Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-02
C|RCUMNAV|GAT|OV
OF GLOBE AS GOOD
AS ACCOMPLISHED.
Aviators Show Strain OF
Long Wait - President
CongratuIates Them

L. ). RlCHMOND AL LIE
TICKLE, LABRADOR, Sept. L.
By the Associated Press.eThe first
decentralization of the globe by arr
was virtually completed with the az.
rival on the Labrador coast late yes
terday of the American army world
filters.
Hopping off FROM Ivigtut, Green
land at 6:29 a. M, eastern standard
time, Lieutenant Lowell Fl. Smith
and his companions drove their pow
erful SeaDlanes over the 572-naiYe
stretch Of water without mishap and
alighted at Ice Tickle at 1:18 p. M,
accomplishing the hop in six hours
and 40 minutes.
The arm of the Atlantic separating
Greenland and Labrador is notorioGs
for its ice and fogs but conditions
were almost ideal for the flight. "A
slight mist along the Labrador coast
early in the morning cleared away
later and the planes were helped OH
their way by a wind out of the
northwest which at times brought
their speed to as high as 126 miles
an hour.
Fliers Show Strain
The four men-Lieutenant Smith
and his mechanician, Lieutenant
Leslie 2. Arnold, in plane No. 2, and
Lieutenant Eric Ell. Nelson, in No. 4,
with Lieutenant John Harding, Jr.,
Us his assistant-showed the physical
strain of the journey and the sus-
pense of the long days since they
left Kirkwall in the Orkneys early IN
August, but expressed keen JOY at
arriving again on north American
soil, declaring their world journey
practically ended.
They were met with a. warm wef
come from the Richmond, a detail OF
sailors from the destroyer Lawrence
and few fisher folk from along
the barren coast as well as newspa-
per men and photograp pliers who had
awaited their arrival since early in
August.
The coming of the filters was sig
nailed to those at Ice Tickle by sig
nal men from the Lawrence, sta
toned on Rodney Mundy Hills, close
by, and then to the wireless station,
several miles away. Off shore near
White Cockade Island was the Law
renee, acting as guardship to the
planes after the aviators had picked
up through the coastal haze the fur.
.thest among the outlying islands.
Pass Line of Ships
The planes, in their journey over
the turbulent north Atlantic strewn
with ice and spattered with fog. had
passed over the Milwaukee. off
southern Greenland the Coghlan and
the Charles Ausburn, which had
been on patrol and which flashed
ahead each in turn the passage Of
the planes overhead.
|. After a brief halt to. replenish
their fuel, the aviators plan to con-
tinue forty miles southwark along
the coast to Cartwright Bay, much
larger and more sheltered anchoring
place where base has been estab.
lished for the next take-off.N From,
Cartwright Bay only brief stops ara
contemplated at Hawke Bay and
Plctou Harbor, N. S.
Just five months and fourteen
days after beginning their world
girdling tour, the American flier,
landed in the waters of continental
North America. Theirs was the first
west pound crossing of the Atlantic
ocean by airplane.
Inc planes swept in from the
iih0 hugo gray SullS and, fly
ing, low over the broad expanse OF
water, circled until they dropped to
their bright yellow buoys and float.
ed lightly in the green water nnGar
Inc shelter of lofty ridges of rocks
This cove was chosen because NJ
me compare lively safe landing con.
ditions it affords and for the aadi.
tlonal reason that it is situated on
- proinontory Uniting towards Green.
l"iu' pfoVl1 ing the shortest route
"Iross Inc arm of the Atlantic
Tin.H extends north-northwest into
Davis strait
WIN their arrival today on thA
Atlantic coast Of the North Amey.i.
can continent the round.the.w world
flyers of the United Stetas army air
service completed the most marvel.
Gus achievement in the history Of
aviation to date-the virtual encir.
cling of the globe in heavier.than.
air machines. Befo%e the flight was
commenced Major General Patrick.
chief OF the army air service, said
the completion Of it would be a feat
or importance lparalleling that OF
Magellan, who in 1909, was the first
man to circumnGvigate the globe.
The story Of the historic Of me
historic and record breaking flight
compares with the most gripping adj
venture tales Of fiction Like the,
pioneers Of any expedition blazing
a new trail, these intrepid airmen,
the first to fly around the world, OF
necessity had TO be men Of courage
and with nerves of steel. Notwith-
standing the carefully laid plans for
the trip there were certain hardships
which could not be avoided-those
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