Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-30
Engine Trouble Causes
Naval Plane to Alight on
Portuguese Coast.
RESUMES JOURNEY
AFTER SLIGHT DELAY
Read Sends Message lndi-
eating He Will Not Try to Reach
ENGLAND Until Saturday-Seeks Fa-
vorabIs Stopping Place For Night
30o MiIes From Plymouth--CabIe
Reports Delayed For Hours.

naval seaplane N. ca mace an
jpeffectua attempt today to jump
from Lisbon, Portugal, to Ply.
mouth. England, the scheduled
last leg Of her trip. She was com
pelled to land int he Mendego river
about 100 miles up the coast from
Lisbon.
The N. Ca sent word by radio
that she would be unable to make
Plymouth tonight, but the message
indicated that she intended hy'ne
farther during the day, as Com
mander Read had asked the Amer
lean navy authorities what was
the best port for him to land the
seapIane within 200 miles and re-
auested that the destroyers 20
kept at their stations.
The American naval flyer, start
ina from Lisbon at $40 o'clock
this morning, in charge OF Let.
Com. A. c. Read, United states
navy. had not progressed TAR Pc
fore messages from destroyers m
dieated she was in trouble. one
was reported passing station = AZ
8 a. m. and station 3 at s:"
o'clock. Flying at a height OF about
1000 feet in excellent weather.
Toward noon, however, = message
from tho destroyer Woo,sey az
station c made It appear that tne
.eapIane had developed trouble
hut Il was thought at the time tnas
she had effected repairs ana re-
sumsd her fight.
At 1890 o'clock, however, mes,
..ae from the N. Ca was picked
un In brsst harbor telling OF the
descent in the Mondeso river.
sre.t. May 25-Latest reports
hv wireless say that the N. CO
developed trouble in both star
board motors which unba'aneeo
the plane and compelled Lieuten-
ant Commander Read to land. me
machine was not damaged.
Commander Read 10 regulating
The motors and may try to reach
vioo before darkness.
washington, May 3o.-The navy ds
,artment was officially advised OF TIL
departure of the N. ca from Lasoo'
or Plymouth at O'Clock this morn
NO The starting time was given a
.24 Greenwich time Q:2o a. m. WASH
nston time). Slow cable communl
alton keeps the department four o.
i've hours behind in news OF the pro
,ress of the flight. Aitho she lande'
I Mondego river 100 miles north 70
lisbon the sea plane is 20. k.. accord
nr To a message from Lieut.. Com
llbert Read to the cruiser Rochester
+ Lisbon. received today at the nav!
department..
There was no information here as u
yhy Commander Read made LANDING
,ut officers assumed the engines Wer'
lot running properly. The plane cyl
ently ran into shallow water or wa
eft stranded by receding tide whil'
epairs we're being made.
Can't Reach Plymouth Tonight.
London, May 30.-The folloWint
Message has been received by wireless
rom the n. Ca:
LANDED Mondego river"
The mouth cf the Mcndego river i
lear Figueira, about 100 miles norti
+ Lisbon, on the Portuguese coast,
Commander Read sent a furthe
Message stating that ne could no
make Plymouth tonight. The seaplan
vas not damaged when she landed.
The message did not give any feas
N. for landing. It is sa!d. however
,e must wait nigh tiI5. &c ::.c:::
he authorities at what Point he should
ard.
The N. CA lett Lisbon for Ply
mouth, England, at $50 this mornin;
nd was expected to arrive there abou
this afternoon, British summer time
[When the N. CA reached Lisbol
he had travelled $3.50 sea miles, hay
ng been in the air forty-three hour
nd thirty three minutes. The aver
Lge speed had been seventy two SCI
niles an hour for the whole journey
no her speed from Trepassey, New
to Horta, Azores. and from
,onta to Lisbon averaged far abov
hat tsTnro frONl lLlSDON Id fDlyIHOuIl
S approximately IT'S sea miles.l
Weather Unfavorahle.
Brest, May 30.-When the Unite'
states seaplane N. CA left Lisbon'thi
the weather was cloudy
There was a barometric depression owe
he Bay OF Biscay, but the weather wa
lear over the English channel.
The N. CA passed station "A at J
his morning and station b at 9:2t
She was flying at an altitude Of abou
1000 feet in calm and beautiful weath
II. She expected to be opposite Cues
ant light, on the westernmost3 ex
Of the islands, off the scoas
II Brittany, at 1880 o'clock.
Flight Rssumed.
A message received here, relay
d from the torpedo boat destroye
yoolsey. at station G on the ronte o
he N. Ca. = Interpreted by the nava