Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-12
TRAGEDY
ENClQFS
Av|ATORS
Mexican Ace And Com.
panion Killed In Flight
To South America
STORM is BLAMED
Colonel Sidar Reported
Engaged To Daughter
OF Former President
BY BEN ZWEIG
United Press Staff Coresprondcnt

OWtOU 1ICSS 0tdAt VVtOeVAVuucut
SAN JOSE, COSTA RIyA, May
l2. W.n-Less than II hours after
Colonel Pablo Sidar, popular young
Mexican aviator, had taken off
from Cerro Loco, Mexico, in an at
tempt to add new laurels to his al
ready brilliant record by q nonstop
flight to Buenos Aires, his mangled
body was taken from tine sea off
Puerto Limon, Costa Rica.
Colonel Sidar's plare, Morelos,
crashed into the sea from a high al.
titude during Il torrential tropical
rain late yesterday. The body of
Lieutenant Carlos Rivarosa, his 60.
pilot and sole companion on the
flight, was not removed from the
~reckage Immediately. The wreck
age was brought ashore.
Only twice after leaving the
ground was Colonel Sidar sighted,
until dispatches began dribbling in
from Puerto Limon. at first unof-
ficially and finally officially, leav-
ing no grounds for hope that the
plane reported seen falling heavily
into the sea was not that of the
Mexicans.
After leaving Cerro Loco at 5:26
a. m. yesterday, the Morelos, which
carried no radio, first was sighted
over Pareto San Jose, Guatemala,
three hours later. The airmen last
were reported over San Salvador,
AGO miles south of Cerro Loco, at 10
a. m.
The plane, heavily loaded for the
1000 mile flight TO Buenos Aires,
appeared over Puerto Limon at
3:+0 y. m. and circled, apparently
searching for landing. Col. Sidar
sighted none, and headed south
ward. A short while later word
came that the plane, flying high
above a rain aud electrical storm,
suddenly dived into the sea, five
miles sonth of Puerto Limon and
scarcely l5 yards off shore.
Bodies Identified
From the receipt of that report
until dispatch came telling of
Identification of Colonel Sidar's
body, government circles here cher
ished the hope that both occupants
Of the plane might be rescued alive.
They instructed Puerto Limon au-
thorities to do everything to save
the flyers.
The body first recovered was
mangled so badly Identification was
made only through papers and
medals in the pocket. Col. Sidar's
body was found floating on the
surface of the water, and it was
thought Lieutenant Rivarosa's body
still was in the plane. io.
When the word "Morelos" was
found written on the wrcckage,
there was no further doubt of the
identity of the aviators. v4I
Col. Sidar apparently was at.
tempting to make a landing on the
beach. His plane fell in five feet
Of water.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, May IL. W.p,
The death of Colonel Pablo Sidar
on nonstop flight brought a trag
ic ending to q brief romance with
Aitemisa Gales, Is year old daugh
ter of the former president Of Mex.
leo, it was learned here today.
HVa VI tuC IIkut us
was to have been married to Miss
Gales, who is attending the Acad
emy Of Our Lady Of Peace here, i,
was said.
Miss Gales is one Of several chill
dren of L. Plutarco Gales, who have
been educated in San Diego.
Aitemisa Gales is the niece of tn,
wife of the Mexican consul here, f.
Ferriera. News of the engagement
originated at the consulate.
While in southern California re
Gently to obtain delivery Of tn,
plane in which he made his Inflated
trip, Colonel Sidar spent some tim,
in San Diego and was the guest OF
the Ferrieras. ftr
The handsome aviator, idol O.
Mexico, and the Is year old girl
knew each other for only u shor,
time, but decided to be married af
ter the flight.