The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-16
VIII Rogers, And
Wiley Post Killed
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itor and a famous flyer in the
deaths of Will Rogers and Wiley
Post in an Alaskan crash. The gov
eminent ordered every cooperation
of the United States coast guard in
Alaska.
The coast guard offered to bring
back to the United States the bod
les of Rogers and Post.
Assistant Secretary of Treasury
stephen B. Gibbons said he would
get in touch with Mrs. Rogers and
try to make arrangements. A NOR
tician, he said, would be sent to
Alaska Immediately, by plane.
Assistant Secretary stephen B.
Gibbons ordered the coast guard to
render full assistance and cooper
alton in the Rogers-Post tragedy.
Cutter In Vicinity
Meanwhile, Coast Guard officials
said they believed the cutter North
land was nj the vicinity of the re-
ported crash, having left Point
Barrow Aug. Is for Nome.
They said that the commander
of the Northland would proceed
Immediately to the scene on his
own initiative.
They said the Northland I'M
doubtedly had learned of the crash
through radio dispatches.
Gibbons orders to the coast
guard were to the effect that they
get in touch with the army and
navy in that territory and cooper
ate in any way possible to render
assistance.
Rogers and Post crashed in a
new high speed plane licensed by
the Department of Commerce
August s, 1885. The ship was a
Lockheed Orion powered with a
Pratt Whitney Wasp motor. 1t had
a cabin for three passengers.
The license issued by the Depart
ment of Commerce was of the Mr.
type authorizing the plane to fly
for test purposes and on limited
cross country trips.
Equipped With Pontoons
Colonel ]. Carroll Cone of the
Bureau of Air Commerce, said he
believed the ship was equipped
with Pontoons when it crashed on
the Rocky Alaskan coast.
The colonel sent a message to
Murray Hall, the bureaus inspec-
tor at Anchorage, Alaska, asking
for further details.
Former Secretary of War Pat
rick j. Hurley, a fellow Oklahom-
an, heard of the humorist's death
and proposed Immediately that his
name be perpetuated in the con-
gressional hall of fame. Each state
is entitled to two sculptured figures
in the capitol.
II shall propose that Wills statue
be placed there" Hurley said. HE
was great man, one of the finest
characters who ever lived"
Wife and Daughter
Lakewood, Me-, Aug. 16.-(UP)
Will Rogers wife and pretty ac-
tress-daughter, Mary, bore up
bravely here to-day as they lis
tened mutely to the news of his
death in an Alaskan airplane
crash.
Ironically, Mary has been
playing the feminine lead in the
Lakewood Players presentation of
the Broadway success, Ceiling
Zero" a thrilling aviation drama.
A feature of the play is an off,
stage plane crash in which a pilot
is killed.
Neither the cowboy humorist's
young daughter nor his wife, the
former Betty Blake of Rogers,
Ark, who arrived here Tuesday,
commented when the news was
broken to them by a theater at
tache. The report had been with
held until confirmed.
With them ct the time. at the
home of friends, was Miss Theda
Blake of Beverley Hills, CAL, a
sister of Mrs. Rogers.
Mary's brother, James, was due
here tomorrow.
The family's plans as result of
the tragedy was not Immediately
announced.
Ceiling Zero" in which Mary
has played the leading feminine
role as Tommy Thomas, has the
Newark airport as its setting.
The audience watches activities