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TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1933.

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Vivid Story Of Akron

Air Crash

Greatest Disaster In Airship History

"END CAME QUICKLY"

NUDIST KING SAVED

FROM EXILE

Secretary's Air Dash

To Liner.

DOUKHOBOR'S FIGHT.

Halifax (Nova Scotia),

March 4.

THE CHINA MAIL

To-Day's Short Story.

A

THE

STIRRUP

By D. H. Barber,

CUP

PIECE of history lay dying you understand, organically wrong.

In the whole course of my profes in the room upstairs dy. Peter Verigin II, leader of ing with irritating slowness, or so old a man so well-preserved. He sional experience I have never seen Western Canada's 17,000-Douk-

hobors, a strange religious-com-so thought his relations, who sat is just dying, as so many old people munistic sect among whom marri in gloomy groups in the old- die, because the will to live has van- age is compulsory, left here to-day fashioned drawing-room.

ished. So far as bodily health goes to return to his people after a,

he could get up and walk out of the Training hard and the water was bit dramatic fight with the immigrating the feeble fire from the others,

Cousin George, his great bulk hid house.... New York, April 5.

Aunt Two nights and a day of search-ter. cold.

tion authorities.

Caroline screamed, and Commander Wiley asserted there

Verigin has been in prison ten broke silence.

looked fearfully towards the door. ing the Atlantic off the New Jersey: coast established to-day that only was no explosion or fire aboard the months and Canada has been try-

"Ninety-Five!" he said...A great figure passing down the segment of as if expecting to see a white-clad three men out of the 76 aboard es-Akron. He was asked if he had an ing to send him back to his native age!..A great age! Why, he was stairway that was visible through caped alive from the wrecking of the idea of the cause of the disaster Russia. She has more than once born in the very year that Queen the aperture. naval dirigible Akron and that the 'since he said the ship was not struck (regretted admitting its strange victoria came to the throne....and disaster was by far the greatest in by lightning.

"He is, to all intents and pur people in 1899, when she wanted the history of such tragedica.

"She might have been struck by settlers.

most of us can barely remember her poses," continued the doctor, beam- A lesser air disaster waS

added lightning without our knowing it. The Doukhobors have conscien-funeral!"

ing at the company over his gold- to the first when the naval blimp There was lightning all about butitious objections to paying taxes

rimmed glasses, "already dead,.... J-3, aiding in the search for survi- in my opinion she wasn't struck," he or putting their children In pro- Aunt Caroline sobbed noisily. Of his mind is in a state of coma,..........

vincial schools.

the twelve or fifteen relations pre-He may hang on for days, er he may vors and bodies plunged into the said.

he has not stirred for three hours. surf at Beach Haven, N. J., and] Offelals of the Brooklyn Navy To make this clear they some sent she was the only one who had Licut. Commander D. E. Cummins yard hospital snid Commander Wiley times burn the schools,

go at any minute...." and an enlisted man were drowned. and the two enlisted men probably. Nakedness is a part of the Douk-

known the old man at all intimately. The trained nurse sat patiently by Naval and Coast Guard surface would stay under treatment at least hobors' religious practice. The To the others he had been for years the fire. It was not an interesting vessels sailed back and forth all day until to-morrow.

younger generation are not so keen little more than a legendary figure.. case, and she was bored. Commander Whitbeck of the Tuc-on this, but the strapping matrons an item of mortality that would one yesterday and last night along the coast off Barnegat light, but found ker said there was no doubt that the and the bearded elders stride out day unwillingly surrender his vast only scattered bits of wreckage. The Akron had sunk. He related that naked even in the severest Cana- Akron, world's largest aircraft, was his ship arrived on the scene at day-dian winds. completely broken up by the electri-light, took the survivors and Cape-

cal storm it encountered in the dark-land's body from the rescue ship, ness of early yesterday.

(and soon started back, convinced that

further search was useless. Ships Comb Scene.

