Evening star., 1941-02-27
House Inquiry
Sought Also by
Ohio Member
Resolution Expresses
Sorrow at Death of
Representative Byron
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Al and ABB

The special Senate committee set
up to investigate airplane accidents
will make an inquiry into the crack
up of an Eastern Air Lines sleeper
plane outside Atlanta early today
which cost the lives of Representa-
tive Byron, Democrat, of Maryland,
and six others. Nine persons, in
cluding Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker,
World War ace and president of the
line, were injured.
The House adjourned at 1 pm.
out Of respect to Representative
Byron.
Senator Clark, Democrat, Of Mis-
souri,, who is chairman of the special
committee, made the announcement
about the inquiry as demands for
an investigation were heard in both
the House and Senate. He said
he thought that the action of Con-
gress in permitting President Roose-
velts reorganization of the Civil
Aeronautics Authority to become
effective last year had come back
to haunt US"
House Inquiry Also Asked.
In the House, Representative
Bender. Republican, of Ohio, coupled
demand for House inquiry with
an assertion that the C. A. A.
should have its independent status
restored. Since the board was
placed under the Commerce Depart
ment, Mr.. Bender said, I'VE have
had one major catastrophe after
another"
Representative Boggs, Democrat,
OF Louisiana, said:
1T appears strange to me that
such an accident should occur on a
line heretofore without fatal acci-
dents when a member of Congress
and one Of Americas leading avia-
ton executives are aboard the
plane"
The House, just before its ad-
| journment, adopted resolution ex-
pressing profound sorrow" at Mr..
Byron's death. Representative Dale
sandro, Democrat, of Maryland.
said Congress and the people have
suffered a great loss" Majority
Leader Mccormack, offering the
resolution, commented, I'VE are
going to miss him in the delibera-
tions of this body"
Speaker Rayburn appointed Rep
resentatives Cole, D'Alesandro,
Meyer and Ward. all of Maryland,
to attend the funeral.
Senator Tydings, Democrat, Of
Maryland declared he had been
deeply shocked" by Mr.. Byron's
death.
He was a most lovable fellow"
Mr.. Tydings said, land was begin
ming to make what I am sure would
have been a fine record in Con-
gress.
He was q good friend with many,
many friends, and will be greatly
missed by all who had the privilege
Of knowing him"
Randolph Praises Byron.
Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee, of which Rep
resentative Byron formerly was a
member and whose West Virginia
district adjoins that of the late
Representative from the 9Th Mary
land district, said today:
Bill Byron was a gentleman in
the finest sense of the word. His
colleagues and many friends will
miss the companionship of splen-
did character"
Representative Boggs said two
passengers on the airliner were
officials of a Dutch company which
is planning to build a tin smelter
on the Gulf Coast. Mr.. Boggs was
advised the men we're B. c. M. VAN
derhoop of Scarsdale, N. Y, killed
in the crash, and c. M. Tappen Of
New York City, who is under treat
ment at an Atlanta hospital for
serious exposure and shock
The two men, it was said, were
representatives of the N. B. Billion
Maastschatiz Co., which has Q New
York Office,