V
Airplane
Survivors
Tell
Experiences
EPIC
STORY
OF
BURKE'S
DEATHi
AND
BURIAL
TOLD
BY
MARTIN
AND
KADING
WHITEHORSE,
Dec.
11
In
a
conversation
with
Emil
Kading
and
Bob
Martin,
who
were
rescued
this
week
from
ihp
barren
wilds
of
the
Upper
Liard
River
country
by
Pilot
E.
L.
Wasson,
the
following
story
was
obtained
of
tt-.t-ir
hardships
and
the
death
and
burial
of
Capt.
E.
J.
A.
Burke:
''.
After
leaving
Liard
Post
on
October
11,
they
flew
into
a
now
storm
and
went
back
to
the
Liard
River.
They
followed
up
the
river,
hoping
to
reach
Wolf
Lake,
but
were
compelled
to
land
in
the
river
to
await
clear
weather.
They
r
aude
another
start
the
same
day
but
the
storm
came
on
ain
before
they
had
gone
far
and
they
were
compelled
land
again.
This
time,
the
pontoons
struck
a
rock
and
1'i.at.ing
ce
and
were
badly
damaged
but
the
plane
was
undamaged.
They
camped
beside
the
plane
for
six
days
during
which
time
Kading
hunted
for
game
with
little
success.
On
October
17,
they
left
the
camp,
"travelling
up
the
nv.
r,
hoping
to
make
Wolf
Lake.
The
entire
party
was
r
.w
becoming
weak
from
lack
of
food
and
were
unable
to
truvr-l
far
at
a
time,
on
account
of
deep
snow
and
the
nec-c-.-ity
to
make
frequent
camps.
Burke
was
rapidly
losing
strength
and
it
was
easily
'-tm
-n
that
he
could
not
hold
out
much
longer.
On
November
15,
Kading
shot
a
carbou
which
gave
he
(Kading)
and
Martin
renewed
strength
but
Burke
was
too
far
gone
to
)e
helped.
He
drank
some
soup
but
it
failed
to
revive
him.
Burial
of
Paddy
Burke
n
November
20,
Kading
and
Martin
performed
the
sad
duty
of
making
a
grave
out
of
logs
for
Paddy
about
forty
Tiiile.-
from
the
abandoned
plane.
They
made
it
as
safe
as
ihje
from
the
molestation
of
wild
animals.
n
November
8,
Burke
had
made
his
last
entry
in
the
log
;m
1
wrote
a
message
for
his
wife
who
is
now
in
Atlin
M;
November
25,
Wasson's
plane
flew
over
Kading
and
Martin
but
it
was
gone
before
the
two
men
had
time
to
sal
t
a
big
smoke.
A
few
days
later
the
plane
passed
oyer
m
again
and
they
suffered
the
same
heartbreaking
ex-
:p
Hence,
Determined
Mw
to
haref
uel
handy
ttTfnake
a
big
sfwfee
r
case
the
rescue
plane
should
again
be
seen,
they
put
all
t
heir
energy
into
gathering
a
huge
pile
of
dry
boughs
and
listened
intent
for
the
sound
of
Wesson's
'motor.
Martin
and
Kading
Found
Lust
Saturday
while
Kading
was
some
distance
from
the,
Immediately
after
landing,
Wasson
and
Walsh
set
out
v,
nowshoos
for
the
camp.
Regardless
of
approaching
iarknesB
and
a
severe
blizzard
which
soon
sprang
up,
J
the
camp
and
mushed
several
miles
beyond
made
camn
lor
tne
menu
.
...
v
apt.
Burk6,
Wbrld
War
airman,
wu
iibiibhuu
'f
Mnio
adventuring,
is.
survived,
besides
his
widow
by
two
in;,ll
ohiiivoni-nnn
v
rlnufrhter.
about
twelve
years
of
age,
fdn
nfv,
lifflo
mnrp
than
a
babe.
(Continued
on
Pe
4
It
is
said
here
that
Burke
embarked
upon
the
ill-fated
flio-ht
no-ninct
Ma
iwHfr
iudpment.
feeling
that
it
was
Vol.
XXI.,
No.
283.
Almost
six
weeks
after
being
stranded
in
Northern
British
Columbia
Captain
Burke,
the
well
known
flyer,
starved
to
death.
During
all
that
time
no
attempt
was
made
by
the
Canadian
government
air
force,
working
under
the
Department
of
National
Defence,
to
go
to
the
rescue.
