Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-07
]. s. GLOBE FL|ERS
SPAN ICELAND IN
800 MILE JUMP
&c Conditions at Greenland,
Next Stop, Bad-Navy
Patrol Cautious

hIl ND A liz, 4Olduu, aug. D
|By the Associated Press. }-Lieuten-
hnt Lowell Fl. Smith, in the Chica-
10. and Lieutenant Eric Nelson, IN
The New Orleans, arrived here from
lIoefn IIornafjord on the cross-lce-
'and lap of their round-the-world
Light at 2:15 o'clock this afternoon.
[xBoth planes dropped onto the wa
|ers of the inner harbor, making
line landings. The two pilots, with
heir mechanics, LIEUTENANT Leslie
p. Arnold and Lieutenant John
Harding, Jr., were feeling well and
heir machines were in good condi-
hon.
TRONG GALE is BLOWING
DURING THEIR FLIGHT
HORNAFJORD. Iceland, Aug. s..
BY Associated Press. 1.-THE Ameri-
an army airplanes, on their world
light, hoped off from Hornafjord
9:15 o'clock this morning for
keykjavik, on the west coast o.
eeland.
hich has been on station here at
Fnding the filters, proceeded to sea
it'll her destination probably Reyk-
[viS, where Lieutenant Lowell III.
mith, the flight commander, will
ecide upon further plans for the
light.
AT 1925 o'clock the fliers passed
Saftaros, seventy miles west OF
ornafjord, flying in strong gale.
ANY CAREFULLY NURSING
TWO REMAINING PLANES
ABOARD U. S. RICHMOND. Aug.
-(By Wirelses to the Associated
ress. (-EVery precaution was taken
the naval patrol to guard the two
naming United States army air
anes in their short flight, scheduled
r today. along the south coast of
Gland, from Hoefa Hornafjord to
eyikjavik, preparatory to the haz-
dous hop to Greenland.
The u. S. S. Raleigh remained at
pefa Hornafjord, where the New
leans," piloted by. Lieutenant Eric
olson, landed from Kirkwall, Scot
bid, on Saturday and the Chi
go, commanded by. Lieutenant
DWELL H. Smith. on Sunday.
THE destroyer Billingsley lay to at
point off Portland and the destroy
Reid was twenty miles east of
Eykjavik, while the Richmond was
arrive at Heykjavik at 200 p. m.
e course of this vessel took her
bng the coast for several hours,
the filters would get further pro-
,tion if they got an unusually
bly, start. The distance of the
ght is slightly more than three
ndred miles.
Lieutenant Leigh Wade and his
Fchanician, Sergeant Ogden, aboard
Richmond, are rested afteretheir
ing experience OF Sunday, in
Itch they lost their plane, the
boston," after forced landing at
on the way from Kirkwall to
Pefa Hornafjord. They appear
Pst concerned over the loss of their
tchine, which they had hoped to
wage for sentimental reasons even
they never flew it again.
RTUGUESE FILTERS IN U. S.
ON THEIR WAY HOME
SEATTLE. Wash, Aug. Sym
thy for Lieutenant Leigh Wade,
nerican army world flier, whose
he was damaged en- route to Ice
d Sunday, and surprise that Ma
a. Stuart MacLaren and his
npanions had abandoned their
be-encircling flight. were express
by Majors Sarmento de Beires
! Brito Paes and Lieutenant Man
Gouveia, Portuguese army Off
$, on their arrival here last night
m Vancouver, B. c., en- route to
Ehon, Portugal.
The aviators were forced down
xe' 20 at Shamiehun, near Hong
swy while attempting to fly from
6on to Macao. China. They left
frugal February z.
We are proud of our flight" de-
red Major de BeireS. 1--WE es-
plished aerial communication be.
cen Portugal and it's province in
ina. We succeeded where several
hers failed. The trip also had
toric significance because we fol
yed the route taken hundreds OF
hrs ago by Portuguese sailors.
THE 11,000-mile journey was
de in lis hours flying time. The
lte included 5000 miles of desert
j was considered very dangerous
e first accident was near Lahore,
lia, where the heat was so ter
c and the air so rarified that the
ne lost momentum and fell
ASKING the fuselage. The flight
viewer. was continued after we
,rowed q British plane. The next
last accident was within sight
our goal, at Shamiehun. near
Gao"
rhe aviators leave toy for Sar
ancisco on a tour of the United
ties. They will sail for their ma
e land from New York
..ANE TOO BADLY SMASHED,
MACI4AREN TELLS LONDON
CORDOVA, Alaska. Aug. 5.-"Fol
sake of the royal air force, an
try to have failed so. The condi
N of the plane makes it impossible
flying" Major A. Stuart Mac
rem wirelessed to the British ali
nistry at London today from the
itish cruiser Thiepval.
The airmaa abandoned his worlt
cht, of which he had covered
ghtly more than 1900 miles, be
use of crash at Nikolski, in tn,
bmandorski islands off Siberia. HI
d his companions salvaged thu
In and engine of their plane ant
Ire taken to Dutch Harbor on tn
uiser. The messages made n
ention of possible injuries.
MacLaren was en- route from Yves
kmchatka. when he came down q
kolski. smashing the wings an
of his plane.
RGENTINE Filler STEADILY
HIS WAY EASTWARi
KARACHI. British India. Aug.
ajor Zanni, Argentine world thel
It this morning for Nasirabad.
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