Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-07-30

With him this time Commander Byrd took noted fuel
expert who is Flying Commander G. o. Noble as it
requires great skill and pains to prevent the freezing
of lubrcating stiffened action Of the motors
forced to work the plane in the open at great
attitudes with the thermometer at 60 to 70 below
The points which favored the month Of May that
the Arctic fog begun rise and heavy still
covered the land and afforded many good landing places
factor Of safety pointed out by Commander Byrd in
connection the Fokker machine Is that
carries engine 1t has three engines. With
light load is expected to be sufficient maintain the
plane in flight With a normal load two engines will do
the work If two engines break down at time, when
the plane is not too heavily loaded it may fly with the
use Of one engine The Fokker machine has a wing
spread Of slightly than "a feet 1t is said to be
a marvel of airship construction
The other airplane-the Curtis Oriole-was to have
been used chiefly in finding landing fields that IL
the ers found their main landing place covered with
fog they might go elsewhere
The Chantier equipped with powerful radio
mitter to send back the of the expedition The
Fokker also is equipped with receiving and trans
mitting set Commander Byrd not only kept the
Informed of the of the expedition but received
through the Chantier weather warnings to guide him In
his flight
How Expedition Wa. Equipped.
Fortyfve hundred pounds of whole beef included
in the rations of the Byrd Of fortyseven iers
seamen and technicians Also four hundred pounds of
pemmcan (meat fats and raisins) huge quantities
bacon, dried milk erbswurst (pea soup) sup
plies in proportion carried along Cod liver oil was
included for its heathful properties Herbert Griggs
who had charge of provisioning Pearys expedition In his
famous dash to the Pole worked the the
Byrd explorers. Two pounds per per day was the
allowance to take of all emergencies
No amount Of clothing is really sufficient when flying
1000 feet in the air in the Polar regions but
every possible precauon taken by Commander Byrd
against exposure. The men were equipped with the
warmest and lightest of reindeer and with fur
parkas garment that reaches to the knees and has
hood covering the head Plenty of goggles were found
to be nm absolute necessity to them against the
glare Gf the snow.
In spite of all the precautions the undertaking was
full Of danger None this equipment would be
of the slightest avail against unexpected and un-
preceented situation which might arise There is always
the danger of snowbndness exhaustion freezing soma
mlsha9 to the engine Lieutenant Byrd and his com.
panios however particularly fortunate escaping
with practically ill effects except the exhaustion due
to such perlous trip.
Pick Up Ice Pilot.
The ship Chantiers first stop at Tromso Norway
where ice skipper taken pilot the Chantier
and its through the ice-fled around Spitz
bergea to Kings Bay, where preparations for first
fight to the Pole made The planes the instruments
and ae various oil mixtures in connection with the
atsh3 tests were carefully examined and tested
tenant Byrds original plans called for six flights as follows
Ia 400-mile flight from Spitzbergen to Peary Land
to urload OIL provisions and equipment at place that
looks promising for landing.
PA 40Omile flight back to Sptzbergen
"a second 400mile flight from Spitzbergen to Peary
Land base with further food, fuel and equipment
Am S50mie fight to and around the Pole and back
to the Peary base.
5-An sOOmie round trip flight to the northwest over
unexplored areas in search Of new lands
GA 4OOmile flight from the Peary Land base hack tn
Spitzbergen.
1t his plan in his second flight to attempt to dis
land but when he received report OF the
fight Of Amundsen in his drgibe In which was stated
that the Norge had failed to find any trace of new
land Lieutenant Byrd decided to further flights
and the trip over land sleds he had planned In his
search for hand in unexplored areas Now he has
decided try to accomplish by airship at the South
Pole what he did at the North AS he left the Spitz
bergen base he stated that he would have just well
equipped expedition for his southern flight as he haa
in his recent adventure In the North