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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1930.

R101 MEETS WITH DISASTER.

ONLY EIGHT SURVIVORS OUT OF 54.

PROMINENT VICTIMS.

Paris, 3.35 a.m. Oct. 5.

It is announced that an explo- sion occurred on board the R 101 at. 2.30 a.m., while a few miles from Beauvais. Alarm has been caused here, but the report that the airship has blown up is 021- confirmed. Reuter

· Paris; 4.05,a,m Although no offcial confirma- tion has yet been received. It is persistently rumoured that the R 101 has blown up.-Reuter,

Paris. 3.45 a.m.

The R 101 exploded near Beauvais at 2.30 this morning. Horas.

London, 1.25 3.m.

In response to enquiries made at the Air Ministry at 1.05 a.m. it was stated that they had no in- formation since the R 101 was re- ported over Abbeyville at 1 a.m. Telephone enquiries by Router to the Royal Airship Works, at. Car- dington, failed to elicit any in- formation-Reuter.

Paris. 4.25 a.m.

The Inst message from Beauvais definitely states that the R 101 has exploded,--Reuter,

Paris, 5.15 a.m.

It is confirmed that the R 101 crashed at Beauvais, burst into flames and exploded.

Out of the fifty-three persons on board, only seven were saved. The remainder were incinerate). The dead are believed to include Lord Thomson. The survivors. who are all hadly burned, have been taken to hospital at Beauvais, --Renter.

Véry Few Saved.

Paris, 8.20 a.m. The latest news from Beauvais states that eight were saved, most of whom are injured. Lord Thom son being among the dead.

The airship was flying very low; at the time of the disaster. One sur- vivor, an engineer named Leach. told Reuter's correspondent: "At the time of the accident, every- body was asleep except those on watch and the pilot. The engines i were working perfectly. The air- ship was battling through a stormi of rain and wind. It dipped thrice, then a very violent gust hurled it to the ground. At that moment the explosion occurred." No bodies have yet been recover- ed from the airship's twisted skeleton, part of which is still

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la lounge with a raised promenade survivors, Disley, who after es The French Air Minister, M. at either end, and a separate dining eaping from the burning airship Laurent Eynac, has arrived, and room seating fifty persons, A managed to reach a telephone and aluted, the victims on behalf of the novel feature was a fireproof tell the Air Ministry that R101 French' Government. The grim smoke room.

few into a hill.

work of salvage began at daylight.. The cabins. were roomy. The The airship's last message, when firemen and gendarmes forced kitchen was electrically equipped. transmitted at 1.60 in the morn-their way into the mass of debris The whole colour scheme was white ing reported her position as two and extricated a number of bodies, kilometres north of Beauvais, naked, charred, contorted and un- and gold with curtains of blue.

heavy oil fuel, one of the main altitude owing to the atmospheric hedge.

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London, 11.10 a.m. England is stunned by the R101 London, 3.20 a.m. eatastrophe, involving the loss not The total number aboard the only of the largest airship in R 101 was fifty-four and included the world. but also the Air Minis- Lord Thomson, Sir Sefton Branck-ter, Lord Thomson and Sir Sefton er, Wing Commander Colmore Brancker and the most famous of (Director of Airship Development), British airship experts; including Lieut. Colonel V.. C. Richmond Wing Commander Colmore, who (Assistant Director of Airship was responsible for all airship at Development), Major. G. H. Sentt tivities, Major Scott, who (Assistant Director of Airship manded the R34 in its flight from

The fiying etcw consisted of five Development), Mr. H. J. Leach England to the United States and

The eighth survivor is a rigger (engineer), Flight Lieut. H. C. back in 1919 and Colonel Richmond, officers and 97 men, who wore the Irwin (Captain). Squadron who designed the R101. All three newly-designed dark blue uniform.

named Church. It is stated in the local hospital that none of the eight Leader E. L. Johnston (Naviga-lew to Canada this summer aboard The personnel was entirely civilian, with the exception of Wing Com

Only Eight Survivors. eurvivors' lives is in danger. tor. Mr. M. A. Giblett, (Meteoro- the R100.. logist). and Major P.

