The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-18
SSNW Aafety ct the daring aviators VINO
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AAMU Aafety OF the daring aviators VIM
mare up the crew OF the giant plane,
navy officials were frankly anxious W
know additional details or her His ~ y
u The arrival Of the NC-4---the, orig '
nal lame duck" OF the transatiaheie
TNxpedttion--at the port OF horlA On
4h0 island OF Fayal. in the Azores :" ak
herAided with JOY when the news was
flashed TO Washington cary tiils
morning. Later In the day news o,
the descent of the NC-1 was receiFeo
and while officials were ErleVeu "
think that she was unable 20 loioW
the propeller whirls OF the Ms thes
were thankful THAI her positlon was
known and that q feet or destroyer
had set out TO stand by IN case Oh
any trouble.
n0fhing was heard of the NC~3 save
thA rneacre message which chronicle
thA fact that at s:15 this morning
Washington time. she had passed sla
ton number Is, the feat or the ny
was temporarily forgotten in the de-
sire for additional word OF the MISS
ing plane.
Everything is In her favor, though,
Just as everything is in the favor o.
TIC NC.I Weather reports from the
Azores tell Of a heavy fog banked
about the little islands, and to the
navy a heavy fog means calm ana
even sea- Then toe, is the knowiedse
that whatever her plight many de-
xtroyers are lowering in the vicinity,
and help will only be a matter OF
minutes
Delays in the transmission OF ooth
ca hies and wireless messages also aod
hope for il Is entirely possih!e NAV
the NC-s has landed on one OF the
s~Yr a. t,,.. BOT the rsn0rt or h@T ar
rival has not yet reached the United
states. This assumption is based on
the fact that practically all OF the
messages pertaining TO the flight nave
taken from four TO eight hours 10
reach Washington,
n the weather reported tonight pre-
walls tomorrow there IS little dount
that both planes. II IN distress, VII.
have been located Neither wonid
have the slightest difficulty in RIA
the sea softened by the mantle ~
for Furthernore each Of the pIanes
carries a seventytwo hours SUI ply o.
provisions and six days supply Of
fresh wafer.
Unless The NC-f and SC-s lore tntc
Horta or Punta Del Gade by tomor
row morning there is small nkeHhooc
that the second leg of the journey
will be begun by the NC-4- If re-
night. Indicating the safety OF the
crews Of the two planes II is ten &c
one chance thar Lieutenant Com
naander Albert C. Read. the skipper
Of the NC-4 vii take 10 the air so thai
ne and his intrepid comrades viii he
able TO give the natives of Plymouth
England. the ~reatest thrill that towr
has experienced since the sailing oi
the Mayflower or The defeat OF ths
Spanish armada
When the flash - the NC-s's initia
success was received here today the
navy department literally tossed ~
hat in the air and let out large
sized roar OF Joy.
Acting Secretary Franklin ~
Roosevelt sent cable 10 Lieutenan
sCoriiyYandee Eeasf wfrlefr r~ad fs for
lows
Navy congra tulates you on splen
dide performance"
Secretary of the Navy Daniels. whit
returned TO the capital tonight afte'
& trip 10 Europe was tho personihca'
lion of happiness when he heard o
the exploit Of the American hirdrnen
Both officials. though, withheld
formal statements until definite in
formation was received concerning
the two other planes,