The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-06-18
,ALCOCk and BROWN
Land IN IRALAND
Much of Oversea Flight Was Made
Through Fog With Occasional
Drizzle Which Hampered
Progress

London, June 15.-(By the Associat-
Fed Press.)-The final goal of all the
ambitions which flying men have ven
/. tured to dream since the Wright
aSrothers first rose from the earth in
SW heavier than air machine, were re-
.olized this morning, when two young
BFitish officers, Capt. John Alcock,
and Lieut.. Arthur w. Brown, landed
on the Irish coast after the first non
F.. stop flight across the Atlantic ocean.
and without incident, so far as can
be learned. 1t was a straight away
clean cut flight achieved in sixteen
hours and twelve minutes-from New
Foundland to Clifden Island, dis
tance Of more than 1850 miles.
But the brief and modest descrip-
tion which comes fro mthe airmen at
Clifden tells of an adventurous and
amazing hazardous enterprise. Fog
and mists hung over the North At
'lantic and the Vickeys- Vimy biplane
climbed and struggled to extricate
herself from the folds of the air.
planes worst enemy.
She rose to 1000 feet, swooped
down almost to the surface of the sea,
and at times the two navigators found
themselves flying upside down only
ten feet above the water.
Before coming to earth near the
Clifden wireless station Alcock cir
cled the wireless aerial, seeking the
best spot to reach the earth. But no
suitable ground was found, so ne
chanced it in q bog.
The w:rolcso ataff rushed to rhc
aid of the aviators. They found
Brown dazed and Alcock temporarily
oealened by the force OF the impact.
AS soon as t. 49, ,,-.c to be es-
corted to the wireless station they
telegraphed the news to their friends :;
then had breakfast.
"That is the best way to cross the
Atlantic" said Lieut. Brown after he
had eaten.
Capt. Alcock explained the silence
of his radio instrumens during the
trip by saying that the wireless pro-
PEELED blew off Soon after the air
plane left Newfoundlan.
"We were nue.. jammed by strong
wireless signals not intended for U.S."
he added.
When word was received here of
the accident to the machine in landing
arrangements were made for me-
chanics to leave London Immediately
to make repairs.
Word came from Clifden this after
noon that the pilot and the naviga-
tor of the biplane were leaving for
Galway whence Lieut.. Brown planned
to travel by train to London, arriv-
ing there on Tuesday morning. Capt
Alcock, however, hoped to be able to
fly to London in the machine which
made the record flight as soon as it
could be repaired. 1t was planned to
have him give an exhibition over Lon
don in the machine, if possible.
The aero club received message
from Clifden not long after the trans
atlantic flight landed, signed by them,
which merely stated that they had
completed the flight in sixteen hours
and twelve minutes. They requested
instructions from the club.
Keep Machine Intact.
In repl ythe club telegraphed Capt.
Alcock:
Keep machine intact until obser-
yer arrives"
The air ministry stated that certain
marks were put on the airplane at
Newfoundland which must be otti-
cially identified by a member OF the
royal air force before the blight is
declared to be officially completed.
1t was said at the ministry that it
was probable one of it's officials would
leave Dublin in an airplane to re-
land by train.
St. Johns, N. F., June 15.-The trl-
umphant crossing of the Atlantic by
Capt. Jack Alcock and Lieut.. Arthur
Whitson Brown will not deter other
airmen here from emulating the feat,
according to announcement made by
other orders today.
The London ably Mails $5O,O0O
prize for the first nonstop flight hav-
ing fallen to the Vickers-Vimy ma
chine, crews of the other airplanes
being assembled here are devoting
their attention to a contest for the
spcedicst voyage across the ocean.
They expect the British air ministry
or private enthusiasts to offer speed
prizes.
News of the arrival of Alcock and
Brown in Ireland spread like wildtire
and caused jubilation. The British
airmen expressed their delight that
America having won first honors by
an interrupted transoceanic flight,
Great Britain was able to even score
by triumphing in the nonstop passage.
CAPT. ALCOCKS
STORY OF FLIGHT