New Britain herald., 1924-08-04
Unless Damaged Plane Can Be Repaired In Iceland, Lieuts. Smith And Nelson Will Con. tinue Alone.
Third Machine Disabled at Sea and Is Wrecked While Being Taken on Board Rescuing Ship.

 wrecked airplane Of Lieut.. Wade, army flier, can be repaired at Rey- kjavik. he is definitely out Of the world flight. 1t was said today at the War Department.
 It was indicated that considerations of a plan to send new craft to re- place the Boston would not be pursu- ed because 1t was found to be imprnc- ticable. On arrival of the Richmond at Reykjayik unless Lieut.. Wade's ship Is in better condition than re- ports have indicated he will be in- structed 10 continue to the United States on the cruiser Richmond which took him aboard in mid-ocean.
 Seattle Is End.
 Decision to terminate the army round-the- world flight at Seattle was announced today definitely at the War Department. Tse termination point had been left open pending considera- ton of claims of other Pacific coast cities to secure the designation.
 Much Disappointed.
 Army and navy officials expressed keen disappointment that Lieutenant Wade's machine had been put out of commission with his goal of com- pleting the flight almost in sight.
 Army air service officials today re- ceived wireless reports from the navy patrol force that the Richmond had ran lao that there still was hope that 1t might be salvaged. It not too badly smashed, facilities aboard the cruiser are avail able for repair work.
 Admiral Has Authority.
 Rear Admiral Magruder, command ing the cruiser squadron protecting the travel lane. has authority, navy department officials said today. to turn over to Lieutenant Leigh Wade one of the special cruiser planes to replace the Boston, if this plan is found reasibe.
 The cruiser plane, carried as regu- lar equipment by the Richmond class. are capable of six hours continuous flight at from 75 to 90 miles an hour, giving 1t ample radius, according to naval experts, to enable th American flier to complete the trip. The plane is two scatter and is not essentially different In operation from that which had carried Lieutenant Wade 19,oo0 miles before his mishap. Lieutenant Wade before the flight served as en- gineer officer at Bowling Field, D. C., and was one of the pilots chosen to represent the army in the bombing maneuvers which resulted in the sink ing of obsolete warchaft off the Vir- ginia capes last summer. He has flown all types of airplanes, Ameri- can, British, French, Italian and Ger man, acting in the capacity of test pilot at McCook field, Dayton, Ohio. He has held the altitude record for the Martin bomber type for more than a year.
 Odgen Is Expert.
 Staff Sergeant Henry M. Ogden, his mechanic, is thes on of E. B. Ogden. of Woodville, Miss. He is 23 years old and is regarded as one of the most expert motor engineers in the enlisted ranks of the army air service. He enlisted at the aviation repair de- pot at Montgomery. Ala, and has served at Ellington field. Houston, Texas, and with the 57th service squadron, Selfride field. Mount Clem- ens, Mich.
 London, Aug. 4.-Misfortune has gain laid a harsh hand on the Amer can army world flight expedition. Two ,f the dauntless pilots, Lieutenant Lowell H. Smith and Lieutenant Eric Nelson, with their mechanics are at Hoefn Hornafjord, Iceland, ready to on to Greenland and over the black watery wastes of the North At- antic to Labrador. but Lieut.. Leigh Wade and Sergeant ogden. his me- ,hanic, are out of the running though 10 fault of their own.
 Plane is Smashed
 Rescued by British trawler and he American destroyer Billingsley liter they had been forced down at sea oy engine trouble on the hop to Ice- and from Kirkwall, in the Orkneys, Wade and Ogden stood by hopelessly ,n the deck of the U. S. s. Richmond md saw steel boom weighing ton rash through the fragile tissue of heir plane while endeavors were be- ng made to hoist it abroad the vessel.
 The wings of the machine had previously been seriously damaged in he forced landing at sea and the two nen had worked for six hours iu pirit of never-say-die. attempting to make temporary repairs which would nable them to rise again and con-