The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-13
.A|RPL LANES
To START
OVER SEA
Flight From Newfoundland to
Azores to be Made Tomor-
row If Weather
Permits.
TO CARRY $4,000 POUNDS
NC 4 Which Was Forced Down May
Rejoin Others and Take
Part In the
Journey.
TO CARRY $4,000 POUNDS
[By A. E. Johnson. United Press

Staff Correspondent
ABOARD U. S. S. PRAIRIE, IRE
PASSEY. N. F.. May 13.-The Amer
lean navy's seaplanes, NC-1 and NC-3
waiting here for an opportunity to
attempt a transatlantic flight. are
now expected to make their start for
/ the Azores tomorrow.
! Weather reports from the station
! on the U. S. S. Arootook as well as
from other sources, state the
weather along the route to be taken
| by the flyers gradually is growing
better with the chances excellent
that ideal conditions exist tomorrow.
1 Commander Towers, admiral of
the pair of big NC planes here de-
clared today he had hope that the
INCA which was forced to return to
h the United States coast after start
! Ing from Rockaway on the first leg
| of the voyage, would be able to join
| her sister ships. Weather condi-
/ tions southwest of here are much
/ better and there were Indications to-
| day that the NC4 might attempt a
flight direct here from Chatham,
Mass.
Commander Towers has made up
his mind that a strong effort will
! be made to get his planes started
with a load of $4,000 pounds. the
extra weight to be an engineer, cap
able of repairing machine's motors
while it is in fight and some extra
fuel. Fuel consumption convinced
the officer during the ride from Rock
away that it would be wise to carry
more on the jump to Azores than
was at first contemplated.
Four Balloons Still UP.
WARREN, O., May 13-Four bal
looms, entered in the navy long dis
tance flight which started here Sun.
| day. are still in the air, according to
reports received here today
Three balloons have landed = on
I at Clayton, Del, another at Mount
J Pleasant, Nd, and the third near
| Baden, Pa.
! The balloon which landed near
| Baden was forced down after the
bag had been punctured by fifteen
shots. Reports from Baden say
/ police have been unable to trace the
person who fired the shots.
Await Third Flyer.
iIBysA. e. johnson, United Press
! Staff Correspondent
] ABOARD U. S. S. AROSTOOK,
TREPASSEY, N. F., May 13-Com-
mander Towers, admiral" Of Amer
ica's trans-ocean fliers, today Is
awaiting arrival of the N. CA, SO
that the "jump-off' to the Azores
may be made by his complete squad
ron of three planes.
:, The N CA is reported in readiness
for her "hop" from Chatham, Mass,
awaiting favorable weather.
.If the N CA can start very soon
without making additional repairs
said Towers today, Il will await her
arrival. regardless Of how favorable
the weather is for OUR own get
away"
This definitely ended all chances
for the N C-1 and N C-3 starting their
leg for the Azores today, it was be-
lieved.
Today the weather was unfavorable
for the flight. A heavy fog extended
from Halifax to Trepasey and rain
was falling for distance 800 miles
out to sea, according to reports here
High winds in mid-ccean are moder
iating and aSe expected to disappear
within "a hours.
Arrival Of the di1igible C-5 from
Montauk, l.. l.. is expected daily. The
plan now is to have destroyers take
positions from New Foundland to
ireland to assist in the 6rigible ven
ture after the seap1anes have left
The dirigible is counted on to make
forty knots.
The weather forecast for tomor-
row is west winds and fair coastwise
with mild winds ort to sea- -.