Dramatic Rescue
THE AIRMAN HAUSNER . SINKING AEROPLANE FOUND. By Telegraph- -Preaa Association— LONDON, June 14. If the steamer Circe Shell had nui happened to deviate from her usuui course she would not have fouim Hausner, who attempted a nun sto, flight from .America to Warsaw, ac cording to the dramatic story of the rescue by wireless from Captain Wit son. The chief officer noticed what ap peared to be a buoy four miles away on the starboard uuw. The peculiai markings induced the captain to in vcstigatc. He discovered the aero plane a third submerged, heaving in the roughening sea and momentarily threatening to sink. The Circe blew her siren, and a figure waved frantically. He literally fell into the lifeboat, exclaiming: ‘‘l’m Hausner. Save my ship.” He was helped aboard the Circe Shell in almost complete darkness. He lurched across the deck saying. “Thanks very much, Captain. I have been waiting for you for eight days. He then collapsed and was incapable of discussing his experiences. He was not injured except for super ficial cuts and bruises.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 140, 16 June 1932, Page 7
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178Dramatic Rescue Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 140, 16 June 1932, Page 7
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