The Nome nugget., 1920-08-28
ALASKAN FLYlNe EXPEDITION FROM NEW YORK TO NOME ESSFULlY
 NEe0TlATE6 LONG JOURNEY

tclofe to the roof tops that the occu- pants were plainly recognizable iron the ground.
 During the course of this flight Cat. Street. encountered difficulties l witi the oil distributing mcchemism Of his motor and was compelled to land at l't Davis. The oil pressure appa- . ratls k hid to have refused to work pro .'erly. causing the engine to be- cone over heated through lack of luh ication. A large part of the crowd gathered to witness the depar- tnr" was till scattered over the field and the flyers were for n time In ser ious danger of being forced to drop | into Nome river or Bering Sea owing 10 Their signals 10 clear the field be- | ing mistaken for farcwells Some one | finally realized something was wrong md shouted warning The crowd scattered hurrirdly leaving an open space in which the disabled plane | couid descend.
 The remaining planes in the mean | timc turned their prows to the cast md headed for Ruby. Capt. Street. and Sergeant Hcnriuucz lost no time in going after the trouble but con,d not remedy the difficulty until late We eanesday evening In the interval the rest of the expedition continued eastward and arrived safely at Ruby Wt dncsday evening.
 Thursday morning Capt. Street. made Il second effort to get away but was again forced to return to the landing field after reaching Cape Nome 10 miles to the eastward. After landing Capt Street. stated that the planes return was due the same trouble that forced it down on the pre- ceajnc day. According to the two air men, the trouble was due primarily to the oil being thick and cold probably because If the plane standing in the open. As q result il would not flow easily through the distributing mech 'ansm. The aviators set to work inn 1 ms 5iately to remedy the trouble but cossd not set away before nightfall. Since Thursday evening, the flyers have been prevented from making an- other start by q storm from the south eat developing Thursday night. Both IT; anxious to rAeoin their companions but travelling has been out of the question because of cloud and low hanging mist. Both the departed members of the expedition and Capt. Street. carry numerous communica tio:s from local people to friends in
 h, States and other parts of Alaska, WI ich will he dropped by them en- route and also consented to take along 'oples of the Nugget for distribution to n ious newspapers at points where ,h will touch.
 i.afi"grams received Thursday morning from Lieutenant Nelson an- nounced the safe arrival of the rest of the expedition at Ruby. The mess- age also stated that the two Siberian | puppies presented to the flyers had made the trip in good shape Lieu tenant's Nelson and Mutt also sent the following message of thanks to the cit iztns of Nome for the presents and hospitality rendered them.
 Ruby. Alaska. August 26, 1920 Citizens of Nome.
 We wish to express our thanks and appreciation for the most royal well come accorded to us in your city. We also wish 10 thank you for the splen- did gifts. It is impossible for mere words to express our gratitude. We sincerely hope that we may have the pleasure of meeting each and every one of yol again.
 signed Brick Nelson and Mutt l Plane 3.