The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-23
AYIA I OR
MISSING
Fear Expressed That
Grace May Be Lost
in North Sea

London. Dpc- 23.-Thcrc was no
news this afternoon OF tho fate OF Ce-
cil S Grace. an American aviator. who
disappeared In the fog while attempt
Ing a return flight from Calais, in
France. TO Dover yesterday.
II is feared that he fell into the
North sea, A great feet of motor
cars wore out all night searching ey-
ery nook OF the east coast of Eng.
land. while warShIps scattered along
the shores and dotting the North
sea swept the waters with wireless
irouiry concerning the airman. These
futile efforts continued today.
Grace went out for the Baron de
Forest prize OF 100000, offered to tho
British aviator who, In British
made aeroplanc. should cover the
greatest distance. including tho pass
age of tho English channel, during
the present year.
r. ZepeYith had set mark OF ia
miles. Grabame-Whlte' prepared for
the competition, but wet with a seri-
Gus accident before he could get un-
der way The days during which tho
record OF Zepewith might be eclipsed
were few. and Graco decided to try
yesterday IN the face of adverse
weather conditions. A heavy fog hung
over the channel, and obscured the ay-
iator soon after he ascended at Do
yer. He crossed the channel safely,
add two hours and a half from the
start passed over Calais. He reach
c1 the Belgian frontier and was going
fast after Zepcwith's figures when no
encountered adverse winds that COM
PEELED him to turn back. He allght.
cd west OF Calais.
AT 2.10 o'clock, again ascending,
he pointed his aeroplape toward Do
yer.
Grace was soon again enVeloped IN
tire fog that had become dense. Those
who saw tho start say he took 4
nOrthenstcrly course. II is evident he
lost his bearings, for had no the prop
er direction he would have reached
Dover without trouble. for he had tho
power and his aeroplane must have
behaved well. Instead of approach
ing Dover. however. he was sighted
later far 10 the northeast, over the
Goodwin Sands, the exceedingly dan
Gerous shoals which extend off the
Southeast coast Of England. some sew
e. miles east of Deal
At this point the airman made a
grave mistake In his reckoning, for
he ycered TO the east and when last
seen was heading over the North sea.
At this point he was swallowed up by
the fog, and since then, except for the
negative inferences to be deduced
from the absence Of news, nothing
whatever has transplrcd to throw any
light on his whereabouts.
A false report that he had landed
nt Deal for a time cheered anxious
friends, but when this was disproven
every possible recourse was appealed
10 10 find him.
This afternoon his friends chung to
the hope that tho aviator. through a
discovery of his error in reckoning OF
by some lucky chance. had reached
the coast OF Suffolk OF Norfolk. while
the moro optimistic talked of rec
ord flight terminating in the north
OF England
Many vessels arrived from the North
sea during the day. but none brought
word Of Grace. Particular interest is
felt In the present adventure, as tho
aviator Is a sportsman rather than
professional flyer. He has broken no
worlds records, but has made some
notable nInghts.
he was born In Chile about 30 years
AGO. the son of tho late John Grace
of the banking house Of ". r. Grace
& Co. OF New York
Former Mayor Grace OF the Amer
lean metropolis was his uncle. He
was graduated from Columbia univer.
stv and when his parents camo to
this country TO live he studied at OK
ford He fret attracted attention
when his aeroplane suddenly appeared
out Of the haze and maneuyered over
the British warshlps anchored off
Shcerness. The start that ho gave
the navy emphasized tho possibility of
airshlps as instruments of war
He used a Wright machine at the
Hme and after leaving tho harbor flew
% miles in 81 minutes, rising at one
sine to a height of 1.500 feet. This
was on April 30 last. and more recent
y he had given several splendid ex-
hibltions.