Did Not Catch Fire. Developments led to the belief that

wealth. Some had kept away from

"Itch powder," tear-bombs, and him deliberately because he was rich, whips are alleged to be used by and because they were too proud to the North-West Mounted Police be suspected of "fortune-hunting." to combat the cult of nakedness, but the Doukhobors resist, and Others had made tentative advances All day land and seaplanes andĮ 118 of them are serving three from time to time. They had sat the Akron was not struck by light-ships of all kinds combed the vic ning as ut first indicated nor was inity for bits of wreckage, hoping to

year sentences for refusing to on the hard edge of one of the shiny wear clothes.

chairs in the old man's study and there a fire as reported from the find survivors clinging to them, but

This was stated by Lieutin vain.

SMUGGLED THROUGH CITY. tried to make conversation, tried to

Commander Herbert V. Wiley, the

Since Peter Verigin II. succeed-get behind the old man's mask of re- Commander Whitbeek said thated his father as leader in 1927, serve.

scene.

second in command, who was one of the sea was very rough and while clashes with the Government have He had been courteous, thanked

the three survivors.

seen no

TO-MORROW'S STORY.

To-morrow's story will be "The Boccherini Minuet," by Cyril Landon.

Suddenly, to her horror, heri patient sat up in bed, and rested his head on his hands.

"Nurse!" he said, rubbing his [eyes as if he had just awakened from

sleep. "What time is it?"

The girl glanced at the clock on) the mantel-shelf,

"Half-past seven!" she said, her voice trembling.

"Fetch my chauffeur!" said the old man.

numerous pieces of wreckage were increased, and the immigration au-them for coming to see him, but he The storm, which defeated all ef:: forts of the great $3,000,000 diri-, water.

bodies were found in the thorities were pleased when they had never asked them to come again. siew the Doukhobor leader go to A strange old man. A plece of gible to escape, disabled the steer-

"These are probably the only surprison for perjury, ing apparatas, possibly caused some vivors," said Whitbeck, indicating them the opportunity to deport him twentieth century.

That gave history, strayed by mistake into the of the helium gas to escape, destroy Commander Wiley and the two en-when half of his sentence was And now at last he was dying. ing the equilibrium. As soon as listed men.

The doctor came bustling into the the Akron struck the stormy sea it

{served. Verigin was taken from Many navy officials clung to the prison in Prince Albert, Saskatche-room, rubbing his hands and skil- stated to break up.

belief that the Akron was struck by wan, one night, hurried into fully manoeuvring Cousin George the old man, with appalling energy. lightning despite Wiley's statement, train, shepherded through Mon-from his monopoly of the fire. and reports from the scene trom the treal by officials, who kept the

"Any change?" asked craiser Portland said the dirigible Press and other inquirers at bay, George.

The finest traditions of the navy were observed when the great ship was destroyed. Orders were car- ried out efficiently to the last and every man struck to his post, Com- mander Wiley said.

Only the collapse and explosion of the British hydrogen-influted ZR-3| at Hull, England in 1921 was comi parable to the Akron disaster and in this but 42 men lost their lives.

Two Filipino Lost.

had caught fire after striking.

Anafiued on Page 11.)

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY..

Election Of Officers.

and brought to Halifax, whence a

ner was due to sail.

But Vertgin did not want to sail. To be sent back to Russia meant. death, he said, for he had promis.į led the Soviet never to return.

His personal secretary and the |Doukhobors" "attorney-general" didį

not fail him.

They dashed across Canada by airplane, and served a writ on the captain of the liner as the vessel was about to sail.

Best known of those last with the' A loss of $956,59 on the produc- Akron was Rear Admiral William A. tion of "The Fountain Of Youth" Moleti, chief of the Navy's bureau was reported at the annual meet- of neronauties and one of the Navy's ing of the Hong Kong Philharmonic most distinguished officers. The Society, held in the Cathedral Hall

Verigin was taken of the Frew included Mariano Ordonez, of last evening, Mr. H. B. L. Dowbig-The immigration authorities Cavite, and Maximino Angeles, of gin president, being in the chair. called on to show cause for Munila, P. 1.

