Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 May 1937 — Page 2

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STATIC SPARKS HINTED CAUSE OF LEPPELIN BLAST

‘Rosendahl Tells Board How : :

He Saw Hindenburg

Burst in Flames.

By United Press NAVAL AIR STATION, LAKE-

HURST, May 10.—Comn. Charles :

E. Rosendahl, dean of American aircraft experts. recited today in a low, tense voice the first official version of the dirigible Hindenburg disaster without being able to state the cause of fire that destroyed the giant ship before his eyes. Comm. Rosendahl brought out that dirigibles accumulate statie in their hulls and that the Hindenburg had been in the vicinity of thunderstorms as she came in Thursday night for the landing at the end of 4he season’s first voyage from Germany with! 97 persons aboard. While cated it was not beyond possibility that static sparks touched off the fire in which 35! persons died, he testified that this was unlikely.

Describes Zeppelin Fire

Called as the first witness before the three-man Commerce Department board meeting in the air sta-

Comm. Rosendahl indi- |: :iiiiid

tion hangar, Comm. Rosendahl went | :

cver the whole tragic story. He described the dirigible as. she poked her way out of a sullen sky, the quick burst of yellowish flame from her topside, the flare of light as she burstiablaze and sank to the wet earth like a torch, with screaming passengers leaping from her cabins. \

Comm. Rosendahl said he had!

seen nothing which could tell him the cause of the fire. The ship was landing normally, he said. “There was first a burst of flame

aft and on top lof the ship.” he said. |

“Then the fire| spread forward and she fell.” | He saw Sethe to indicate that the dropping of the manila landing ropes, which discharge the static from the dirigibhle, had set up a current. which caused the fire. But I did not say that such a

happening was not the cause,” he |

pointed out to reporters later, “I Just didn't say.” He told how the Hindenburg threw out her starbdéard and port ropes,

Seds Ship Take Fire “When ‘IT observed there was a

slight difference in the direction of | the wind, I went from the mooring

| mdstito confer with ground crew

officers,” Comm. Rosendahl said. “About four, minutes after the trail ropes had been dropped there was a small burst of flame on the afterpart of the ship on the top. “My feeling was at once that that spelled the doom of the ship. i“I saw practically the whole stern. Then the fire spread progressively forward. “There were! mild explosions. In my opinion, the incident was primarily the burning of the hydrogen. The possibility of sabotage virtually has been abandoned.

INQUIRY IS OPENED INTO RIVER DEATH

Body of E. F. Gates Is Found Near 30th St. Bridge.

Dr. Frank | B. Ramsey. Deputy Coroner, today was investigating the death of E. F. Gates, 52, of 305 N. New Jersey St., whose body was found in White River near the 30th St. bridge yesterday. A ‘search was begun yesterday morning when Robert and Wallace Davidson, of 3140 N. Harding St, reported finding a note on the bank ‘which read: “I am in the river.” A hat, coat and spectacles were beside it. Police dragged the river for three hours before finding the body. Dr. Ramsey ordered the body sent to City Morgue.

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Probers Seek Cause of Dirisihie Blast

SEVENKILLED IN INDIANA TRAFFIC OVER WEEK-END

Scores Injured; None Die Here, but 25 Are Hurt In Accidents.

(Continued from Page One)

South Bend Hospital Saturday of injuries received when a neighbor’s car ran wild and pinned him against the side of a house. Hurt in Crashes

Twenty-five persons were recovering today from injuries received in a series of traffic accidents here.

Three remained in serious condition

in City Hospital. The others were treated at local hospitals andgreleased.

Officials continued their drive on by ordering more than 50 erring motorists into Municipal Court today.

traffic law violators

Mrs. Nancy Clore, 75, of 322 E. 23d St., suffered a double “fracture

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of the left leg yesterday when the car in which she was riding collided with another at Lydnhurst Dr. and Road 67. Five other persons were injured slightly in the crash.

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Mrs. Helen Mathews, 27, of 2158 N. Olney St., received a possible pelvic fracture last night in a collision between a car driven by her hus-. band, Otho Mathews, 29, and another automobile at 38th St. and Sherman Dr. Her two children, Louise, 6, and Otha, 8, were treated for lacerations. Mr. Mathews and Thaddeus Smith, 55, of Marion, driver of the other car, were uninjured. William Bilbee, 25, of 4929 W. 14th St., was injured seriously yesterday when the motorcycle he was riding collided with an automobile at 10th

St. and Jefferson Ave. He was taken to City Hospital with severe cuts and bruises. - William Bromstrup, 18, of 617 N. Temple Ave., the car driver, was uninjured. Driver Is Arrested

Alfred McManis, 68, of 338 W. 31st St., was charged with failure to stop after an accident in connection with the injury to a pedestrian by hit-and-run driver at 18th and Meridian Sts. early today. R. T. Horn, 35, of 1820 N. Pennsylvania St., came to police headquarters following treatment for a fractured left arm in Methodist Hospital and reported being struck by an automobile. He said a passerby gave him Mr. McManis’ licenseggumber as being on the car which hit him. Arthur Earl Rue, 45, 800 Marion Ave., Indianapolis, was killed near

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Milan, Ind, when his car was ™ crowded off the road. Max Jones, Indianapolis, his companion, was injured.

DIES OF CRASH INJURIES By United Press ~ PRINCETON, May 10. — Mrs. Winnie Willis, 31, lof Glezon, died in a hospital here last night of injuries sustained in an @automo= bile accident last] Tuesday. Ine fection set in after amputation of her right leg.

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