Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-01
BRITISH GIVE NC-4
ROYAL RECEPTION
ON REACHING GOAL
American Plane Lands at
Plymouth, Objective of
Flight.
COMMANDER READ MAKES
SPECTACULAR DESCENT
All Harbor Craft Let Loose in
Noisy Welcome to Overseas
Visitors.
MAYOR SPEAKS FOR ENGLAND
Accords High Praise to "Our Ameri.
can Cousins on Greatest
Achievement Of the Age.
COMMANDER READ MAKES
SPECTACULAR DESCENT
MAYOR SPEAKS FOR ENGLAND
Accords High Praise to "Our Ameri.
can Cousins on Greatest
Achievement Of the Age.
tRy Associated Press


PLYMOUTH, May 3l.-Scaplane NC-4.
pride Of the American navy, crossed
Plymouth Sound this afternoon. cir
clcd the place whence the Pilgrim
Fathers sailed in the cookie shell ship
for the New World in 1920, and alight-
cd in the Cattewater
AS she came into view through the
haze. easily recognizable among the
sseoriing British flyers by her huge
,ra,eo, England n gave ner the splendid
welcome she deserved. Leaving Fer
mander Albert c, Read had elected Hi' 70
spend Friday night. at 6;27 this morn
approximately 500 miles 10 Plymouth
IN less less than seven hours.
eted the last leg without a hitch to
mar the exploit Safe and sound. but
th9roughly fatigued by the physical
tai strain. Commander Read and his
Ff The are ros sifeping HIsoeefuy tonEht
residents to the American airmen and
aboard the Roebester by s' RearlHdm 1hem
British and American oftieials a and mYu the
crews OF the other NC planes, reached
a, climax with the first actual iandins
torch forf America. " " '"sfs set
Wonderful Interest Shown.
T.. nhers was wonderful interest in to-
bny the previous flights OF this seaplane.
t0 G, IN the opinion of American naval
OTIS oircers and nd, the British public gener-
any, the Me- reached the peak OF her
great adventure when she SPAWNED the
~ iais at Lisbon The last stage Of
ehefiS ' as WHs r spaw by airmsn
nrm friendship which the war has ce
I InTeinted between e. this country and the
IN the I'm
OF the NC-i finds echo tonight in GEN
ulhe admiration expressed by british
sm ,t and pluck and the we'll worked
out plans of the American navy no to
i"c'i''ate and safeguard the flight
Flew In Rain md Fog.
through the Bay OF Bscay and fog
also was encountered off Brest. COM
peiiing the plane to keep al low
>, Aithoush news OF the progress OF
she erafi was; was passed along BY war
nntps n Stationed lone on the way, it was
rom Commander Read himself. His
message merely reported his position.
Read mis- nHs n hS Ereetins 70 Commander
mouth said:
T. is with profound gratitude that
mere today on behalf of old pi~
mouth m, IN; from which the Mayfower sail
ed 200 years ago. welcome vol, aftar
S Soar , tremendous and wonderful flight
mi
! can speak with the voice OF EneIani
IN expressing great admiratio for
:our achievement and in welcoming
% these shores our American cousins"
Comes Out or Hnze
The NC-4 appeared suddenly out Of
the haze at 2:19. summer time. Af,er
eirclng over the harbor she dropped
siriaieiui.y toward the cattewater
me rh a, go; 80 The great crowd on the
Lad 6 rom eheered heartily and craft
come. WI
The seapane. when sighted. was Nv
f an n.sh and leading an escor, OF three
dwarfne, that OF the escortins planes
. ,e no doubt of her identity. While
The thems ,n%nsah hsar Of spectators yelled
dropped their lights and a fleet Of
small boats rushed out TO greet the
;aima cans The capta:n's gig from the
NJ as tne latter TAXED up to her
puoE, where she quickly made fast
I, was IS, , perfect landing. AS the mem
by the boat from the Aroostook for
I Rri;Is reception on the Rochester, the
,9.ttn nying boats swept into the
nattewater, and drew up along side
Presents Fine Setting.
strong west wind was blowing
when the NC-4 came in. The inner
harbor was calm. however. and nre.
sented fine setting for the brilIian,
picture as viewed from the denseiy
crowded slopes OF Plymouth's cel,a
orated Fairgrounds, the Hoe The haze
lying over the sound obscured yisibiI
!ty, and II was not until tbs NC-4 was
over the harbor that her presence be-
came known. II had been expected
that the American flyer would arrive
at a little before . O'Clock, and some
anxiety was felt when that hour
passed.
Once, flying boats which had been
scouting out rs far as the Eddystone
light, fourteen miles away. returned
TO the harbor and a false alarm was
raised that the NC-4 had arrived
The American naval base received
seventy kilograms today directed to
the commander OF the Net I.ieuten-
ant-Commandcr Read. and others of
the crew, concentrating them on the
finish Of the flight. The majority of
tho messages were from the United
States. ono being from Josephus Dam
iels, Secretary of the American NAVY.
ANNOUNCEMENT MAKES
SECRETARY DANIELS HAPPY
iBy Associated rressl
WASHINGTON. May 3I.-The Ameri-
can naval transatlantic flight which
began at Rockaway Beach. Long Island.
May s, was successfully completed to-
day with the arrival OF the NC-4 nj