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After CrashFrank * (Tuffy) Edgington, who .crashed with two passengers on the ice of the Yukon river Monday, was recovering in St Joseph’s hospital today, but his condition was still considered to beserious;The. prominent miner owes his prompt rescue, and.probably hislife, to a large number of people•and. concerns who cooperated to pick up Edgington and his two passengers Tuesday night.Plane Crashed•The miner crashed off the-village of Kalland, with his wife Rosalind, and Mrs. Lottie Justin in the plane. lie suffered critical, injuries, and the two women ‘ sustained severe bruises and strains.The women spent two hours getting Edgington out of the shattered aircraft, and moving him to Mrs. Justin's cabin in Kalland.Then dog musher John Swenson made a spectacular 60 mile dash, with his team to get lady doctor Jean Persons of the Tana-Native Service hospital, and bush pilot Bob Byers flew a hazardous night mission and landed on the river ice, picked up. the injured man and flew him toFairbanks after delivering Mrs.Edgington and Mrs. Justin to the Tanana-hospital for treatment.Today, Mrs. Edgington was at her husband's bedside, although she was badly bruised and had difficulty in getting around.“Everybody has been so darnedice tn'tic •’ chu said tlmocJFLEW MISSION ~ Pictured here is Bob Byers, veteran Alaska bush pilot, who flew a night mercy mission at 45 degrees below zero to bring the crash victims to the Tanana and St. Joseph hospitals for treatment.Pollashine. N.C(Editors Note: A section lt;devoted to the formal opening new garage at Gaffney and page 11 for pictures and si new structure erected for Fa iary of Northern Commercialbice to us,” she said. It's times like these when all the little things add up to such a lot. I’m (Continued on page 2)With the official opening tors garage at the Corner of ( neer Joe Poliastrine has realize dream and Fairbanks can boa:
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Fairbanks Daily News Miner
Fairbanks, Alaska, US
Thu, Jan 28, 1954
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