▁but ▁ten ▁b ags ▁of ▁mail ▁were ▁salv aged ▁and ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁post office ▁[ s ic ] ▁here . ▁John ▁H ess , ▁a ▁far mer ▁in ▁whose ▁past ure ▁the ▁plane ▁crash ed , ▁said ▁he ▁and ▁several ▁neighb ors ▁heard ▁the ▁plane ' s ▁mot ors ▁about ▁ 5 ▁a . ▁m . ▁( E ST ). ▁It ▁apparently ▁was ▁s put ter ing , ▁and ▁H ess ▁r ushed ▁out ▁in ▁time ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁crash . ▁Cor on er ▁Philip ▁Pe ase ▁reported ▁looking ▁at ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁alt imeter ▁and ▁finding ▁a ▁reading ▁of ▁ 6 0 0 ▁feet . ▁H ess ▁said ▁W iene cke ▁apparently ▁had ▁no ▁opportunity ▁to ▁save ▁himself . ▁His ▁safety ▁bel t ▁was ▁still ▁hook ed ▁when ▁the ▁far mer ▁reached ▁his ▁side . ▁H ess ▁declared ▁the ▁snow ▁was ▁coming ▁down ▁in ▁a ▁heavy ▁sw irl ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁accident . ▁Since ▁the ▁army ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁mail ▁fl ights , ▁six ▁other ▁army ▁pil ots ▁have ▁been ▁killed , ▁either ▁while ▁flying ▁mail , ▁making ▁uno fficial ▁fl ights , ▁or ▁reporting ▁to ▁army ▁posts ." ▁W iene cke ▁was ▁buried ▁on ▁Long ▁Island , ▁New ▁York , ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁March , ▁with ▁six ▁Lie uten ants ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁A ero ▁Squadron ▁as ▁p all b ear ers ▁and ▁hon ors ▁rendered ▁by ▁a ▁firing ▁squad ▁and ▁bug ler ▁from ▁Mitch el ▁Field . ▁▁ 9 ▁March ▁A ▁Douglas ▁O