Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-28

t away on It's hnal leg or
the flight to Plymouth,
England, today. Prep
arations are being made
for covering the last lap
probably tomorrow. Weather permit
ting the crew will put off early in
the morning and expect to be in Eng
land within nine hours from the time
of their start.
Upon his arrival here late yester-
day the Portuguese government decor
ated Commander Read with the in
sigma of the "Tower and Sword" and
| upon members of the crew other dee.
| orations were bestowed.
Aviators Take Rest.
! Lisbon, May 2S-The first men to
/ cross the Atlantic by air were sleep
! ing soundly aboard the cruiser Roches
! ter in Lisbon harbor early today after
/ receiving a tremendous ovation, and
/ it was understood that they would not
resume their flight to England today
Mechanicians from the Rochester
worked over the NC-4 practically all
night and it was believed she was fit
for the 775-mile flight to Plymouth
/ But reports from the cruiser before
/ dawn said that Lieutenant Commander
Read and the seaplane's crew were
not astir and that they probably
would rest today and test the planes
engines before taking off on the last
leg.
If the weather permits they viii hop
off for Lisbon early tomorrow, reach
ing the English coast in less than ten
hours. The NC4's crew reported that
the final leg of the transatlantic
flight from Ponta Dclgada to Lisbon
was practically without incident and
that they expected little trouble in
making the extra hop to Plymouth.
At journeys End.
Washington, Nav %. The navy de-
partment early today was without any
adyiccs to Indicate when Lieutenant
Commander A. c. Read, who yester.
day made history by completing the
first transatlantic 0ight, would con
tinue from Lisbon TO Plymouth, Eng
land. Reads overseas fight officially
ended at the Portuguese city but he
was scheduled to continue to Plym-
. Of nc
as conditions were favorable.
Not even some of the big develop
ments of the war stirred the national
capital more than the news of the
successful termination of Read
flight. His remarkable performance
Of crossing the Atlantic in twenty-six
hours and forty-one minutes, actual
hving time, thrilled alike both official
and civil Washington, II was conf
IDENTITY expected that he would he able
TO reach Plymouth in record time,
once the start was made
Thronds Cheer Hawker.
London. May While a great
cheering crowd stood outside Buck
ingham Palace King George today
decorated Harry G. Hawker and Mack
cnzfe Gricye. his navigator, with the
. air force cross, thus inaugprating the
new insignia. which is to be awarded
only to airmen especially distinguish
ing themselves for bravery.
, From the Palace Hawker and Grieve
rode through streets lined with cheer
ing thousands en- route to luncheon
= given in their honor by the Daily Mail
which promoted the transatlantic
, comprtitiOn. Major General Seely, on
behalf of the newspaper, bestowed a
sos onn consolidation prize on the two
, men. who were rescued from mid-At
lautfc after an unsuccessful attempt
+ 10 fix to Ireland.
! u. s. Cruiser at Plymouth.
Plymouth, England. May 2S. tn
y United States cruiser Stockton rode At
p anchor in the harb0r today ready 70
dash out on a minutes notice to take
70 her station half way between this poi'
and Brest when Lieutenant Command
at. Read begins the last leg of his
brilliant transatlantic flight from LIS
hon to this port in the American naFa'
/ seaDlane NC4.
The stockton came from the Azores
NV way of Lisbon Her commander
~ reported that the NC4 is in exeelien'
" condition and her crew are extremely
p, confident of winding Up the epocn
If making air voyage in a blaze OF gioty
a Keen interest is felt here over 'he
j final outcome Of the flight ana Lieu