The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-22
HANKER AND GRIEVE
GIVEN UP FOR LOST
BY BRITISH FLYERS
OTHER BIRDMEN PREPARING FOR
DASH ACROSS ATLANTIC TO
COAST or IRELAND

st. Johns. n. t.. May 2l,-lIope for
the safety Of Harry q. Hawker ANA
Commander Grievc, missing since they
set out eastward through the air on
SUNDAY I'm tLclr Sopwith biplanc for
ireland. was virtually abandoned today
by the British fliers preparing mere
10 take wing m their wake. News ot
th. safety of the NC3. after being so
long ON the water had been a source
of announcement, but it is recognized
that the uawker.Grievc machine car
r.cd only - cookie shcrr emergency boat
as compared with the stout han of the
American naval plane.
Rcgardmg the fate Of llawker ana
Grieve. some OF the airmcn here believe
the Sopwith collapsed within a short
time after leaving 81. Johns ana that
the ,yireIo,r failed. The opinion IS
gaining ground that field ice and ice
berrs. extending for one hundred miles
off the coast may have affected the
work of the engines through the intense
cold congcalug the Oil The American
airmcn who flew to Trcpassey irom
Rockaway, n. y, found that this con-
dition cause them serious Inconvenience
disturbing their engines. Some of which
virtually burned out from this cause,
according to officers aboard the Unit
ell States supply ship Prairie.
Others are Undaunicd
J-ndaunted by the Sopwiths disap-
pearance, which must be taken into
consideration as part of the hazards
of transatlantic flight, members OF
the other oss.occan expeditions today
continued 10 mature their plans for
| flights with the next fun moon, three
weeks hence From Harbor Grace came
word that the Hanloy-Page super
/ bomber would be i'm the air within ten
days instead of a fortnight as the as
/ scmblng of this machine is being eN-
I pedited.
! Captain Alcott of the Anglo American
! team which will attempt a flight in
/ Vimy bomber expects the latter ma
| chine to reach here tomorrow or Fri
day. While here he Will use as his
/ base the Mount Pearl plateau airdrOmo
vacated by Hawker. Flying light to
| IIarbor Grace he will there take on a
! full load of SOS gallons Of gasoline be
fore hopping off T." His plane will
| have II range of 2,i40 miles.
Captain Alcott said today that he
would carry as life saving equipment
/ only an inflatable vest, as he consid
cred other contriynncc of such doubtful
value that he would not burden his ma
chine with them.
ASl. Ispttqr Ip1tlpr Rppprt-
The skeleton of Frederick Il. Rayn
/ hams Martinsyde plane. a thing OF
frail appearance stripped of its cover
/ ing of linen and veneers. was set up in
a repair shop today to be reassembled
Captain c. W. +. Morgan indicated
that he would not fly with Raynhan
in the attempt to win fame for whicl
the machine is being rebuilt. lie saic
when he recovered from his injuries
he would make an effort TO obtain ;
new plane and start an independen
flight for the British isles
An attempt is to be made by the sev
raj eXpedtiOners here preparing fo
flights TO obtain more satsfaCtor,
weather reports than heretofore re
ceived, Aleterologsts of the eXpcdi
tions met last night and considered de
fects due to transmission delays ana ;
request viii be made of the British al
ministry for more voluminous reports