Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-27
PLANE
LAST REPORTED I50
MILES FROM GOAL
Washington, May 27.-The NC-4 passed sta
ton at :l0 p. m, thenavy department was ad-
vsed by radio Station | | is approximately $50
nautical miles or nearly
$50 land miles from
Ponta Delgada.

$50 land miles from
Ponta Delgada.
Washington, May 27,-Lieutenant
Commander A. c. Read, in the NC-4,
jumped away from Porta Delgada,
Azores. at 6:1S a. m, Washington
time, on the fourth leg Of his trans
Atlantic flight, according TO a message
received at $50 O'Clock by the navy
department.
Lisbon, Portugal, is Reads objec
tive. The distance is about 800 miles,
and in view of the past performances
of the NC-4 apparently the speediest
of the three planes, that started out
from Trepassey, n. F., in an effort to
conquer the air lanes of the Atlantic,
navy officials expected that the trip
would be made in close to eight hours.
Off Like Bird.
POnta Delgada, Azores, May 81
Carrying Americas hopes for success
in the transatlantic flight, the sea-
plane NC-f winged away from here at
6:lS New York time this morning on
the last leg of the trip across the
! ocean.
Lieutenant Commander Read said
before the start that he expected tC
reach Lisbon Portugal, before 1
o'clock this afternoon, New York
time completing the fight across the
/ Atlantic. The distance from Ponta
Delgada to Lisbon is approximately
| 500 nautical miles
| If the NC-4 flies to Portugal With
out mishap she will continue on to
/ Plymouth, England.
| A big crowd saw the take-oif this
/ morning The weather was almost
/ perfect The sun glinted on the shiny
polished surface of the seaplanes up
! per wings as she wheeled about in the
( harbor in preliminary tests and then,
! gathering speed, dashd Off and rose
| into the air like a great bird.
The shore crowds cheered. the sail
ors sent uD Il series of shouts and
/ whistles footed an accompaniment.
The NC4 carried exactly the same
crew which made the flight to the
/ Azores from Trepassey.
The first report of the seaplane's
progress came about an hour after
she left here.
She passed station / and at 7:l3,
/ New York time, sent the following
message to Admiral Jackson:
I'VE seem 10 be on our way. Many
thanks for your hospitality
The crew boarded the NC-4 an hour
before sunrise, taking food supplies
aboard and making final preparations
for the flight The weather experts
announced that the winds were mostly
northwest all along the course from
the Azores to Portugal.
Trouble with the seaplane's port en-
sine slightly delayed the start this
/ morning.
Lieutenant Commander Read said
| he hopes to resume the flight to
Plymouth tomorrow, though his air
/ VOYAGE officially ends at Lisbon.
Thirteen desroyers line the course
from here to Lisbon.
Travels at Terrific Speed.
Washington. May 27.-The NC4, fly
ing at a terrific rate of speed, passed
over station No. at 7:3S. according
TO message to the navy department
This station is about 100 nautical miles
from the starting point at Ponta Del
sada, thus making some 100 nautical
miles travelled in one hour and twenty
/ minutes
She passed over the first station
! shin at 7.13. making the second htty
miles i'm twenty-five minutes
! Crowds Cheer Hawker,
London. May 27.-Harry G. Hawk
er's ride toward London today was
riumphal procession.
A big crowd had gathered az the
railway station in Edinburgh "heh
the train bringing the daring Austria
lieh rilot and his navigator Nacken-
zie Gria.e. arrived The two men
tried TO make their way unnotlced 10
the station restaurant TO get break
fast but we're surrounded and carried
. through the station on the shoulders
of the crowd while thousands cheered.
Later in the morning they receiver
ovations from smaller throngs gain
erred at all the stations in Scotland as
they approached the English border.
Urpon their arrival at the Marlyhone
station here tonight they will be met
nv an official reception committee ana
! escorted by members OF the Royal
Aero Club and Australian soldiers TO