Evening star., 1924-08-25
Search for LOcateH Hindered
By Intense Fogs Off Greenland

several hours later flying along the
course from the IcelandIc port to
Frederiksdal. Greenland, but he fail
ed to reach the latter place with the
Americans
During the earlier stages of the
long hop across the Atlantic from
Iceland to Greenland. the Italian avi-
ator. using faster machine than
the type in which the Americans are
making their globe encircling trip,
outdistanced his companions. passing
the United States cruiser Richmond,
some 20 miles southeast of Reykja-
vlk, miles ahead of Smith and Nell
son.
Americans Start Search,
When the Italian failed to arrive
at Fredeiksdal or to be reported from
any other point near Cape Farewell
at the southern trip of Greenland
late Thursday night Rear Admiral
Ihomas p. Magruder ordered the
american war vessels on patrol near
Greepland to search for him II wa.
this search which was rewarded last
night.
Locatellfs unsuccessful attempt to
accompany the two Americans on the
hazardous journey over S25 miles of
the North Atlantic. followed a sue
cessful solitary flight from Pisa,
ltaiS, to Iceland by way of England
ana scotland The flight was made
win the sanction OF the Italian gov
eminent and in its later stages. par
ticularly from kirkwall to Hoefn
Hornafjofd, Iceland. with the aid of
the facilities which previously had
oeen used by the American flyers. and
"hlch had been put at Locatelli's dis
posal ny the United States authorities.
Postponed Flight to Pole.
The Italian originally was to have
been one OF the pilots on the aerial
expedition which Roald Amundsen.
Norwegian explorer, planned to make
to the North Pole, and which later
was postponed indefinitely. Locatelli
then decided to make the North Pole
Trip. but postponed this effort until
next year. considering that he needed
more experience in Arctic flying be-
fore attempting the daring feat of
reaching the top of the world by
airplane..
He set out from Pisa July 25, in
tending to follow in the wake of the
American round-the- world airmen.
Later, however, he realized that their
enforced delay made it possible for
him to catch up and this he did.
reaching Iceland in time to take off
with them on the hop to the North
American continent. This trip, he had
announced before his departure from
Italy, was to be in the nature of a
triai hight as preparation for his
North Pole attempt. which he de-
Experience of Hawker.
The mishap to Lieut.. LocateiM re-
calls the similar and perhaps more
narrowing experience of the late
Harry G. Hawker, who in May, 1919,
attempted a lone flight from New
Foundland to Europe
On the evening of May Is, 1919,
Hawker and his companion, Lieut.
Commander Mckenzie Grieve, left
New Foundland and started on their
flight of 1925 nautical miles. For
six days the plane was not heard
from and the two aviators were
given up as lost. Then on May 25
the British admiralty learned from
Butt of Lewis, the northernmost
point of the Hebrides Islands, that
the little Danish steamer Mary had
passed that point and had signalied
that she had the aviators on board.
Hawker and his companion had
been to descend on the waters be-
cause of a clogged water pipe in the
planes engine and had come down
on the water about $50 miles off the
Irish coast on the night of May 10.
They were picked up by the Mary,
which. having no wireless equipment,
was unable to transmit the news until
she was in sight of land.
Hawker was killed in July. 1921,
when his plane fell in flames at the
Hendon air field.
WEI Garry Fuel Supply.
NEWPORT, r. l., August 25.-The
Navy fuel ship Patoka, to which Is
attached the dirigible Shenandoah's
mooring mast, has been detached
from the North Atlantic fleet, to
bring oil to refuel the fleet which Ia
patrolling the course for the world
flyers. The Patoka is expected to
leave for the north today or tomor-
row.
Fannie Waits New Plane.
HANOI, French Indo- China, August
25.-Maj. Pedro Zanni. Argentine
world flyer. is still waiting here for
the arrival of a new seaplane which
will enable him to continue his Jour-
ney. His old machine was so badly
damaged in landing here August 19
that it was found impossible to ,(s.
pair It.