The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-16
SECOND TRY
AT ATLANTIC
FLIGHT MADE
BY AIRPLANES
N. C. 4 Joins Companions
When They Are Forced to
Give Up First Attempt at
Sea Flight.
C-5 IS BELIEVED LOST
(By Associated Press,

(By Associated Press)
TREPASSEY, Md, May 16.-The
naval seaplanes NC 1 and NC and
probably NC-4 will make another at
tempt this afternoon to take the air on
the second leg Of their transatlantic
flight by way Of the Azores. Mechanics
overhauled the NC 4 which arrived
here last night from Halifax. and 1t
was hoped that she would be ready to
Join the other planes when the start
Is made.
Rough weather outside Trepassey
harbor drenched the aviators with an
icy spray, causing them to abandon
the plan to hop on" for the Azores
yesterday afternoon. according to
Commander John H. Towers. chief of
the expedition. Also Commander
Towers explained just as the two sea-
planes were returning to make anoth-
er rush into the stir westerly wind,
The NC arrived and he decided to
postpone starting in the hope that all
three OF the naval planes might make
the trip together.
Weather prospects early today were
favorable and work Of overhauling the
NC was progressing rapidly SO that
it was almost certain that the three
entries of the United Statees navy
for first honors in crossing the At
lantic by the air route would make
another start toward evening.
In speaking of the unsuccessful at
tempt to take the air late yesterday,
Commander Towers said that the NC
1 and NC 8 got little too far out
In the harbor and added that he
thought they would have made a good
start il they had attempted to rise
nearer shore. Commander Towers
denied that the NC had been dam
aged but that she was towed in by a
motor boat to save her engines for
another try today.
The NC alighted in the harbor at
7.08 o'clock last night, Newfoundland
time) after a flight from Halifax. a
distance of 537 land miles, in six hours
and % minutes actual flying time. The
seaplane floated on the surface of the
water for Q hours and % minutes
when forced to alight eighteen miles
from Halifax, one of her engines fail
ing by slow oil pressure. The NC
maintained an average altitude OF
$500 feet during the Halifax-Trepas
sey flight.
TREPASSEY, N. F., May 16.-The
navy dirigible, C-5, which was swept
to sea yesterday, now is believed tc
have been last. The destroyer Ed
wards which went in pursuit, reported
by wireless today that she had beer
unable after search to find her aPe
was returning. The merchant steam
er which had previously reported thai
she was standing by the big balloon
11S -
was unable to stand by longer ant
proceeded on her way according to in
formation from the Edwards.
DELAY TO BE SLIGHT
WASHINGTON, May 16-The run
away of the navy dirigible CO at ST
Johns yesterday was unavoidable &C
cident due to wind conditions, sail
the official account of the inciden
sent to the navy department by tn
air ship commander, Lieut.. Con
mander Coil.
"An possible precautions had bee
taken by the landing party" Con
mander Coil said. Press dispatche
indicating that the dirigible probabl
was little damaged surprised official
and revived hope that it might be po;
sible to continue the proposed trans
Atlantic flight of the Go with only
few days delay. It had been SUI
posed that she would be so damage
that only her engine and some pal
of her equipment could be salyaged.
C-5 to Abandon Trip
Arrival at Trepassey Bay of til
delayed NC-4 and the probability tha
she will be ready for the hop off
with her sister seaplanes, the NC
and NC-1, late today or tomorrow ha
heightened interest in naval circle
here in the proposed trans-Atlanti
flight. So far as was known her
Commander Tower of the squadron
has not expressed a decision as
whether he would wait over anothe
day for the NC-4 or would take a.
vantage of favorable weather como
tions should they prevail and beg!
the flight today with the two othe
planes. Neither was it indicated thu
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