Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-17

i Illuminated to provide against the
seaplanes missing ship and thus los
! ing the way. To guard further
against this contingency. the destroy
ers are ordered. in the event the sea
| planes have not been sighted at the
approximate time they should arrive,
to make smoke clouds, show search
! lights, fire star shells and notify the
next ship to the westward. The next
vessel in the line will make the same
signals for three-quarters of an hour
! before the planes are due to arrive.
Upon being notified that it has been
, sighted by planes or when station
ship sights the flyers, the vessel Will
Immediately stop smoking or hrinS
star shells. will take the exact course
to the next station and will steam
slowly on that course to indicate tie
proper route. and will keep in radio
communication with the flying ships.
Planes forced to land on the water
during darkness will indicate their
position and condition by radio. rock
cts and flares with the following
meanings: Green star-Can get off
the water again; no assistance re-
quired. Red star or f1are-Assistance
required. In the event that one plane
is forced to land. the others will re-
main in the vicinity until report Of
her condition is received or assistance
arrives.
Restrict Radio Messages.
During the flight each destroyer
stationed along the route is to dis
play number which will indicate to
the flyers the distance they have COW
cred. Careful precautions have been
taken by the Navy Department to keep
the air clear of all except emergency
radio messages during the time CT the
fight.
If while off station a destroyer
sights any plane. whether known to
be engaged in the transatlantic flight
or not. it is ordered to signal to the
plane the duty it is on and, if desired.
the true course to the next vessel on
station.
All ships in the vicinity are instruct
ell to proceed with all possible speed
every effort to assist in repairs neces-
sary to continue the flight. in the
event that the disabled plane cannot
proceed and conditions make towing
it back to the base hazardous or i'm
possible. the destroyer is instructed
to rescue the crew and to salvage all
parts of the plane possible.
AS soon as the seaplanes left Ire
pa ssey. the battleships Utah and
Florida discontinued meteorological
observations and proceeded back to
this country. The Texas ard Wyom-
\
the planes reach the Azores. but will
send reports to the base ship. u. S. S.
Melville, at Punta Delgado. The bat
tleship Arkansas. which has been at
plymouth, England, Immediately upon
receiving word that the light from
Trepassey had started. proceeded to
take station between the Azores and
Lisbon, to report meteorological con-
ditions for the fourth leg of The long
fight.
The planes are following a mer-
Gators course from Mistaken point, on
Trepassey bay to Corvo westernmost
island Of the Azores, for 'land fall if
necessary. and thence by the shortest
route to Horta or Punta Delgado
There they will re-fuel. make neces-
sary repairs and start as saon as pos
sible for Lisbon. Departing from
Lisbon in the early morning. the flyers
are ordered to head for plymouth. the
objective point of the long voyage.