The Alaska daily empire., 1922-09-30
SEAPLANE IS
T0WED HERE
THIS MORNING
Engine Disabled Wednesday
South Midway Island.
Three Men Aboard.

Delayed three days became OF en-
CINE trouble the seaplane Northbird.
Roy |. Jones, pilot, came in to Jn-
neau at O'Clock this morning, in
tow of the boat White Bear. and
| Xix hours later was entirely put out
! Of commission when boom, which
/ was lifting it from the water to the
iCck at the Union Machine Works.
broke and smashed two panels OF
The wings above the engine The
engine was not injured.
Capt. Jones win have to send east
for the panels he said and it will
be impossible to repair the plane
until they arrive. He plans to ship
his plane back to Ketchikan, where
it viii be put in its hanger there
Three Men Aboard. 4
George Beck, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. J. Beck. Of Hoonah, is mechan-
ician and DR.. A. b. Jones, marine
surgeon at the port of Petersburg,
was the only passenger He is here
on business.
We have been having one con-
tinu1l round of trouble since we left
Fanshaw at noon Wednesday last
said Capt. Jones. Il am so Disguised
with the engine ] almost wish the
boom had smashed it to pieces.
MY machine, cannot be repaired
in time to do any extensive flying
4 ;. ~
luck is coming in the fall OF the
/ year | would not have been able
to do very much in the short time
that remains before winter but I
am keenly disappointed that | can
: not continue my trip around by way
of Hoonh and return to Ketchi-
kan"
Tells Experiences.
Capt. Jones made fine time from
| Petersburg 10 Fanshaw Tuesday
last. making the distance of 35
miles in 20 minutes. He few at
an altitude. of two thousand feet.
The following day at noon he took
off for Juneau, taking pictures en-
route.
After flying So minutes the en-
cine bucked and the mechanician
discovered the crank case was
cracked. Jones imm ediately vOlplan-
/ ed to the water, landing short dis
lance south of Midway Island. five
hour run by boat from Juneau.
The men had no food with them
and were forced to make the best
of the situation by eating clans and
muscles. They slept on the sand
/ Wednesday night. Thursday morn
! ing they found a trapper's cabin
short distance from where they land
ell. which was filled with supplies.
Signalled White Bear.
At 10 O'Clock last night they
sighted the White Bear headed for
Juneau and sent out signals. The
White Bear put in where they were
ancored and took on the men, tow
ing the plane to juneau.
Doubt was expressed as to the
strength of the boom in lifting the
plane from the water at the Union
Machine Works but Jones said he
would take the chance and the
plane was lifted and swung in posi-
ton over the dock when the boom
broke.
Capt. Jones said he did not know
when he would ship the plane to
ketchikan.
The Northbird is a navy Curtiss
NJ. F. model. 1t has an eight
cylinder Hispano- SuiZza French mo-
TOR. 1870 II. p. The plane performs
best ut 1000 revolutions. which is
about 1870 miles an hour, Capt. Jones
said. 1t carriers three passengers,
Intending the pilot.
Install New Engine.
J. Next spring Capt. Jones expects
to install Hall Scott Liberty motor
200 H. p. He will remodel the
sea ding to carry three passengers
beside the pilot or one passenger
and coo pounds OF freight.
Capt. Jones stopped at Wrangell
and Petersburg enroute to Juneau
and took up passengers at each
place.
DR.. Jones who was at Wrangeil
when Capt. Jones arrived there, was
a passenger from Wrangell to Pet
ersburg and has the distinction of
being the first person in Alaska to
ride as a passenger from one town