The sun., 1919-05-09
NC-3 and NC-1 Make Splen-
did Run From ROckaway
Up Atlantic Coast.
BOTH FLY SMOOTHLY
Air Cruisers Going From
Halifax to Newfoundland
This Morning.
TO AZORES TOMORROW
Few Spectators See Start Of
Great Transatlantic Voy-
age of U. s. Craft.
} AZORES TOMORROW

HALIFAX. n. s., May S.-Two great
American seaplanes, originally de-
signed TO fly across the Atlantic To
take their places as aerial cruisers
warning on German submarines. ar
lived here this evening at the end OF
the first stretch of a peaceful ocean
crossing. A third seaplane, the NC-4.
mas not arrived, and Is believed to
have wandered from its course after
falling behind because Of engine trou-
BILE.
Despite the fact that the NC-4 with
SIX men aboard, is missing. Com
'nander John H. Towers announced
that he expected to leave here to-mor-
row morning on the second leg of the
Journey, which will take him to Ire,
passey Bay, Newfoundland. $50 nauti-
cal or 52s land miles from this city.
His decision to hop off, Tomorrow
was due to the advice of Prof. Alex
ander McAdie, meteorological expert of
Harvard University, whose advice.
telegraphed Rockaway this morning
from Halifax. led Commander Towers
to give the order to 20.
Commander Towers announced on
his arrival here that he expected TO
get away tomorrow morning on the
second stage OF the journey, which
will take him to Trepassey Bay, $50
nautical miles from this city.
The two flying boats arrived within
ten minutes OF each other. the NC-3.
bearing Commander John H. Towers.
leader of the transocean venture
alshtins gently on the water at the
Eastern Passage at 1865 p. NJ, Cana
dian time. or $50. New York time
-7tt d1s
The NC-1. navigated and comma nded
by Lieutenant-Co Commander p. n. l..
Bellinger. followed the NIB onto the
water ten minutes later Both planes
seemed TO be in fine shape
The last heard Of the third of the NC
ships the NC-4, commanded by Lieu
ant-Commander A c. Read. was that
she was slowly making her way along
the Maine coast off Otter Cliffs, with
three engines running, about 2 80 P. NJ
Her fourth engine was put out OF conf
mission by trouble with an oil pump
spec" Averages 90 Miles an Heur.
The two Seapanes which did arrive
made speed of seventy miles an hour
Tor the long trip OF $40 nautical miles
tequal TO G2l land miles). made
against winds which were unfavorable
lof part or the way and at no time blew
directly behind the planes so as to add
It's forc" 10 the speed made by the en-
Rines. Were It not for this fact the sea-
planes probably would have arrived in
much better than the estimated time Of
roughly, eight and O half hours Instead
OF eight hours and ffty-fve minutes
me cruising speed Of the planes Is
slXty-three Rnots. or seventy-f+ye miles
an hour
Despite the strong head winds and
cross winds encountered, the meteoro-
logical equipment especially designed
Tor this trip functioned perfectly Al
though thrown as much as 20 degrees
or the course at times, the instruments
unfaiiingly recorded the detection, ac-
cording to Lieutenant Commander r. f
seapane for the purpose OF making
navigational experiments. The new an
paratus will do much toward solving
the u'Hicult problem OF directing an
airplane when out Of sight OF land
Commander Towers said that despite
the overcast sky and threatening ASPECT
or the clouds the visibility during the
TRIP was remarkably good. When pass
ing the Cape Cod district at a high al
tltude the peninsula spread out before
them like map Although seaplanes
are generally supposed to be very Door
climbers the NC-l at one point during
the journey assembled to 1900 feet
Sometimes the two planes were out of
sight OF each other, hut never out OF
talking range
Canadians and Americans Joined in
celebrating the arrival Of the two sea
planes. Capt. H. X Hines, senior naval
officer of the port, ACCOMPANIED bv
United states Consul Young and many
prominent people OF Halifax, greeted the
planes from the naval tug Iroquois
near the entrance o, the harbor, yainlv
endeaVoring TO drown ont the whistles
of craft in the harbor with their cheers.
Arrival Is imperative.
The two seaplanps made mos, i,r-
pressiNe landing, for they came lust ot
sunset when The sky was partly over
cast with clouds OF purple and Srav
with here and there dash of crimson
in the northern stretch. The sharp evea
or quartermaster on the IroouoIs
picked out tiny black speck in a
patch of blue Sky to the south in tho
direction NJ Chebucto Head II en-
larged vita bewldering rapidty ana
ftnallyL dropped into the water and
p!anea down opposite Point Pleasan.
Park. throwing up a cloud OF sparkling
spray
With roaring engines the plane 'ushed
toward its moorlngs. but was compelled
to turn sharply TO avoid ishin-
smack. The seaplane easily evaded col-