The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-05-13
TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT
HELD UP FOR "a HOURS
NC-4 READY TO REJoIN
NC-1 and NOS.
Only One Man in Group Of
Fliers Confesses Qualms
as to 18th.

Washington, May 1s.-Dispatches
to the navy department today from
Trepassey bay indicated the naval
seaplanes at New Foundland could
not start on the, transatlantic. flight
for at least ,twentyfour hours. Com
mapder John H. Towers, chief of the
expedition, said heavy seas were rum
ming and a storm was coming down
on the course to the, Azores.
High Seas in Midooean.
Trepassey, NJ F.; May 13.--Reports
Of high seas in midocean, with east
erly winds over the western half Of
the American navy's transatlantic
fight route, made 1t highly improb-
able the seaplanes NC-1 and NC-3
would; take the air today for the
azores. In this vicinity wind and
visibility conditions were poor, but
weather observers declared the pros
poets for tomorrow, both off the coast
and at sea, were the best for some
timen 'a' Z
only . one man in the group of
American fiiers confessed that he
was not eager to make the start to-
day because the date is the 18th.
The American warships and de-
stroyers which will help mark the
route for the seaplanes en- route to
the Azores have taken up their sta
tions and are now sending in weather
reports. This Information from all
the way across the ocean is being
augmented by local reports and in
formation gained by sending up test
balloons several thousand feet.
Delay Texas. Boston Trip.
Dallas, Tex, May 1S.-Unfavorable
flying conditions today prevented
seven Love field airplanes from start
ing on fight to Boston in the in
terest of the army recruiting cam.
paign. 1t was hoped the start would
be made early Wednesday.
Fair for British Flers. b.
st. Johns, n. f., May 1S.-Local
weather conditions were favorable for
flying this forenoon and II the early
afternoon reports are equally good,
the British, airmen, Capt. Raynham
and Hawker, may start across the
Atlantic this evening.
BOO Mile, Nprstep journey,
Chatham, MASS May 13.- Ready
for an. .soOsmiics- nonstop fight 70
Ereaclfy I'repassey. N. Ff to Join her
two sister planes In, the transatlantic
flight, United States seaplane NC-4
was on the beach near the naval air
station this morning;
Prospects were that the airmen
would hop off" Cape Cod today. A
high north wind was blowing. 1t
came in the wake of the northeast
storm that lashed the coast for sew
eral days, holding the NC-4 here
stormbound. Weather forecast, how
ever indicated that the wind racing
at fifty miles an hour this morning
would subside during, the morning
permitting the aviators to take off.
The fight of the NC-4 from Rock
away Beach, L. T., to Halifax, n. S.
on the first leg of the transoceanlc
fight with the NC-1 and NC-3 was
interrupted last week by motor trou-
BILE. Since putting in here, new
motor has been installed in the NC-4
and today Commander A. c. Read, OF
East Lyme, n. H., in command of the
aircraft, was prepared to skip Han J.
fax and join the NC-1 and NC-3 al
Trepassey the end of the second leg
of the overseas fight.
-. Aviation Parties Arrive.
st. Johns, n, F., May 1.-Two
aviation parties contemplating a
transatlantic fight, in Bolton and
Paul and Vickers- -Vimy planes, both
Of British make, arrived here today.
Capt. U. S. Bennett began an inspec-
ton Of a possible site for the Bolton
and Paul three scatter, while Capt. A
A. Alicott and A. W.. Brown con-
ducted negotiations for the housing
of their Vimy machine.