The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1919-05-31
HlWKER AND GRIEVE SAVED

London, May 26.-Harry G. H.v.
ker and Lieutenant Commander Ma
Grieve. the two airmen VIA
started last Sunday in an attempt IA
fly across the Atlantic ocean from a.
Johns. N. F.. have been picked m
at sea and landed in Scotland. Both
men are in perfect health.
1t was officially announced by the
admiralty that the aviators were
picked up in latitude 1920, Longitude
g. 80. having alighted close to the
little Danish steamer Mary owing ia
a stoppage Of circulation in the water
pipes between the radiator and the
water pump. The Sopwith airplane
was not salvaged.
The first report of the aviatou
since their Jump off" last Sunday
came when the Mary, which was
bound from Norfolk to Aarhuns.
rounded the Butt of Lewis yesterday
and wigwagged the fact that she had
Hawker and Grieve aboard.
Saved hands of Sopwith airplane,"
was the signal.
lis it Hawker." was the question
sent out by the flags from the Butt,
which is the most northerly point Of
the Hebrides groups off Scotland.
Yes" replied the Mary.
The admiralty Immediately sent
out a fast torpedo boat destroyer in
an endeavor to intercept the Mary
and take off the aviators. There was
an anxious wait of several hours,
when the word was flashed that the
destroyer had come across the steam
er and transferred Hawker and
Grieve, and was taking them to
| Thurso, on the northern coast Of
Scotland, about 100 miles east of the
Butt of Lewis.
Aviators Arrive
London, May 26.-Hawker and
Grieve landed at Thurso, at the
northern end Of Scotland, it was off,
cially announced this morning. They
will arrive in London at 6 O'Clock
Tuesday evening. Both are in good
health. They alighted 800 miles
west of Ireland on account of engine
trouble.
Crieve's Account
Grieve has sent to the Daily Mail
the following statement by telegraph:
when a few hundred miles out q
strong northerly gale drove US stead.
lily out of our course. 1t was not
always possible. owing to the pres.
sure of dense masses of clouds to
take our bearings and l calculate that
at the time we determined to cut
across the shipping route we were
about 200 miles out Of our course.
Up to the change of direction we
had covered 1000 miles of the jour-
ney to the Irish coast"
Hawkers Narrative
The Mail prints a dispatch from
Thurso. Scotland, giving the simple
narrative of Harry G. Hawker. re.
garding the unsuccessful attempt to
fly across the Atlantic made by him.
self and Mackenzie Grieve. Telling
Of his difficulties Hawker said:
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
coming down several thousand feet
we overcame this difficulty. Every
thing went we'll for another few
hours. when ono again the circula-
ton system became choked and the
temperature of the water rose to
the boiling point.
Playing For Safety
I'VE of course realized that until
the pipe was cleared we could mol
rise much higher without using a loi
OF motor power. When we were
about IL and 1-2 hours on u way
the circulation system was still giving
US trouble and we realized that We
could not 60 on using up U motor
power.
Then it was that we reached the