Already
they
have
been
much
criticized
for
this
but
they
will
be
criticized
more
now
that
it
is
shown
that,
if
they
had
acted,
the
story
told
yesterday
might
have
been
different.
Without
full
knowledge
it
is
difficult
to
know
what
to
say
but
it
seems
as
if
those
in
charge
of
the
Air
Force
have
laid
themselves
open
for
very
severe
ATTENDANCE
IN
SCHOOLS
Total
of
10&5
Tupili
Were
Enrolled
Last
Month
There
were
a
total
W
1095
pupils
In
Attendance
at
the
schools
of
this
tty
is
November,
reports
of
prin
cipals
.presented
to
the
school
board
at
its
meeting
hut
night
showed.
7Wr
were
540
bovs
and
555
girls.
at
run
gathering
WOOd,
Martin
nearci
Uie
SOUiHl
OI
ail
ap-,
Following
was
the
attendance
per
i
"
'aching
plane
and
called
to
Kading.
uoin
men
worKear5000
i
"uiaicauy
piling
iuei
on
me
lire
anu
nutiung-a
nuge
snume
i
'
i
,ir
i
tirt-t-
nr
2
lj
.
K-n
was
seen
w
wasson
ana
waisn.
wHssoncircieu
over
High
School
92
'
Dull,
(dunl
tt
.
....Ill
.
,
,
StOTUV.
.Uarhn
and
Kading
as
a
signal
tnat
ne
naa
seen
uie
smoKe
j
Borden
street
467
i
t
then
looked
for
a
suitable
landing
place
which
was
10
westview
13
It
s
from
the
cama
Seal
Core
Boys
Girls
Total
35
115
226
m
12
27
207
462
339
62
Totals
540
555
1095
1
Attendance'
percentages
were
as
follows:
High
School.
97;
Booth
Wa-son
and
Walsh
trudged
on
but,
in
the
storm,
they
mis-lachoei,'
94.09;
Borden
street.
91.3;
!
I
'
,
1
1
1
!1
it
2
before
l.AfnM,
'
....
.
.
.
M
r.
,
AS
tA
Westview,
98.3;
Seal
Cove,
93.
.59
Prevalence
of
mumps
and
colds
("uUng
at
intervals,
r
many
juanin
anu
turning
nwru
ilt
wa8
reported.
.
i
in.
ll'UU
U
IIIUUC
bUCUl
MIWUJV.
W
w
"J
'hoy
fired
their
last
cartridge
to
attract
attention.
In
jit
Innnocfr
Ic
-w
minutes,
Wasson
and
Walsh
were
providing
the
un-
lldllbOll
lliqueM
15
,rl
unatp
mnn
with
food
and
stimulants.
Thev
all
camped
together
at
this
place
on
Sunday
night
ri'l
ori
Monday,
Kading
and
Martin
having
recovered
suf-i
"
a
ntly,
the
party
struck
out
for
Wasson's
plane
which
a-
reached
late
in
the
afternoon.
Tuesday
was
stormy
so
f
(
party
had
to
remain
in
camp.
Kading
and
Martin
had
made
such
a
wonderful
come-ick
that,
when
they
reached
here
at
noon
yesterday,
outward
appearances,,
they
looked
none
the
worse
or
their
trying
experiences
except
for
two
months
!"vth
of
beards.
,
,
..
,
Martin
has
two
slightly
frozen
toes
and
one
of
Kading
s
'lands
is
frost-bitten
but
the
condition
of
neither
is
serious.
tn
Will
Go
Back
For
Ilurkc
Body
It
is
expected
that
Pilot
Everett
Wasson
and
Joe
Walsh,
f-roes
in
the
solving
of
the
great
air
mystery,
will
go
back
thn
t
.nvi
Pitmr
ennn
tn
hrmp
out
liurKC
s
ooov.
ine
...
ii
ml
i
.1..
....11
4a
lv
'ave
has
been
carefully
marKen.
ine
wiuyww
hurried
out
10
miles
to
the
plane
which
will
take
the
regains
to
Atlin
where
Mrs.
Burke
resides
and'where
burial
uill
likely
be
made.
