The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-20

when told Of Hawker's start frnya
New Foundland in the hope OF beating
the Americans across, Read said. a@8SS
Well. l have to hand II to Hawkefs
didn't think he was going to jump
on" WA
Speaking of his own Night. he said N
We were certainly lucky. 1t feels
pretty good to be the only one OF tho
three planes that started to rsAcn
land"
DO you think you are lucky enough
to VIM he was asked.
Il IN not superstitious. he repltSf1.4y
I'm too hardheaded for that.
The salient points OF the flight I'M
&C., we're given by Lieutenant-Coms4a
mander Read as follows.
After the takeoff. the plane stoo2Ks
out on the course until the hrst desa
stfoyers was passed with all mAchiuery
tunctioning properly sS
w hen darkness sent in the pias4xEs
proceeded separately, picking UP N4e1~
destroyer by wireless until - hM~5
passed No. ID at sac p. NJ From 4t9&s
time on we did not see any more &&SH
stroyers until We picked UP No ~ 13S
i2;o> Saturday morning. We MtsaS4S
the next station on account Of To-
] inally we landed at Hcrta. sS4lAass
The elapsed time Of the AiEht W&NM
fifteen hours. eighteen minutes ana th&#
Lumber of miles covered was loo. S@S
WEATHER THE CAUSE. az
we were In good condition. Yh4
weather decided our landing S#
Lieutena mt Com INA nder BeliinEer, 04N
Nr-l. which was forced down IN fk6S
Fog az the Island Of Flores aud -ex635k4
smashed up by contact with the f6NAe
seas. said today that only adverse CON-
ditions had prevented his plane frpd
completing the fight successgulS
Telling OF the flight he said. svs'
a cad 81 tfAN xs,5kk <.ts /
hie from the time we left Trspaaoe4
until we arrived between stations 11%
and Is and found banks OF fog. Thta#
was about IL o'clock Saturday m0ru&s
ing q o'clock New York times. sss
We kept our course until ia A a
NJ, and then landed In the water thiMlfAs
ing that the best plan because - 4fE
not know our position. 4Is63
THE weather conditions warS r.
cause OF our landing. We had m &1Ia =
E'He trouble At ali. We were AyA :
at about 5000 feet when - d4ciAaA IN X
fog denser. As we tourned the ptaGj#
head into the wind We sighted ttl
rnasts OF steamship on the hori16m u ~
learned later this was thetionia whlx1
picked up ss6ssS gss&s
Al o'clock when We were Akeut 1qg
latitude ssss north and Longitude aes5 ~
west. we started taxyinG through &lk(k
rough seas. but the swell wAa Ae9N2
and chenp> and the machine beRnn 7
break up. 8Sss31
The icna. which was headed @$
Gibraltar. sighted us when Ne N4&&
IN distress and took our crew "a TT
small boats. Ss
The rescue called for = dtspfay4A
the most expert seama nship and N11N
accomplished without 4 hitch. sSys
The NC-l could have kept On Rex6
theless X 1t hadn't been for the III
Although We had only one engine 1Af6
ire when we we're picked M and III
sea was extremely rough. the situaA1
was not altogether out o. hand.
rRAsSE ron HAW1GmN.
Washington. May 1.-THE AnnsWm
ment by the navy departIN4At S4l
Sc-3. under Comma ndeP 1AhN
Towers which had been almost TIL
up ms lost Was sAfe ara seYnIl
was proceeding to JuntA Dsts
VI a. recelyed with : thFln " ent1
tion and JOY throughout the navys
pnrtment, and, In fact. axefyW1~
Washington. sssss ~
The heiief Or tbs dspsFtsN1{
Commander Towers ana Mn m
are both IN good trim N1xE
AxpAct him ~ setars ~ 4a
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