ALFRED ABELN, PILOT, AND HENRY LARSON DIE IN ILL-FATED SHIP
BOTH BOYS SUFFER SEVERE BODILY INJURIES WHEN PLANE FALLS IN CORN FIELD - FUNERALS WEDNESDAY
Alfred Abeln, 26, Groton aviator , and Henry Larson, 28, a passenger, met their death Sunday afternoon at about five o'clock, when the big yellow ship they were riding in, crashed to the ground in a corn field on the Helmick Johnson farm, northeast of Groton.
Since there are no survivors to tell the story of the accident, the underlying cause of the ship's fatal fall will perhaps never be known. The plane was practically a new one, and had been in service only this year. It had been flown successfully Sunday without indication of trouble in the motor or sailing apparatus of the ____.
Louis Erickson and Oliver Belden were eye witnesses of the accident. They were about a half mile from the airship when it went into a tail-spin and later fell to the earth.
"The ship seemed to be working perfectly," said Mr. Erickson. "Oliver Belden and I stood watching it, when the plane went into a tail-spin, and dived toward the ground. Abeln reported to have control of it as it suddenly shot upward and then banked to the left. As it started __ bank, the motor which we could hear during the tail-spin, started and the ship curved downward, landing on it's nose and left wing. The plane was probably 300 feet high when it fell."
The two above named gentlemen rushed to the scene of the accident and found that both boys were pinned beneath the wreckage of the plane, whose downward swoop had probably been strengthened by the motor suddenly taking on new life.
When they were pulled from under the ship, both were unconscious, and almost unrecognizable because of the dirt and grime which had settled on their features.
The plane was badly smashed right ____ the cock-pit where the boys were......
Alfred Abeln was the second youngest of five brothers, Henry, Joe, Ed., and Clarence, and a sister, Miss Luella, who, together with his parents, survive him. He was born at Bancroft, Iowa, but had lived here the greater part of his life.
Larson a Farmer
Henry Larson, likewise, was a farmer, living near Groton, whose devotion to his mother was an outstanding exemplary trait of his character. Since the death of his father some years ago, "Heinie" as he was known to a host of friends, was looking after her affairs with marked efficiency and acumen. The old home place, northeast of Groton, on which his mother lives, and another near Lodgepole, requiring all of his time.
He is the oldest son of Mrs. Dick Strover, and besides his mother, is survived by five sisters and two brothers. The sisters are Mrs. Wm. Johnson, of Pierpont; Mrs. Walter Von Wald, of Aberdeen; Mrs. Ora Baldry, of near Groton; Mrs. Albert Bonn, of Groton, and Mrs. Arthur Liedtke, of Lodgepole, who, together with her husband, had arrived on a visit an hour before Henry's death. The brothers are Alvin and Lawrence.
Ship is New One
The airplane in which the boys met their death was virtually a new one, and the second which the Abeln boys owned. The first was badly damaged by a cyclone early this spring, and the motor was taken from the old one and placed in a new cabin with new wings, fuselage, etc., and while the two Abeln boys had used the ship frequently this year, it was in splendid shape and considered extremely safe.
BOTH BOYS SUFFER SEVERE BODILY INJURIES WHEN PLANE FALLS IN CORN FIELD - FUNERALS WEDNESDAY
Alfred Abeln, 26, Groton aviator , and Henry Larson, 28, a passenger, met their death Sunday afternoon at about five o'clock, when the big yellow ship they were riding in, crashed to the ground in a corn field on the Helmick Johnson farm, northeast of Groton.
Since there are no survivors to tell the story of the accident, the underlying cause of the ship's fatal fall will perhaps never be known. The plane was practically a new one, and had been in service only this year. It had been flown successfully Sunday without indication of trouble in the motor or sailing apparatus of the ____.
Louis Erickson and Oliver Belden were eye witnesses of the accident. They were about a half mile from the airship when it went into a tail-spin and later fell to the earth.
