FATE OF GIANT GERMAN AIRSHIP

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 428, 8 May 1937, Page 5

FATE OF GIANT GERMAN AIRSHIP

fossbiuw of sabotace SENATORIAL INVESTIGATION TO BE MADE LATEST DEATH ROLL FIGURE IS 52 (Press Association—Copyright.) Received May 8, 9.30 a.m. New York, May 7. At noon to-day the wreckage of the Zeppelin Field Marshall Von Hindenburg was still so hot that penetration by those even in asbestos suits was difficult. Thirty-two are known to be dead, or unaccounted for, of whom it is believed seven are still in the debris. Sixty-five are alive, of whom 24 were passengers. Fifty are hurt, One of the ground crew died of bums. A naval officer on the scene declared that a lack of training of the civilian ground crew, which was substituted for the American naval crews, may be partially responsible for the accident. Pathetic personal belongings thrown from the wreckage included lipsticks, and a charred bundle of love letters. Reports that the Zeppelin Company .recently received threatening letters, emphasising the possibility of sabotage, has prompted a Senatorial investigation. Congressional leaders to-day expressed the almost united belief that the disaster would militate against any dirigible building in the United States. THE GRIM AFTERMATH MORE BODIES RECOVERED FROM WRECKAGE Max Schmeling Had Lucky Escape 4) Z 770) • (Press Association—Copyright.) rReceived May 8,2 p.m. Montreal, May 7. Three more victims have been recovered from the wreckage of Zeppelin Von Hindenburg. One woman, ostensibly a stewardess, was surprisingly found in the control room. This discovery is regarded as of such importance that an investigation has begun. Four are still unaccounted for, and it is now believed they have been cremated. , . . Scbmeling, the boxer, revealed that he had cancelled lus tnp on the Hindenburg, due to the necessity to arrive a dav earlier m America. y { -° m B 7 l j n Sa - yS tfaat Herr HMer is giving to the survivors of the disaster.