Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-19
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heavily, \, 200 yards no was. going
fairly well. but swayinG badly \
"teok The air.
From the ins,an, j, so, sail" direct;
- IN northeast. winginG higher and
s higher, Whcm the under carnage was
: dropped the lntlo group OF spectators
shes on.'
Ray2nam, at ouidi Nidi heard the
d rose We'll into tho air. ilc ordered inc
4 MartlnSydc made ready 81 once, ana
Z went into hasty consultation with has
nav gator, Morgan.
Within an hour the Mnr;insydc was
trying for ? start NTH Eaynham at
rocking from side I" side over tn"
rough ground suddenly r"ar aNlo
huckl"d and the machine crashed on
n: it's side, plowine into the Garth. iayn-
ham aud Morgan were lifted "u' OF
the wycckarc streaming with blood
Say carriage l. TOO Heavy.
Too heavy o'rr"so was SAID to
tinSydos under carriage. 1t MAS try
ms TO carry SdS gallons of gasoline.
= 1Iawkcr ana C;ricvc, in their eleventh
!! hour effort 10 wrcst transa,lantic
= flight honors from tho United States
: naval planes arc byus over a course
ali thoir own. tc,ircd out last nigh,
' and this morning. with the object ~
mind Of how to head of the Amcr-
: As soon as thcy had finished break
fast this morning, llawkCr and tiricVo
- hurried 10 tho offices oil tho royal an
tfarcc. mctcoroiog Finding cond!-
stions improved a little. though not US
sfavcrabic IS they would have demand,,
Z cd had not tho American been wcll
started on their passage. they went
; direct TO tho Mount Pearl plateau,
swhcrc the Sonwi,h was waiting in tile
kairdrumc. and began preparation for
: the Hight.
They wore wholly calm at the start.
Nethodica!ly, and without the slightest
trace Of nervousness. they climbed
! aboard their small craft and set TO
wurll dispaSs iouHtcly. iiaw ker'S con-
!. iidcu,c III his navigator and in his on
ginc We're absolute, he said. quietly.
Opens 'rhro,tc 10 Full speed.
:. AfiGr :, preliminary spin Of TN" mo-
iu!'. and the ground crew was forced
ITO call for help 20 mold the place IN
ld %wSr 'h W@rds and %GWn c "ss sY
tho word 10 knock out the supporting
.hloclls, from beneath the craft, lie
Sopeucd wide tho throttle.
"a Uawkcr followed his announced in
stcntion when he dropped the under
scarriasc OF his plane. some persons
Vlcnrc TO his rival Kaynham. ana quoted
,almost the last word Of ilawkcr be-
'.liow ahout old 'tiusdcs's Tell
EaNnham. I'll greet him AT Brookiands,
The wireless sent word of Rayn-,
hams mishap 10 ilawkcr and Macken-
Hie Grievc after they had put to sea.
Opinion here is that one resu!! of the
lawkcrs speed. as the Sopwth Will
not he forced TO racing speed. now
that its rival has been eliminated from
the overseas contest.
Plunged Into Darkness.
VI. the start. the sun was only Il
little over TWO hours beyond the mo
ridian The dying adventures had its
all IN navigating for four or I'VE hours
ms they sped eastward. After that
they plunged into darkness over the
ocean. With the prospect of starlight
-
Of sky ana sea at night and 10 serve
las navigation guides.
Barring untoward events. tho plane
should meet the sun again just short
A"f PHI AiiamtiG ana race against its
.,goast before darkness falls again
TMackcnHic t;rievc declared before the
-stari that the Sopwith would head
i. ~ We strike ireland anywhere We
-will have found our mark" he said.
r"hut II we hit England, We Will be
Indications tonight were that west, :
sorly winds would favor the flyers for
The remainder OF tho way Will he
y'ticklIsh' sailing. and ii is thought
.GSSssinie that Gr!eye MIL have 70
= wind and weather dangers in the last
Ehaf Of the iiiEht
- VIII Note Currents.
y large part Of Grievc's work will
he IN noting observations OF air cur
.Tents encountered.
u Although Atlantic air currents can
H1,rnj D' o I.'NSu ne Snt'' nope 10
.sthc transatlantic passage possible
with fcwcr uncertainties for later flyers
.:the trtcklcss way.
): We arc relyins chiefly on as,romom-
zeal positions. which We plan TO use
.,"i the scNtdnt. getting an hourly sun
..altitudc in ihc daytime and working
>with the North star at night should
.thick weather obscure the Sky we are
= L.. -
!atinG purposes although We admit
.,the results would be only arproxi-
:. Every minute Of the long hight will
be busy one Watching ,hermomc-
sicrs, ai,meters. wind gauges oil pres
:,Surc registers; using the scx,ant TO
shoot the sun or stars. or dropping
.Sm"kc bombs over the side. figuring
-hcarlngs and Keeping a constant ear
20 the tiA. wireless viii occupy an
Wthin TIE past few days Haw'kcr
.inittcr % @io miles radius
IN ihe SopMith plane liawkcr and
s"ther than light "skids" which must
do the work OF the under carriage.
:wh!tH rs dropned At the start fhe
s.niane is great although he said he cN
.pecicd - allsAt In safety.
=. tnitss he drops down gently under
.Ncry short "ium." lie wil smash his
:I.opeiler and wreck tn" liitlc craft at
~ '"-'N '"s.'N nt what mag bc thu
first transatlantic flight.
II nc Sopwlth Is forced iuto the sea
riia"NeE &nd Hrevc have little hop. ~
,fcsGut. |oih men arc wearing water
.ileht suits winch arc designed to
tkecr them ahoat many hours Ia, a.
:iheir course j. outside The lane. of
-shippiuG the chances OF lncir being
spichcd Jap are virtually ntl
Can oh,nin Messages
=. III" "hei wireless set VIII ALLOW
INN i 70 receive wireless messages from
sshlpS "a 4on2 distance on, ana the radio
.cnllS II" viii ne able 20 lntcr.eut w.iU
.Hld ms naNiEHtor greatly ia kcepiur
ION his course. Bul tho srnding All.
snafa'us g""n"i 'rausmit over 80 miles
~ Us sad ana ono" beyond the trans
rhtl"niig shipping lanes IL is douhtfiI
.wheth,r an . : would he picked ul
j What WAS probably The last mesa %
10 til" Sopwith from shore was a vir..
''i%sS oli5Hi telling Of q fresh atmos-
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