The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-23
NO TIDINGS FROM
MISSING AVIATOR
Search for Cecil Grace Has
So Far Proved
Cnavailing.

LONDON, Dec. 23-The name of Ce-
ell Grace. nephew Of the late Mayor
" r. Grace. Of New York, today was
tentatively ad led to the list of victims
Of the air
Flashing over the French coast YES
terday afternoon in his seroplane. he
headed for England An hour later ne
was seen above the death-sucking Good
win Sands. on the coast Of England.
apparently lost as to sense Of direction
He was headed for the North Sea.
Since then no word has come from the
aviator. and it is believed he has per
ished-
The strictest search OF the English
coast has revealed no trace Of Grace.
IN the hope that his engines would
keep up and that he might have re-
crossed the channel and made either
the French, Belgian. or Dutch casts
, ne nave oeen closely watched by yes
scls and coast guardsmeu. but without
any sign Of the missing airman
Grace S family and friends have about
1ban10ned any hope that he has es-
capped with his life
Wore Cork Life Jacket.
4 rigid search is being maintained
for the body Of the aviator. for he wore
cork life jacket which would keep him
afioat indefinitely, and unless he was
caught in the Wreckage OF his sinking
aeroDlanes he might be washed ashore.
Grace flying in a Short-Wright biplane.
the English made Wright machine was
participant for the $4,000 prize Of
fsred BY Baron de Forest for the fOng-
est flight across the channel BY an
Englishman in an English built ma
chine The record is f73 miles, made a
few days ago By SOpwith, who few
from Dover TO Beaumont. Belgium.
Nat Wei AS-a--n TIT.-zz
Grace assembled yesterday morning
from Dover at S-26. and headed out
across the channeI without taking the
precaUtion OF having boats follow him
in case ne fell into the water The trip
was uneventful. the aviator passing
over Calais. France, at 1915, and head
ing for Paris
Inland. however, he met adverse winds.
and went as Tar as the Belgium from
tier, where he turned back and landed
on the outskirts OF Calais. There he
tinkered with his engines and prepared
Tor the return flight
A Cross-channeI mail packet was lying
IN The rOadsfead- Grace went on board
and asked Captain Boucher rega rdIDg
weather conditions. Captain Boucher
ADVISED him 20 follow the mall boat
hack. starting his return trip twenty
minutes after the boat started, and
steering by her smoke.
LOSL 4IdCe o. NeSSeL
To this Grace assented. but the vessel
was delayed by the Christmas mail.
and Captain Boucher was alarmed 10
see Grace appear over the city and head
across the channel ten minutes before
his boat started
The captains alarm turned 20 fr1Eht
when he noted that Grace was steering
in the nOrrheasterIy direction, with
possibility that he would miss the Eng
lish coast altogether
Grace was soon lost 20 View Boats
that have been plying the channel all
report that they did not see the aero
the Goodwin Sands saw an aeToplane,
flying high and fast, approaching Rams
gate. At that time the aerial craft was
SIX miles Of shore The watchers ex-
pected Grace 10 head Inland al once
and were alarmed when the aviator
turned the prov Of his airship 70 the
northeast and disappeared from view,
stiu flying toward the North Sea
Well Known in New York.
Cecil Craze = the 50 nof the late
John Grace. Of the banking house Of ".
P Grace & Co, Of New York He Is
thirty years OF age He was born in
chile, but lived for some time In New
York. and was graduated from Coluul-
bia University there. About ten years
ago he went with his family TO Eng
land 10 live He is q leading spirit n
the Royal Aero Club, and as q gen
teulan aviator all the popularity that
belonged to the late Captain Rolls was
transferred 20 him
II Grace has been killed. he makes
the thirty-siXth victim OF aerooiane
accidents since the death Of Lieutenant
Selfridge at Fort Myer, Va, September