The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-05-19
MYRIAD BOATS
GUARD A|RMEN
TLESHlI'S AND OTHER intr~
STATIONED ON route rb
AZORES At 5o-MII.E I\rTRN ~.

. Co.inCidcrt with the start fruW Ir,
! passcy Ray. y, +, OF III" America
navy soaplancs in an ctrort tu mae
the first transatlantic air 1a.Ha%,
the navy department made pahi,c II
order. issued April 18th, wh."h &n\
erns the action Of every airc"H' IN
naval vessel connected with thN irn
flight and provides against lu,"s
every possible emergency wu',u M
arise during the aerial voyage N,
order contains more than 5000 word
and Is one OF the most compr"h"n
sivc ever issued by tho department
when the plan for the trans-htlnn
tic tiEht was frst conceived, the tash
OF safeguarding the seaplanes aud "t
obtaining meteorological data nc"rt'
sary TO the venture was placed IN the
hands OF the commander OF the l"'
stroyer force. The order. which Sls
made public today. thus was !ssnrd
by Captain Harris ianing. chief o:
stat. destroyers force,
The order provides for tn. rtr, ,'nr'
ing and subsequent movements nf
sixty destroyers. four battleships and
u number OF auxiliary naval vessels
in connection with the nigh,. Al
though issued at New York moth
prlci to the actual start OF the haG.
ardoas journey. the details " tT' nr-
der eare been followed without the
lecrt hitch throughout the pr".e.'
The route which the seapinnes sr.
TO iakr to the Azores is marked Nv a
r.etor ct destroyers stationed about
af:y niles apart. These vessels have
been on their stations for several
days. and have kept the department
here and the naval ofiiclas t Trc-
passey Bay constantly informed ~ to
conditions alons the !
course.
In addition to the destroyers four
the Florida. Utah. Texas
md Wyoming. have been .,u'onrd on /
he outskirts OF the course {, furnish :
'urther meteorological data through. .
,ut the night.
The seaplanes are In cong,an. com
with the naval vcNels .
( all times. Every precauticr HIS
'een taken 10 safeguard the flisrH.
n addition to the radio communi-
alton the destroyers along the route
re provided with special illuminat. .
ng torches. star shells and flares for
Sc at night to mark the course and
re in constant readiness to answer
. O. $. calls or other distress signals.
hould accident befall one OF the big
lanes.
Twenty-one destroyers are station
d on Trepassey Azores leg with four
dditional vessels In reserve TO re-
lace any craft which may be called
pom to answer an s. o. S. signal or
self became disabled As the sea
lanes pass above a destroyer the lat
er obtains radio communication. as
ertaIns the condition OF the planes
nd indicates the true course TO the
ext vessel
During the night the destroyers on
Iation one to sixteen will keep bril-
antly illuminated to provide against
ne seaplanes missing a ship and thus
,sing the way. To guard further
gainst this contingency the destroy
RS are ordered in the event the sea.
lanes have not been sighted at the
pproximate time they should arrive,
, make smoke clouds. show search |
ghts, fire star shells and notify the .
ext ship to the westward. The next |
essel in the line will make the same {
gnals for three quarters OF an hour {
Upon being notified that 1t has /
cen sighted by planes or when a sta 1
on ship sights the flyers, the vessel
i'll Immediately stop smoking or 1
ring star shells, viii take the exact +
purse to the next station and WIZ /
cam slowly on that course to indi- !
ate the proper route, and will keep
! radio communication with the fly
lg ships.
Planes forced TO land on the water |
uring darkness will indicate their l
DsitiOn and condition by radio, rock
Is and flares with the following q
eanings: Green star-Can get off
le water again, no assistance rcquir-
l; red star or flare-assistance re-
lired. In the event that one plane Is
reed to land the others will remain :
the vicinity until report OF her
Is received or assistance ar