Evening journal., 1919-06-16
LONDON PREPARES
HEROES WELCOME
lcontinued From PAGE one.

lHt AAlrb utn 10 rlEll Nlt ' NithtIi
machine approaching Clifden after IN
journey from New Foundland were az
Australian soldier on his honeymoon
who was gazing out Of a hotel win
day and a farmers boy tending hogs
The machine suddenly loomed out OF
the morning mist and circled over Tho
town whereupOn the two who had
seen 10 spread the word and crowds
/ began 10 gather.
Alcock circled until he saw the
I aerials Of the Clifden wireless station
Then he dropped TO the earth quite
near ihc tower. The wireless opera
tors were nearly as astoninshed as the
townsfolk. as the aviators climbed
wearily from their airshlp. One radio
man quickly improvised an autograph
album and ran out. presenting IL TO Al
cock for his immediate signature. lie
signed and remarked:
Now, il we only had a shave and a
bath we'd be all right"
That's the way to fly the Atlantic, -
Brown said checrily with a gay ges-
ture toward the machine.
In a more formal statement Alcock
said.
II believe the secret OF long-distance
flying Is 10 nurse the engines. never
opened the throttle onCe. The ma
chine has an ordinary sped Of 90 miles
an hour and with the wind blowing be-
hind ms we managed 10 average i20.
wore electrically heated clothing"
on their way across the sea Alcock
and Brown communicated with each
Naa . .sa- Il.
they said. The sun pierced the clouds
only a few times. Weather conditions
were very bad.
A few hours after landing, Alcock
smartly attired in British navy
lounge uniform. smoking a cigarette
and glancing through a sheaf Of CON
telegrams. smiling told the
United Press:
Yes. I'm glad we did H. We got
up against he'll 10 begin with and CON
diti0ns remained Ike he'll practically
all the way over Five hours after the !
start we unsuccessfully tried TO climb |
from the clouds. and reached height /
of 4 600 feet. That wasn't the first OF I
our troubles. They began when half /
an hour after starting the armature |
shaft Of the dynamo generating cleo |
lricity for the wireless was fractured |
Don't know. Our radio transmltter was /
useless. We received no information 4
from any source and didn't exchange a
single wireless signal
"Our experiences show the need Of (
dependable weather observations Re
ports had led us TO believe conditions /
were favorable, hut almost immedl- /
ately we ran into banks OF clouds and |
sleet and fog. We certainly got several /
thrills. During the night II was I'M |
canny. not knowing how high we were /
or whether we would az any moment |
plunge into the sea. The machine be- /
haved beautifully. Several times sleet
froze our radiator shutters and the pc
troll guagcs were covered with ice
Brown had the greatest difficulty in
his navigation. Indeed do not believe
we saw the water more than six times /
during the nlghi. and we saw the sky |
for not more than half an hour at |
any time
Alcoek exhibited The FIRST aerial mail
pouch, seal unbroken containing 500
cticrs.
Il think that within ~ ponths we'll
lave an aerial Transatlantic service"
he said
Miss Kennedy nancee Of Lieutenant
'rown. whose feat in navigating the
lane through the binding msts won
i'm Widespread admiration. was de-
lighted She viii meet Brown IN Lon
on
II had every confidence IN him." she
'id today. II hope TO fly his machine
hen it is brought here. I'M make my
rst ilight with him and later try for
pilots license. Wen be married as
Don as possible" II
Miss Kennedy said she was very 1
luch in favor OF an airplane honey In
loon.
Lord NorthcliNe who gave the $50 +
" London Daily Mail prize won by the a
'laiors' in congratulating Alcock [
r0te!
Your wonderful Journey Is a warm
y TO cable monopolists and others 10 4
'alize That within a few years we'll H
less dependent upon them unless i
icy increase thelr wires and speed !
p Your voyage was made more .
lickly than the average press mes T
ges. ! look forward to tho time I
hen London newspapers will be sell a
8 In New York The same time they r
e printed to prevent garblcd quota
ons due to telegraphic compression. c
lglo-American understanding viii be Il
iiered thereby" 4
we had q terrible Journey" Al !,
ck told the London Daily Mail. ITS .
wonder we arrived at sll"
The Nickcrs-\lmy machine was con-
ructed in England during the war "A
ith single object in view, TO rain "
'mbs upon Berlin with the frequency
nd terrific destruction that the Ger
ans mad hoped 10 reach In their Yep
'lin raids ON the British capital.
It's outstanding characteristics as a ~
lmbing plane, great cruising ranges &C
eaNNweight carrying capacity. relia- fa
lity and swift speed made it almost VI
. IDEAL machine for ihe Transatlantic dl
ight toward which lls' eyes Of Brit d'
IN lying men turned when the neces- III
iy for bombing Berlin was past q
lhe Nickws-Nimy although over h'
ladoWed by the huge Handley- k'
turn dwarfs the little Sopwnh in
hich Harry Hawker set out 10 blaze X
De North Atlantic trail. The Nickers- m
imy wing spread Is siXty-seven feet. VI
lille that Of the Sopwith was forty VI
* feet six inches The plane, like the NJ
ustrslian's, is a land machine. Cap Il
in Acock and Lieutenant Brown r'
'ok the same chance as did Hawker. M
-ith the exception that in their case al
icy had two engines 10 rely upon and y
Ia not drop their landing carriage and
heels as be did on the other hand.
ey carried no collapsihle boat.
Captain Alcock and Lieutenant Brown C.