Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-28
INCA MAKES LAST
|. LEG OF OVERSEA
FLIGHT TO LISBON
Consume Nine Hours and
FOrty-Four Minutes in
Reaching Land.
CROWDS LINE EVERY POINT
OF VANTAGE ALONG HARBOR
Most Enthusiastic Welcome Is
Accorded Flyers on Arrival
in Portugal.
OTHER CREWS
CROWDS LINE EVERY POINT
OF VANTAGE ALONG HARBOR
OTHER CREWS
Navy Department Is. @ eu
port on Record Maue py Com.
mander Read and Mcr.

PoNTA DELGADA, AZORES. May
2'.-America's claim to the honor OF
the hrst air flight across the Atlantic
secure. Lieutenant Commando
Albert G. Read. brought his big sea-
plane. NC-4 TO a safe landing in Lis
hon harbor at 4;02 o'clock, New York
time. this afternoon, having made the
soO-mile journey from this port in
nine hours and forty-four minutes. an
average OF about eighty nautical miles
en- hour
NC-4 has now covered $3.50 nautical
miles since she left Rockaway for
Halifax on May S. and her time for
!he rrsna aSaual sssv sroSs,osean night from
Is twentH-si1 hours and forty-six
minutes: The best steamship time
across the Atlantic is four days, seven
teen hours and six minutes made by the
Mauretania on February 20, 1909. II.
may thus be seen that the completion
OF the flight marks a tremendous ad-
va nee IN the march OF progress
ilsht was made without any untoward
r1S1an n1Sidene such as marked the hoodoo
a.Saen s1ae p proEress Er;;s Of MC-4 from Roeh-
TO Trepassey The crew was the same
that brought the plane to this port.
Weather conditions were ideal. The
sun was shining brightly and the sea
was smooth as mill pond.
The start was made at 1O:lS A. NJ.
Greenwich time. i6:ls a. NJ, New York
time). u had been planned to get
away, shortly after daylight, But
trouble with one of the engines caused
unexpected delay.
Crowds Line the Shores
Crowds lined every point of want
age along the harbor to witness the
surfaces OF the wings CLEAN like
polished silver as the plane taxied
about the harbor trying out the sen-
gnes and when all was ready, dashed
away toward the harbor mouth. al
tremendous speed and scared into the
air like great bird. Then with pro-
pellers whirrinE and motors humming.
the big dying boat sped upward until
She reached the desired flying eleva-
ton. and soon had disappeared from
sight OF the cheering thousands that
lined the shores of the island.
AS the plane passed station ship
No. J., Lieutenant-C Commander Read
sent wireless message to Rear
Admiral Jackson. reading: -
We seem TO be on our way. MANY
thanks for your hospitality"
From then on to the finish the wire
until No. ~. which was the last Of the
line line, Was reached and G6 nassed The
mouth of the Taeus. Then came the
rspGri nId ,hsa a.Go SAFE lananF had been
Given II Great Ovation
The flyers on their arrival at Lis
bon. according 10 advices received by
Captain Workman here, received most
enthusiastic welcome. They were for
mally received on the United States
steamship Rochester by the President
and other Portuguese diGnitaries and
members of the various legations. TIE
city was Ell fcte in their honor.
There were many heart burnings
Nc-S over their inability to share in
the glory of making the final jump
OF the cross-ocean flight Their dis
appointment was assuaged in some
measure. however, by the fact that
they had heen transferred to Lisbon
in time to sec the completion OF the
great feat. li
suggestion that Commander Tow
ers., who had been In charge OF the
f1igh, until his plane the NC-3, was
disabled, should be permitted to ac.
company Lieutenant Comma Read
on the final leg of the trip was ov--
ruled by Secretary of the Ma
1t is understooi l. iv
weather is favorah -oa,arlt..
Will resume the II y. 4r .-y.- ~
Il jump of 775 naut e1.t-