The daily banner., 1919-05-26
HAWKER SAVED
In MID-0CEAN
Daring Transatlantic Filters
Are Picked Up.
ARE TAKEN TO SCOTLAND
All England Rejoices Over Rescue OF
the Two Men-Both Are in Perfect
Health.

London, May 26-Harry G. Hawker
and Lieutenant Commander Macken-
Zie Grieve, the two airmen who start
ed in an attempt to fly across the At
lantic ocean from st. Johns, n. f.,
have been picked up at sea and taken
to Scotland.
Both men are in perfect health.
1t is officially announced by the ad.
miralty that the aviators were picked
up in latitude 1920, longitude 29.3O,
having alighted close TO the little DAN
iSh steamer Mary, owing to stopping
of circulation in the water pipes be-
tween the radiator and the water
pump.
The seaplane, il Sopwith machine,
was not salvaged.
The first report of the aviators since
their daring start in May IS came
when the Mary, which was bound
from Norfolk, May 4, TO Aarhuus,
Denmark, rounded the Butt of Lewis
and wigwagsed the fact that she had
Hawker and Grieve aboard.
Saved hands of Sopwith airplane,"
was the signal.
s'Is it Hawker?" was the question
sent out by the flags from the Butt,
which is the most northwesterly point
of the Hebrides group off Scotland.
yes" laconically replied the Mary.
The admiralty Immediately sent out
a fast torpedObOat destroyer in an en-
deavor to intercept the Mary and take
off the aviatOrs There was an anXi-
Gus wait of several hours, when the
word was flashed that the destroyer
had come across the steamer and
transferred Hawker and Grieve, and
was taking them to ThursO. on the
northern coast of Scotland, about
100 miles east of the Butt of Lewis.
The destroyer, the Revenge, report
ed to the admiralty that Hawker and
Grieve would sleep on board the Re-
venge in the Orkneys. The aviators
will proceed to London by train.
The London Daily Mail, which Of
fered a purse of $4,000 for the first
flight by heavier-than-a craft
across the Atlantic ocean, will give
Hawker and Grieve consolation prize
of $4,000. -. s5sf .ss~s
IIf aviation circles hope Virtually
had been given up of the rescue -of
Hawker and Grieve, the chance that
they would be picked up by small
vessel without wireless being regard
ed as a remote possibility.
The news of the rescue has electri-
fed all Britain. Eight destroyers,
after a thorough search Of the Allan
tic for 300 miles from the Irish coast
had given up the quest.
Sunday morning, however, the Mary,
crawling along at nine knots, report
ed the rescue, and her brief message
to the watchers at the Butt of Lewis,
as she proceeded on her way TO Scot
land, left the public to speculate Won
deringly over the "details of the air
mems adventures \
The admiralty Immediately despatch
ed destrOyers from northern points to
intercept the Mary, and the Daily
Mail instructed all signal stations to
try TO communicate with the captain
Oh lHt uGStllt request " ldtht tiit
ators at some Scottish port. The adj
miralty quest succeeded, and wire
less message came from the destroyer
Woolsun that she had overtaken the
Mary and had transferred the avia.
tors.
Nothing except some great battle
has excited London more than the un-
expected tidings. The public was dis
posed TO question whether tha first re-
mort could be trusted, and the atmir-
atty statement that it was taking
measures to verify the report indicat-
ed doubt, which the Woolsun'S mes
sage dispelled.
The modest Hawker home near Sur
briton was quickly the center of in
tereSt Crowds of people Swarmed
there Mrs. Hawker, who had only on
Saturday received telegram of con-
dolence from King George, said:
II had presentment all along that
I should see my husband again. l was
confident all the time, although every
one condOled with me. / am Overjoy-
ed anl 100 overcome to talk now"