Being
Held
Today
Circumstances
of
Death
of
City-Workman
As
Result
of
Injuries
Are
Being
Probed
Inquest
into
the
death
of
William
Hanson,
who
died
last
Sunday
morning
In
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
from
Injuries
sustained
the
evening
previous
when
he
was
pinned
beneath
a
city
truck
which
went
off
the
street
at
the
corner
of
Bacon
Street
and
Tenth
Avenue,
is
proceeding
before
Coroner
C.
L.
Monroe
in
the
city
police
court
this
afternoon.
Principal
witnesses
are
men
who
were
riding
on
the
truck
at
the
time.
BOND
MAN
ARRESTED
Harry
Doorman
of
Victoria
Chaffed
With
Obtaining;
Securities
by
False
Pretences
VICTORIA.
Dec.
11:
Harry
E.
...w
HLUIIIiJV
A
I
.
k'
fcsvw-
'
I
y
,
,
,
,
,
...
.
,
,
.
i
.
.
-
U
lnnv
Vinn
hotwnnn
con.
nnnrmon
lncal
hpnrt
nf
hn
RrltUVi
'
i
10
emoarh
upun
n
w
i,e
had
had
Oolumbia
Bond
Corporation,
was
"ns
wnen
a
freeze-up
was
lmnuuBiiu
"-7-z:::j
oh
a
warrant
burl
luck
during
the
season,
having.
lost
considerable
me.-
'u
and
a
numbor
of
trips
and,
there
being
real
money
in
Mar-,
and
securltles
tin's
exnedition.
he
decided
to
take
the
chance
which
cost;from
David
u
Ion
ball.
under
false
pretences
Henry.
He
was
released
mmln
Plane
Frozen
In
Blizzard
"48
:-,
j
t
summate
the
downfall
of
the
British
Empire.
He
made
these
declarations
in
an
address
under
the
auspices
of
the
Indian
Empire
Society.
NEW
SHIP
ARRIVES
HALIFAX.
Dec.
11:
The
Canadian
National
Steamships
new
liner
Prince
Robert,
built
for
Pacific
Coast
service,
arrived
here
yesterday
from
Liverpool.
Capt.
N.
Cameron,
considers
the
ship
ideal
for
Pacific
service.
W.
E.
Baillie
is
chief
engineer
of
the
vessel.
The
Prince
Robert
will
not
go
to
the
Pacific
Coast
until
next
summer.
Meantime,
she
will
run
a
number
of
excursions
on
the
AtlanUc
Coast.
Toronto
Stocks
(Oourteiy
8.
O.
Jobmion
Oo.
)
Bayview,
1.
nil.
Big
Missouri,
38.
40.
George
Copper,
60,
65.
Georgia
River,
IH,
2.
Goleonda,
31.
nlL
Grand
view,
nil,
3Vfc.
Independence,
nil,
2.
Indian
Mines,
IV,
2.
Kootenay
Florence,
1,
Kootenay
King,
1,
nU.
L.
Si
L.,
nil,
1.
Lucky
Jim.
IVi.
nil.
Morton
Woolsey.
2Vi,
nil.
Marmot
River
Gold,
nil,
1.
Marmot
Metals,
nil.
1.
National
Sliver,
2,
2ft.
Noble
Five.
4,
5.
Oregon
Copper,
6,
7.
Pend
Oreille,
80,
nil.
Premier,
73,
74.
Porter-Idaho,
7.
7H.
Reeves
Macdonald,
25,
nil.
Ruth-Hope,
nil,
5.
Silver
Crest,
IVi.
2Vi.
Snowflake,
IVi,
2&.
Whitewater,
4,
nil.
Woodbine.
1,
IV.
Bluebird,
nil.
3.
OILS
A.
P.
Con.,
33.
3SJ
:
Calmont,
25.
nil.
Dalhousie,
46,
50.
Devenish,
nil,
7.
:
Fabyan
Pete,
2V4,
nU.
Home,
1.92,
1.94.
Royallte.
18.00.
nil,
Hargal,
10,
12.
Mercury,
36,
374.
Merland.
14,
14.
United,
25,
26.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER
11,
1930
Sandy
MacDonald
of
Toronto,
forestry
pilot
in
far
north,
beside
his
plane
frozen
in
at
Th
iket
Portage,
Man.,
during
blizzard
of
October
15.
last.
Winston
Churchill
Is
Opposed
To
Freedom
For
India;
Loss
of
Colony
Would
Dissolve
Empire
SEES
NO
REASON
Philip
Snowden
Discusses
Proposed
Imperial
Conference
at
Ottawa
Next
Year
LONDON,
Dec.
