Of the road" Tor marooneu
"Tmaeine how glad we were"
-.,d Mrs Pidcoke. ito find Amer
scanx there-Stanley Reeder. whose
father owned the ranch. and whose
mother Is here In Brownsville al
ter 4 siege in the hospital; ana y
Mr. oliver Of McAllen ana ms
brother OF Laredo cattle men wno
had also been caught by the ram.
storm. And what q supper We mad
wild game and birds OF al KIND
we had plenty OF good food our
ing our stay there"
a few nights after their arrival
at the ranch. the party went lee
bunting. Miss Smith, firing . snot
r1In for the first time, nrouent
dewn q deer at once. ..n
II don't know yet how ! did y.
she declared. "All ! did was smut
nv eyes and fire"
Return to Houston
pidcoke, his wife and Miss SMien
returned TO Houston Saturday
morning On the Lockheed plane. IL
viii probably be out Of service Tor
nc r,eeks undergoing other repairs
Mrs. Pidcoke has been flying with
her husband for seven years ana
many Of the dangers which they
encounter have no terrors for her
hut She will be glad to get back 70
houston and her six-year-old son.
irving the repaired plane. Pid-
coke took off from Mexico Satur-
dav AZ 10 a. m, arriving In Browns
vile at 1918. Davis and the women
Passengers left shortly after. land
inc AZ fine local airport ut ! p. m