The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-20
NC-4 JOINS NC-3
At TPONTA DELGADA
BY QUICK FLIGHT
Giant Naval Seaplane Travels
$50 Miles at Rate Of More
Than IS Miles Per Hour in
Trip From Horta.

WASHINGTON, May 2o.--The naval
seaplAne NC.4 arrived at Ponta Del
gada from Aorta at t0;24 am, Wash.
ineton time, The official report 20 the
navy department from Rear Admiral
jackson showsd that the big plane COW
cred the distance OF i5o miles In one
hour and "a minutes, or at the rate OF
more than IS miles an hour.
The NC-S will not be able to re-
sumo the trans Atlantic flight, A mes
sage TO the navy department early to-
day from Admiral Jackson at Horta
said the damage resulting from tho
buffeting she received when forced to
land while nearing the Azores had def
initely put her out OF the race. The
hull was leaking, tho message said. and
one OF the engine struts was badly
damaged
After weathering a sO-m,le gale and
DelEada harbor yesterday under her
own power, nearly so hours from the
time she was forced down by fog when
almost In sight Of the Azores on tho
record breaking flight from Newtound-
land for Lisbon and Plymouth, Eng
land,
Searching battleships and destroyers
were securing the seas and naval off
cials had all but abandoned hope for
the safety Of the flying ship and her
crew of five when warships at Pouta
Delgada saw the plane taxing across the
water, headed for the flight objective
In the Azores. Rear Admiral Jackson
Immediately dispatched the ttdlngs to
the navy department by cable, relieving
tho anxiety OF officials and ending the
long vigil Mrs. Towers had kept since
word came last Saturday morning that
her husbands plane had been lost In
the fog, 400 miles from the Azores,
Reports on Trip.
In detailed report received att the
navy department late last night from
Commander Towers, the officer said
the NC-3 had suffered severely" The
hull was slightly damaged and the for
ward center engine struts were seri'
ously damaged In making the landing
while later, when riding out the gale,
the port wing pontoon was carried
away. The report indicates the plane
was thrown off her course by high
winds and rain squalls.
The report says:
Arrived Ponta Delgada 1850 @. M
IT, 0:b0 pm. Washington tlme), MAY
10. Compelled 10 60 above clouds Al
station eight on account of failure o!
necessity OF having heavenly bodies FOL
reference. Last destroyer aighted NO
| 10. Came threaGh cloud AS dANhEfalS
hsit fpiAgsd N Y, iss!lcy, y ",
3kiafQWf fiNiIft NNttENN ftE9 dit Hil HtANi W. ~
tlpsyAr wind \. " Ia Ia allgtrali III course
/ EIiWNuRtefedY hen efhiIf sqI NJ ifs 7 II
| q, M IN. (s.s5 Washineton tihe1 Mn
| III which continued until 1880 q M. T
| (s.a0 Washington tme). when weathe
cleared and we decided 10 land tosnlak'
observations as we only had two hours
| fuel left Discovered heavy sea run
ming too late to remain In air. Slight,
damaged hun and seriously damaged
forward center engine struts on land
ing, which made II impossible to leave
water
observations showed this position tC
be 47:45 north 1925 west. apparently
this should be latitude 81 instead OF 4,
as given In the dispatch,) Gale AROSE
on evening OF 18th, which was rldder
out successfully until 900 G. NJ, 7. q
a m, Washington time) May 10, wher
lost port wing pontoon, Seaplane suf'
fered, but succeeded In riding out gall
and by sailing a total distance Of 20'
miles made moorings at Ponta Del.
gada under own power at 1850 g NJ
r. ub0 pm. Washington tlme) May
10, having lost starboard pontoon just
outside harbor.