New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-23
Lost Seaplana
Suspected 81
Rum Advent,,,,1
tcoaiisasd from vses a.,

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sar . n, the medium Of eon,ns,. =
c,a1. ne crew were sent IN s.ay va
~. =, by the aeropIane comnsn. ai asos,}
ether machine, and the passs g 9 q
said TO have gone to AtIant;e vHnger !
me three participants left - eit
as 70 the name or nationsi,s,nv as'sl{
bsnlng smack that picked tb sS y III
OF its crew, nor did fbev s .nein ~, q
ass eessea s leIused to bring them ~ !.
man 2 nalf mile from the sharah g 4,
ing ehehi tne remainder of Tho :, ne ssas
a ieaky CORY, Nor did thew saw wsy
nitely what trey had beer 10y ssf4
ABOUT o'clock Sunday ss.ss.ITa ss
When they were picked up by Il go hoss !
until 1880 a. m. Monday n,oyn rns siasssss
ne was Informed by yenoy+asas, Hsess
probability of an invest;eatsa. o. u
prohibition forces, decIayad - ny ks
company would invite sncb .. sass t
as 1T had absolute confidence III !. haleaa'9SS
tegrlty and loyalty Of fba M g me b
rnechanfcian, and was entirs,.p iiot ed
, slas Sdey would do nothing -, 80
would Would be embarrassing to til, sa .
NHIcIaf Account
Major Smiths account 80 :.
ventures of the lost plane sas %
the United States Coast Cur, nor xhiesf
navy, private vessels and Az lag, ~
rine Company's shipg and ~ as1enss
hl searched for about tSir4 ss,ss
me crew and passenger !, ( 4
Aeromarlne flying boat AmbasssSaa. sas
poIteG missing off Fire island III
ship Sunday afternoon vsys T.. i'gas
Long Beach last evening (Mo ssauso y
small fishing schooner 'agj nSl
Captain Miller, pilot of q.
boat, reported that on a sls ~ nyiss
flight along the Long Island ~ s,sss'hg
clrcled southwark in the S;saseies ne
Fire Island distance Of s ars o.
miles and started In the diys..;a-h ss
Far Rockaway, when, al an alt;sm yh ..
aoout 1900 feet, his motor ston,s 4
This was about 9:f5 q. m. sapssy ypps 3.
was forced to land about two nils. ~ ~
shore of Long Island. 's' "
The seas at this time dpr;nu ., 4
high winds of Sunday, were rns-: ~
about twenty-five feet. and bs ha1s.sslI
immediately to secure the shin ~
heavy weather by putting out ~
anchor and distributing oil.
Riding to their sea auebov 81.
plane rode lightly on the waves vv; =.
out taking any water and drifted ,vs.s
the wind until about 1880 .. M whss
they sighted a small fishing ssbaas.s
about a mile off. To attract ths a.
tention Of the schooner Captain Miilsr
fired several Very signal lights, nav.
ing attracted their attention d.
schooner came alongside, but due i.
the extremely heavy weather 4 y.
qufred about two hours to xnaneuvr,
into position permitting the crew ans
passenger to change from the seapIans
to the schooner.
Forced to Board Ship
"Due TO the smallness OF the schoea.
err, Captain Miller stated thar At he
time he would rather have tossed his
lot in with the seaplsne, as in his epin-
ion it was far more seaworthy than ths
schooner, but without power be was
unable to proceed, so had no ether
choice than TO take the chances With
the little schooner.
"Due to strong off-shore winds, the
schooner was unable TO make any head
way. 1t remained heaved-p during
that night and the following day unia
the weather moderated to sch an ~
tent that they were capable Of reaching
the Long Island shores of Long Bsss
Captain Miller reports that no hHs
ships were suffered except those Inc.
dent to transferring from one hcst 70
another in the high seas. The pssssss
ger, v. S. Robinson, Of Pittsbusa,
stated that he and his friends were
motoring and stopped at Atlantic Ci5
during the hot spell and that be seisee
the opportunity for an early morning
fight before proceeding on their ZIP
to the White Mountains"
Felt No Alarm
"Mr. Robinson stated that at nc time
did he feel any sense Of alarm except
at the time of transferring from the
flying boat to the fishing schooner"
Major Smith said that the reason
Miller and Thompson were sent .
Saratoga yesterday was that the con.
pany was short of crews, and tsat y
was necessary to use them for TIP
to that place, for which arrangement
had already been made By MI: s.a
Mrs. A. C. Porter. They win probas9]
return to-day, he declared, togeus|
with their passengers.