The following officers were action. They failed. Four men were pulled from the elected for the ensuing year: Pre- The Doukhobors have waves by the crew of the German sident, Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin; "king" again.

tank ship Phoebus, the only witness hon. secretary, Mr. J. H. Owen; es to the tragedy. One of these soon hon. treasurer, Mr. L. Cole; com- died.

mitte. Mesdames J. H. Shaw

and

The three survivors arrived at the Hayward, Messrs G. F. Matheson Brooklyn navy yard 'yesterday after-jand D. M. Richards.

noon aboard the Coast Guard des

troyer Tucker and one of these. CURRENCY TRIBUTE Commander Wiley, later gave the only story of the tragedy.

FOR PRELATE.

"Double

Schillings" Issued In Austria.

Vienna.

"Very little.

Cousin

There is nothing.

BRITISH PILOT'S DEATH

Funeral Of Late Mr. R. J. Stevens.

The girl hesitated.

"The doctor...."

"To blazes with the doctor!" said

"Do as I tell you!"

The girl hurried out of the room. She could not find the doctor. Ho had slipped across the road to his Jown house.. She thought it as well

to humour her patient, so she asked. |a parlourmaid to find the chauffeur

and to send him up to the bedroom: as quickly as possible.

The chauffeur, ke his master, was a plece of history. A piece, too, that had long had a place beside his master in the jig-saw of life. Sixty years ago he had come into his ser-i The funeral of the late Mr. R. J. vice as coachnian, and when horses shiption Company, who was

Stevens, of the Far Eastern Avia-were superseded by petrol-engines; | were killed in an aeroplane crash at Liu-conditions. A little bent and faded, recently he had adapted himself to the new their chow, Kwangsi, took place at he was still full of vigour, and his Happy Valley, yesterday evening. master still regarded him as little

Among the large gathering who more than a boy. attended to pay their last respects "You sent for me, sir?" to the deceased fier were: "Yes. Get rid of the nurse, The bereaved widow, Mrs. R. J. want to speak to you." Stevens and mother-in-law, Mrs. Again the nurse hesitated, but de Biere; Mr. G. G. N. Tin-long years of command shone in the son, Chairman of Directora of old eyes, and slie withdrew, ``and the Far Eastern Aviation Co.; went down to the telephone to try

their

SCIENTISTS MAKE HEAT VISIBLE.

Device May Have

Reaching Benefits.

Far-Messrs. D. II. Stevens, A. V. and get hold of the doctor.

London.

"Is the car in order?" "As always, sir!".

Harvey, A. Ritchie, and D. S. Scott The old man mused for a moment, (Directors); H. A. Howes, D. J. Le-then he said: wis, E. M. Hazeland and .N."V. A. You can see heat by means of a Croucher; General Lam Wai-shing, device developed by three British Commandant of the Kwangal Air scientists-all of them young-in Force representing also the Chinese Jan East London Inboratory.

National Government and Kwangsi It is done by creating a “mirage” Government; Flight Captains Dang

“What's on at Drury Lane?** ! "I don't know, sir. Shall I In- quire?"

I

Wiley and Metalsmith M. E. Er- -win were able to walk to a waiting! ambulance. Boatswain's Mate Ri-i chard Deal was carried in a stretcher} 'but was said not to be in bad shape. The Tucker also brought the body

Half a million "double schill- of. Robert W. Copeland, chief radio-

"Naver mind. I expect it is all man, who died after being pulledings," bearing the effigy of Dr. effect, caused by the temperature Yuk-kenn and Ma Sze-vin, of the right. I want you to help me into Ignaz Selpol, Austria's famous conditions under which the ap- Kwangel Air Force; Squadron Lead-my clothes, and to get me out of the Prelate Chancellor who died last paratus. "Bends" light through er Woods and other members of the house before that fool doctor comes year, are shortly to be issued.

prisms.

