▁had ▁expected ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁Sh re ve port , ▁La ., ▁today ▁( 2 3 ▁February ) ▁to ▁complete ▁organization ▁of ▁the ▁air ▁mail ▁field ▁there ." ▁ 2 2 ▁February ▁" C aught ▁in ▁weather ▁thick ▁with ▁rain ▁and ▁fog , ▁L iet . ▁Harold ▁Diet ▁[ s ic ], ▁crash ed ▁in ▁a ▁field ▁near ▁Mar ion ▁Station , ▁M d . ▁last ▁night ▁( 2 2 ▁February ) ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁from ▁New ark , ▁N . ▁J . ▁to ▁Richmond , ▁Va ., ▁with ▁mail . ▁He ▁was ▁carried ▁to ▁a ▁hospital ▁with ▁severe ▁head ▁inj uries . ▁' Take ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁ma ils ,' ▁he ▁said ▁to ▁persons ▁who ▁had ▁r ushed ▁to ▁the ▁place ▁where ▁his ▁plane ▁had ▁been ▁w reck ed ▁against ▁a ▁tree ." ▁This ▁pilot ▁is ▁also ▁correctly ▁reported ▁as ▁Harold ▁L . ▁Diet z , ▁in ▁Douglas ▁O - 3 8 B , ▁ 3 1 - 4 3 7 , ▁coming ▁down ▁near ▁Cris field , ▁Maryland , ▁at ▁" about ▁six ▁o ' clock " ▁in ▁the ▁evening . ▁" He ▁was ▁r ushed ▁to ▁the ▁McC ready ▁Hospital ▁at ▁Cris field , ▁suffering ▁from ▁a ▁f ract ured ▁sk ull ▁and ▁internal ▁dam ages ." ▁He ▁had ▁depart ed ▁New ark ▁at ▁ 1 6 0 0 ▁hours ▁after ▁fl ights ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁had ▁been ▁susp ended ▁for ▁several ▁hours ▁because ▁of ▁bad ▁weather ▁over ▁the ▁mountains ▁with ▁more ▁coming ▁in ▁from ▁that ▁direction . ▁ 2