BORUM TO SURVIVE CRASH INJURIES
Source: Nashville Tennessean
Saturday Morning
February 8, 1930
BORUM TO SURVIVE CRASH INJURIES
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Rites for Kirkland to be Held This Afternoon.
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Hope for the recovery of Chester Borum, aviator who was injured in the crash that resulted in the death of W. Noble Kirkland, mechanic, here Thursday, was given added impetus late Friday with the announcement that X-ray picutres had revealed that his lung had not been ruptured by a broken rib as was first thought.
The X-ray revealed, it became known that Borum had not suffered any broken bones other than his jawbons and a finger. His chest was severely bruised, about his lungs however, and a severe laceration to his left leg was suffered. He also is suffering from extreme shock and a possible injury to his kidney. It was at first announced that he would not pass the crisis until 48 hours had passed, it was said at his home last night, and this limit will not be up until late Saturday. All precautions were being taken to avoid pneumonia setting in during his weakened condition.
Funeral service for young Kirkland, who was 22-years old and extremely popular among his fellow workers at McConnell field, will be held at the Judson Memorial Baptist church at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Dr. R. E. Grimsley, assisted by Dr. R. Kelley White and Dr. T.C. Singleton will officiate. Interment will be in mt. Olivet cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be the following freinds who were pilots and aviation enthusiasts with him; William Berkley, Louis Gasser, Haywood Norman, jr., E.W. Boyce, John Burgess and W. C. McCullough, Honorary; Jerry Carter, Albert Gasser, T. Marshall, Andrew Tanner, Allen Gwynn, Everett Cotton, W.E. hessey, Joseph Phillips, C.C. Hessey, Paul Berkley, Paul Bass, and Robert Williams.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Ida Kirkland, with whom he lived at 1907 Eight avenue, south; five brothers, Henry T. Kirkland, Jackson Miss.; James L. Kirkland, of San Bernadino, Cal.; Wayland Kirkland, of Atlanta; Glenn Kirkland, of Chicago; and Iville Kirkland of Nashville, and a sister, Mrs. V.S. Phillips of Nashville.
The pland, piloted by Borum, in which Kirkland, riding as a passenger with his friend, plunged to death, went into a spin about 1,500 feet up, over West Nashville, and plunged into the bank of Richland creek 300 feet from Charlotte road at 4:45 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
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