The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-10
CLARK MISSING TN
INTER ISLAND FLY.
HeWFrOnlHO nOlBlBT oL ahaina;
Left Maui Port For Hilo But
HasFailed ToReach There

I Z
Major Harold NJ Clark United States Army chief Of the Sixth
Aefg Saaaqn who left Fort Kanchameha quarter
o'clock yesterday morning for o via Maui the first nterand
seaane fight attempted missing last night according
SPECIAL wireless message received from lo by The
and have been lost the ngh mountains of the island Of la
vail unless he able after dark plane down the
Kau Koaa sides of the Big Island.
When heard Of he flying the
Shan Ranch the high slopes OF Mauna kea Hawaii
This about O'Clock evening
night the had arrived Ho any other seaport
according to the message.
The aviator who accompanied by Sergeant Gray Sixth
Aero Squadron OF Fort kamehameha expert mecanan is
be daring resourcefu and Major Henry
chief of staff Of the Hawaiian Department to whom the despatch
was last night stated that even with the aviator
caught in the Clouds his machine still holding ao and he
could locate the he could down the surface and then
oe himself shore and both of the sepane would be
safe Major Merriam expressed the strong hope that Major Clark
would turn safe and sound this morning
LEFT LAHAINA AT THREE
The Advertiser message stated CLARK missing
the information that the aviator had landed
and left there three O'clock and first sighted the
of Hawaii Halawa plantation North Koaa
midway between Union Mill and Multi four O'clock
hour after he left Maui.
halfpas by Miss McArster from
Kuaiau Ranch which inland distance back of the amakua
The manager Japanese working
garden with heard the of the machine reported
the then skipping they thought fog rolling
that time.
The seapane heard, but sighted
station the timber line the slopes Of Mauna ka This
HEARD OYER sH1PMAN RANCH - .. ....
The last Heard Of the Puioo station
the Shpman Ranch Persons it. distinctly
heard the engine This ranch elevation OF $500 feet
the machine have been least two three
higher.
for landing terra ha having for riding the
Any attempt and in seapne would result in sud
den shock and probable cumpng OF the machine The
around the Shpnan Ranch covered with timber and
rough terrain and covered everywhere with lava.
Persons who thoroughly acquainted with Hawai- believe
that Major Clark flying high first passed above Hawaii Halawa
and then swinging inward southeast cirg the
Providing there ample daylight that time and the
thick the the Kona side island
served by Clark and he could have paned down that
could also have the the Kau side Of the island
If he down the latter shore he pobab
kIarea Volcano
ARMY PEOPLE CONFIDENT
In circles they have every faith in the majors safety
believe he is perfectly safe
BY the time the aviator heard Shipman
Hn flying about three hours which longer time than he had
been his flights Honolulu longest flights
was on tuesday when he remained up about two hours and
quarter.
Whatever have happened military air flight
"n"ua to the island OF Hawa wa Maui was an accomplished
fact and he had the privilege OF being the first air pilot
such flight i'll the Pacific Ocean.
His departure yesterday morning Kamehameha wa
made occasion for demonstration for the entire popua
ton turned out watch the AS the seapane left
three cheers followed him from officers and enlisted alike
Ills flight included Honolulu the channel
the Leer Settlement Mooa that island then
the intervening channel until dropped bay
hana two and a half hours after leaving Honolulu
His plan when he left Fort trip
t" the Big Island in two flights and to fly back Honolulu this
MACHINE IN GOOD CONDITION
His fight undertaken yesterday after many delays during
tho past few weeks but during this time the machine
hnc running condQ and carly yesterday morning
cdd to make the start and picked Sergeant Gray his
and mechancan..
When he flew Waikiki he about 5000 Resi-
dents have become accustomed seeing and hearing the machine
their heads almost daily that only few people observed
Selane become spec in the sky and then disappear
together as kept steadily toward Molokai
No two men ever made the trip from Honolulu Lahana
such quick time received here yesterday
relatives in which safely The
message dated thirty minutes past two