"The ship seemed to be working perfectly," said Mr. Erickson. "Oliver Belden and I stood watching it, when the plane went into a tail-spin, and dived toward the ground. Abeln reported to have control of it as it suddenly shot upward and then banked to the left. As it started __ bank, the motor which we could hear during the tail-spin, started and the ship curved downward, landing on it's nose and left wing. The plane was probably 300 feet high when it fell."
The two above named gentlemen rushed to the scene of the accident and found that both boys were pinned beneath the wreckage of the plane, whose downward swoop had probably been strengthened by the motor suddenly taking on new life.
When they were pulled from under the ship, both were unconscious, and almost unrecognizable because of the dirt and grime which had settled on their features.
The plane was badly smashed right ____ the cock-pit where the boys were......
Alfred Abeln was the second youngest of five brothers, Henry, Joe, Ed., and Clarence, and a sister, Miss Luella, who, together with his parents, survive him. He was born at Bancroft, Iowa, but had lived here the greater part of his life.
Larson a Farmer
Henry Larson, likewise, was a farmer, living near Groton, whose devotion to his mother was an outstanding exemplary trait of his character. Since the death of his father some years ago, "Heinie" as he was known to a host of friends, was looking after her affairs with marked efficiency and acumen. The old home place, northeast of Groton, on which his mother lives, and another near Lodgepole, requiring all of his time.
He is the oldest son of Mrs. Dick Strover, and besides his mother, is survived by five sisters and two brothers. The sisters are Mrs. Wm. Johnson, of Pierpont; Mrs. Walter Von Wald, of Aberdeen; Mrs. Ora Baldry, of near Groton; Mrs. Albert Bonn, of Groton, and Mrs. Arthur Liedtke, of Lodgepole, who, together with her husband, had arrived on a visit an hour before Henry's death. The brothers are Alvin and Lawrence.
Ship is New One
The airplane in which the boys met their death was virtually a new one, and the second which the Abeln boys owned. The first was badly damaged by a cyclone early this spring, and the motor was taken from the old one and placed in a new cabin with new wings, fuselage, etc., and while the two Abeln boys had used the ship frequently this year, it was in splendid shape and considered extremely safe.
ALFRED ABELN, PILOT, AND HENRY LARSON DIE IN ILL-FATED SHIP
BOTH BOYS SUFFER SEVERE BODILY INJURIES WHEN PLANE FALLS IN CORN FIELD - FUNERALS WEDNESDAY
Alfred Abeln, 26, Groton aviator , and Henry Larson, 28, a passenger, met their death Sunday afternoon at about five o'clock, when the big yellow ship they were riding in, crashed to the ground in a corn field on the Helmick Johnson farm, northeast of Groton.
Since there are no survivors to tell the story of the accident, the underlying cause of the ship's fatal fall will perhaps never be known. The plane was practically a new one, and had been in service only this year. It had been flown successfully Sunday without indication of trouble in the motor or sailing apparatus of the ____.
Louis Erickson and Oliver Belden were eye witnesses of the accident. They were about a half mile from the airship when it went into a tail-spin and later fell to the earth.
"The ship seemed to be working perfectly," said Mr. Erickson. "Oliver Belden and I stood watching it, when the plane went into a tail-spin, and dived toward the ground. Abeln reported to have control of it as it suddenly shot upward and then banked to the left. As it started __ bank, the motor which we could hear during the tail-spin, started and the ship curved downward, landing on it's nose and left wing. The plane was probably 300 feet high when it fell."
The two above named gentlemen rushed to the scene of the accident and found that both boys were pinned beneath the wreckage of the plane, whose downward swoop had probably been strengthened by the motor suddenly taking on new life.
When they were pulled from under the ship, both were unconscious, and almost unrecognizable because of the dirt and grime which had settled on their features.
The plane was badly smashed right ____ the cock-pit where the boys were......
Alfred Abeln was the second youngest of five brothers, Henry, Joe, Ed., and Clarence, and a sister, Miss Luella, who, together with his parents, survive him. He was born at Bancroft, Iowa, but had lived here the greater part of his life.
