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WA... ae | Re Oe roe Bae. ot Nowa Bu ners Shortly thereafter, andrews stated that he saw a burst of flame that appeared to be horizontal in nature and was located on the port side of the ship ahead of the fin and slightly below the longitudinal axis of the superstructure. He noted that the flames spread over the stern rapidly and a detonation was heard. He recalls feeling no concussion as a result of this explosion, but does recall that he issued orders for his entire detail to run clear of the shipe He stated that his entire party ran in the direction of the port bow and that he looked over his shoulder and went out of range of the ship. He stopped and noticed that the ship was settling for- ward to the ground. Lt. Andrews states that he does not recall seeing any persons leave the ship prior to the time that she struck the earth following the ex- plosion and he recalis seeing the control car strike the earth and the super- structure settle over her in a flaming mass. It was at this point that he proceeded immediately to the wreckage and engaged in resoue work and the record Will reflect in some detail the various acts performed by Lt. Andrews and the various members of his crew. Lt. Andrews was recalled to the stand on the morning of May 13, 1937, at which time he was further interrogated as to his observation on the evening of Mey 6, and in connection therewith, he states that in his opinion, he saw the flech of flame and fire prior to the time that he was conscious of hearing the detonation and further, that the sound seemed to him to be more like a shot or the discharge of explosives. He stated that, to his knowledge, the bow of the ship was steady at the time of the fire and explosion, but that there was a strain on the port bow trailing line. He again reiterated that the first flame that he had seen aft on the ship appeared to go out horizontally from the Hindenburg and that he does not recall seeing any structure beine discharged from the ship and further, that he did not see, to his knowledges, any structural failure on the Hindenburg prior to the time of the explosion. He clarified this, how- ever by stating that he had a limited view of the ship due to the fact that his position caused him to take up station directly under the ship. He feels he aan etete naei+iwale thes thet the Tint anhie ete thea +4 Gan SULate peosvavoay, though, Voav Woe Hine sooure was stationary at the 6 Lae of the fire and explosion, and that the stern of the ship was slowly swinging to the starboard. He also feels that the aft port engine was idling and that the forward motors were also turning over slowly. Regarding the sparks that he noted at the port aft motor, he 11