The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, June 26, 1913, Page 4, Image 4
FIRST OF NAVY ,
AERONAUTS TO DIE
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Ensign Billingsley Falls Into j
Chesapeake Bay I
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AEROPLANE WAS )
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Lieut. Powers, of Georgia, "
Escapes By Clinging
to Uprights.
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, Washington, June 20.?Ensign W.
D. Billingsiey, of Mississippi, was
killed and Lieut. J. H. Powers, of
Georgia, was seriously hurt by the f
collapse of their aeroplane while flying
over Chesapeake Bay, near An- ^
napolis, this morning.
The two officers started early to- b
day from the Naval Academy in a
hydro-aeroplane for Claiborne, Md., b
when about five to seven miles from
Annapolis the hydo-aeroplane, at an t
altitude of about 1,600 feet, capsized. j
When it had dropped about 400 feet _
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Ensign Billingsiey fell or was thrown
out. His body has not been recover- ?
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Lieut Powers remained in the machine
and fell with it into Chesapeake b
Bay, where he was rescued and hurried
to the Naval Academy Hospital
N injured, although it is not known n
how seriously. Boats from the Naval j
Academy are searching for Billingsley's
body and for wreckage of the
machine to find evidence of the cause
of the accident.
Nine Fatalities to Date ^
The death of Ensign Billingsley n
makes a total of nine fatalities in the E
Government service since the army C
began experiments with heavier-than- t>
air machines at Fort Myer in 1908. o
PHis death is the first in the aviation
corpse of the navy. it
Billingsley was born in 1887, grad- n
nated from the Naval Academy in ii
P1909 and was attached to the aviation
corps in that year. tl
Lieut Powers was born in 1885, d
graduated from the Naval Academy c
in 1906 and assigned to the aviation s:
corps last December.
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SUQaen oust mu> a.u
The hydro-aeroplane left Annapolis n
in company with a flying boat man- h
ned by Lieut. Dortch and Ensign
Chevalier. v ? ?
When about four miles off Kent
Island and a quarter of a mile above
Chesapeake Bay a sudden gust of
wind struck the hydro-aeroplane,
throwing Ensign Billingsley against ^
the steering gear and putting it out _
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of order. The machine began to ^
tack rapidly, but despite the precar- ^
ious situation it is thought Billings- Q
ley would have regained control had '
he not lost his balance and fallen
from the craft. Lieut Powers attempted
to balance the machine, but
without avail, and he, too fell from
his seat. He was fortunate, how- n
ever, to catch one of the vertical up- ?
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' rights, to which he clung desperately
until he was about 300 feet from the
water. He came down a few feet
away from the wreck and kept himself
afloat until picked up, although 01
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he was suffering intense pain. _
Experimental flights are always a!
watched bv men from the Naval Sf
Academy in motor boats and as soon das
Powers's hydro-aeroplane went ic
wrong they pushed from the lee of ir
Kent Island at top speed, reaching
the machine a few moments after it si
had hit the water. fj
Powers Tells the Tale. ?
At the Naval Academy hospital
Lieut Powers, almost in a state of a
nervous collapse, his head wagging d
plteously, told the tragic story of his b'
fall from the sky. w
"Just before the accident," he said, n
"I looked at the altitude dial and it b
showed we were "running at a height n
of about 1,625 feet. Just then a gust w
of wind seemed to come up from be- I
low. The machine lurched violently p
and took an uncertain dive forward, si
This threw Billingsley across the
steering gear and the lateral rudder e
planes went out of business. t<
"With another forward plunge the d
biplane dropped down at express train ji
speed. It all happened in a minute, si
Billingsley went out of his seat and
rUpar nf the nlane. o
His Only Hope. p
"When the ship started to fall, I ii
had one hand around the upright, be- e
tween the planes, and I locked it a
there. I knew that was my only u
hope. I was torn loose from the seat, s<
but held on to the upright. I swung w
clear of the planes and the gearing, p
The strain on my arms and fingers a
was awful, but I clenched my teeth f<
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KILLED IN LEAP FROM TRAIX.
Valhalla Man on Way to Atlanta
Jumps Through Window.