Larson a Farmer
Henry Larson, likewise, was a farmer, living near Groton, whose devotion to his mother was an outstanding exemplary trait of his character. Since the death of his father some years ago, "Heinie" as he was known to a host of friends, was looking after her affairs with marked efficiency and acumen. The old home place, northeast of Groton, on which his mother lives, and another near Lodgepole, requiring all of his time.
He is the oldest son of Mrs. Dick Strover, and besides his mother, is survived by five sisters and two brothers. The sisters are Mrs. Wm. Johnson, of Pierpont; Mrs. Walter Von Wald, of Aberdeen; Mrs. Ora Baldry, of near Groton; Mrs. Albert Bonn, of Groton, and Mrs. Arthur Liedtke, of Lodgepole, who, together with her husband, had arrived on a visit an hour before Henry's death. The brothers are Alvin and Lawrence.
Ship is New One
The airplane in which the boys met their death was virtually a new one, and the second which the Abeln boys owned. The first was badly damaged by a cyclone early this spring, and the motor was taken from the old one and placed in a new cabin with new wings, fuselage, etc., and while the two Abeln boys had used the ship frequently this year, it was in splendid shape and considered extremely safe.
BOTH BOYS SUFFER SEVERE BODILY INJURIES WHEN PLANE FALLS IN CORN FIELD - FUNERALS WEDNESDAY
Alfred Abeln, 26, Groton aviator , and Henry Larson, 28, a passenger, met their death Sunday afternoon at about five o'clock, when the big yellow ship they were riding in, crashed to the ground in a corn field on the Helmick Johnson farm, northeast of Groton.
Since there are no survivors to tell the story of the accident, the underlying cause of the ship's fatal fall will perhaps never be known. The plane was practically a new one, and had been in service only this year. It had been flown successfully Sunday without indication of trouble in the motor or sailing apparatus of the ____.
Louis Erickson and Oliver Belden were eye witnesses of the accident. They were about a half mile from the airship when it went into a tail-spin and later fell to the earth.
"The ship seemed to be working perfectly," said Mr. Erickson. "Oliver Belden and I stood watching it, when the plane went into a tail-spin, and dived toward the ground. Abeln reported to have control of it as it suddenly shot upward and then banked to the left. As it started __ bank, the motor which we could hear during the tail-spin, started and the ship curved downward, landing on it's nose and left wing. The plane was probably 300 feet high when it fell."
The two above named gentlemen rushed to the scene of the accident and found that both boys were pinned beneath the wreckage of the plane, whose downward swoop had probably been strengthened by the motor suddenly taking on new life.
When they were pulled from under the ship, both were unconscious, and almost unrecognizable because of the dirt and grime which had settled on their features.
The plane was badly smashed right ____ the cock-pit where the boys were......
Alfred Abeln was the second youngest of five brothers, Henry, Joe, Ed., and Clarence, and a sister, Miss Luella, who, together with his parents, survive him. He was born at Bancroft, Iowa, but had lived here the greater part of his life.
Larson a Farmer
Henry Larson, likewise, was a farmer, living near Groton, whose devotion to his mother was an outstanding exemplary trait of his character. Since the death of his father some years ago, "Heinie" as he was known to a host of friends, was looking after her affairs with marked efficiency and acumen. The old home place, northeast of Groton, on which his mother lives, and another near Lodgepole, requiring all of his time.
He is the oldest son of Mrs. Dick Strover, and besides his mother, is survived by five sisters and two brothers. The sisters are Mrs. Wm. Johnson, of Pierpont; Mrs. Walter Von Wald, of Aberdeen; Mrs. Ora Baldry, of near Groton; Mrs. Albert Bonn, of Groton, and Mrs. Arthur Liedtke, of Lodgepole, who, together with her husband, had arrived on a visit an hour before Henry's death. The brothers are Alvin and Lawrence.
Ship is New One
The airplane in which the boys met their death was virtually a new one, and the second which the Abeln boys owned. The first was badly damaged by a cyclone early this spring, and the motor was taken from the old one and placed in a new cabin with new wings, fuselage, etc., and while the two Abeln boys had used the ship frequently this year, it was in splendid shape and considered extremely safe.
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