Arizona republican., 1919-05-20

hOANOO-N. May IS.-lfOHuOA spent the day in tense excitement and sus- pense, awaiting the result of Harry Hawker's bold attempt to fly across the Atlantic and after a day of anxious inquiries and unverified rumors and speculation, the fate of the pilot and his navigator, Mackenzie GrievS. is still unknown.
 A Sopwith machine, supposed to be Hawker's according 10 an admiralty wireless report, descended to the sur face of the acean 40 miles west of the mouth of the shannon. Later ad- niralty reports said that this informa- tion was not considered reliable.
 Early, unverified reports were that the Sopwith machine encountered a gale which reduced tis speed to 40 miles an hour, and finally compelled it to de- scend owing to exhaustion of gasoline.
 Crowds Await Hawker l Crowds of people waited the day long at the Brooklands airdrome. where Hawker learned to fly. believing that the aviator would make his landing there although experts had expressed ' the opinion that Hawker would unlikely 1 be able to fly there after 3 o'clock this afternoon, owing to his limited supply Of petrol.
 The vigil was kept after dark, how ever. on the chance that the aviator might arrive. Mrs. Hawker remained at the airdrome until o'clock. Her faith in her husbands skill had enabled her to endure the suspense mentally, but on leaving for home, she was un- able to conceal her anxiety, although she still remained comparatively cheerful.
 The fate of Hawler and Grieve can not be definitely stated, and tonight it is impossible even to assert that the machine found at sea is Hawker's.
 The weather off the Irish coast Mon day was boisterous with rain and hail. The admiralty has sent out all avail able ships to search for the ayiators. ST. JOHNS. May 19.-Early reports of Harry Hawkers safe arrival on the Irish coast, at first accepted as true
 had turned tonight to grave fears fol Q tHe fate of the Australian aviator anC
 his navigator, Commander Mackensi,
 eve. When darkness fell it was felt
 that no news was bad news, for the
 time allotted for the history making
 flight had long since passed.
 This little city which had haTboreC , Hawker and Grieve. wanted to believe
 that they were safe on the other sid,
 of the Atlantic. Bets laid against theil
 success were paid cheerfully at tn,
 first report that they had landed anC
 the whole city voiced it's happiness.
 Captain Frederick r. Raynham, tn,
 British aviator. who was badly c1l
 and bruised in the collapse Of his Mar
 tinsyde plane, when he tried to 'tak off in the wake Of his rival. sent
 message or reorganization to Hawke
 from his sick bed, and issued state : ment applauding what he termed hi j fellow Britton's success
 When the realization struck hom n that the 24-hour flying period fo which the Sopwith carried fuel ha | elapsed, without official report of tn ! aviators. those familiar with the dan n gers of the adventure hesitatingly ad | vanced the guess that the flight ha $ stopped short of the goal
 u Discuss Possible Fates = Interest at once turned to the pos l sible fate of the airmen, perhaps adrii t in their ingeniously constructed "emer e gency boat" which had been shaped t t form the rear hood of the Sopwithi - fusilage, after it had been tested her - and proved to possess considerabl = seaworthiness. Then there were tn l. mon sinkable'' rubber suits whic r Hawker and Grieve wore, and discus $ sion switched to them. They were ( l. the United States navy type. designe e to be inflated through a small pipe. = It was estimated that food supplie IS including warm drink. had been store .- in the boat sufficient to last the tw
 flyers 4S hours, provided the boa
 could stay afloat that length of time
 Raynham announced tonight that l d may still attempt a trans-Atlant
 flight. After a check of the dama, er sustained by his Martinsyde, he sa -- he might try to repair it.
 n. q shall fly home, if it is possible 1f he declared, probably in the san " plane reassembled. 1T that is not DO
 sible, then in new one providing II q. owners agree
 ,g Although associates of Hawker al rs Grieve late tonight reluctantly co g ceded that the aviators probably ha ss failed" Captain Raynham was still O " timistic as to the safety of the So r. with and it's crew. He suggested tn Id Hawl1er might have landed at sor ad isolated point on the coast of Irelar e. The storm breeding depression referr sd to by meteorologists was known r. Hawker and himself yesterday, wh n- they both decided "to take the air" ,e said