New Britain herald., 1919-05-20
HAWKER AND GRIEVE BOTH LOST,
 BELIEF IN ADMIRALTY CIRCLES:
 GOVERNMENT BEING CRITICIZED
Members of House of Com
 mons Think Aviat0rs Should Have Had Means of Possible Rescue Provided.

London, May 20, 10:56 a. m., (By the Associated Press)-The weather Is so bad off the coast of Ireland that airplanes ordered by the air ministry to search for Aviator Harry G. Hawk CTS machine are unable to fly. There were strong winds rain and fog at in tervals during the night. All com munication centers in London are si- lent as to news from Hawker and Lieut.. Commander Grieve. Even the rumors which prevailed yesterday and last night have died out.
 Believed To Be Lost.
 The opinion held in admiralty cir cles is that Hawker came to grief soon after he started.
 It is pointed out that the aviator almost certainly would have sent a farewell message before getting out of radio range, had an accident not be- fallen him in the meantime
 Government is Criticized.
 In the house of commons last night Josiah c. Wedgewood and other members severely criticized the gov ernment for emitting to provide means for assisting Hawker in his flight across the Atlantic.
 Captain Elliott declared the coun- try would hold the government had been lamentably remiss and desper- ately careless of the honor of the coun- try and the life of a gallant gentle man.
 No Trace of Missing Men.
 St. Johns, N. F., May 20-Ships at sea from the American coast to the British Isles swept the air in all di- rections last night with wireless quer- ies regarding the fate of Harry G. Hawker and Commander Mackenzie Grieve, unheard from since they set off from St. Johns in their Sopwith biplane on Sunday afternoon on their unprecedented trans Atlantic air journey, but all radiograms which had reached Cape Race up to this morning from more than 20 vessels were nega- tive. The Sopwith plane had not been sighted and repetition of it's call let ters, D K A, went unanswered.
 Hawl1er's Friends Worried.
 HaWker'S associates here expressed grave fears today regarding the miss ing aviators. They questioned wheth- CT the life-preserving aids carried by the two men would prove seaworthy under stormy conditions.
 AS an indication of the weather service accorded the airmen, the ad- miralty radio station here picked up last night 8 wireless message address, ed to HaWker warning him of storm conditions off the Irish coast Hawk CTS friends fear this storm may have caused the deaths of the two avia- tors. The center of the disturbance was said here to be approximately 300 miles from the spot where the Sop with was reported to be on the water.
 With the rise of Hawker's endeav- ors in doubt, plans for another pros pective race began to develop today.
 Others Planning Flight.
 The Anglo-American team, Alcott as pilot and Brown as navigator, of the Vimy bombing plane which is due to arrive here tomorrow announced this flight for Ireland would be under taken with the coming of the next full moon. Alcott today wired to Vice Admiral Kerr at HarbOr Grace for permission to use the flying field for the Handley-Page plane now assemb b. ling there for a take off. Alcott said he would fly light from St. Johns to Harbor Grace and there would sta rt with a full load on his trans Atlantic journey.
 The Handley-Page will be ready at the same time. in the opinion of Ad- miral Kerr and Q race for what may still prove to be the first crossing t, expected to result