Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17

\. c. 3 received at Horta at 5.15 a.
m. Washington time read:
We are off our course some
where between II and is Cstatron
ships)'
The naval seaplane n CA was
100 miles from Corvo island,
Azores, at 5:45 o'clock this morn
ing, Washington time).
: The n. ca passed stationship
No. Is about one hundred miles
from Corvo island destroyer era
yenJ at 9:45 a. m, Greenwich time
l5:45 a. m. Washington timei.
The y. ca passed statiOnship No.
- destroyer Bush) at G:23 a. M.
Greenwich time t2:23 a. m, WASH
ington tineD, the \. C.-I passed
stationsh.p No. IS at 1914 a. m,
GreeHwich time C6:l4 a. m., Wash
ington timel, the y. C,-l passed
stationship Is al g;l7 a, m, Green
wich time tJ:I7 a. IN, Washing m
time)
Passes 22nd Station Boat Early.
The y Cd passed stationship
No y at 12:I0 tS:1O a. m, Wash
ington time1, according 10 a radio
from the United States steamship
Columbia, at HOrta, Azores, receiv-
ed by the navy department at 9:32
a. m
Stationship % Is the destroyer
Harding, less than $50 miles from
HOrta. the first possible landing
place for the planes in the Azores.
POnta Delgada Bay, where the ma
chimes hope to land, is $50 m les
east of HOrtO or less than 200 miles
from stationship No. -.
Far Ahead of Schedule.
A delayed official report from
Trepassey Bay to the navy depart
ment said that at 2:25 o'clock,
time, il was estimated
that the three seaplaUes were I25
nautical miles ahead Of their sChed-
ule. At that time the Cape Race
radio station stll was in cCmmuni-
cation with the y. ca.
This message follows:
Progress OF the three saaplanes
from Trepassey 10 tho Azores is
ahead of the previously estimated
distance at 2:25 a. H.. Washington
time, by 125 knots At the above
time the planes were reported aa
having passed station No. 10, Csc
miles out
Cape Race CBritish radio) was
still in communication with the ~.
Ca"
Were ExDec-ed Mt Noon.
The three American navy sea
planes early this morning were
more than half way on their flight
from Trepassey, New Foundlaud, TO
the Azores on their transatlantic
fight and were expected to reach
pCHta DelgadO by noon. The navy
departments latest advices receiv-
ed at 4:30 m. showed they were
$50 miles from New Foundland
Since the flyers passed out of
range of the Atlantic coast radio
stations, communication with the
layy department practically has
been secured The only message
coming through between 4:3O a. III.
and 8 a. M. was passed eastward
ly the station ships to the destroy
2rs Melville at ponta Dclgada and
,abled here. The planes then had
passed the destroyer Cowel. the
-4th station ship, located approx
nately $50 miles from Trepassey
,r more than half way across to
he Azores.
Travel s. Miles an Hour.
Because Of the fact that the ma
hines had been making MUCH fast
II time than was expected, navy
,fIicers here believed they might
each their destination considerably
.efore noon. Their messages show
d they were averaging about
5ghty-fiVe miles an hour.
While most officers at the navy
apartment felt little anxiety, some
we're disturbed by the fact that
heir messages did not come
through regularly during the early
lorning. The only explanation
1as that cable between the Azores
nd the United States had been