Evening star., 1952-05-21
Rival Expeditions Fly
From Brazil JunqIes
As Feud Subsidies
BY the Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO. Brazil, May
21.-Members of two feuding ex-
petitions to the wreckage Of a
Pan American stratocruiser were
being flown one by one today out
Of the Brazilian jungle where they
had been taking turns holding
one another prisoner.
The bizarre sequel to Brazil's
air disaster appeared to be end
ing happily after an aerial shut
tel service began flying out the
two men left from the ofncial
Brazilian-American search party
and the remnants of 35 or so
armed members Of a private ex-
pedition financed by a wealthy
presidential prospect.
Some Still in Jungle.
Latest reports said all but two
OF the official party have been
hauled by helicopter back to their
base at Lagoa Grande. Still irI
the jnugle were Brazilian Air
Force Maj. Miranda Correa and
Scott Magness. United States
Civil Aeronautics Authority on
cial from Miami, who repeatedly
were held hostage for q time by
the freelance group as insurance
Tor their own rescue.
Three planeloads of parachutists
dispatched to rescue the hostages
were called back to Rio de Janeiro
yesterday after the pair radioed
their captorS had released them.
1t was not clear just how many
OF the private party of Brazilians,
guides and newsmen remained in 1
the jungle clearing 900 miles north |
OF Rio de Janeiro, where the dou-
ble-decked stratocruiser crashed
April 20 with the loss Of all so
persons aboard.
Adhemar De BarroS, former
Governor Of Sau Paulo, who f.
nanced the expedition, said only
five remained at the scene. He
said IA Of the group returned to
Sac Paulo Monday and another
Is were en- route.
Formed Own Party.
The topsy-turvy situation arose
after De Barros, impatient at the
time it was taking officials to get
an expedition to the crash scene,
formed his own rescue party. 1t
got there first by dropping para
chutiSts 3l2 miles from the wreck
age, where they cleared a small
space in the jungle for helicopter
landings.
The official party, which set up
. base 35 miles from the wreck
age, started there May 10 on foot.
Last Monday they got permission
from the head Of the free lance
party. Sac Paulo Deputy Limo
De Mattos, to use their advance
landing strip and the ensuing two
days q United States Air Force
helicopter dropped in members of
the American-Brazilian group. On
Friday they finally beat their way |
on foot to the wreckage.
The Sac Paulo group had got
there three days earlier.
Finding all the persons on the
stratocruiser dead, the official
party buried the bodies and re-
turned to its Lagoa Grande base.
Mr.. Magness and Mai. Correa
remained behind at the para
chutists' advance point.
Planes Develop Trouble.
At this time De Barros' helicop-
ter was out Of kilter and the one
used by the official group was
developing the engine trouble
which since has put it out Of COM
mission.
Mai. Correa ordered Matos and
his followers to hike to Lagoa
Grande where they could be flown
out by plane. The latter, not re-
fishing the idea of slogging
through jungle wilds repeatedly
inhabited by savage tribes, took
Maj. Correa and Maj. Magness
hostage.
Later they apparently became
alarmed at radio reports of the
furor created by their action and
turned their captives loose. Mai.
Correa then reported that he was
holding Matos captive, but last
night Brazilian Air Force officials
said peace had been established II