Cornelia, Ga., June 21.?W. C.
lerner, about 25 years of age, while
>eing brought to Atlanta from his
ome, at "Walhalla, S. C.. by his brothr,
J. D. Berner, Jr., and a physician,
umped from a window of the train
ear here to-night, ana aieu wuuui
alf an hour. He had been ill and
vas being watched closely by his
rother, but while the train was runing
at about twenty-five miles an
:0ur he made a jump for the window.
ls he leaped through his brother
aught him by the foot and held
im for several seconds, finally being
ompelled to relinquish his hold. The
rain was backed to where Berner lay,
langled, at the side of the track. He
as lifted, unconscious, to the bagage
car, but soon died.
Had Narrow Escape.
Averet Arrington, an employe of
he Greenwood garage, had a narrowscape
from burning to death at 2
'clock this afternoon, when his shirt,
rhich he had washed in gasoline and
ut on before it dried, caught fire
rom a match struck to light a cigart.
Mr. W. P. Durst and others went
3 his rescue immediately and extinuished
the fire as soon as possible,
ut not until the young man's face,
rms and body had been horribly
urned.
After dinner today Mr. Arrington
horoughly saturated his work shirt
i gasoline, to remove the grease,
nd, thinking that it had dried suf
ciently, put it on and a short while
fterward struck a match to light a
igaret. The garment caught in a
lash and perhaps he would have
urned to death if help had not been
endered him immediately. Although
uffering great pain, his condition is
ot considered serious.?Greenwood
ournal.
Pastor Ousted for Kissing.
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Richmond, Va., June 20.?Charged
nth kissing a married woman, a
lember of his congregation, Rev.
iavid Francis, pastor of the Third
Christian church, of this city, was
elieved of his charge today by the
fficial board.
The board agreed not to publish
:s findings if Rev. Mr. Francis did
ot again attempt to occupy a pulpit
1 the Christian church.
Rev. Mr. Francis does not deny
flat he kissed the woman, but does
eny any improper intentions and
laims it was done merely through
ympathy. He came to Richmond
rom Nova Scotia last October and
j married. He will remain in Richlond,
but has not yet decided what
is future occupation will be.
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OY SHOOTS HIS GRANDPARENTS
'wel ve-Year-Old Says He Did Not
Know Gun was Loaded.
r<irwrroianH Tunc 91 ?Rpniamin F.
Vicvtittuu, v uuv ? *. ?^ ^ ? ? Cull,
65, a prosperous farmer of Doer
Center, near here, was instantly
illed and his wife was probably failly
wounded by their twelve-yearid
grandson, LeRoy F. Reisinger,
f Elyria, late to-d^y. The boy was
laying with a shotgun, which he did
ot know was loaded, and pulled the
igger. As they fell wounded the
oy ran screaming to the home of a
eighbor, stating that his home 0R0 h
eighbor, stating that his grandparats
had been wounded by the exploon
of some cartridges placed on
le stove. Later young Reisinger
anfessed. The killing is held by the
athorities to have been accidental.
nd held on. I tried to kick the
:eering gear back into working orer,
but I could not make it go. I
>oked down andsawBillingsley turnlg
over and over in the air."
The trembling officer halted his
:ory to wipe the sweat from his ashy
ice, but went on immediately.
snip Turns lurcie.
"When the aeroplane had dropped
bout 900 feet the front planes went
own and under, until the ship had
een turned completely over. When it
as half way over it steadied for a
linute and the force of the fall was
roken a little, but it gathered molentum
again, and when it hit the
ater, there was a terrific crash. But
kept clear of the engine and the
lanes and managed to come to the
arface safely."
At the hospital to-night Lieut Powrs
was listed as "slightly injured in?rnally,"
but the surgeons were in
oubt as to the exact extent of his inuries.
He suffered terribly from
hock.
Capt. John H. Gibbons, in charge
f the Xaval Academy, to-night apointed
a naval board of inquiry to
lvestigate the accident. Commandr
W. W. Phelps. Lieut E. J. King
nd Ensign Victor L. Herbster make
p the board. The tug Standish was
ent down to the bay to bring in the
reck of the aeroplane and the toredo
boat Stringham and all other
vailable craft were sent out to search
or the body of Ensign Billingsley.
