The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-05-29
PICKED UP IN MID-OCEAN.
Altman Forced to Alight Because of
Engine Trouble,

London, May 26.-Missing for
days n virtually given up for lost.
Harry G. Hawker and his navigator
Lieut.. Commander Mackenzie Grieye,
British airmeA who essayed a flight
across the Atlantic ocean without
their frail airplane afforded, are safe.
Some LOO miles out from New
%foundland and 500 from the Irish
coast, on Monday, May 10, the await
ors, making the best of an engine
which was failing to function proper
ly, were forced to alight on the
water.
bound from New Orleans. and Nor.
folk for Aarhuus, Denmark, picked
the wayfarers up and continued on
her. nOrthWard voyage.
Lacking a wireless outfit, the cap
tain of the steamer vas obliged to
withhold the good tidings Of the
rescue until he, was opposite Butt OF
Lewis, the northernmost point OF
the Hebrides: Off the Scotch coast,
by means of flags, that Hawker and
Grieve were aboard his ship.
DestrOyers Take Flyers on.
Immediately word was flashed to
the British admiralty, which sent
out destroyers to Overtake the Dan
ish vessel and obtain confirmation.
This was done, and one of the des-
.troyers took the airmen off, and later
transferred them to the flagship Re-
venge.
sent the following message from the
Revenge to the Daily Mail:
"My machine stopped owing to the
water filter in the feed pipe from the
radiator to the water pump being
blocked with refuse, such as soiuer,
.ator."
In the Water Ninety Minutes.
1T was no fault Of the Rolls
Royce motor, which ran absolutely
perfectly from start to finish, even
when all the water had boiled away.
I'VE had no trouble in alightlng
on the sea, where we were picked up
by the tramp ship Mary, after being
in the water for ninety minutes: We
irving in London tuesday evening"
1t is Officially announced by the
admiralty that. the ayiators were
picked up in latitude 5000, slongi-
The airplane was not salvaged.
Steamer Signals News With Plays.
The first report Of the. %ayiators
e einee tRs!r t thu Ra off" 7ast sun aay
bound from Norfolk 80 Aarhuus,
Denmark, rounded the Butt of Lewis
today and wigwaggea the fact that
she had Hawk& and Grieve aboard.
Saved hands Of SopWith plane"
was the signal.
"Is it Hawker?" was the question
sent out by the flags from the Butt,
Which is the most northwesterly
point of the Hebrides group, OFF Scot
land. M
Yes" laconically replied the
Mary.
The admiralty sent out fast tor
pedo boat ~destroyers in an endeavor
to intercept the Mary and take of
the aviators. N0ere a an anxious
wait of several hours, when word
was flashed that the destroyer Wool
sun had come across the steamer and
transferred HaWker and Grieve, and
was taking them to Hhurso, on the
northern coast of Scotland, about
100 miles east of the Butt of Lewis.
Nothing except some great battle
has excited London more than to-
days unexpected tidings. The pub
lie was disposed to question whether
the first report could be trusted, and
the admiralty statement that it was
taking measures to verify the report
indicated doubt, which the Woolsun's
message dispelled.
Mrs. Hawker Gets the News.
Mrs. HaWker, wife of the aviator,
received the news from the Mary