The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-28
COVERED 900 MILES
IN 8 HOURS, 43 MIN.
Occupants of the Machine
Are Reported to Be in Ex-
cellent Physical Condition
Despite the Strain They
Have Been Under Contin-
u0usly for Two Weeks.

Washington, D. c., May 2s.-No word
had reached the navy department this
morning as to whether the seaplane NC-4
had left Lisbon on the last leg of the
flight from Rockaway, L. J., to Plym-
outh, England The last message from
Lisbon was received last night and it
indicated that Lieutenant Commander
Albert C. Read would start if weather
conditions were favorable,
Officers said communication with Lis
bon was exceedingly slow, as was evil
denced by the fact that the message re-
porting the arrival Of the NC-4 at the
capital of Portugal was delayed several
hours.
The NC-4 made the jump of approx
mately 900 land miles from Ponta Del
gada to the landing in Portugal in nine
hours and forty-three minutes, or at the
rate of slightly more, than 90 land miles
an hour Official reports show the fight
which started at 6:lS a. m. washing
ton time) ended at 4:0l p. m. (Washing-
ton time).
Commander Albert G.. Read and his
five companions are reported to be in
excellent physical condition despite the
strain they have been under continuous
ly for more than two weeks.
Commander Read had with him on the
fight to Lisbon the same crew as that
which left Newfoundland on the NC4 on
May l6-Lieutensnt Il. f Stone of the
coast guard and W. X. Hinton were the
pilots, with Ensign R. G. Rodd as radio
operator, and Chief Maehinist Mate +. $.
Rhodes as reserve pilot engineer The
crew was met at Lisbon by most of the
members of the crews of the NC-l and
NC-9, who had preceded them on a de
stroyer.
The Trip in Brief.
The chart of the fight, as shown by
reports of the station ship destroyers,
helped her along. At times Commander
Reads ship apparently was whirling
through the air at 90-knot clip; again
her speed fell off to less than so, only
to pick up again as she reached the zone
Of influence of other breezes. Probably
the machine overlook and passed winds
that had stirred the waters about Ponta
Delgads the day before, preventing an
earlier start.
Following is the brief log of the flight
as it was told by the guardian destroy
ers:
500 a. m.-NC.4 left Ponta Delgada
for Lisbon at l0:ls G. M. T. to-day (6:ls
p. m. Washington time.
s:5S a. m.-NC-4 passed station ship
No. l at ll;l3 G. NJ. I. Jackson.
s a. m.-Weather report: Flying con
ditions from Ponta Delgada to Lisbon
very good. To-day, fair weather and
moderate to fresh southwesterly winds
at flying altitude prevail over the en-
tire course with the barometer rising
slowly. Weather clearing and wind near
~ west. Favorable flying conditions
should continue over Wednesday
jackson.
9:l0 a. m.--NC-4 passed station ship
No at 1888 G. M. T. Jackson.
1910 a. M NC.4 passed station ship
No at 1854 G. NJ. T. Jackson.
IL :05 a. m.NC-4 passed station ship
No at 1895 G. NJ T. Jackson.
NC-4 passed station ship No. 6 at
l4:05 G. M. T. jackson,
1915 p m-NC-4 passed station ship
No at lO:4O G. NJ T. Jackson.
1916 p m.--NC-4 passed station ship
No at 1915 G. M. T. Jackson.
laos p. m.--NC-4 passed station ship
No. at 1918 G. NJ T. jackson.
2:33 p. m.-NC-4 passed station ship
No. IL at l7:l0 G. M. T. Jackson
3:37 p. m.--NC4 passed station ship
No. II at 1906 G. NJ. T. jackson.
4:2S p. m.-NC4 passed station ship
No. Is at 1888 G. NJ I. jackson.
4:46 p. m.-NC4 passed station ship
No. Ia at 1916 G. NJ T. Jackson
500 p. m.--NC.4 arrived at Lisbon at
20:03 G. M. T. Halstead.
Official word of the arrival of the plane
at Lisbon reached the navy department
first through dispatch from Brest
France, sent by Rear Admiral Halstead
commander of the American naval forces
in French waters. The message was re-
ceived at the Otter Cliffs, Me-, station
and relayed to Washington.