Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16
Celebrates Feat
of AIcOCk and Brown

1NAAAAfh NGitbl aAtu AN0tN AAt
achievement Of the two Bril-
fish airmen. who yesterday
completed the first nonstop trans-At-
lantic flight. meanwhile preparing for
a formal reception of the air v~ictors.
! Captain John Alcock and Lieut.. Ar
| thur Brown.
Formal examination of the vickers-
Vtmy bombing type airplane in which
the two men flew 1850 nautical miles
IN sixteen hours and twelve minutes
from st. Johns, Newfoundland, to
Clifden near Galway, ireland. has been
completed by aero club officials who
found the seals intact on the marked
parts of the a%irplane. thus officially
establishing the authenticity Of the
flight.
Meanwhile the ~aviators tired, but
happy ARE on their way to London
and may reach here tomorrow. Both
are well, but Lieut.. Brown the navi-
gator of the plane, suffered bruises on
the nose and face when the machine
landed in a bog. The big plane was
badly damaged and may have to be
dismantled.
Features OF the trip were the carry
ing the first aerial tail across the
Atlantic and the transportation of two
mascots. a Cog and a cat.
When the Vickers-Vimy BIZ
plane driven by Capt. John
<ilCOCh Was ITSl Slbnltu CIOSSlnB
the Irish coast. says a dispatch to
the Daily Mail from Clifden, Galway,
an airplane flew out from the Gran
more airdrome to render assistance.
h machine landed near the Vimy
but unfortunately was wrecked owing
to the softness of the ground.
When the Vickers-Vimy machine
landed, Lieut.. Arthur w. Brown, he
navigator, said to Capt. Alcock: What
i do VnII think nf that for fancy nnNf-
gating?" and the pilot of the machine
responded: Very good"
The two men who had just COM
pleted an epoch-making voyage then
shook hands.
When assistance reached the ma
chine the two aviators were helped to
the ground and ii was found that
Lieut.. Brown vas slightly injured on
the nose and mouth by the Jolt given
the machine when 1t struck the
ground. Both men were deaf and
dazed and were unable to walk stead
lily for some minutes. They quickly
recovered however and were escorted
to the wireless station in triumph, be-
ing given the best hospitality avail
able.
They distributed cigarettes as SOU
| venirs and gave away the small dog
and cat which were mascost during
the trip. The entire equipment was
rainsoaked by the down pour during
the trip.
Amid the chorus Of editorial con-
gratulations to Capt. John Alcock
and Lieut.. Arthur w. Brown, on their
successful completion of their air.
plane trip across the Atlantic, the
note of national triumph, though not
admitted. is not struck excessively.
Qualification is generally expressed
that the first nonstop crossing of the
| Atlantic was made by a British ma
chine driven by British airmen and
and there are one or two satisfied
references made to the fact that the
flight was accomplished without
adventitious aid" but on h whole
with due recognition.
Murray Congatulates Alcock.
Major hurry, of the United States
Air Service. has telegraphed the fol-
lowing message to Capt. John Alcock
at Clifden, Ireland:
"As the representative of the United
States Army Air Service in Great Bril-
tain, L take great pleasure in extend
ing to you and your splendid crew
heartiest congratulations on our BRIL-
liant achievement"
The Manchester home of John AL
cock, pilot of the Vickers-Vimy BIZ
plane, which on Sunday morning COM
| pic GU IFS night dCIOSS lht <AlidhliS
froIl Newfoundland by landing at
Citizen, Ireland, was besieged by Wis
itors yesterday, the callers standing in
line to shake hands with Capt. AL
cocks mother. She said:
"I had faith in my son. He told
me he would make the flight safely"
Capt. Sexton. chief of the u. s..
Naval staff in London, commenting on
Capt. Alcock's flight said: 1T was a
very fine performance. The United
States Navy will be only too pleased to
extend congratulations"
The trial flight of the British dir
igible RIA which will 500 attempt to
cross the Atlantic had to be abandoned
at 2 o'clock this morning owing to u
change in the weather. She vas or
.dered to return to the airdrome at Had
dington n landed successfully at A
O'Clock. During her flight which was
over the Haddingtonshire coats and
the Firth of Forth, she tried out her
wireless apparatus n established
communication with the Azores.