Arizona republican., 1919-05-27
HdWker Tells
 Story Of His
 Near Tragedy
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 LONDON, May 26.-The Daily Mail today prints a dispatch from Thurso, Scotland, giving the narrative of Harry G. Hawker, regarding the unsuccess- ful attempt to fly across the Atlantic, made by himself and Lieutenant Com mander Mackenzie Grieve.
 "We had very difficult ground to rise from on the other side" said Hsw- ker. "To rise at all we had to run diaqonaIIy across the course.
 "Once we got away, we climbed well but about ten minutes up, we passed from a firm, clear weather into New Foundland fog banks. We got we'll over these, however, and of course, lost sight of the sea.
 "The sky was quite clear for the first four hours, when the visibility became very bad. Heavy cloud banks were encountered and eventually we flew into a heavy storm with rain squalls.
 "At this time, we were flying well above the clouds at height of about fifteen thousand feet.
 TROUBLE COMES EARLY
 About five and one half hours out, owing to the choking of the filter, the temperature of the water cooling our engine started to rise, but after com ing down several thousand feet, we overcame this difficulty. Everything went well flor another few hours, when once again the circulation system be- came choked and the temperature of the water rose to the boiling point.
 We of course realized that until the pipe was cleared we could not rise much higher without using a lot of motor power. When we were about f2 and one-half hours on our way, the circulation system was still giving us trouble, and we realized that we could not go on using up our motor power
 Then 1t was that we reached the first fateful decision to play for safe ty. We changed our course and began flying diagonally across the main ship ping route for about two and half hours, when to our great relief we sighted Danish steamer. which proved to be the tramp steamer, Mary
 We sent up our very light distress signals. These were answered prompt : ly, and then We flew on about two miles and landed in the water ahead of the steamer.
 SGH SEhY nOO0t1
 "The sea was exceedingly rough, and despite the utmost efforts of the Danish crew, it was ninety minutes before they succeeded in taking us off. 1t was only at great risk to themselves. in fact that they eventually succeeded in launching a small boat, oWinq to the heavy gale from the northeast which was raging.
 "It was found impossible to saIvaoe the machine which, however. mos probably is still afloat somewhere ir mid Atlantic.
 Altogether. before being picked up we had been fourteen and a half ho out from New Foundland, and we were l picked up at 8: 30 m. Greenwich time
 From Captain Dunn, of the Mary and his Danish crew, we received tho greatest kindness on the journey home The ship carries no wireless and it wa. not until We arrived off the Butt O Lewis that we were able to commur,i. cate with the authorities. Off locher bob we Were met by the destroye, Woolsun, and conveyed to the Scap, Flow, where we had splendid weIcom home from Admiral FremantIe and tn, men of the grand fleet"
 LONDON. May 26.-Lieutenant Com mander Grieve ave the Daily Mali tho following statement:
 "When few hundred miles out, ; strong northerly gale drove us steadil, out of our course. It was not aiway. 1 possible, owing to the pressure of dens, masses of clouds, to take our hearing. and ] calculate that at the time we de termined to cut across the shippin, route, we were about 200 miles out o our course. Up to the change of direc ton, we had covered about 1000 mile, tof the journey to the Irish coast"