The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-04
Lieutenant Wade May Be Forced To Quit The
 Trip
By OTIS PEABODY SWIFT, (Leased Wire to The Age-HeraId.)

ON BOARD U. $. S. RICHMOND, FEN ROUTE TO REYKJAVIK, Ice land, Aug. 3.-Two of the American round-the-world aviators are at Hornaf- jord, Iceland, and Lieut.. Leigh Wade, following a forced descent and thrill ing four-hour battle with the sea, is aboard the Richmond, doubtful whether he will be able to accompany his com rades on the last leg of their globe circling trip through the air.
 Lieut.. Lowell Smith, commander, left Kirkwall with Wade at 9:1S o'clock Sunday to join Lieut.. Erik Nelson at Hornafjord. Before third of the 500- mile hop to Iceland from Scotland had been covered, Wade was forced down by engine trouble. Smith continued, pow erless to descend and aid his subordi- nate, but as he flew over the U. s. s. Billingsley, destroyer, he dropped q mes sage advising of Wade's predicament, square on the destroyer's deck. He ar- rived at Hornafjord at 2 :27 pm. Greenwich mean time).
 Meanwhile the Bilingsley steamed at full speed in a frantic search to rescue Wade.
 TrawIsr Wins Race
 A trawler beat the Billingsley to it, however, and picked up Wade and Ser seant Ogden, his mechanic, after they had been buffeted about by waves for more than four hours. The trawler then took the plane in tow and started to- ward the Farce islands, the nearest point of land. More trouble developed, however, us the trawler was able to make little progress with the plane Tn the heavy seas.
 Then the BillingsIey caught up, and took charge of the plane. Wade and Ogden were drenched by the waves which had broken over their plane, but otherwise unharmed.
 "The shaft drive to the oil pump broke at 10 :56." Wade told the correspondent as he boarded the Richmond We descended to the water, but it was hopeless to attempt to repair the damage, as 1t would have been necessary to take the whole en- zine apart.
 We drifted more than four hours making minor repairs on the plane which we hoped would enable her 10 withstand the effect of the bad waves. Then. at 8 o'clock, we were picked up by the trawler, which started towing us to the Faroes. We'd never have made the shore-the seas were too bad, but three quarters of an hour later the Billingsley apepared and she was welcome sight"
 I doubt if the plane can be repair ed," Wade added, ''but it's all in life time"
 Sergt. Ogden was a little more optl- mistic. wen certainly go on with the flight if it's possible" he said.
 MinimiZes Danger
 Hands of both che men were raw from their battle with the sea, but they declared the plane had kept up- right throughout and that they had not been in danger of capsizing. :.
 The tiny trawler which first picked up the two Americans and fought so manfully to get them and their precious plane ashore was the Rugby, n British boat out of Grimsby.
 As the news Of the accident to Wade's plane was flashed through the air, there was veritable radio net work of offers of aid. These came from the British navy, the British air force, the Farce islands and even from officials in Denmark.
 Disaster was narrowly aYerted a second time as the Billingsley transfer red the two line 10 Ine hlcHInOnu' AHe two airmen were still ill the plane. The Richmond was attempting to hoist the plane to the deck when the hoisting tackle broke, dropping the machine and causing some slight further damage when she was battered against the side of the ship. Wade and Ogden were unhurt, however, and late Sunday night they were aboard the Richmond, aiding in the attempt to get the plane aboard, despite a hot dinner which awaited tham within