Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-09-07

NEW YORK, Sept. 6, UP)-Con-
flicting reports regarding the miss
ing T. A. T. airplane, City of San
Francisco, neither confirmed, emerg-
ed tonight from the mountain coun-
try where the greatest search in
aviation history is being made for
the plane and its eight occupants.
One was issued by the T. A. T.
office at Columbus, Ohio. 1t was
picked up on the company's auto
matte telegraph wire in the form Of
a message to the Los Angeles office,
and purported to be from mine
owner, Lloyd Burnham, quoting
mine foreman that the plane,
wrecked, had been found with all
aboard dead except Mrs. j. B. Ray
mond, of Glendale, Calf, the only
woman passenger.
The plane, it was said was To-
Gated near Celestial mine, Hachita,
New Mexico. $50. --.'-- --~
The message was absolutely un-
confirmed.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 6, WP)-Just
another nut" was the comment OF
high T. A. T. officials here tonight
when the report that the missing air
liner City Of San Francisco had been
found near Hachita, New Mexico,
was discredited.
I'VE have been absolutely unable
TO locate Burnham," said message
received over the firms private wires
from the west.
Neither have we been able to 10
cate the Celestial NINE" the mes
sage continued. Personally believe
the report has absolutely no basis of
fact"
WINSLOW, AriZ., Sept. 6, UP)-
After a days sky search of the rug
ged country out of Winslow, tired
pilots returned here tonight with
out trace of the Transcontinental
Air Transport City Of San Francisco.
The only clue of the day was dis
carded when four waving figures
on the ground near the Village of
Walpai, in the Hopi Indian terri
tory were accepted to have been In
dians.
Sighting of the four who waved
white cloths was first reported by
Lieut.. D. W. TomlinSon, former
navy flier. Later, Charles Gold
scrap, Phoenix pilot, went into the
same country and apparently found
the same people.
He was able to put his plane,
smaller than Tomlinson'S, closer to
the ground, and observe the quartet
at short range. GoldScrap said they
were two men and two women and
identified them as Indians.
After reporting the clue, Tomlin-
son went out at the same time Gold
scrap did, but was unable to locate
the four. However, when both re-
turned and Goldscrap. had Identified
the four as Indians, they discussed
the country, and were certain both
had seen the same party.
Hope of finding the plane, missing
since it took off from Albuquerque
last Tuesday for Los Angeles by way
of Winslow and failed to arrive here
had been raised by the Tomlinson
report. Tonight, however, the search
was once more on cluelesS basis.
LOS ANGELES, Cal. Sept. 6 Wp
"A possibility that the T. A. T.
plane City of San Francisco" may
have plunged into the Grand Can
yon was added to rumors yesterday
when Mr.. and Mrs. N. C, Ber-
anek stated that on their return
from a motor trip last Tuesday
they saw a huge tri-motored plane
flying over the Red Butte noun
tain district in Northern Arizona
Beranek said that he saw thu
plane circle three times, each timl
losing altitude, then he added ther
was a sudden cloudburSt will
flashes of lightning.
THE noise of the hail on on
automobile drowned out the noiS
of the motor and it grew so darl
that We couldn't see," Beranek de
clared.
WINSLOW, Ariz. Sept. 6 W.p)-
The first ray of hope that eigh
passengers and crew of the "Cit
of San Francisco" may be alivt
was brought to Winslow today b
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