Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-24
LOST FLIER IS
LOCATED near
MEXICO CITY
Goebel, Sole Arrival
Here, VIII Be Held
Until Wednesday
Morning

With Art Goebel, sole survivor OF
six starters, being held here until
Wednesday morning by officials In
the Mexico City to Kansas City air
race, four Mexican fliers were re-
ported to be preparing to make q
second start from the Mexican
capital.
Col. Roberto Fierro. missing since
the race started from Mexico City,
has been located 100 miles from the
starting point and will return there
in his own plane Tuesday. D mes
sage from the Mexican Aviation Co.
radio station says. Fierro Is the
dol OF the Mexican army air corps
and the aerial hero Of the last
Mexican revolution
GoebeI arrived at the information
al airport here late Monday after
noon, his time of arrival having
been officially recorded nc 5:29 -
m. He reported a stormy and fog
CIV passage over the mountains be-
tween Mexico CITY and Tampico.
being forced to climb to an alti-
tude OF $500 feet. The fog at that
height was SO dense he could see
nothing, the flying ace declared. His
flight from TamDico 70 Brownsville
was without incident.
The plot ship of the race. piloted
hy FLOYD Mckenzie and carving as
messengers Thomas Parks. Charles
Hopkins and w. Lewis, arrived at
the airport mt $40 p. m. from Tam
pico.
Rex Purcell. flying a Cessna plane
which he had planned 10 enter In
the race. arrived in Brownsville at
4.43 d. m. from Fort Worth. after
having made four forced landings
during the dav. He was accom-
nanied by T.. II. Davidson. mechan-
IL. Purcell left Kansas CITY Satur-
day and had trouble all the way
down. he said.
Lewis. official starter Of the race.
said Goehel would be held here un-
iii noon Wednesday LII necessary.
waiting for the Mexican fliers. IL
they have not arrived at that time,
Goebel viii continue the flight alone
making ali the scheduled stops and
will be awarded the prize money.
MEXICO CITY. Sept. 24.-tFl-
Col. Roberto Fierro. Mexican army
ace. missing since yesterday. on an
air race from Mexico City to Kan
sas City. turned up today at Apulco.
state or Hidalgo. He was unhurt
and had landed on account OF the
fog.
Col. Fierro gave few details OF his
mishap. which occurred IS minutes
after he left Valbuena. In report
this morning to the department Of
civil aviation. but ascribed his land
ing TO bad weather and motor trou-
bic.
Jim Davis. who left the airport
Monday afternoon in a Texaco
niane. for Sofa la Marina, where
Bert Pidocke. his wife. her sister,
Jack Hott and First Lynn were ma
rooned after forced landing Sat.
night. had not been heard from at
10 a. m. Tuesday. although his in
structions were 10 return TO Browns
vile with Hott and Pidcocoke Mon
day evening. d. L. Kowalski, local
Texaco agent. said
Airport officials said Davis carried
parts for the Lockhead ship. which
was one of the planes In the Fort
Worth aerocade. Pidcoke. In dodg-
ing storms between here and Corpus
Christi. was forced out over the gulf.
causing him to miss Brownsville. He
flew on to Soto la Marina before
darkness and an empty gasoline
tank forced him down 1t was re-
ported the crafts landing gear was
damaged and the propeller broken
A plan by the party to come to
Matamoros and Brownsville hv auto.
apparently was abandoned due TO
heavy rains between this point and
the Soto Ia Marina.
No concern was felt over the fall
ure of Davis to return to Browns
Vile last night. rs II Is believed ne
remained at Soto Ia Marina. to
work on the disabled plane