New Britain herald., 1930-10-06
TWO ST0WAWAYS
 ABOARD R-lOl ON
 ILL.FATED FLIGHT
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craft as it passed low over their heads, perhaps 400 or so feet high. Many remarked that the pilot did not seem in absolute control of the ship, that it wobbled unnecessarily and did not seem to respond to his handling.
 The shock of the explosion which followed the impact of the dirigible shook the country for miles around and the peasants of the neighbor- hood, unmindful of the torrential rain and the wind ran across mud dy fields or through woods to the spot, where pillars of fire rose and illuminated a vast area.
 Halted By Heat
 The heat stopped them dead q considerable distance away, how ever. Those nearest the flames said they could see men running about, frantically attempting to break through the walls of the cabins where their comrades of the flight W0Ic OliC ihhii "e@o f'SSiA at . window with a spanner in his hand attempting to break through and out. The right hand of one of the bodies recovered afterward, and unidentified, held spanner tightly.
 By daybreak the fire had burned out sufficiently to allow rescue meas ures to proceed, but there was no hope of finding anyone alive on the ship. Metal girders had to be saw ed through to get at some of the bodies which were taken out and laid in dell not far away and cov- cred with sheets furnished by the peasants. The bodies were tagged according to position they were found in the dirigible with the hope that this would aid in identification
 It was noon before all the 4G bodies were recovered. Some of them were not whole. Doctors said that there were arms and legs enough to indicate that two, perhaps three other persons lost their lives in the disaster. There were eight surviv- ors, and since the air ministry in- sists that only 54 persons were aboard this does not seem likely.
 The bodies later in the day were taken to Allonne, village near here, and placed in an impromptu mortuary chapel there. The peas- ants came with flowers and kindly Frenchmen found several Union Jacks to adorn the walls and make fitting temporary resting place for the remains. They may be taken back to England today on war ship sailing from channel port.
 The accident, one of the worst in the history of the air, and the worst in Europe since the Dixmude, French dirigible. sailed out over the Mediterranean in December 1923, with 52 persons aboards and failed as Great Britain.
 M. Laurant Eynac, French air minister. was notified immediately Of the crash and came by automo- bile to Beauvais, where he took charge of the situation.
 Planes Rush Relatives
 Lord Percy, Tyrrell, British an- bassador at Paris, also came here immediately. A throng of planes arrived from Croydon from early Sunday bringing friends and rela- tives of the victims to the scene.
 Le Bourget, French airdrome, had graphic account of it's own of the lll-fated trip to tell From the start or the voyage at 7:30 D. m. GEO D. m. E, S. T) Saturday the radio station there was in contact with the dirigible. At 1850 a. m, Sunday the dirigible asked it's position and ascertaned it was about half mile south of Beauvais.
 message was then sent that at that moment the passengers, after having enjoyed an excellent dinner and having smoked many cigars. were preparing to go to bed. The R-101, due to extensive fire proofng, was the first lighter than air craft on which smoking was permitted It was a few minutes after this mes sage that the end came.
 An eyewitness of the airship dis. aster follows: