The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-08-28
2LOST AVATORS
LAND IN MICHIGAN
AFTER LONG FLIGHT
Slater and Observer Return to
Home Field When Trouble
Develops.

" was announced AZ $50 o'clock
this aftsrnoon that twenty -four planes
had completed the round trip flight
bstwssn New York and Torsnto in
the Hotsl Commodore tests. Seven
Of these started from Toronto and
seventeen from Roosevelt Field, Min
cola.
After Lieut. II. e. Slater and his
mechanician sergt. Strickland had
been given up for lost in Lake Erie
or Lake Ontario BY the officials Of the
American Flying Club and the Army
Air Service in charge OF the New York
end OF the Now York-Toronto en-
durance and speed tests At Roosevelt
Field near Mineoio, word was re-
ceived early to-day through the AS
ISOLATED Press that they were safe at
Selfridge Field. Mount Clemens, Mich.
They had engine trouble after leaving
BuffaIo. for Toronto last night and
headed straight for their home station
at Mount Clemens instead Of contlnu-
ing across the storm troubled lake.
Airplanes and steamships had been
searching the lakes for them all night
with fares ana searchiights. Capt.
II. W. Cook, a Canadian fiyer, with a
captured FOkksr. abandoned the racs
to make continued zig-Eag trips across
the lakes 10 find them.
Major J. W. simmons in n Do Havi-
land 4. arrived at Roosevelt Field
from Toronto at 1888 o'clock to-day.
He was ! hour and minutes out Of
Albany. His machine bore tho name
Of King Albert uf the Belgians on its
bow. Major Simmons started from
Roosevelt Field but made so bad
progress on his way west that he got
leave 20 begin over again at Toronto.
Major simmons started back for
Toronto at 11:o2 o'clock.
Lieut.. Daniel b. Gish. who made
the trip TO Toronto earlier in the
wOok with Lieut.. w. c. Brown,
started out again to-day as his own
pilot tn a Dill. Lieut.. Gish wOs
slightly disabled In france, but after
trip a. a passenger was confident
OF his ability to handle an Airship
successfully. -tlt
Lieut. william r. Coates who fn-
ished his round trip In a DH-l at
1850 o'clock. said that the weather
was 80 thoroughly streaked with
transforms between New York and
Buffalo that he felt he was on q
rainbow chasing expedition most OF
the tima."
Capt. Richard Depew ended his
round trip al Roosevelt Field at
FAccidents at the Albany control
stop Continued TO be reported. All
arriving aviators complained that
there was not sufhcient space ~
Albany 70 land y plane sAfely. LeHt.
| z. Melville, with an Italian Caproni,
received permission 10 skip the
Albany stop because the size OF his
machine WAS such az "a make the
-landlng too dangerous for pracd-
cable test.
Lieut. Ross Kirkpatrick arrived al
MineolR In a OH 4 at 1910 O'Clock, one
hour and fifteen minutes from Albany
Lieut.. Colonel Harold H Hartney
who completed the round trip q
Toronto az Roosevelt Field yesterday
started for second trial this morn.
ing, hoping he could mako bette
time. Col. Hartney took with him al
passenger Lieut. Col. w. c. 6her
man, chairman OF the Air Servici
training branch at Washington.
Lieut.. II. II. George, who had
slow first trip 20 Toronto, cancelled !
and began his round trip over agaiI
from Toronto yesterday, left Roose
welt Field on his return at 9.01 o'clocl
this morning. Fifteen minutes afte
, no left he remembered he had no
compiled with the rule that he mus
circle twice over Roosevelt Field be
| fore leaving and came back and com
pleted tho two circles.
Lieut.. II. G. Hunsinger. who lande
81 Farmlngdale at sos last night, tie'
to Minooln Ia the early morning an
started back for Toronto at g.;
o'clock.
From upstate points came Dc
?, spatchef showing that Capt, J. 4
h Foote, Vcarrylng message froI
y President Wilson TO the Prince {
/ Wales. had boon forced down Mondn
= at Windsor, In Broome County. Boa
- ings In his motor were burned on
= He forwarded the Princes letter h
3 mall and had his machine dlsmantle