Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-05-22
n. c. 4, "Jinx Plane" Leads Race
Across Ocean, Running Ahead
Of Schedule.
HOP MADE
Commander Reads Machine, with Nc1
Following Closely. 10 First to Land
Crews on Ships UP Al Night
Receiving News.

ponta del 0apa, Azores, May 10.
Tho NC4, leading the American
Navy ssap'anss, landed At Porta,
Island Of FayaI, Azores, At s:25
New York time, s:2s Minneapolis
time). porta 10 100 miles from this
American base here. The Nc1 4
was following the INCA closely and
the Nc3, the flagship, was consid-
erably behind. The Nc4 left Tire
csssey, N. r., At e:o7 p. m, which
would make tts time ~ hours and
70 minutes for. the 1,3somils
flight.
Ponta del Gada, Azores, May H.
Navy officials here are amazed AT the
wonderful achievements of the Ameri-
can aircraft during the long voyage
from Trepassey to the Azores.
Throughout the night group of en-
thusiastic officers clustered about the
wireless apparatus in the Office of
Commander w. r. Workman and Cap
tain Arwina. on the mother ship Mel
vile.
The excitement. grew as message
after message srasped in from the va
rious destr0yers in midsea. Each sue
ceeding message indicated that the
American pilots we're surprising every
hope of their comrades at this end.
When the flash that the American
flyers had taken the air at Trepassey
was received here, wireless messages
were broadcast over the sea request
ing all merchant ships to restrict the
use Of their radios to minimum in
order not to interfere with the ,ex-
change Of radiogrRms betw zen the air.
LANES Sand the American destroyers..
Dispatch Boats susy.
Dispatch boats swept back and forth
across the bay between >e mother
ship Melville and other ,w.rships.
Half-hour bulletins were issued on
the progress Of the fight. These were
| quickly prepared, handed to couriers
on motorboats and distributed to the
eagerly waiting mariners on all ships
and to the watchers in the city.
The men on the U. s. s. Buffalo, of
. British troopship, Dutch war yes
sci and the many foreign craft in the
harbor lined the rails anxiously as the
motorboats approached. Az bulletin
after bulletin indicated success, cheers
went up from these ships. !,
i Like ELECTION Returns"
The eagerness with which the an.
nouncements were snatched resem.
bled that Of men SELLING election,
world series and prize fight returns.
This is the greatest sporting event
in history" declared Captain Wort.
man as the shouts from those keeping
the all night vigil foated over the bay
were heard. There was heavy betting
on the results In the gambling houses
Of Ponta del Gada. All night long
wagers were eagerly offered and as
eagerly snapped up.
All kinds Of odds were offered on
the success or failure OF the flight. the
length of time 1t would take and on
which planes would be first to arrive.
i Sailors from foreign ships in the
bay, Portuguese residents of the isl.
and. picturesque townspeople. min.
gled in the gambling houses. shoulder.
ling and jostling in their anxiety to
get their. bets down.
\ No Ceremonies at Start.
Il TYepassey, N. F., May 19-There
we're no ceremonies at the start OF the
long fight from here. The aviators,
bundled up like Esquimos, helmeted
and goggled, waved their hands in
goodbye to those who were staying
behind. Captain Grenshaw, comman.
I-der OF the base here, shook hands with
Commander Towers.
$50 long. Bes: luck" he said
grunly.
Il Goodbye" said Towers, and then
climbed over the side Of the seaplane
took his place and gave the word.
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