Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-22
Ar randSeaSe SearChfor
 a Missing SeaplaIle
Flying Boats, Launches and Warships in Hunt Plane. Later Reported Safe at Long Beach, L. 1.

Y .l\ep-5 CEk,ilt lAuS- H1--r n6uAe1ilt strong cod wind. oyer a calorry, white capped ocean, a fiotiua of flying boats, launches, warshfps and passenger steamers faiied today to get even a trace of the seaplane Ambassador IL which dropped out of sight early yes. terday with three persons aboard A squadron of navy planes, twelve strong, joined the searching party at | noon, and for the second time in 4 hours, the converted sub-cilAser, Ser siee, mother, ship for the AmbasSadoa, lsIIS and other planes operated by the IAerornar me 1Airways. Inc, sped into the open sea to cruise between Fire Island
 and the ersey shores this afternoon. All day long. the eiantess Nina, a l great flying boat which carries IA pas sengers, cireled Fire Island sped out many miles to sea. and shot in close to Sandy Hook. From daybC-eak the Rfz- ECariton, frail two-passenger speed lpIane, lowered over the entrance of the
 hzrbor.
 l Later an the afternoon. the fiagshic
 Wright, bearing the commander of the ] air forces of the Atlantic fleet, left l Newport for Delaware breakwater
 searching en route.
 The minesweeper Sandpiper also jodn-
 
 ot seaplanes was held in readiness 1T l Graves End bay.
 But always there was the same re
 suit. Nothing gould he sighted excep here and there the black sTrfudge Of | steamer, or a fishing boat or two.
 Meanwhile. on the Sctlnd side of Lonl tIsiand, another intellectual hunt by air plane was in progress. Several planes
 reinforced by speedy motor boat lcr7rised the air and waters orr Port lief l nerson seeking some trace of Donald
 A. PSLppS, Yale man. who was washed loft the after deck of his speed boat ol Saturday night, and q Disappeared in tn R5nd-tassed waters of the Sound
 For a time there was a hope. tha lptsibrs had been able to swim ashore The woods were searched Airplane l dove low across beaches and meadows 5 Hut finally the searcahers gave that, ut , and confined themselves to tracing C : the treublous waters
 The mystery of. the missing Ameas sa1or, however vas the chief top
 along the wateuf ronE <
 She left her Handing at a1St sre' and the Hudson about o'clock Satu' ; day. Aboard wass her pIo., ". P. Mi i, Ter. an ex-arrny f1ier, her Tnechanicia1 ! Harold Thompson, and one passengt : Ivyhose Identity has not been estabike 2 ed. It was explained that he telephons : the p.Ar. hirrledly engaged passage, ar
 started before the office was actual
 npened for business.
 ; IIaif an. hour after the ptane left | ,, Ilsisot she Was sis1tsa speedh ? through a high wind a9koSs the Lol < Beach peninsula She was making f !. ! the open sea, obseryeIs said, and so' II }, of Fire Island.
 d 1t was twenty minutes later wh 2 Fire Island Eghts1lip reported the pla 2, had made forced landing in le chorisy sea At nine o'clock today, [ r 4 offfciais estimated she should have be r floating to the south, 100 miles of le lghtahip.
 But She wasn't. That position v
 combed as soon as day broke. by
 Nina and the Raz-CaGton, and withe r suocess.
 Wireless requests were broadcast, at IT. ing an steamships to watch for the s on plane and notify shore stations if il nt saw the craft No such reports I as been received tonight.
 by Major Smith, operating head foc r. company. insisted, even late today, Il oh the three were not dead. He said l Q plane would live Nin even so chcr;py a ' as vas running today. He said he ed lieved the boat was laafed to the s as of some slow moving schooner or tra ad steamer.
 h There was no food on the Amhassa. IT. II. There was a can of water wan on might nave lasted three persons u pc noon today.
 it. Fttle excitement was added to lse general hunt this afternoon when g . It plane from Shark River. N. J., fell snt to the ocean off Manasquan. \. J. Be m lhastened to her. side. thinking it mi pe- be the Ambassador IT. but it soon on- seen that she was jet black, whereas
 loek nlane is clear white t