New Britain herald., 1924-09-05
Weather Conditions Promising For Flight Which Should Take About Seven Hours Great Reception Ready In First City On Home Soil.
COURSE IS ALONG
 COAST OF MAINE
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 Pictou, Nova Scotia, Sept. 5.--The American army 'round-the-world fiers set out from Pictou for Bos- ton today at 10:35 o'clock this fore- noon on the last lap over foreign ter- ritory and the final jump overseas of their long and arduous globe-en- circling trip.
 The three planes got under way after a 19-minute delay, caused by motor trouble which developed on the heavily-laden plane Boston II" This machine, which has been sent to Pictou to permit Lieutenants Leigh Wade and H. H. Ogden to complete their world flight, inter- rupted by the wreck of their first plane off the Farce Islands, was forced down three minutes after taking the air with the machines of Flight Commander Lieutenant Low- ell H. Smith and Lieutenant Erik H. Nelson at 10:16 o'clock.
 It took but a few minutes to re- pair the motor trouble on the "Bos- ton IT. and the three machines were away at 10:35 o'clock on their 520-mile nonstop hop to Boston. The New Orleans" Lieutenant Nelson's machine, was the first to take the air. It was followed by the l I"Chicago' with Lieutenant Smith on board, while the Boston IT. carry | ing the greater load than the other two, hopped from the water at 10:16:30 o'clock.
 Wade's Plane Down l After flying about the harbor, the three machines headed into the wind
 on northeasterly course, but as they moved into formation to begin their long flight, Lieutenant Wade's plane faltered, turned and swooped down to the water.
 After circling about for few min- utes, the New Orleans" followed the Boston IT" to the surface, he Chicago" remaining in the air. A few minutes later, Lieutenant Nell sons plane was away again and Lieutenant Wade's machine taxied down the harbor and joined the other two. all three turning again toward the northwest.
 Before the decision was made to start on the flight this forenoon, 1t was anticipated that Lieutenant Wade might have difficulty in get ting off because of the extra weight of the machine in which he was flying. Lieutenants Wade and Og- den expected trouble from the first because they had just installed new propeller and tried 1t out for the first time this morning.
 Just before the crew of the "Bos- ton IT," got the new propeller to turn over, they were visited by Lieu tenants Smith and Nelson whose machines already were in position. As he was stepping from the navy tender to the pontoons of the "Bos- ton IT," Lieutenant Nelson fell into water up to his waist.
 Lieutenant Wade's first start was made after q two-mile run straight down the harbor after he had made two unsuccessful attempts to get in- to the air.
 Course To Be Followed
 The f1iers' course leads across Northumberland Strait to the Isth- mus of Chigneto which connects Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. From this point, they will follow the coastlines of New Brunswick and New England to their destination. Weather reports from various points along the coast indicated that flying conditions were fair.
 At 1o:50 o'clock the machines passed over River John and at 11.rs o'clock they passed over the month Of Pugwash harbor, about 50 miles rom their starting point. They were flying abreast and going very fast.
 At 1l;45 o'clock, the afrnen pass. ed over Amherst, about 25 miles be- yond Pugwash harbor. The skies were cloudy following slight rain this forenoon.
 watchers on the shore off Wal lace harhor, which the airmen passed before reaching Pugwash harbor, asserted that the ''Roston IT. dropped very low, followed by the Chicago" while the New Or leans" slackened its pace and how cred overhead. For a time 1t looked as though the Boston IT, had alighted but a few minutes later she gained altitude again and the three machines disanpeared from view