The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-05-21
NC-4 WILL NOT
HOP OFF TODAY
Ponta DeIgada-Lisbon Flight
Delayed Engine Not
Functioning Properly.
NO HOPE FOR HAWKER
Safety of NOS an Encourage
ment, but Odds Against
British Birdman.
NO HOPE FOR HAWKER

Washington, May 21.-The NC
will he unab,a - hon oee e.. -
Do,sodo for az aoas4 - m., o'i'a
Vi roilusdl
TO-DAY.
The navy department at 1928 to-
day received a MASSAGE from,
Ioo,.... 1,u'i ="
OaeN'oii e.atihs that one Oh the en-
glnes OF the plane, which had been
expected to start the fourth hg of IFS
transat,artic A,oh4 +oao,,
fpnctionirg nronor,,, nv. -.as -
ne ss's. Piopeiis' Inc necessary
au1ustment would keep Commander
Read at Ponta Delgada Throughout
the day. it was stated.
g a.h,;Iai.. M..l; sgsk ( Ii !.
=. sss.'s "ss',''e.
%" Jonns, ~. - May 2l.--The skel-
tlhslde plane, a thing OF frail appear
ance. stripped OF its covering of linen
ana veneer, was set up in a repair
SHOP To-Day TO oe reassembled. Capt
w. r. Morgan indicated he would
not ny with Raynham in the attempt
TO win iame Tor winch the machine is
peins repuiit. lie SAID when he re-
covered IRON ms injuries he would
make an EFFORT to obtain a new plane
ana start an independent flight for
lhe brltlsh lsles'
Postponement Imperative.
London, May 21--(A. P.)--The
American navy seaplane NC-4 will
not start for Lisbon from Ponta Del
gada today, according to wireless
dispatch received here by American
naval authorities. The engine of the
seaplane is falling to work satisfac-
torily making a postponement of the
flight imperative.
81 .Iobns Al M OF Sos
for the .afetv rs H.rrv r. usp
ker and Conr,s,dsr MscLsn,;s
Crisve ,,;s.;nr s;nc. tL.u 80 ant
eastward +hroHrh +Le ar on sun'
dav in ths;r Son.;th h;ni.ns +or
Ireland. wa. virtualiv abandoned
todav Nv ~. Rr;t;.L tl;.r, 80
psrin1 Lsrs to taks .v;nn IN +h.;r
search Nsvus rs ~. s.ts+v oftLa
NC.3 ,ttsr hs;nr so Ianr ~ the
ws+er h.I 49, so"r. o1 W an
ooura,snsnt b.. !. ;s roeoon;1nI
tba+ a. " .vuLsr. Er;s,. r,snh;ns
earried onIv . cooLj. sh.Ii .mer.
oennv host .s con,nsrsd ,.,;th III.
stomt hill ,f 49, Aneriosr navsI
nlane
Undaunted bv Misadventure
Undaunted bv the Sopwith's dis
appearance, members of the other
cross ocean expeditions today con-
tinued to mature their plans for
flights with the next full moon, three
weeks hence. From Harbor Grace came
Word that tne Handiey-Page super
ponlper "oula ne IN the ar Witnn
.i. .sn uays, instead oi lortnlsnt' as
hoir NJ aSor,npiils nnditna Vi 'i'iS illdchine -
Can+ sIcott of tho Anglia Ar,or;
can team which will a+ten5,,t Niob+
in a Vimv bomber expects the latter
machine to reach here tomorrow or
Friday. While here he will use as
his base the Mount Pearl plateau
airdrome, vacated by Hawker. Fly
ing light to Harhor Grace, he will
there take on full load of S65 gal
Ions OF gasoline before hopping or:
ms plane VIII nave a range OF Z'ffo
siS ,inies; Cap', A,Ho't ,,fo 'i SaIu oouaS ne
MI, mJu'u a., ;neotahia est Se neu, npnr;d
ernd @ other @ contriva nces of % s,Sh domit
ri value that he wou,d moi hurder
his machine with them.
Collapsed Soon After Startino.
st. Johns. Nav 2O.-Regarding the
fate Of Hawker and Grieve, some of
the airmen here believe the Sopwith
collapsed within a short time after
leaving st. Johns and that the wire