Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and discussed possible causes of the accident. The event "attracted worldwide attention", thanks to the presence of a reporter. Major Oliver Villiers, a friend of Brancker, Scott, Irwin, Colmore and others aboard the ship, participated in further séances with Garrett, at which he claimed to have contacted both Irwin and other victims. However, Garrett's claims have been questioned by several commentators. Researcher Melvin Harris who studied the case wrote that the information described in Garrett's séances were "either commonplace, easily absorbed bits and pieces, or plain gobbledegook. The so-called secret information just doesn't exist." The magician John Booth analyzed the mediumship of Garrett and the paranormal claims of R101 and considered her to be a fraud. Notes References Chamberlain, Geoffrey (1984). Airships—Cardington: A history of Cardington airship station and its role in world airship development. Lavenham, Terence Dalton. . Masefield, Peter G. (1982). To Ride the Storm: The Story of the Airship R.101. London, William Kimber. . Report of the R.101 Inquiry. https://web.archive.org/web/20120315080821/http://www.bedfordraob.org.uk/r101/pdfs/report_of_r101_inquiry.pdf Swinfield, John (2012). Airship: Design, Development and Disaster. London, Conway. . 1894 births 1930 deaths Sportspeople from Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Irish Anglicans Aviators from Dublin (city) Airship aviators Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in France Recipients of the Air Force Cross (United Kingdom) Royal Air Force officers Royal Naval Air Service aviators Royal Navy officers of World War I Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Irish male long-distance runners People educated at St Andrew's College, Dublin Irish people of World War I Olympic athletes of Great Britain