Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-31
US. WORLD FL|ERS
BREAST ATLANTIC IN
JUMP To 0RKNEYS
All Express Confidence and
Desire for Early Ar
rival at Home

kIRkWALL, Orkney Islands,
Scotland, July 30.-(By the Associat-
ed Press)-The American round-the-
world filters, on their way home
ward, arrived here today from
Brough at 40 p. M.
Weather conditions were ideal for
|. the flight. There was a 15-mile
southwesterly wind an. visibility OF
20 miles. The landing place on Hou.
ton bay is SO close to the scene Of
the scuttling of the German fleet
that the hulks of several of the
from it.
ALL IN GOOD SPIRITS AND
EAGER TO GET HOME
BROUGH, England, July 80
(By the Associated Press The
American army aviators, continu-
Ing their world flight, hoped off
at 1924 o'clock this morning for
kirkwaH, capital of the Orkney is.
lands, off the northern coast of Scot
land.
Thus began the first leg Of their
Journey over the Atlantic, by way
of Iceland and Greenland, TO Indian
Harbor, Labrador.
Kirkwall, a town of $500, is on
Houton Bay, on the northeastern
side of the island of Mainland, some
times called Pomona, the largest
of the Orkney group. Stores of Oil
and gasoline awaited the filters there,
and towboats and repair men were
ready in case Of need.
The weather was calm, with prac.
ticalIy no wind and the sky some.
what overcast as the aviators, in
their three planes, took off with the
good wishes of the small crowd ring
ing in their ears. After a short
circle they headed in the direction
of Marlborough Head, the promon-
tory north of Bridlington Bay, evil
IDENTIFY intending to follow sthe coast
northward.
The six men were all in the best
of health and spirits, and seemed
confident that the success which has
brought them $4,000 miles on their
pioneering flight will not desert
them during the last stage Of their
endeavor.
Before leaving the ground Lieu
tenant Lowell H. Smith, the flight
commander, said he expected to
reach kirkwall in about six hours,
and that the departure from that
place would take place tomorrow or
Friday. There were no official
ceremonies at the sendoff.
There were no British or Ameri-
/ can officials present at the take-off.
It is understood they will make
their farewells to the airmen at Kirk
wall.
Brough is a tiny village but prac-
tically everyone turned out and
stood by from long before daybreak.
The three machines resumed their
romantic quest substantially AS they
left California in March. They had
been cleaned and polished but no
essential structural changes had
been Necessary.
When the planes rose they scared
along the Humber river and disap-
. peared above the north Yorkshire
moorlands in an easterly direction.
Lieut.. Smith planned to keep near
the coastline in the journey north
ward to kirkwall. When they arose
each weighed 5000 pounds, the new
engines alone weighing $50 pounds.
The flight commander said: 1--WE
are very anxious TO see our coun'
trymen, the quicker the better. We
are, confident we shall1achieve the
rest of the trip. / think We have
been over rougher spots already
than we shall encounter here.
"On the whole l think we will
find it more comfortable in colder
ATTITUDES for. we can dress for low
temperature but had little chance OF
overcoming the heat and dust OF
the tropics. Our longest leg on the
trip will be from Greenland to Lab
rador, but we are not worried"
u. S. CRUISER RICHMOND
WAITING AT KIRKWALI
KIRKWALL, Orkney Islands
Scotland, July S0.-(By the Asso
ciated Press. 1.-The American cruiser
Richmond arrived in Houton Bay
this morning to await the arrival
from Brough, England, of the Unit
ed States army world filters Major
Howard c. Davidson, air attache OF
the American embassy at London
was aboard the cruiser