Beauvais, 12.55. p.m. Leech, Brinks and Bell, who left Bishop Flight Lieut. Irwin commanded mander Colmore, Flight Lieut.j (Chief Inspector of Aircraft).

the R33 and R36 in 1920. He is an Irwin, and one N.C.0.

It is now confirmed that there hospital after being bandaged, re- The knows survivors include Mr. are only eight survivors of the turned later and are now fast The following are seven sur- Irishman.

have asleep. vivors:

Squadron Leader Johnston was Leech, a foreman engineer of the R101. Thirty-two bodies

2.30 p.m. H. Leach, W. G. Radcliffe (rig-navigator to the Air Secretary in Royal Airship Works, who served been recovered,

Leech. interviewed, says that the Hitherto forty-seven bodies have ger), A. V. Bell (engineer), J. H. the first Imperial Airways fight to in the Naval Air Service, airship:

section, in wartime; Mr. Bell, an tail broke when the airship fell. been recovered, of which only Binks, J. Cook, V, Savory, A. Dis- India and back in 1927.

The Air Ministry hitherto Mr. Giblett was a member of the engineer, who was a member of the The pilot vainly tried to pull the fifteen are likely to be identidable.

-Reuter. has no information us to their con- airship mission to South Africa, 33 breakaway crew; Mr. Disley, airship upwards. As she dipped, dition-Reuter.

Australia, New Zealand and India the wireless operater, who went to the front section of the airship in 1927. He organised the me. Canada on the R 100; Mr. Binks. crashed into an orchard, and the adjoining in rear part fell into an teorological services for the air-engineer, who joined the R33 ship flights to Canada and the 1925. The engineers Messrs. Cook 'wood.

and Savory and the rigger; Mr. An inextricable mass of debris Minister: It is now stated that there are Egypt-India.route,

Radcliffe, also survivors, had no of all sorts covers a wide area. ten survivors, eight of whom are

Bigger Gas Capacity., in hospital with burns. Two are

R101 recently had an extra sec- previous Blying experience. Reu uninjured.

tion embodied, increasing the gas Villagers at two o'clock in the capacity by about half a million morning saw the lights of the air-cubic feet, making the length 770 After Reuter's agency had flash- ship through rain and mist. She feet. It had the most spacious Dased the first news of the airship was flying very low, and was ap

of any senger accommodation

R 101 was also the first airship which was forty miles north of recognisable. These were placed/ equipped with engines burning Paris, travelling at a very low on stretchers laid in a row by features of the official policy of conditions."

A metal saw and the blowpipes pathetic nole."At the moment, Lof the salvage party kept up an in- "afety first."

the passengers, after an excellent cessant din. meal and enjoying a number of cigars, are getting ready to go to bed."-Reuter

ley.

Two Uninjured.

Beauvais, 8.50 a.m.

ter.

Struck A Hill?

London, 12.55 p.m.

The King's Message:

London, 145 p.m. 1. M. the King has sent the following message to the Prime

"I was horrified to hear of this The inhabitants of neighbouring national disaster, which has be villages rushed to the spot in motor-fallen R101. with a consequent ser- cars. on horses and bicycles, but ious loss of life, including my Air were unable to approach the wreck-Minister. The. Queen and 1 age owing to the flames.

sympathise deeply with the rela French Tribute to Dead. tives and friends of those who A strong force of gendarmes is have perished in the service of guarding the wreckage to prevent their country, also the injured sur-

vivors."-Reuter. Ministry came from one of the activities by souvenir hunters.

parently in difficulties Soon afirship yet built. located in two tragedy, one of the first messages ter this, there was a tremendous decks, consisting of a large saloon, reporting the disaster to the Air explosion. followed by a blinding flash-Reuter.

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