New Britain herald., 1927-08-19
All Reports Of Finding
Dole Prize Contes-
tants Denied Spec
tacular Hunt Over e.
400 Mile Stretch of
Water.
Experts Fear IL Foot
Swells of the Pacific May
Cut Off Drifting Refu-
gees From Sight of Plane
and Ship.

Honolulu, T. H. