Evening star., 1934-03-22
CHILEAN ENVOY
HURT IN AIR CRASH
TrucCo and Daughter Are
Among d Injured as 3 Die
at Lima, Peru.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LIMA, Peru, March 22-Three per-
sons were killed today when a Pan
American Airways plane crashed at
the take-off. On board the plane, and
injured in the crash, was Manuel
Trucco, Chilean Ambassador to the
United States
Twelve persons were aboard the
plane, which was heading south to-
ward Chile.
Among those injured was a daughter
Of Ambassador Irucco.
All Of Crew Killed.
All three members of the airliner's
crew were killed. They were: Homer
V. Farris, pilot; Lawrence Wagner,
radio operator, and Frank Large.
The injured were: Ambassador
Trucco, hip and pelvis bones frac-
tured; Senorita Grace Trucco, his
daughter, shoulder broken; Senorita
Carmela Bustamante, John McGregor,
vice president Of Pan American
Grace Airline, a part of Pan-Amer-
lean Airways.
1t was believed that one of the
motors failed at about IS feet of
altitude.
The liner was the San Pedro. II
took of Ave minutes late on its
southbound schedule at 6:35 am,
after its motors had been duly tested.
Landing Attempt Fails.
1t left the field normally, but
watchers heard the motor fail and
saw the pilot attempt to turn the
plane back for an emergency laid
ing. 1t crashed as he failed.
With McGregor, who suffered only
minor bruises, was another vice presi-
dent Of Pan-American Grace, Capt.
Harold Harris. who was uninjured.
At the Delgado Hospital in the
nearby resort of Miraflores 1t was
said all injured persons were dong
well.
Homer Vergil Farris was 38 years
old. He was born in London. KY,
and married Miss Margaret Horton of
Boston He had 5000 hours flying
time to his credit, had served in the
United States Army from 1917 to 1919,
and was an honorary colonel OF Ken
lucky.
Served on Colonial Line.
Previous to joining the Pan-America
Grace Service, he served on the Co.
lonial Air Transport and received his
transport pilots license at Rockwell
Field. California.
Lawrence A Wagner, the radio op-
orator. was 26 years old. He was born
in Baltimore.
Frank Large was the secretary to
Vice President Harris and was "a
years old. He was born in Liverpool,
England, and was married to a
Chilean. Elena Hott. of Santiago.
The machine slid over to its left
side at a speed of 80 miles an hour
and touched the ground with its left
wing, he said. Then it overturned.
Sudden Fall of Plane.
pilot Farris attempted to turn the
plane back" the passenger said, land
it suddenly feel. 1 do not remember
anything more, but when I came out
from the wreckage 1 noticed I was
bruised and felt considerable pain
in my leg
with others I started Immediately
to extricate passengers from inside
the cabin, where I saw three bodies
lying.
Il should say Pilot Farris, whom
we deeply regret and mourn as a
hero, prevented a worse catastrophe
He switched off the motor, thus avoid
ing a fire.
Pilot Farris, Radioman Wagner
and Large were instantly killed.
Large was sitting near the planes
tail at the side of Vice President
Harris and had just asked Harris at
what time the plane hoped Off"
The plane was wrecked. Shortly
after another plane departed, carry
ing the airmail southbound.
Ambassador Trucco and his daugh-
ter left here by plane Saturday to
fly to the bedside Of his wife, who
had been critically i'll for some time.
Shortly after his departure word was
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