The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-15
Seuenteen Persons
 Killed h Disaster
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fortable interior fittings of the liner hung on twigs and branches. farts cf the plane were found over an area pf four acres.
 Found Frightful Sight
 Tne condition of bodies inside tne nraashed cabin sickened some or the rescue party. Over all permeateo a eaauseating odor of hgh test gasoline
 riiot Marshall, apparently on 2 mad fight to save his passengers anu ], niarae until the last instant, nao cs,t off his fuel lines, thus prevent src d fire. Gasoline had peeh @nlashed for many yards around.
 Only the bodies of w. R. Dyess. wpA administrator for Arkansas, or little Rock, and of Pilot Jerry Mar, shaIl. Co-Pilot Glenn Freeland, ana Tfostess Perla Gasparini, all or Fort worth. were identified positively.
 Al dawn, as news of the tragedy arread over the countryside, made lip of Q flat country with swamp and cultivated areas alternating curiosity driven hundreds began ar irving. Soon afterward l,0Oo per Eons were standing on the highway and fighting their way through the swamp to the scene.
 Names of All Victims
 American Airlines, owner oi tne sast ship. the last word in passen- Rers planes, that was operating on the company's Trans-Continental line. issued the following passenger iist While nobody had been iden- tiied positively, these were thoush' dead:- ,.....,
 ". R. Dyess, WPA administrator for Arkansas, of Little Rock. He boarded plane at Washington and was bound home.
 F Fl. McNair, road constructor Tor Arkansas highway department of Little Rock, boarded plane al Washington. .,u.
 Mrs. ]. s. Germillion, Knoxville wife of the company's manager tisere. She was en route from Nash- vile to Little Rock.
 N. 0. Hart, New York city, en route from Nashville to Los An geles. ,, ..,,, rs route from New York to Los Angeles. ,.,
 '. Q. Calm, Los Angeles, en route from New York to Los Angeles.
 Mrs. Samuel Horowitz, 35. Bos- ton. enroute from Boston to Los Angeles. . another-in-law.
 eeba Horowitz, 5, Mrs. Samuel Hcrowitz's son. .,
 sam Schwartz, Atlantic City, N y.. boarded plane at Newark; en route to Los Angeles.
 w. s. Hardwick, contractor. St Louis. boarded plane at Memphis for San Antonio.
 A. D. Chernus. Jefferson City, Mo. nlgo en route to San Antonio from Memphis.
 IT. Porter, Philadelphia. Bound For New Mexico. Boarded plane al Memphis.
 n. w. Plato, Laredo. Tex, en route home from Memphis.
 Pilot Jerry Marshall. 40, For1 Worth, Tex.
 Co-Pilot Glenn Freeland. 32, For' Worth.
 Hostess Perla Gasparini. "A. For' worth.
 Investigation Begun
 0. R. Smith, president of Amerl' ean Airlines, ordered an immediate investigation from Fort Worth where news of the tragedy reached him. Department of commerce or. 1icials in Washington also ordered arl investigation. But circumstance. of the disaster indicated that a ful explanation might never be known
 The plane was flying through 2 calm, clear night. There were . few clouds above 5000 feet but viei' hlisty apparently was excellent. She was 16 minutes out of Memphii When she reported by radio that al was well. That was the last heard from Pilot Marshall, . veteran trHngport flyer. regarded by his en. nIoFers es one of tho most experl iEs tho business.
 The plano, left Memphis at 2 D