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"Now you keep quiet until we beat
it from this burg, or we will flog you,"
said one.
No attempt at pursuit was made.
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NEGRO LYNCHED AT AMERICUS.
i Slayer of Policeman Swung Up and
Shot to Pieces.
Americus, Ga., June 21.?A mob
of 500 persons attacked the county
i jail at S o'clock to-night, broke down
the cell door wherein a negro. William
Redding, was confined and dragged
him through the principal streets
of the city to the Buchanan corner
where they lynched him. A thousand
; shots, it is estimated, were fired. This
was tne cnmax or uie snuuuug eamei
in the evening of William C. Barrow,
who has been chief of police in this
' city for the past twenty-five years,
and the wounding of four negroes.
The sheriff and his deputies found
i resistance useless. With steel crowbars
and sledge hammers the angry
members of the mob attacked the
steel doors wherein the negro was
confined. The lock was finally ripped
from its fastenings and the door
swung open. Then a rope was tied
about the negroe's neck and he was
led through the streets to the Buchanan
corner in Lamar street, near the
scene of the shooting of Chief Barrow.
There he was strung up to a
cable.
The body had only been cleared
from the ground when the rope broke
but the negro was again strung up,
this time with better success. Shooting
began from every direction and
the body was riddled with bullets.
Before the shooting began Rev. Robert
Bivins, pastor of the Furlow Lawn
Baptist Church, pleaded in vain with
the leaders to spare the life of the
negro. His pleadings lasted during
i the twenty minutes required to string
the body up to the cable, and then
yells of the crowd and the shots from
many pistols drowned his voice. The
shooting continued at intervals for
half an hour and the body was left
to hang on the cable. The lynching
was the most sickening tragedy ever
witnessed in Americus.
Negro Hanged at Hot Springs.
Hot Springs, Ark., June 20.?Will
Norman, a negro, captured after a 12hours
search of the mountains about
Hot Springs, was hanged to a telephone
pole at the most prominent
street corner of the business district
of this city early last night, within
an hour of the death of his victim, the
14-year-old daughter of former circuit
judge, C. Floyd Huff. His body
was riddled with bullets and later
burned. Several thousand persons
witnessed the lynching.
The child was attacked at the Floyd
home this morning during the absence
of other members of the family.
When she attempted to fight off her
assailant, the negro clubbed her into
insensibility, fracturing her skull,
and forced her into a closet where
she was found some time later, by a
younger brother.
Norman, who was employed at the
Huff home, was captured shortly after
nightfall at a negro cabin where
he sought refuge after evading the
posses with bloodhounds during the
day. He made no denial of his identity
nor of the crime but pleaded that
the mob be prevented from burning
him. An effort ^*as made to hurry
him to jail, but before the prison was
reached the news of his capture had
spread and the mob v/as quick in
forming. He was taken from his captors
on the jail steps and despite the
pleading of several city officials hurried
to the center of the most frequented
thoroughfare and hanged.
PICKENS COUNTY MAN A SUICIDE
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Representative r rum i hkcu?,
Self at Residence Xear Easley.
i Easley, June 20.?Fred Williams,
a member or' the house of representatives
from Pickens county, committed
suicide this afternoon about 5:30
o'clock at his home two miles west
of this place.
A member of the family heard the
report of a pistol and rushing into a
shed room adjoining the front porch,
found the body on the floor with a
pistol hole in the centre of the forehead.
A physician was summoned
but death took place before his arrival.
A note was found on the bureau,
stating that he was sane but
considered this the best step. It
said that he owed no man and had
done no injustice to any one.
He was known throughout the
county and had accumulated a considerable
amount of property. He
was 55 years of age and is survived
by a wife and six children.
Masked Women Rol? Post 6ffice.
Guthrie, Okla.. June 20.?Two women
wearing masks entered the post
office at Georgia, Okla., early to-day.
covered Postmaster Holter with auj
tomatie guns, and looted his till.
They secured $150 in currency, a
bag containing 2.0t?0 pennies and two
gold watches. The bandits then told
tbp nosrniflsrpf tn sit down.
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