11:
Rt.
Hon.
Philip
Snowden,
Chancellor
of
the
Exchequer,
stated
in
the
House
of
Commons
today
that
he
could
not
see
any
sufficient
reason
for
adopting:
a
suggestion
that
the
British
government
should
consider
the
advisability
of
preparing
proposals
for
financial
co-operation
between
the
governments
of
the
Empire
for
submission
to
an
Imperial
economic
conference
at
Ottawa
next
year.
OLD
FLOAT
MAINTENANCE
City
Council
Asks
Provincial
Government
to
Keep
Up
Cow
Bay
Launch
Harbor
Temporarily
In
reply
to
a
communication
from
Hon.
R.
W.
Bruhn,
minister
of
public
works,
the
city
council,
at
a
special
meeting
yesterday
afternoon,
on
motion
of
Aid.
Oollart
and
Aid.
Lin-zey,
decided
to
request
the
provincial
government
to
maintain
temporarily
at
least
the
old
fishermen's
floats
In
Cow
Bay.
It
was
felt
by
the
council
that
these
old
floats
were
still
a
great
convenience
to
the
public.
Mr.
Bruhn's
communication
pointed
out
that
the
government
had
practically
no
Interest
in
continuing
the
Cow
Buy
floats,
same
being
tor
the
fishermen
on
the
coast
to
whom
they
were
free
of
charge,
the
do
no
more
work
on
the
floats
but,
before
taking
action,
would
like
to
be
advised
by
the
dty.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
It
was
with
feelings
of
personal
regret
that
many
Prince
Rupert
people
received
the
word
yesterday
afternoon
that
OaptE'frT'AVBurfcst
well
known
commercial
aviator
of;
Atlin.
had
died
under
such
tragi:
circumstances.
Quite
a
number
of
local
people
had
flown
with
Capt.
Burke
in
the
north
during
the
past
summer.
These
included
Dr.
J.
T.
Mandy.
resident
mining
engineer;
J.
D.
Lawrence,
local
agent
of
the
.Government
Telegraphs,
Olo:
Hansen,
MP.,
and
possibly
others.
Still
other
local
people
knew
Capt.
Burke
through
hte
having
visited
here
tn
the
past.
It
may
be
remebered
that
he
was
the
pilot
of
the
first
airplane
that
visited
Prince
Rupert
in
1929.
It
was
a
Boeing
boat
that
was
exploring
a
commercial
route
to
Alaska.
Before
taking
up
commercial
flying
two
or
three
yean
ae,
Capt.
Burke
was
in
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force.
He
won
distinction
as
a
flyer
in
the
Great
War.
He
Is
survived
by
a
widow
and
children
who
went
to
Atlin
to
take
up
residence
shortly
before
the
start
of
TWO
THOUSAND
NAMES
ON
CITY
VOTER
LIST
Court
of
revision
on
the
munlci
pal
voters'
list
for
next
month's
ei
ection
sat
yesterday
afternoon
and
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
11:
Wheat
confirmed
the
list.
There
are
about
was
quoted
on
the
local
exchange
2,000
names
on
this
year's
voters'
today
at
58
Vic.
list.
SPEND
AN
EnjoyablMvening
i
AT
Sunken
Gardens
TRICE
FIVE
CENTS
TAYLOR
AGAIN
MAYOR
OF
VANCOUVER
EDITORIAL
LEFT
TO
STARVE
VETERAN
CHIEF
MAGISTRATE
IS
AGAIN
ENTRUSTED
WITH
OFFICE
BY
SOUTHERN
CITY
Was
Given
Majority
of
More
Than
Five
Thousand
Votes
Over
Mayor
W.
IL
Malkin
at
Polls
Yesterday
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
11:
Ex-Mayor
Louis
D.
Taylor,
who
has
served
the
city
as
chief
magistrate
for
seven
years
at
various
times,
was
again
elected
in
yesterday's
civic
election
over
Mayor
W.
H.
Malkin
with
a
majority
of
over
five
thousand
votes.
The
vote
was:
Malkin,
17,464
;
Taylor,
22,550.
There
is
but
one
new
face
on
the
aldermanic
board,
Kthls
being
that
of
Walter
Deptfprd,
CAPT.
BURKE
KNOWN
HERE
Local
People
Had
Flown
With
Dead
Who
Visited
Prince
Rupert
Last
Year
LONDON,
Dec.