Royal Naval Air Force, members of back. The Idiot thinks I'm dying? Similar issues in the past of the The heat from a human hand, the Royal Air Force, and represen Tosh! I'm good for many years yet, make any statements in advance of double schilling in honour of when held to the apparatus, makes tatives of the British Army. the official report, but later. Com famous Austrian citizens-Schuit. look as though it is on fire when

ain't I He looked piercingly at his mander Wiley gave an account of bert, Mozart and Haydn, for exam its image is reflected on a screen. MOTOR ACCIDENTS.

old servant, and the man stuttered. the tragedy to reporters, from his ple-were almost entirely secured A heated rod appears on the screen

"Certainly, sir. Of course...... hospital bed..

many years!" by collectors and are now.. worth as a blazing brand, and even in a Wiley said that when the Akron, considerably more than

from the sea,

Crash Expected.

· The survivors at first declined to

in the midst of a violent storm off original value.-Reuter, the coast, descended to within 300} feet of the water despite the tons-) ing overboard of ballast, he ordered. all hands to stand by for a crash. ́ ́

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

SUBSCRIPTIONS.

ness. The old man, like a schoolboy planning to play truant, kept looking anxiously at the door.

"Better lock Iti" he said, "or that girl will be coming back and Inter- fering!!

their thoroughly warm room breath Chinese Woman Killed Dressing was rather a long buai-

looks as though it were cigarette

By Taxi lamoke. D

This instrument is expected to Chan Fook, licensed motor driver, prove of the greatest use for It came quickly as the Akron

studying heating and ventilation, reported to the Felice that at about crashed into the high seas.. Telling

The Hon. Treasurer. St. John Am-as currents of heat or chilly 7.40 p.m., yesterday, while driving of the last moments aboard the di-bulance New Territories Medical Be- draughts would be visible if tests Blue Taxi No. 592 along Lalchikok After much hunting for garments, rigible, Comniander Wiley sald: nevolent Branch begs to acknowledge were made with a model of the Road, near Poplar Street, a Chinese however, and much struggling to get

There was no noise or confusion, with grateful appreciation and interior of a building. Beuter. Orders were given in a low voice and thanke the receipt of the following

carried out efficiently, There was

no conversation after I gave the

donations:-

Bishop Perry-Rhode Island Dio- order to stand by for the crash." pese (per Dr. Arthur Wos) 840,00,

Wiley said he was washed put of

Mr. Ng Yuk sing (Per Mr. Tang

the window of the control car, which Pak Kau) $30,

was forward under the 785-foot long

Mrs. Southern. $20,00. For purchase of Medical supplies

bag, and after he had been awimming Per Mr. Choy Cheong $50,00 about for ten minutes failed to see

any other swimmers, though he heard, their voices,

No Explosion.

MISSING LAUNCH FOUND

Until this Lima he had seen other The steam launch" "Kwangtung struggling in the water every time owned by the Kong Ching Staam there was another flash of lightning Launch Company, which was rest He fuld after about five minutes he day reported to be missing, returned loat sight of the great hull of the to port at 8 pm.

Pan, yesterday. Akron, as it drifted away. It was noon. She had been delayed by:

Ban Mun Customus Authorities:

News In Brief

Bus Mish que Street, and Ross Leung, of the Kung Bau, YA

Deployed by same address

female suddenly ran out into the them on, the old man was ready at roadway from under the verandah last. Still he had a sense of some- and was knocked down by the taxi. thing licking. His glance wander- She was taken to the Kowlooned unsteadily round, the room, and Hospital in the taxi in an unconscious came to rest on a vase of chrysan The forthcoming marriage la an- condition, suffering from Injuries themums, sent by a relative nounced of Roland Stuart Cheong to the head, and died at 6,80 this wall, rather prematurely

funeral. Selecting f clerk, employed by Messrs. Butter- morning,

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A quarter of an hour later:

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