The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-09-02

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Lahaina Island of Maui. Sept.
2.-(P)-Three naval seaplanes
took of from Lahaina Road
stcads Mt the first precipice
break Of tOAay's dawn and
flew toward the eastern portion
in a determined effort to learn
.hc fate Of the missing seaplane
PN-9 No. l.
Conditions for the search
were greatly improved over these
Of last night when rain and
rough seas made survival doubt
full Of the five airmen who Mon
day started on a scheduled non
stop flight frmO San Francisco
to Honolulu.
Find No Trace
The first message received here
from the three seaplanes today SAID
clearing weather permitted them an
unobstructed view for miles and
that the ocean had calmed down.
There was no visible trace, however.
of the missing seaplane.
With today's searching seaplanes
navy officials assigned half a dozen
submarines, several destroyers and
other craft, which steamed out to
the east in fan formation. Officials
continued in the belief that the
missing aviators would be rescued.
Search All Night
Throughout the night three des-
troyers engaged in systematic
search of the air in which the sea-
plane was believed forced down. They
steamed in gradually expanding
circles until hundred miles had
been navigated, playing their power
full search lights to either side, but
without finding the object of thcic
search.
Honolulu, Sept. 2.-LP)-At the
first indication of dawn airplanes
and surface craft nosed out in the
Pacific ready to search for the miss
ing naval seaplane PN-9 No. /, which
left the lines of air communication
yesterday when less than 800 miles
from Honolulu, it's destination.
With cloudy weather in prospect
today and moderate seas running in
the vicinity where it was believed
the plane had been forced down, the
searching planes took on capacity
fuel loads at Lahaina, ready to comb
the Pacific in quest Of the missing
flag plane.
No Trace of Plane
A message received from the des-
troyer Aroostook at 1915 last night
said: "No trace Of plane No. I. which
was forced down over 90 miles south
of the Aroostook station, where the
estimated maximum drift is eight
miles an hour to the westward. The
seas are moderate and the skies over
cast"
With the destroyer Farragut. the
Aroostook spent the night moving ia
the area 300 miles off Honolulu, stab
bing the seas in the vicinity where
the missing plane might have drop
ped, disabled.
Gasoline Low
A message received from the miss.
ing plane after the craft radioed that
it was trying to remain in the air
until the dwindling gasoline supply
was exhausted, said:
"What is wrong please? Go
ahead" meaning that the Aroostook
should proceed furnishing compass
bearings to the PN-9, No. l. To this
query, the Aroostook answered.:
what is your course and are you
trying to find u.s." To this message
there was no answer.
The Aroostook, after an all night
vigil, was ordered to launch plane
at daylight to aid in the search. The
work last night was hampered off
the east coast of the Island of Maui
by treacherous seas and heavy skies
On account of this condition. three
planes which took off from Lahains
to aid in the search. were ordered
to return and wait until dawn before
going into the air again.
Out Since Monday
The PN-9 No. 1, with her sister
seaplane, the PN-9 No. 8, left San
Francisco Monday afternoon on q
schedule nonstop flight to Pearl
Harbor, Oahu. The No. 3 plane gave
up some 300 miles outside the Golden
Gate because of mechanical difficult
ties. The No. l machine, flagplane
of the flight, scurried on.
Ten ships of the United States
navy have been passed definite posi-
tions on the line of the flight. Ship
after ship was passed. even the U.
S. S. Langley, the halfway point in
the flight. and attainment of the
Pearl Harbor objective only matter
of hours.
Buck Winds
Rising winds, however, retarded the
speed of the ship, and forced extra
VACANT use of the carefully rationed
store of gasoline, the food of the en-
gines. Tuesday. shortly after noon
in Honolulu, Commander Rodgers ra-
diced that his fuel was running low.
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