The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-05-22
NC-9 ENTERS PORT
UNDER OWN POWER
U. S. Seaplane Flagship Is Safe
at Ponta DeIgado.
NO INJURY TO TIE CREW
Presumed Craft viii Prepare to Con.
tinue Race-Nc-4 Tunes UP for
New Start When Weather Per-
n1its-Read Lauds Australian.

Horta Azores, May 20.-All three of
the American seaplanes are now ac-
counted for.
NC-3 the missing flagship of the
squadron, came into the harbor of
Ponta Delgada under her own power
after having been 81 hours and 10
minutes at sea.
Commander Towers and his crew
We're In good condition, but tagged out
by lack of rest and also In need Of
food because the NC-3 plane had car
ried rations for only one day.
The NC-3 is now behind the Ponta
Delgada breakwater. Her crew is
aboard the U. S. S. Melville.
Navy Officials Elated.
Washington, May 20.-Naval Off
cials were elated by the news of the
NC-3's safety, which was flashed i'm
mediately to Mrs. Towers, wife of the
flight commander, who had never lost
hope that her husband would bring his
ship safely into port.
With the NC-3 making Ponta Del
gada under her own power officials ex-
pressed belief that the big seaplane
could be put into condition to con-
tinue the flight to Lisbon and Ply
mouth with the NC4, which at last re-
ports still was held at Horta by unfa-
vorable weather. The NC-1, however,
was definitely out of the running as
the result of the pounding she received
after landing on the water.
Daniels Greets Towers.
When Secretary Daniels was in
formed of the sighting of the NC-3 he
personally telephoned Mrs. Towers the
good tidings and then dispatched the
following message to Commander
Towers at the Azores:
81 knew you would make 1t. Hearth
est congratulations on your plucky
and successful flight Just told your
wife good news. Congratulate other
commanders and crew for so splendid
ly unfolding navy's traditions. Con-
fidently expect at least two planes to
reach England on schedule"
Read Tunes Up.
Horta, May 20.-The NC-4 was tun-
ing up preparatory for its flight to Pom
ia Delgado.
Unfavorable weather prevented
Lieut. Commander Read from making
the "hOp off, for Punta Degada TO take
on oil and fuel for the flight to Lisbon,
but it was announced that u start
would be made today.
"Hands II" to Hawker.
When told of Hawker's start from
Newfoundland in the hope of beating
the Americans across, Read said:
"Well, 1 have to hand it to Haw-
ker, / didn't think he was going to
jump off"
Speaking of his own flight, he said:
eve We're certainly lucky. 1t feels
pretty good to be the only one of the
three planes that started to reach
land
"Do you think your are lucky enough
TO VIM he was asked.
I'm not superstitious," he replied.
"I'm too hard headed for that"
Lisbon Awaits Flyers.
Lisbon, May Gothic cruiser Roch-
ester with Rear Admiral Plunkett on
board and the supply ship Shawmutt
were here awaiting the coming of the
seaplanes. American naval officers
continue their meteorological invest-
cations at the Lisbon observatory and
consider general conditions favorable
for continuance of the flight. The
American naval mission has arranged
TO notify the people of Lisbon of the
fact that the planes or plane leaves
the Azores by blowing whistles. The
whistling will be repeated an hour be-
fore the aviators are expected here.