The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-21
IkUo American Girls
 Jumped To Death
(contInuod from l,ase Q

Dtfnnaded the pilot to close the door and cover the windows bee tween the cockpit and the cabin, 70 ho would not interfere. He was 1ht over the channel before he d|@covered they were gone and turned back.
 WOfknnen Witness Fall
 Building construction works and others at Upminster, about 20 miles out of London, saw them hurtie Co the earth. :.
 Running to the field, they found tho nathetically crushed bodies OI the siaterB side by side.
 s'Their hands were still clasped when we found them" said A. ID. NacQreRor, Upminster builder. his voice cfoked with emotion.
 "Tsheir faces were buried In the Roruhid," said Frederick Letten. another eyewitness. Thelr hands were clasped and one had tight grip on the others coat.
 The sisters had been close frienos of Flight It. Henry L. Beatty, naI1 brother of Lord Beatty, and tiy- ing 0fficer John A. C. Forbes, who were among nine killed in a crash : last week In Sicily.
 Tragedy Preyed on Minds
 The tragedy preyed on the minds of the girls, according to Iriends fn Naples, that their parents oe' came concerned over their prooo. ing and sent them to England TOT a vacation. hoping 1t would taKe their minds of their grief.
 Two sealed letters addressed 10 the girls father were found m tne plane. presumably messages or farewell. It was believed uniKeiy the letter would be made public.
 Police took possession of the girls suit cases from the plane and then sealed the door of the Blue, and Silver Air liner, pending
 Little personal possessions, irl- ciudfng Jane's wrist watch. still running, were gathered from the ground around the bodies.
 E,muulated Death of Lovers
 Intimates of the girls here had no doubt that they chose the strange manner of their death to emulate the deaths of the two aviators.
 During their stay in Naples, Beatty and Forbes were constantly in the company of the sisters and it was believed they were engaged
 They were often seen in the lounge and dance floor of the Ex- celsior hotel. MT and Mrs DuBots were often with them.
 The girls were attractive. smart and always superbly dressed in Paris clothes.
 They knew the surrounding country so we'll that they drew a map of 1t for the British flyers be- fore their departure.
 The pilot, J. Kirton, made the following statement:
 "The girls must have jumped during the time I was climbing at about S6 miles an hour through bumpy air, because if it had hap. pensd while I was flying in calmer air, I probably would have felt 1t in the controls
 "After emerging from thunder storm over the channel I opened the cabin door, which had been closed because the girls complain ed ofvdraughts. Ilintended- I to tell them tfie worst was over. They we3o gone."
 IL was believed the sisters de- liberately refrained from allowing their friends to know they were in London, wanting to hide their grief. For that reason probably, they snp ncelled reservations which had been made for them at the Ameriean Womens club, Knowing that There they would have to lis- ten to the condolences of friends and acquaintances.
 ' 1..fz iVNfn n f D circles, who saw them constantly in London last year did not know they were here this week until they eread of their deaths in the newafsaIpers.
 The general manager of the Hill man Air Line said that the DuBois agent in Paris had told him by telephone this morning that both were weeping few days ago aboard the Notorious carrying them from Paris to Le Bourget field for their flight to England.
 Ti1emanager said the girls tele- phoned him yesterday for reserva- fions for themselves and four others, unidentified except as "H. c. Hawkes. Green, E. Morton, Capt. Hardy and J. Marvin. They appear ed at the airport this morning alone and said the others were not
 Franklin c. Gowen. United States consul general. left for Upminster to identify and claim the bodies.
 Booked Passage Today
 TheN had booked rooms at the American Women's club here for last ta&ek but sent word that they wouli1sbe delayed, and stayed else where3f Where was not disclosed.
 This morning they booked pass age on a Hillmah lin2 plane for Paris. They, paid for all the seats on the plane, so they could be alone.
 The strange drama occurred in the clouds high over the Essex countryside at Upminster. not 20 miles out of London.
 Workmen engaged in building suburban houses saw something falling from the sky and ran to the cabbage patch where the ob- jects landed. The men found the crushed bodies, side by side.
 Nearby were hat and few personal belongings.
 The plane went on and disap- peared in the direction of the chan mel. The pilot had not noticed the disappearance of his passengers. J. Kirton. first class air navigator, said he was out over the channel when he turned around to speak to the girls.
 He Found Them Gone
 They were gone. The door was open and Tapping.
 He turned and made back to the air field outside London.
 More Essex workmen, mean. while, mindful of the fall of a ship fnent of gold from an airplane re-