The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-10-12
JUNEAU MAN VICTIM OF
 AIR ACCIDENT I
Walter Holmquist Dies in Crack-up at Pinta Bay
 Wednesday Noon
PILOT MEYRING, TOM MOVERS LEGS BROKEN
Lloyd Jarman Is Suffering from Bruises-Rescue
 Plane Is Sent Out

Walter Holmquist Is dead,
 and Gene Meyring, pilot. Lloyd
 Jarnaan, mechanic and Tom
 Mover, passenger, are in St.
 Ann's Hospital with injuries as
 the result of the crash of the
 seaplane Baranof, about noon
 Wednesday, on the tree-lincd
 shore of Pinta Bay, about 100
 miles from Juneau on Chicha-
 gof Island. The plane was com
 pletely demolished and in addi-
 ti0n to shock and minor in-
 juries, Mover and Meyring suf-
 fered compound leg fractures.
 Mover, Meyring and Jarman were brought to Juneau in the sea- plane Patco which was sent to search for the plane when it was unreported shortly after noon yes- terday, and were landed here at dusk, last night and rushed to the hospital.
 Early this morning the Patco, pilot Sheldon Simmons, left again for Pinta Bay to bring in the body of Holmquist, Dick Howard and Clarence. Johansen, mechanics. The latter made the rescue flight with the Pateo yesterday and remained at Pinta Bay overnight with Holm- quist's body.
 Caught In Down Draft
 The crash occurred just after the turn had been made at the head of Pinta Bay, in order to land into the prevailing wind, when the plane was caught in sharp down draft and struck the tops of the high trees lining the shore. The plane was propelled some distance along the tree tops, moving many of them down as 1t sped through them, parts of the ship were torn off and scattered among the tree tops. When it came to a stop the motor, thrown completely out of the plane, was some distance to one side of the cockpit, and facing in the opposite direction, according to Gene Meyring, who was pilot of the Alaska Southern Airways ship.
 Dazed by Shock
 All were dazed by the terrific shock and when they had com- pletely recovered consciousness they discovered that Walter Holmquist had apparently died instantly. Nei- ther Mover or Meyring were able to move because of their badly broken legs and Jarman, who suf- fered cuts and severe bruises pro- vided as well as he was able, the slight comforts available, blankets and emergency rations.
 The injured were scattered from 8 to 10 feet apart and remained in practically the same positions until they were found about o'clock yesterday afternoon, nearly 30 hours later.
 Meyring was pinned in the cock pit of the plane, with his safety belt still fastened when the res- cue plane landed. He was unable to get out until assisted by the res- cue party
 Smudge Fire Signal
 Jarman succeeded in building a smudge fire which he kept going. as signal to the expected search plane, but it had gone out when the Patco flew over the bay yes- terday afternoon toward Chicha- gof. The party expected that the plane would return from there and Jarman rebuilt the fire, which was fed with bits of the shattered Lockheed plane. It attracted the attention of Pilot Simmons when he flew back over the bay, and set down near the shore, walking through the heavy underbrush to look for the injured.
 The Baranof, pilot Meyring, and mechanic Jarman had left Juneau at l0:30 o'clock Wednesday morn ing, with Holmquist and Mover as passengers for Pinta Bay. They landed in Hoonah and then pro- ceeded to Pinta Bay to leave the passengers, arriving there about noon.
 Were Going Hunting
 Both Mover and Holmquist were on their way to visit the George Bolyans, who are located at Pinta Bay, and planned to do some hunting.
 Lloyd Jarman was sitting in his
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