The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-17
LESION READY FOR
AMERICANS RECEPTION
By William j. Butler.

/ TlcHon. May ] 6 --Three large euoSS
kG the mouth Of the Teio River marx
u the landing plsee OF me three aiIIe5 1.
nan scspianes after Their er"''' ''''a = =
@S4nx night across the Atlantic.
All is ready or this side of me
rr0rld for The reception OF The Ameri~
soaSss- Several planes OF the foFVo-
e1,eee air force plan 70 fly OUT 10 sea
& and meet the Americans and piios
4 them into port. The whole town OF
q I.ishcn is expected 70 turn ont IN
1 demcn~traaon in honor or the ar
v Qfoneers
4 -fYse y-i.sl factors were machines
q - ~ Ard weather In. the navy ChT-
fiss type seapianes built for overseas
!. f9srhf hefcva the war terminated SEC
I rotary rpnrIefs w-gs core3cn1 ihat me
Il sarss requirement was SulHJfd
n In the personnel Of he navy ava
tson service were thousS ndS ot hrs}
/ class fie~s. ali eaTer 70 erzieaTE IN WIS
pioneer enterprise The mon setcN ."
are not the pick ~ tho service III 'ii'
orxssrary ser7ss ~ she phrase they are
9,sxs rsy,-es.s-1 tst We s. ascnea nir11on
Ntth "a ssr~s.ia3 knowledge Of the IN ?
tAFuMr s~@>s 81 sea plane HNr0rH4s
more .,7fsr'v GOOD are ava}'as}" even
.ha ~ge-x Neyo agree aTA take prior
Of sa-viee in tfat particular fact, IN
stead Of ee4n@ individual glory over
the distinction - 'heir o~n selection
Rrs tre wea he was the hardest prom
Torn 10 solve Frstirh aFsstcrs rush
inc hsss}orx n Newton adland tn start
IN nur~,tt, ii The $50 o0o 1rize. fog~
their selves fceAouUd and their piai.t
enlagEsr e5 hH gales.
The Americans knew from tie 'ufy
~ weather reports and charts f1r two
score wears shat the Atlantic hight
would b. impossible in present Gay
pfanes before this month. shipping
directions in the text books issued 10
al naval vessels show plainly the
treacherona nature of the wind and
the danger Of fos through the winter
and early spring
The special detachme nt organized
unde- Commander Towffs by Score
ta-x Daniels order calculated from
sYsast performances that climate con-
.dftio-e would change for the better
around May 10 ON that basis de-
L sfrnrers were formed into fotillas to
patrol tho course. Weather service
was installed on the mother snip. sup
My and repair ships were made ready.
I ffe shortest course TO the Azores,
U Portugal and ENGLAND was mapped
out and all set with every leg Of the
tourney covered in advance Of the
earliest possible date OF tho start of
!. the fight 5...... .......... .........-
e Enough Spare rarts are ut hand TO
almost hufld a new machine. In ad-
dition TO an extra supply Of fuel, thfs
planes carry spare propellers and
scores Of other parts
The breakdown Of NC~& at Chat
ham was discounted in advance a.
s shown nv the onward progress OF the
fight when she was disabled,
Accidents TO ecveral destroyer@, the
forced handing ~ plane, interrupted
radio con1rnunIcation~-non OF these
would stop the flirht. 80 long az one
seaplane remains In the air
Lisbon. which is one of the greatest
places in the world for the little god
of chance. Is turning from It's age-oiu
pastime roulette, and is putting Ut
its money In profuse wads on the re
suit OF the American a''eu NJ to ff>
across the Atlantic The betting u
10 / against three planes succ ess
fully negotiating the flight TO
against two TO get across, and over
money against at least one accom-
\ 2l!shing the feat.
AS soon as the aviators land here
they will go abroad the American
4 mine layer. Shawmut, whore they will
meet and receive communications
from the Admiral Plunkett high OF
ficIals Of the Portuguese government
and others
Al the request OF United States
Minister Bureh. the portuguese gov
nrnment has granted every possible
help in the way of telegraph, wire
I less and other facilities in the Azore
~ well as in Portugal Admira
+ Piunkett, who is in charge OF th'
d. iigh, arrangements, arrived in por
TO-DAY from New York on board hi
flagship. the Rochester, after drop
81 hing crew Of American movie photo
4 Erarhers and newspaper men at tn
Azores
After the. planes land at Punta De
3ado. IL is expected they viii res
only one day before starting on tbs
SEQ mile jump 10 I.iEben.
PERFECT PREPARATION