The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-14
AIRMEN
WILL START
TONIGHT ON
OCEAN TRIP
Two Seaplanes May Start on
Great Trip Across at Six
o'clock N. C. 4 Reaches.
Halifax.
.DIRIGIBLE IS ON WAY
(By Associated Press)

ST. JOHNS N. F., May 14.-Ameri-
can aviation officers stationed here in
connection with the probable trans
ocean flight of the navy dirigible C,
stated today the American seaplane
flyers were prepared for hop off at
Trepassey at p. m. unless unfavor
able weather developed.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-While
weather conditions along the route
from Trepassey bay to the Azores
were improved today, meteorological
experts at New Foundland held that
they still were unsatisfactory" for
the start of the sea planes NC-1 and
NC-S on their transatlantic flight ac-
cording to dispatches received at the
navy department.
HALIFAX, May 1.-THE American
naval sea plane, NC-4 arrived here at
2:10 p. m. (Halifax time) from Chat
ham, Mass. Allowing for an hours
difference in time between this port
and Chatham, the plane made this
flight of approximately 800 nautical
miles in 8 hours and 45 minutes.
WASHINGTON, May 14-Leut
Commander A. G. Read plans to stop
the naval sea plane, NC-4, for only a
few minutes during It's flight from
Chatham, Mass, to Newfoundland. He
SO advised the cruiser Baltimore at
Halifax in a wireless message which
was intercepted and relayed to the
navy department few minutes be-
fore one o'clock this afternoon.
Nc-4 ARRIVES
CHATHAM, Mass, May IA. - The
naval sea plane NC-4 left here at 9:25
a. m. to join the NC-1 and NC-3 at Ire
passey, n. F., starting point of the
trans Atlantic fight. The NC4 was to
dy today to Halifax
station here were detailed to act as a
convoy for the NC-4 to the point where
the first of the destroyers of the fight
patrol is stationed, about fifty miles
northeast.
The easterly gale Of the last three
days gave way to a light northwest
breeze today, the sky was clear and
conditions generally favorable for fly
ing.
A seaplane which was said to carry
supplies for the NC-4 arrived from
Rockaway early in the day.
LEAVES FOR ST. JOHNS.
MONTAUK POINT, N. Y, May IA
The navy dirigible CO left here to
day on flight to St. Johns, N. F.
/ which may be followed If the coasta
performance proves satisfactory by al
attempt to fly across the Atlantic
| The balloon took the air at a. m
and promptly sailed into her maxi
mum cruising speed of fifty miles al
hour, which was expected to drive the
big bag" over the 1900 miles tt
| Newfoundland in "a hours
In command of Lieut.. Commando
Emery w. Coil, the CO took a north
east course, expected to carry her ove
the naval air station at Chatham
Mass, and thence along the New Eng
land and Canadian coasts to st. Johns
There "lighter-than-air" experts, pu
ashore from the cruiser Chicago will
spare parts, tolls and supplies of in
fation gas and fuel, await the dirig
ible ready to assist in preparing he
for a possible 1000 mile non-sto]
cruise to the British Isles.
There was possibility also, nava
officers said, that the route of the NJ
seaplanes via the Azores might b,
followed, reducing the longest Jump
to approximately 1900 miles by max
ing stop at Punta Delgado. Adoption
of this '.itinery" would give the dirig
ible the benefit of the warship patro
established for the neavier-than-ai
machines, the plan being to start tn
C-5 on her eastward passage after tn
NC experdition has reached Europ
or at least has completed the New
foundland-to-Azores leg of its cruise