East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-26
SAFETY LAID TO
M|SHAP;; STORM
LURKED AHEAD
News Of Aviators Spreads Like
Wild Fire; Town Is BefIagged
and Hats Tossed High
SUNDAY LUCKY DAY,
CLAIMS MRS. HAWKER
National Heroes on Way to
London Where Welcome
Tomorrow Waits.

LONDON, MAY 26.-Harry Haw-
ker. and his navigator. Lieutenant
Commander Mackenzie GrIeye landed
today on British soil. nearly a week
after they had been given up for lost
In their attempt TO fly from New
England to Ireland In a Sopwth air.
plane. The aViators who are the
Greatest national heroes OF the mo-
ment. landed at Thurso, Scotland.
from the Danish tramp steamer
Mary which rescued them in mid
ocean early last Monday after they
had been forced to descend into the
seas.
Lacking n wireless outfit. the cap
tain of the steamer was obliged to
withhold tidings OF the rescue until
he was opposite Butt of Lewis, where
the information was signalled by
means Of flags that Hawkcr and
Grieve were aboard his ship.
Dcstrloycrs ARE Dispatched.
Immediately word was flashed to
the British admiralty which sent out
destroycrs to overtake t-e Danish
Vessel and obtain confirmation. This
was done and one Of the destroyers
took the airmen off and later trans.
ferred them TO the flagship Revenge.
From this safe haven Hawker sent
n message that his machine had
stopped owing to the blocking Of the
water circulation system.
Hawker and Grieve were in tho
water an hour and n half before be-
ing taken aboard the steamer Mary.
In London Tomorrow.
Hawker and Grieve were scheduled
To start this afternoon for London
q. ,.,rls
tomorrow. Britain has been jubi- I
liant ever since the news spread like /
wildfire over the land that the avla- I
tors had been saved.
As the news spread there was
great enthusiasm throughout Britain
There were remarkable scenes In the
streets, concert halls and movie the
aters when the announcement of the
rescue was made. Crowds cheered
and tossed their hats Int the hair,
Throngs gathered around the home
of Hawker in Subiton, near London.
The town was beflagged as IT has no,
been since the war.
Lucky Day Says Wife.
Sunday IL my lucky day" declar- ,
ed Mrs Hawker. who was almost un-
able to speak at first but who later ,
recovered her self-posaession suffi-
ciently to say n few words to the
newspapermen. ,
81 said Saturday we would have ]
good news Sunday; just felt 1t. This
10 the luckiest Sunday of all. do q
not know my husbands intentions, {
but would not be surprised II he tries !
the flight again. A failure like this {
won't stop him. 1t will only make y
him more determined. If he does
try again he will get across next /
time" Il
Mishap Blessing. {
Officials at the admiralty believe {
n clogged feed pipe that forced Haw- {
kr to descend within easy reach OF !
the steamer Mary, which saved him. q
wns blessing In disguise. 1t is s
pointed out that had he continued the {
journey he would have encountered a I
hurricane which probably would have $
dashed his machine into the sea far :
from aid. The storm would have '
been met two hours after they passed
the spot where they came down {
An official announcement made I
today said:
"Hawker and Grieve have landed I
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