Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-16

chat with Charles Brewer, known
throughout Alaska as the King Of
the Arctic"
Plane Was New.
Brewer has lived 81 years within
the Arctic Circle. He operates q
trading post and whaling station at
Barrow.
The plane in which the Oklahomans
went to their sudden death was new
one having been constructed at Bur-
bank. Calf, especially for the Alaska
Siberian flight.
1t was of distinctive model, of low
wing construction, and resembled the
plane used by Col. and Mrs Charles
A. Lindbergh in their 1881 flight to
Japan and their 1888 flights across the
North and South Atlantic.
The territory south of Barrow in
which the crash occurred is tundra
land. 1t is generally devoid of bodies
of water large enough to accommo-
date the landing of plane.
Before forgan's last message was
received 46w Parmenter. an aviation
mechanic, of Edmonton. Alberta, Can
ada, expressed the opinion that Post
must have experienced motor trouble
or some other mechanical difficulty
while flying through the fog banked
area.
Mrs. Post Notified.
Mrs. Post, the flyers widow, was
told Of the accident at Ponca City,
Okla. to which city she went a day
or two ago to avoid publicity attend
ant upon her husbands flight Also
at Ponca City is L. E. Gray, Posts
brother-in-law
1t was in the. SHAKESPEARE flights
that Post was most recently active.
He had hoped, and made several at
tempts, to send his Winnie Mae,
around-the-worl plane, from the Pa
cific to the Atlantic Coast in new
record time by rising into the strato-
sphere and flying the entire distance
at that great height. None of the
attempts succeeded.
Further details of the accident were
being vigorously sought today, both
by the Signal Corps headquarters here
and by friends of both victims.
The only source of information for
many hours was Sergt. Morgan. Nor
gan, Dr. Greist and an American
school teacher are practically the only
white people in the lonely Barrow re-
gion The others are Eskimos and
Indians.
After stops at Point Barrow and
Nome, Post intended to continue his
flight to Siberia, where he said he was
going to hunt tigers"
Planned Winter in Alaska.
It was generally understood tina.
Rogers planned to go along, but be-
fore they left Fairbanks yesterday
the humorist said he had not def
nitely decided. Two days ago in An
chorage he remarked that he might
spend the Winter in Alaska with
"sourdoughs denned up in their
cabins" along the Yukon and Macken-
zie Rivers.
Once before Wiley Post cracked
up in Alaska. That was when his red
monoplane. the Winnie Mae, was dam
aged in a forced landing near Flat, in
Central Alaska, on the round-the-
world flight which set the record-a
record still unbeaten.
Post was unhurt then, repaired his
plane and resumed his flight with a
loss of less than days time.
The famous Winnie Mae, in which
Post then made his famous flight and
which he said a few months ago was
about through as vehicle for further
air adventures. survives her master.
She rests today in Los Angeles
hangar, while the man who sent her
racing through the skies around the
world lies dead in the Northland.
Grief that came to the entire world
when news of the tragedy spread was
reflected in comment rom all ranks
Of life-from membe of the Con.
gress that Rogers so drolly and good
naturedly lampooned to the home
folks of Claremore. Okla, and Rogers,
Ark, where the humorist was married
q years ago.
hUhyWoOo summed.
Daryl F. Zanuck. Hollywood film
magnate in charge of many of Rogers
successful movies, was too choked
with emotion to make an immediate
statement. All Hollywood was stunned
and grief-stricken. Rogers was one
OF the biggest box office" actors in
pictures.
The Royal Aero Club Of London,
through its secretary, referred today to
Wiley Post as "a marvellous flyer and
q magnificent fellow" whose achieve
ments have drawn our deepest adj
miration."
THE Royal Aero Club is deeply
grieved to learn Of the death of this
marvellous pilot" the secretary said
London papers displayed the story
over all others.
Clyde Pangborn, himself round
the-world flyer, who even now is
planning a flight to beat the Post
record. said the tragedy in Alaska was
the worst since the Knute Rockne
crash from public viewpoint. .
Pangborn is in New Jersey, testing his
new planss
Forme President Hoover, in Chi
cago, sail news of the deaths was "a
terrible shock to me-"
Il have long known these two fine
Americans and have long been ap-
preciative of their accomplishments.
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