Evening star., 1924-09-06
U.S.FLyERS REACH
BOSTON DAY LATE,
DUE TO HEAVY FOG
Land This Afternoon After
125-MiIe Flight From
Mere Point, Me.
PERFECT CONDITIONS
MARK TODAY's JUMP
Airmen Spend Night at Deserted
Resort Town-Fuel Supply
Replenished.
~ The \ $50 lated Press.

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BOSTON AIRPORT, September G.
The American round the world flyers
aliGhted safely here today at o:O9
s:"9i2 and 2:10 pm, eastern daylight
time, after 125-mile jump from Mere
Point, Me.
The planes aiiehted in the follow
ing order:
Lieut.. Lowell r. Smiths craft lead
ing; second. Lieut.. Leigh Wade, and
third Lieut.. Erikc Nelson in the
Chicago, Boston III, and New Orleans
respectively.
The flyers reached the end of their
Boston objective when they arrived
over the harbor. Three olive drab
crafts escorted by dozen land
planes circled around the harbor like
giant birds. On land and among the
harbor craft pandemonium broke
| loose.
MERE POINT Me. September G.
The round-the-world flyers hoped off
today at 12:o7A pm. eastern day
hSht-SaVinS time) for Boston, after
remaining safely at anchor overnight
here, where they We're forced down by
log late yesterday. The weather condi-
tlons We're almost perfect for the 120-
mile jump to Boston.
start Today Delayed.
The start of the world flyers from
here. t" Boston was delayed slightly
this morning by discovery that their
gasoline supply was short of the
amount that Lieut. Smith felt neces-
sary to supply the necessary margin
or safety An order for immediate
delivery of 15 gallons was sent to
Brunswick, seven miles away.
Before leaving the shore in Sepa-
rate small rowboats. the flight COM
mander and his associate thanked
the good people" as he put it,
VINO put us up over night
1t was discovered that the water
pump OF the Boston III was leaking
aud fresh supply of water was put
aboard. The minor repairs Necessary
will h" mad. at Boston.
\ small rowhnat feet began TO
gather with the .,elated Summer
people, who came frc N various places
in the vicinity.
The course of thu yers from here
lay past flying poir. on the -outh-
west side ri Mere 70 mt, over Sisters
Island. and southeast across Casco
1'ay and many of the 36J islands with
which it is dotted. thence to the open
sea and down the coast past Port
land and Old Orchard.
The airmen slept in scattered cot
ldSeS IN lHlS lltlit summer colony,
while tn. ir planes bobbed on their
pontoonS on the waters of Moquoit
Bay. on the west side of Mere Point.
The sun rose in a clear sky and
light breeze rippled the ocean.
Up Early Thi. Morning.
The flyers We're up at o'clock. day
light time, and took simple break
fast with the overnight hosts. Lieuts.
SrT,if nd "A ha
of Nelson J.. Chase of Belmont. Mass;
lieuts. Nelson and Harding stayed
with Capt. Solen f.. Turner of New
York City. and Lieut.. Wade was the
guest of Prof. F. ". Brown of Bow
doin College. Lieut.. ogden slept at
the home of DR.. j. S. Stetson of
brunswick.
When they made their landing here,
forced down by fog in Casco Bay
covered 21,241 miles of their world
tour and had Il 125-mtle jump to
Boston before them. out of Seattle
the official starting point of the
flight months to a day. the flyers
tuned up this morning for the first
leg of the American part of their
flight. The 5 months included As
actual flying days and 2S6 hours and
81 minutes on the wings Of their
ships.
J.euts. Smith and Arnold were
ahead of their fellow flyers and went
out to the Chicago. the flagship of the
fleet, while the crews of the other
two planes were a breakfast They
learned that the New Orleans. anchor
ed in a more exposed position, had
dragged her anchor during the night.
Summer people. who had kept watch
overnight, reported it to Lieut.. Nell
son, commander of the New Orleans,
who had to get up in the middle of
the night and make the moorings
fast.
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