11:
In
a
slashing
attack
on
the
Indian
iI7mil!
I
;VM
T
ACi
Round
Table
Conference
today,
Rt.
Hon.
Winston
Chur-f
".UUIi
Lives
LOSl
chill
declared
flatly
his
opposition
to
any
freedom
for
India
such
as
would
be
involved
in
the
creation
of
Dominion
status
Suspension
of
British
control,
he
said,
would
mean
either
armed
Hindu
despotism.
or'Iierce
internal
war.
Tire
loss
of
India,
he
said,
would
con-K
Laborlte,
who
was
elected
In
Ward
Seven
to
succeed
Angus
Mclniils
MP.,
who
quit
the
city
council
to
devote
all
his
time
to
federal
affairs.
RAILWAY
OFFICIAL
IS
IN
CITY
A.
Tisdall,
General
Manager,
Western
Region,
C.X.R.
Is
"
Here
Today
A.'-At
Tisdall,
general
manager.
western
region,
Canadian
National
Railways,
arrived
in
the
city
on
this
afternoon's
train
In
the
course
of
a
western
tour
on
official
business
and
will
sail
on
the
Prince
George
tonight
for
Vancouver.
The
council
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
will
hold
a
dinner
this
evening
In
the
Commo
dore
Cafe
for
Mr.
Tisdall.
Mr.
Tisdall
Is
accompanied
by
G.
M.
Hair,
regional
counsel.
Winni
peg;
Dr.
J.
M.
Leney.
regional
medical
officer,
and
other
officials
of
the
railway
company.
Westview
People
Are
Not
Willing
To
Pay
For
Bus
Parents
of
Westview
had
no
reply
at
last
night's
meeting
of
the
tfhrufl
hnarri
in
th
fiiicrffcuctlnn
nf
the
Ul-ftd
flight
on
October
10,
fered
laat
month
by
the
board
last.
It
was
Ironical
enough
that
Capt.
Burke
should
have
set
his
plane
down
safely
on
the
Liard
River,
only
to
perish
later
from
starvation
while
endeavoring
to
find
his
way
out
after
hi
plane
had
been
froten
in
by
the
first
cold
spell
of
the
fail.
Pilot
Everett
L.
Wasson
did
yeoman
work
tn
his
persistent
efforts
to
solve
the
grim
tragedy
of
the
north
which
he
was
at
last
successful
tn
accomplishing.
The
now
conceded
but
mysterious
fate
of
Pilot
Renahan
and
his
two
companion.
Frank
Hatcher,
mechanic,
and
Sam
Clerf,
guide,
makes
four
lives
lost'
in
connection
with
the
disappearance
of
Capt.
Burke.
IJUIUED
TODAY
The
funeral
of
the
late
Mrs.
Emma
Hudson,
Whose
death
occurred
on
Tuesday,
took
nlafte
this
after.
city
being,
therefore,
the
main
be-noon
Irom
lhe
5hapel
of
Bi
c
nefctr.
In
addition
the
Dominion
,
undertakers
to
Fairview
Cemetery.
TOW'
.
Provided
,
new
Rev.
Canon
W.
F.
Rushbrook
offlc-flosty
u
at
d
rfslderable"
cast.
Theiated
provincial
government
proposed
to
:
that
they
might
assume
at
least
part
of
the
cost
of
bus
service
to
carry
the
children
of
that
section
of
town
to
schools
in
town.
Trustee
L.
W.
Waugh
explained
that
some
of
the
parents
had
expressed
willingness
to
contribute
financially
to
such
a
service.
Not
a
sufficient
number
had
expressed
themselves,
however.
In
view
of
the
fact
that
the
board
has
no
money
available
with
which
to
finance
the
service,
It
was
decided
to
drop
the
matter
for
the
time
being
at
least
Christmas
Fund
The
Christmas
fund
of
the
Salvation
Army
is
not
advancing
very
rapidly
but
doubtless
It
will
reach
a
substantial
amount
before
the
festive
season
comes.
Following
are
the
receipts
to
date:
PrevtoiffiyiLCjijiydfied
$22.00
M?aS?ilM
ERawTmg
3J0O
Tomorrow's
Tidej
Friday,
December
12,
1930
High
6J51
ajn.
18.45
pjn.
Low
0.14
am.
12.55
pjn.
18.0
It.
17.9
ft
4.8
ft.
8.8
ft.
4
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