The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-19
N. c. a, "Jinx PIane," Leads Race
Across Ocean. Running Ahead
of Schedule.
1,35O-M|LE HOP MADE
Commnder Reads Machine, With NCt
Following Closely, Is First to Land
Crews on Ships Up All Night
Receiving News.

Ponta del Gaga, Azores, May 19.
The NC4, leading the American
Navy seaplanes, landed at Porta,
Island of FayaI, Azores, at s:25
New York time, 1925 Minneapolis
time). Porta is 100 miles from the
American base here. The NC1
was following the Nc4 closely and
the NC3, the flagship, was consid-
erably behind. The NC4 left Tre-
passey, NJ. r., at 6:o7 p. m, which
would make its time IA hours and
13 minutes for the 1,350-miIe
flight.
Ponta del Gada, Azores, May 49,
Navy officials here are amazed at the
wonderful achievements of the Ameri-
can aircraft during the long voyage
from Trepassey to the Azores.
Throughout the night a group Of en-
thusiastic officers clustered about the
wireless apparatus in the office of
Commander w. r. Workman and Cap
tain Arwine. on the mother ship Mel
vile.
The excitement grew as message
after message rasped in from the va.
rious destroyers in midsea. Each sue
ceeding message indicated that the
American pilots were SURPRISING every
hope of their comrades at this end.
When the fash that the American
flyers had taken the air at Trepassey
was received here, wireless messages
were broadcast over the sea request
ing all merchant ships to restrict the
use of their radios to a minimum in
order not to interfere with the ex
change of radiograms between the air
llanes and the American destroyers
Dispatch Boats Busy.
Dispatch boats swept back and forth
across the bay between the mother
ship Melville and other warships.
Half-hour bulletins were issued or
quickly prepared, handed to couriers
on motorboats and distributed to the
eagerly waiting mariners on all ships
and to the watchers in the city.
The men on the u. s. s. Buffalo, o.
British troopship, Dutch war yes
sci and the many foreign craft in thu
harbor lined the rails anxiously as The
motorboats approached AS bulletir
after bulletin indicated success, cheers
went up from these ships.
Like ELECTION Returns"
The eagerness with which the an
nouncements were snatched resem
bled that OF men seizing election
world series and prize fight returns.
This Is the greatest sporting even
In history" declared Captain Wort
man as the shouts from those keepini
the all night vigil fioated over the ba,
were heard. There was heavy betting
on the results in the gambling house
OF Ponta del Gada. All night lon
wagers were eagerly offered and a,
eagerly snapped up.
All kinds of odds were offered Of
the success or failure of the fight, tn
length CT time it would take and o.
which planes would be first to arrive
Sailors from foreign ships in tn
pdy, IolLd6uCSC ECSlucutS VI tHC ID
and, picturesque townspeople, mir
gled In the gambling houses, shoulder
ing and jostling In their anxiety t
get their bets down.
No Ceremonies at start.
Trepassey, N. F., May 19.-Ther
were no ceremonies at the start of tn
long flight from here. The aviator
bundled up like Esquimos, helmete
and goggled, waved their hands |
goodbye to those who were stayin
behind. Captain Grenshaw, commal
der of the base here, shook hands wit
Commander Towers.
so long. Best luck" he sal,
gruffly.
Goodbye" said Towers, and the
climbed over the side of the seaplan
took his place and gave the word.