The sun., 1919-06-28

bands got of the ship. The Mayors
committee ship Patrol, with 100 of the
| committee aboard. and a dozen or more
| scout patrol and submarine chasers es-
corted the big transport up the misty
bay while thunder doomed and lightning
Elinted through the heavy mist
Meanwhile overhead the airplanes
cavorted. The two airplanes from
Mlneola, piloted by Lieuts r. c. Kirk
patrick and William r. Taylor, made
merely what was in more ways than one
flying visit, for they were taking great
risks in venturing out into the mist
laden air, which screened from them
possible landing places and threatened
the engines OF the craft, while the rain
tore at the propellers and raised weits
on their faces. Lieut.. Kirkpatrick bore
with him letters Of invitation to a big
dinner to be given to the aviators at
the Hotel Commodore on July by
the American Flying Club.
He succeeded In dropping some OF
these invitations, the first with which the
transatlantic niers were bombarded,
upon the deck of the Zeppelin. In addi-
ton to the invitation the letter greeted
the fiiers In the name of the army and
navy aviation services and the citizens Of
New York.
The navy blimp, a small craft Of the
the mist and rain which bore down her
envelop. but managed to maneuvre over
the Zeppelin nevertheless. The navy sea-
planes. all of which were Of the F-b-L
type. with two engines. better withstood
the elements although II was no picnic
for their pilots. No one engine sea-
planes were despatched. AZ the likelihood
OF the single engine falling and leaving
the seaplane In bad hole was too great
in the opinion of navy officers.
The tug Manhattan, starting latest Of
all the greeters, owing to a wait for
Dock Commissioner Murray Hubert
chairman Of the committee aboard her.
got away from Pier A at the Battery at
ak minutes to without the Commits
sioner, who had previous engagement
Hardly had she gone ten feet on her
journey than two women. wildly excited
and waving papers. dashed on to the
dock. AS the Manhattan had been
slated to leave at 10 A NJ, the women
were only three hours and fifty-four
minutes late, so=Capt. Joseph Fletcher
put back for them.
Women Delay Boat.
When the boat had tied up. run ashore
a gangplank. taken aboard the women,
cast of and got away again It developed
that the late arrivals were none other
than Mrs. D. II. Mackie. mother of Cor
poral James L. Mackie. 326th Field Sig
nal Battalion. who was then coming up
the bay In the Mobile. and Mrs. w. w.
Stewart, an aunt OF the same Corporal
James l.. Mackie.
The women thought they were on the
Patrol on the way down to greet the
Mobile. SO Captain Joseph Fletcher. who
Is q good deal Of a pirate. shanghaied
oK.A Mo .tsrHaN NfAvx 100 h. has 60
help Glenn Curtiss, Capt. Bob Bartlett,
the Polar explorer; Rear Admiral Brad
ley A. Fiske, retired; II. Pushae Will
Jams, president OF the Chamber Of Com
merce OF Queens Alan r. Hawiey. pres
ident of the Aero Club OF America, and
others, to cheer the NC niers
But on the way down Pirate Joe
Fletcher relented and sheered way over
to the Mobile. which was coming up the
bay mile or two ahead of the Zeppelin.
And then while Mrs. Mackie leaned so
far over the rail that Pirate Joe got
nervous and feared she would walk the
plank, Glenn Curtiss, Capt Bob. Admiral
Fiske, Presidents Hawley and Williams
and every body else gave thirty-three
rousing cheers for Corporal James L.
Mackie, only they called him Jimmie.
while Capt Horace Keane Of the Aerial
Police Reserves PACED the same notable
corporal with megaphone.
Then the Manhattan sidled around to
the other side of the Mobile and the same
programme was gone througi again
Then, leaving the other million or more
gobs aboard the Mobile to wonder
whether this guy Corporal James L.
Mackie was a multimillionaire to have a
boatlosd Of distinguished looking ginks
come down the bay to greet him or only
a friend of Tammany Hall, the Manhat-
tan skipped Zeppelinward.
On board the Manhattan were two OF
the greeters the fiiers on the Zeppelin
were probably happiest to see. except
ing. OF course, the women on the Her
reshoff. They were Chief Special Me-
chanic E. H. Howard and Lieut.. Harry
Sadenwater. Chief Special Mechanic
Howard. il may be recalled. is the lad
whose hand was sheered off by one Of
the whirring propellers of the NC-4 on
the night before the start at Rockaway.
He reported back TO duty one hour after
the accident, protesting that he was feel
ing fine and quite At for the trip.
Yesterday IL he felt any regrets at
being a mere spectator instead OF one OF
the returning heroes he kept his thoughts
strictly to himself, and his cheers were
about the loudest and heartiest on the
Manhattan when she came within hail
showing, when sympathy was offered
him, how handy his partly empty sleeve
was to light cigarette in when the
wind blew. Howard passed over the in
jury completely. His services in getting
the NC motors in shape for the long trip
we're extremely valuable, as he was one
OF the most expert practical mechanics
in the navy.
I'm mighty glad I lost my wing just
before the start. II I had to lose II at
ALL" Howard said cheerfully yesterday
AT least was able to help some getting
the planes in shape for the start.
couldn't have done that much II had
had 1t clipped OF two weeks before the
start"
Lieut. Harry Sadenwater was the
radio man on Bellinser's unfortunate
NC-1, which sank after more than a
days buffeting by the stormy seas OF
the Azores. Lieut.. Sadenwater went
ashore from the destroyer In which the
crew were stationed at Horta. to get
some clean clothes and returned to find
that the destroyer had hustled away
without him. He returned direct to the
United States
IF II had not been for that unusual
and entirely unexpected combination of
thick fog and a very heavy sea all
three OF the planes would have finished
in fine shape he said yesterday AFTER
running down 70 the Azores In fine
shape. with every engine humming moro
steadily than when we started we
plunged into the fog. Owing to the at
ufospheric conditions the rage OF our
radio compass. or direction finder, was
cut down to twenty-five miles, 70 Com