Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-05-30
HAWKER FOUND
ALIVE AT SEA
British Flyer and His Aid Are
Saved by Danish Steam
er Mary.
MINISTRY CONFIRMS REPORT
Destroyer Is Taking Rescued Flyers
to Scotfand-London Goes Wild
With Joy-churches Conduct
Thanksgiving Services.

London, May 26.-Harry Hawker
and Lieutenant Commander Grieve>
who started a week ago on a transat-
lantic air flight from Newfoundland to-
Ireland, We're rescued by the Danish
steamer Mary, bound for Horsens,
Denmark, it is reported here.
The two airmen have been trans
ferred from the Mary to the British
battleship Revenge and spent last
night in Scapafiow, the Orkneys, as the
guests of Admiral Fremantle. Today
they will be put ashore at Thurso,
where they will board a train for Lon
don.
Neither Hawker nor Grfeve would
| consent to discuss their remarkable ex-
| perience and almost miraculous escape
| from death over the admiralty tela-
| phone.
The Mary reported that she had
picked up the two flyers Monday in
latitude 1920 north; longitude 29.30
west, approximately half way between
| Newfoundland and the coast of Ire
land, for which they headed after leav-
i ing bot- JO1lllS ut SlA U CIOCh ldSL OuJl~
day evening.
The airplane had been forced to de-
scend close to the steamer because of
| stoppage of circulation in the water
pipe leading to the radiator. The
steamer happened along in the nick of
time, because the plane could not have
lived long in the turbulent sea and the
lifeboat contrivance would have been
of little avail.
The airplane was abandoned Both
men are reported to be in perfect
health.
Preparations are already under way
for monster reception on their ar
rival in London.
i Ship Going to Denmark.
Lloyds received a message from
Butt of Lewis that the Danish steam
er Mary signaled. 'Saved Hands Sop
with airplane!'
The steamer was asked: as it
Hawker?'
The May replied: YES"
Butt of Lewis is the northernmost
point of the Hebrides islands, off the
west coast of Scotland
The Danish steamer Mary sailed
May 4 from Norfolk for Denmark.
London Goes Mad With Joy.
London, May 26.-Like news from
beyond the grave came the report that
, Harry G. Hawkker and Lieutenant
Commander Mackenzie Grieve had been
picked up at sea by a Danish ship.
!, The glad tidings spread through the
lefty like wildfire and was greeted with
wild demonstrations of Joy everywhere.
The greatest demonstration of all took
. place in the village of Surbiton, where
Hawker has his home.
: Hawker's Wife Is Overjoyed.
, Hawkers wife was overjeyed at the
announcement of her husbands res
cue.
81 knew he'd come back" she said
. to the Universal Service correspond
ent who had called at the cottage. 81
had a presentment he was not dead
all the time Oh, I'm the happiest
woman in the world. Harry can fly
across the Atlantic again any time he
wants to- I'm sure his good luck will
. continue"
/
held in the Surbiton churches at night.
The admiralty wireless is making an
effort to get in communication with
!! the captain of the Mary to ascertain
q the condition of Hawker and Grieve,
l. and where they were picked up.
The belief is the flyers must have
G been picked up somewhere toward mid
L Atlantic This would explain the de-
e lay in reporting their safety.
It The Mary is small steamship, with
d a wireless outfit of limited radius
l. Stormy Weather aloag the northern
le Atlantic steamship routes in the last
1t few days may also account for the
0. delay in communicating news of the
d rescue.
n Big Storm on Course.
u II had been reported a storm of ire
IN nendous violence was raging along the
1r course of Hawker's flight last Mon
e. day morning, and il was supposed th'
as | plane must have fallen to the sea il
attempting to buck its way through
~ the cyclonic winds.
IN London had absolutely given up hop'
rs for the safety of the aviators; th'
&c matter had been taken up in parlia
to ment and the government had been Sc
n verely criticized for sending two gal
a. liant gentlemen to their death becauS
o. of its failure to take any measures t,
insure their safety, although the sue
cess of their enterprise would hav
redounded to the glory of the nation