The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-18

| WASH HlNuToN, May i7.--One Of
the three American naval seapianes
which set out last evening from
New Foundland u the nrst at
tempt In flight across the Atlantic,
Htill was missing late tonight; an
other, after riding At sea, 800 miles
from tho island Of Faysl, Azores,
was found and the crew taken
aboard steamer. after csta biishins
record flight for heavier than -air
machines
The missing plane Ia tho Nc.s.
flngshlp OF Com. John Henry
Towers, commander OF the squad
ron, hut the fact that tho last re-
port came from her at b:i6 o'clock
this morning. Washington time. did
not cause naval officials 10 enter
tain any apprehension for the safety
of Commander Towers and his crew
OF four. The last message from this
ship showed her off her cburse oin n
fog some $50 miles from Fayai, and
naval officials believe that II was
only the mist bank which envelopcd
tho sea around the Azores through
out the day that prevented all three
Of the planes from reaching port
WI VI @H'H0 VI NTHFuhIf ilNlti
NC-i De-ccnds.
Lieut. Com. Patrick n. l.. Bell
lngsrs ship. the NC.l, also lost her
way In tho fog and was forced 10
descend nt 1ii0 n, m, Washing
ION time.
The one plane 10 reach port was
tho NC-t. which led her sister ships
practically all the way and descend
4 l..Ys lao 81 -.
Washington time.
10 Lieutenant Commander Read,
commanding tho NC-t, goes tho hon
or Of having made without Interrupt
tion tho most daring journey ever at
tempted In an airship OF any kind.
Rising from dinner last night In the
wnrdroom OF The minclayer ArooH-
took ~ TrcpRssey bay, ~ r., he and
his mon breaktaated soon after
o'clock this morning aboard the
cruiser Columbia at Horta Hut for
ihe fog mat clamped down on the
NCI as II sighted pico heights.
across from Horta. they would have
boarded the Il, \ X Melville befors
noon today and been ready to jump
again tomorrow--this time for LIS
bon the city marking the end OF the
actual flight over the Atlantic.
Hard Luck Turns.
The story OF the long flight as tolb
by the radio waves that filled mo
air over the north ATLANTIC last night
TO he gathered In hy the navy de-
phrtmcnt from many quarters.
showed that Commander Reads
nara luck OF preceding legs of the
trans Atlantic dash appears 10 have
turned from tho start. lie led an the
way after rising first at Trcpa. ,ey
huN nntg n L..
MA commanding officer. Command
er Towers. the honor 81 starting
tirst The Nt-l was nearly 80 min
l'cS ahead of the NCt iust before
Commander Read sighted land at
no Azores ana the flagship the
NC-3, Jagged Nill farther behind
That thirty minutes, officers ne-
.lcNed. saved tho SCI from tho fog
Ny virtue ut that narrow load he
soems 90 have slipped through TO
nuorings iu llorlI harhor only 20
nave The fog rtu ron down heavily
bch.hl him barring the way for bis
HdyHntulols companions on tho his
tory making voyage. Commander
Re'lingrr was caught with. lan4 Al-
most under his eyes. nut Commander
Towers was blnnketcd well out 10 sea,
showing the speed with which the
fog bank spread
Boat IL Scawurthy.
Fog ut ara usually tueans smooth
srlH and little or no wind. Officials
believed the foE. bound plane and It's
crews are IN no jeopardy FOR that rea-
son should wind come n would
tear away the fny curtain ana per
NIT II to take the air again before
tha sea could rise In any event. INA
boat iS u real boat. seawqrthy as well
ta airwor'Rys An Werr huili 10 ride
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