Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-07

this journey
y a, m,--We are now over a large
ice field and the sea is full of enor-
| nous pieces of ice-small bergs in
| themselves. The ice is blue-green UNI
der water, with frozen snow on top.
"A message reaches ~ from the
governor of New Foundland; ON be-
| half of New Foundland ! greet you
as you pass US on your enterprising
Journey
Land in Sight.
1850 D. inland in sight. A
few small rocky islands visible for a
minute or two through the clouds and
instantly swallowed up again,
Eventually made them out to be
the northwest coast line of Trinity
Bay, n. F.
our time from Rathlln island
! the last piece of land We crossed
above the north coast of Ireland-to
north coast of Trinity Bay, n. F.. is
exactly SO hours.
"2:30 p. m.--We are crossing New
Foundland at 1900 feet IN thick fog
which gradually clears as we get fur
Their inland. A very rocky country
with large forests and lakes and for
the most part no traces of habitation
anywhere.
Message from St Johns to say that
Raynham was up in his machine to
greet us. We replied, giving our posi-
ton.
"5 p. m.--Again enveloped in dense
fog. Message from II. NJ S. Sentinel
giving her position. We are heading
for Fortune Harbor.
"4:30 p. m.-We have passed out of
Fortune Harbor and are now over the
two French islands Miquelon and st,
Pierre and steering a course for Hall
fax. The French flag was flying at
st, Pierre and was duly dipped as we
passed over.
"7:45 p. m.-Passed over Tramp
Steamer $. $. Seal, bound for Sydney,
n S, from St. Johns the first we have
seen.
'S:15 p. m.--Clear weather. Sea
moderate, Making good thirty miles
per hour on three engines. Northern
point of Cape Braton Island, Nova
Scotia, just coming into sight, Light
house four flashes. .,
Saturday, July 5, 2:30 a. m.-Very
dark, clear night Lights of White
Haven show up brightly on our star
board beam and we make out the
lights Of a steamer passing us to the
east. Strong head wind against us.
Making no appreciable Roadway.
100 a. m.-Scott decided to turn
inland to avoid southwest wind bar
rage flowing up the coast. Crossed
coast at Goose Island, Country Har-
Dor.
1920 a. m.--We are down as low as
500 feet over huge forests Stacked
tree trunks look like lunches of as
paragus from above
Put the windup a big brown
eagle.
We all agree we must come toI
Nova Scotia for shooting and fishing
1880 p. m.-The petrol question
has become distinctly serious. Shot
ter has been totalling up our avail
able petrol resources with anxious
care. We have 500 miles to go to
New York and if we don't get any
wind or bad weather against us we
will do it all right with two engines,
assisted occasionally by a third en-
CINE. We cannot afford to run all
five at once, owing to the petrol con-
sumption.
Lieutenant Commander Lans-
downe, United States naval airship
service, sends signal on behalf of
R-34 to United States naval author
tiles at Washington and Boston to
send destroyers to take us in tow in
case we should run out of petrol
during the night.
The idea is then we would be
tOwed by the destroyer through the
hours of darkness and at dawn flyI
to Long Island under our own power
"3 p. m.-Passed Haute island in
Fundy bay.
$3.50 p m.--For some little while
past there had been distinct evidences
of electrical disturbances.
Scott turned east off his course to
dodge the storm, putting on all en-
g,nes In this, fortunately for us, he
was successful and we passed through |
the outer edge of it. We had a very
bad time, indeed, and it is quite the
worst experience from weather
point of view that any of us have yet
experienced in the air.
1870 p. m.--We are now in clear
weather again and have left Nova
Scotia we'll behind us and are heading |
stra'g ht for New York.
$3.50 p. m.-Another thunder !
storm. Again we have to change our |
course to avoid it and, as every gallon
of petrol is worth its weight in gold, |
it almost breaks our hearts to have to
lengthen the distance to get clear Of |
these storms.
July 6, Sunday, a. m.-Sighted !
American soil at Chatham.
"4:25 a. m.-South end OF Mahoney |
island, Scott is wondering whether
petrol will allow him to go to New !
York or whether it would not be more |
prudent to land at Montauk.
$50 a. m.-Passing over Marthas |
Vineyard, a lovely island and beau
tifully wooded, Scott decided he could |
just get through to our landing field
at IIazelhurst field but that there
would not he enough petrol to fly over
New York.
LANDED 10:45 p. m. Greenwich
time or 9:54 a, m. United states sum-
mer time at Hazelhurst field, Long I,
Island
Total time of entire, voyage. los
hours, II minutes"
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