Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-19
Wireless Not Heard From

Wireless Not Heard From
The 90 mile radius of tho single
cngined biplanc's direct wireless com
munication with shore was passed after
the machine had been in the air two
hours, but associates here. who held
watch party at the Mount Pearl air
drome throughout the night, had hoped
to receive messages by relay from ships
at sea. It was the plan of Commander
Grievc to bend the airplancs course to
follow the seasonal Transatlantic steam
ship lane.
However, tho absence of reports was
not cause for anxiety by the aviators
friends, who explained that the wire
less transmitting set. never tested in
fight. may have failed just as a similar
set did by burning out during a trial
trip.
Captain NJ II. Fem. of the Sop
with Company. builders of the biplane,
felt no uneasincss early today when no
news was received from Hawker.
Captain Frederick =. Raynham.
whose attempt to join Hawkcr in his
dash for nonstop honOrs and make a
race of it. met with accident. inquired
several times during the night for news
of his rival and expressed the hope that
Hawker and Gricve would attain their
objective.
The pilot of the Martinsyde machine
and his navigator. Captain {. w. +.
Morgan, suffered painful injuries when
their plane was wrecked yesterday in
attempting to take the air in answer to
Hawkcr's challenge to join in the fight.
Captain Raynham was able to drive his
automobile away from his hangar. but
Captain Morgan was more seriously in
jured, his face bearing three deep cuts,
which required several stitches to close.
Still Another Will Try
\ successful flight by Hawker will
not mark the last of the transatlantic
attempts to be made from this port.
Vice Admiral Mark Kerr. before re
turning last night to Harbor Glacc,
whore the giant Handley Page planes
ar" being assembled, said that his OK
petition would make the trip in the in
tcrc>ts Of science. if denied the chance
to itc the first.
Captain 4. A. Alcott. who. with
Lieutenant a. W. Brown. cOmposes the
Anglo American team. is due to arrive
here during the day with a Nimy
bomber. Captain Alcott is reported to
have said that he would fly to New
York or some other American seabOard
city if Hawkcr succeeded in his flight.
Lieutenant Browns home is in New
York, but he joined the British army
during the war and for the time being
is n Britishcr. He has announced his
intention Of applying for papers rein
stating him to American citizenship.
Hawker took the air at } 30 p. m
yesterday. Greenwich time Il 90 p. m.
Philadelphia timel, and expects to reacl
the Irish coast in twenty hours unes!
some accident forces him TO plunge into
the sea.
British Plane Wrecked
Raynham was tuning up the engine
Of his machine when Hawkcr flashed
over the Engishman' airdrome. drop
ping as he went the undcrcarriagc OF
his SOpwith to tighten the load he mus
carry. Raynham and his navigator
Charles w. +. Morgan, realized ther
the Australian was on his way. IN.
stantly they determined to follow him
for all their preparations had beer
made weeks ago. but misfortune inter.
vened
As the Martinsyde TAXED" alonI
the uneven surface of the runway pre-
paratory to the take off rear axl
E broke under its heavy load and the ma
) chine plowed into the ground. Pilo
and navigator were iammed in thu
u wreckage. but apparently neither wa
seriously hurt.
While Raynham's injuries were beipi
treated Hawker was well on his way
Supdaa sightseers,. hstlessly watching
{ lwha <hey supposed was TO he d tti4
{ flight Jf the sopwith, we're amRzed WIG
they saw the nndercarrisse drop lIks