Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-06-04
BI4AzED WAY FOR OVERSEAS AIR
lancs--The n. Ca Achieved Diss
tinction Of First to Cross Ocean.


yesterday achieved the distinction Of
having blazed the way for aerial nav
igation when 1t flew from Ponta Del
gada to Lisbon, and the feat contin-
ued to be the chief topic Of conver-
sation in naval and official circles
here to-day. In addition to the
honor which history will give to
American naval flyers as the first to
fly across the Atlantic, it was with
pride that naval men pointed to the
splendid performance Of the machine,
4 purely y''made~;n-America" develop
ment. Without Il mishap Of any
kind, the n. C.-4 made the jump Of
approximately 800 land miles from
Ponta Delgada to the landing in Por-
tugal in nine hours and forty-three
minutes, or at the rate Of slightly
more than ninety land miles an hour.
Official reports show that the flight
was started at 6.1S a. III. (Washing-
ton time,D and ended at 4.01 p. III.
washington time.)
Resumption Of the hight to Plym-
outh as the finish, which was ex-
pected to-day If weather conditions
permitted, and 1t was found that the
steady driving of yesterday had left
the engines in good shape, was re-
garded as Of only secondary import
ancc when compared to the hight
across the Atlantic. the real object
Of all the navy's efforts. Lieut.. Com
mander Albert G.. Read and his five
companions are eager to complete
the voyage at the earliest possible
moment now that the greatest OBJ
stacles to their undertaking have
been passed.
Reports here showed all of the
flyers to be in excellent physical con-
dition despite the strain they have
been under continuously for more
than two weeks. The flight from
Lisbon to Plymouth, it was pointed
out, would be the least difficult Of
any Of the legs, as practically all the
way the seaplane will be in sight Of
land, running up the coasts Of Por-
tugal and Spain, thence across the
Bay OF Biscay and Off the French
coast. The distance is approximately
$50 nautical miles, or S44 land miles,
and with an early start, should be
covered in daylight.
n. CT Decorated.
London, May 2S.--The crew Of the
American seaplane \. Cd, which
made the first transatlantic aerial
passage, landing at Lisbon last even
ing from the Azores, has been deco
rated with the Granu Gross Of the
Order Of the Tower and Sword, says
a message to the Wireless Press from
Lisbon. The decoration was present.
ed by the Portuguese foreign minis
ter.
Gfcavcs COngrntulates.
New York, May 2S.-Vice Admiral
Gleaves. commanding the cruiser and
transport force Of the Atlantic feet,
to-day sent through Admiral Knapp,
commanding the American naval
forces in Europe, the following cable
gram:
Lieut.. -Commander A. G. Read, U.
S. ~, commanding the N. CD: The
cruiser and transport force eongratu-
lates you and your crew ON your
great achievement, which has added
another brilliant page to the his
tory OF the navy. We remember that
your first flight was from the Flag
ship Seattle. (Signed)
"Gleaves. Vice Admiral"
Manufacturers Congratulate.
The Manufacturers Aircraft ASST
citation to-day sent the following
cable message to Lieut.. Commander
Read:
Congratulate you and your gal
liant crew on the successful compile
tion Of the first trans-A tlantic flight
The honor you have won in the N.
ca Is alP the greater because 1t in
spires America, where the afrplane
had It's birth, to redonble her efforts
to lead the world in civil aerial trans
port"
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