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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (June 8, 1923)
Lightning Wrecks TC-1. ^ / Two Injured Army's Biggest Dirigible Bursts Into Flames After Ignited by Electricity at Dayton Field. By Associated Pres#. Dayt-on, O., Juno 7.—A twisted mass of blackened framework, the army dirigible TC-1, once proud mistress of the skies, today lay at the base of a steel anchor tower at Wilbur Wright field, wrecked by an explo sion and fire, during a severe electri cal storm last evening. Two men were injured when they jumped from the doomed craft to earth, a distance of 40 feet. A military board of Investigation, headed by Maj. Harold H. Strauss, McCook field, commander of the Ill fated C-2, which burned at San An tonio, Tex., last year, has been ap pointed by Lieut. S. \V. Hamlin, ad jutant at Wilbur Wright field, to de termine the cause of the accident. Sergeant Harry Barnes, Scott Field. 111., and A. C. Maranville, 'Akron, O., representative of the Goodyear Rubber company, which built the ship, the two men aboard the craft, who jumped, are in local hospitals. Barnes sustained a_hroken ankle, while one of Maranvilie's an kles was crushed. Caught in Wind. It is believed the ship, caught in the wind, swung around and struck another steel tower. The explosion and fire which followed, it is believed, watf" caused when the bag, highly charged with electricity, rame in con tact with the steel towers. The ship was destroyed within a few seconds. A flash and a loud noise was followed by a burst of flame and soon afterwards the burn ing craft fell to the ground. The ship was flown to Dayton by a crew of 10 men, commanded by Lieu tenant Clyde Kuntz. Lieutenant Kuntz and other mem btrs of crew left the ship shortly be fore the accident. The TC-1 was of the same size as toe C-2, which was destroyed by fire at San Antonio, Tex., last year, after sompleting a transcontinental flight. Lightning struck another hangar at Wright field last night, but little dam age was caused. The TC-1 finished its trial test flight over Scott field on April 7, and was accepted by the government. On its trip to Wright field, it passed over Dayton at 5:30 p. m., flying low, went to the field, circled and was moored, only a short time before it was de stroyed. The mooring mast where the TC-1 was burned Is only a short distance from the Barling bomber, world's largest airplane, recently built here and which will be given the initial flight within the next two weeks. Mr. Maranville, civilian who was Injured, was one of the few men who escaped death when the Goodyear Air Giant Destroyed by Flames at Dayton The TC-1, Fnited States army dirigible, which burned Wednesday night at Dayton, 0„ and Maj. John A. 1'aegelow, former Fort Omaha officer, whu commanded the ship. This huge Leviathan of the air, as long as the. City National Bank building is high, was scheduled to make a trip to Omaha during the Ak-Sar Ben races here, but the trip was canceled Tuesday of this week. The TC-1 was the largest nonrigid airship in the American service and was Inflated with hydrogen gas. It was driven by two eight-cylinder Hispano Suiza engines of 150 horsepower each. It was manned entirely by Omaha officers, including First Lieut. Roger S. McCullough, First Lieut. Frank McKee and First Lieut. Clyde Kunlz, all of whom formerly were at Fort Omaha. I balloon crashed into the roof of the Illinois Trust and Savings company building. Chicago, several years ago. The TC-l left Scott field at noon yesterday for Dayton, and intended to return to the Illinois flying field this morning. The air service had planned using this shljs to |n&f*ict pilots Hnd navigators of lighter than air craft in the service. Three Narrowly Escape in Fire at Omaha Residence Dives of three persons were en dangered early yesterday when fire of undetermined origin swept through the basement of the house at 611 North Seventeenth street. Joseph Kaslon and his son, Kdward, who were asleep on the second floor, were awakened when clouds of smoke rolled into their room. They were nearly overcome by the smoke before they succeeded iu making their way out of the house. S. Hill, another roomer, was asleep on the first floor when the fire started. He leaped head first through a window. Hill and the Kaslons were taken to the police station for medical attention. Little damage was done by the fire. Killed on Way to Funeral. Minneapolis, Minn., June 7.— Louis F. Stuckel. driving from Minneapolis to Sun Dance, Wyo., with his wife to attend the funeral of a relative, was killed and Mrs. Stuckel seriously In jured when their automobile blew a tire and turned over near Tyloer, Minn., yesterday, according to infor mation here. Grain Exchange Aids Consumer High Efficiency Makes Dis tribution Cost Lowest of Staple Foodstuffs. By Associated Press. St. Louis, June 7.—The high ef ficiency of the grain exchange has re duced the toll of grain between pro ducer and consumer to where no other staple foodstuff is distributed to so low a cost, John R. Mauff, executive vice president of the Chicago board of trade, today told the American Keed Manufacturers' association conven tion here. Discussing the functions of the modern grain exchange. Mr. Mauff de clared even a superficial examination would show that the profits of the middleman in the grain business are very low compared with other in dustries. "When the housewife pays ft for bread the grain dealer and flour miller together receive only 3 4 cents." he said. "Ninety-six and six-tenths is charged by the wheat grower, the railroads, the baker and the bread re tailer. It is not difficult to trace the consumers’ dollar in the grain trade. "The grain exchange is a splendid example of American efficiency in commerce and industry." TMK people's page—Omaha Bee want ads—read and reply to them. Mexican Saved from Gallows May 25 to Be Hanged Aug. 10 Nogales, Ariz., June 7.—Manuel Martinez, saved from the gallows on May 25 by a writ of mandamus, was today resentenced by Superior Judge Marsteller to hang Friday, August 10, for the murder of Postmaster J. JJrank Pearson, slain in the Huby bandit raid in August, 1921. The state supreme court in an opinion handed down last Saturday quashed the writ of habeas eorpus and ordered Martinez brought back for resentencing. Crowd at Walrath Rites Overflows House to Lawn Funeral services for Clarence H. Walrath. president of the Walrath Kherwood Lumber company, were held yesterday morning at 10:80 at the home. 3650 Burt street. Ucv. J. \V. O. Fast officiated. The crowd filled the house and overflowed to the lawn outside. Burial was in Forest Lawn ceme tery. 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