Evening star., 1924-08-04
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Wade and Ogden-were up and had
breakfast by 7 o'clock Sunday morn
ing. ready to make an early start for
Hornafjord. Iceland, where Lieut.
Eric Nelson, who had made the trip
alone the previous day, awaited them.
Forty minutes later they swung
around the tip of a small point and
TAXED into full view of the Rich
| mond. whose officers and crew lined
the deck rails for the farewell.
A warm sun flashed it's beneficent
reflection on the calm surface of the
bay and a thousand beams sparkled
from the glistening fuselages of the
planes as they rode slowly out to
| open water, passing the Richmond on
the way. They conjured up in ones
mind pictures of two gallant knights
boldly riding out to do battle with
some ancient dragons of fiction,
| throwing up in front of them great
white plumes of water.
Lieut.. Smith In Lead.
Lieut.. Smith was leading, closely
-
from the Richmond both stopped for
minute. Then the calm atmosphere
of the early Sabbath morning was
suddenly shattered by a mighty roar
as the motor power of 500 horses
| leaped into action and both ships
darted forward. Overtaking Lieut..
Smith, Wade made a few waves for
| the flight commander, and then leaped
| into the air.
Lieut.. Smith, however, could not
| bounce off, the waves made by
| his comrade, and Wade darted back
to the surface of the water barely
touching it with the pontoons of his
| ship. a masterful execution. But
| again Smith failed to get full ad-
vantage of the ripples, and Wade re-
| turned to the water. Again they tax
led along; again Wade swept past
Smith and darted into the air. This
time, however, Smith followed closely
behind Wade's ship, and at 9:1S
o'clock both ships were off.
Banking sharply to the left, they
| crossed the Richmond at an altitude
| of 800 feet to take her whistle salute.
Arnold and Ogden were plainly visi-
| BILE to officers and men on deck, and
| saluteS were exchanged between
those on the ship and in the air.
Separated by only a few hundred
yards, both planes turned directly
for the Orkney Islands and disap-
peared from view behind an abruptly
rising hill.
Cruiser on to Iceland.
Immediately orders were given for
the Richmond to up anchor and steam
direct to Reykjavik, to await the ar
rival of the air Magellans, who were
to stop first at Hornafjord. where
Lieut.. Nelson has already landed
Thoughts Of disaster were farthess
from the minds of those on board
the Richmond as she headed out into
a perfect sea, for her port in Iceland
Then. shortly after noon, came word
of the tragedy.
1t was a message from the. captain
of the destroyer Billingsley. a patrol
ship that had been standing guard
| between the Orkney and Farce islands
The message was a repetition of 9
note Lieut.. Wade had succeeded In
dropping on the deck of the destroyei
as he passed, reading: Wade forced
landing. Motor gone. Needs imme-
diate help. Sea growing" The mes
sage concluded by giving his position
as 80 miles south of the Sudere
Islands.
Orders few thick and fast aboard
the Richmond as she turned from hel
course and headed to the point where
Lieut.. Wade was forced down. Fires
were quickly started on reserve boil.
lerk ard within a hour the RichMonk