El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-28
j. s. AIR SCOUTS
DISDAIN DANCER
Continue Flights Despite
Cold, Hunger, Whirlpools
and Danger of Capture.


-DisregardinE cold. hunger. thirst, ez-
haustion, treacherous air currents AID
the danger Of being killed by Mexican
bandits after being forced to alight,
the American army aerial scouts are
making a fine record in Mexico. They
are overcoming successfully all prob
lens before them-problems which,. II
is said, are greater than those which
have confronted any Of the military
aviators i'm the European war.
The work has been done without thus
far really serious accident one ot
the senior aviatOrs said today that
only in the Alps are the European ny
ers likely to encounter conditions par
alleling those. under which the Amerl-
can aViatOrs now are working The
Mexican flying service has been sue
cession OF unique adventures. each one
met successfully by the quick wit or
the aviators.
Never said this aviator. have We
had in our lives before any flying as
difficult as we have done here. We
are starting here under q handicap OF
an altitude Of about 800 feet when We
rise. Some OF the mountains we have
tried TO get over are approximately
5000 feet above sea level and none
10 carry military load. the pilot. OBJ
server and fuel sufficient TO accomplish
the mission desirable at such an alu-
tude We might get over one of the
high mountains with our load very
light but we probably would be unable
to carry enough fuel for the return
Flight Over Mountain Pass.
He told about a flight Of some OF
his men over a mountain pass which
the aviators described as some Of the
toughest country in Mexico.
Just before reaching the pass they
were above a gorge 1000 feet deep.
No landing Mace was observable with
in Is miles Of this pass. One OF the
FLYERS had difficulty i'm rising to the
necessary altitude. He turned and
wheeled his machine. trying to ascend
but the strong air currents swept MN
around until he was within about 20
feet OF the tree tops near the sum-
init OF the pass.
After he had grazed the trees, with
ont being able to fight his way higher
through the treacherous winds. ne
was forced to turn back. The other
t,-iators made the flight. Two Of the
9,-iators. carrying dispatches, landed
nsa7 n camp I'M a wind which they
described as the worst eucountered by
amy OF the squadron since the iHght
for the Mackay trophy IN 1919 from
SAN Diego. Calf. to Los Angeles, when
Lieut. Fred Gerstuer, an observer was
Drops 1000 Feet in Spiral.
The bad air near this camp drove
ono of tile machines into spiral glide
i'm which il dropped about lOOO leet-
When the aviator came out OF the Sliue
he saw some caNalrymeH MaNI45 .
blanket and he finished the descent
de1iveriiM his orders safely. Five min
usss ,c le. rim cane overhead. his ma
rrTi,9e .rocf-fnr like boat I'm "a rough
go The second plane also landed
ssfel, After the landing had been
accom-. II shed. the wind became So
srd az. sct II back 20 or so feet.
- ,r..,,.- aud Cold.
.- f.I-
The wind Increased, ana W. "a
lowed hI sever. 80 80 ,.s,5,af -,e,i
sleel, so mar M III, Irairie. their
Tor two days oul on " u IT. .o1d and
aviators ana GuaIuS Gnu .'t li.@ ;-,e,,,,
hunger without q com !ilu' 10 49,
the safety of IN" hlaol - - ,1.,5
served 10 las'eI o''g - tl,a ma
20 seven tentpoies' al-'llo - - i,io7r
cnine SO VA, IL '', Me-, eIo,t in the open.
IL away ne men In No other
without blankeis ana " ~ cII,np
c9FerlllE' i,,,oIi Cor q v.indbreak.
he1 III" I'm V-ae var1- cold. In
LOT lllE w. .fa,d-- ala moi wait for
rH-l'4i --o-tbe- before resuminE
e1; ~ I'd one Of them cranked his
49,. -, 20 M. until $50 a. m.
1870 ~. Ia,d novre- Alone. he got il
uH1,. ~ ~ IL him OFF the ground
IN 81, lti,.- -1acbino cot away by the
~ -',.o.o-e with two hours crank
same pIo1'7'
ms rtf. -. Motor.
,t5 +f,., aviation
in tiyhS He.t - 'tt+ine- oua's
1T is a case trequei u! o. pay.
life against the "so'oI, Ya,,5ire r'aco
tor stops lhete Is no ,e n,
within reach ana 'ie
chance ,...... +l,o ,s~o SQUAD
Thus tai' nov e., a. roiiabIe
ron has kept tHe IA '-,,',.,-i .--
running order ll ~ e'I-e' RI,
Worse Ihnn n f'silti - i,eIieve their
The aviator sT,7i+tiner IN
work OF gathering anu y. -,a ro~ It's
formation Tor 1Hr '5irsf'.,,i+ 49, +I,au
commander Is mo- mr. licences
being under actuSl ~ e.. I'm mis-
on peIH- -. .stf,,Sa+e a. ~oboilt a mill
country they esIlii't ~ ,,Ia,1es in
non - -,.orl- tbey have been in
Cne - - esneciallv powerful mo-
ioL -, -fl--,ad 90, mountain observa-
~ t -!
lioH C,,turc in Mexico.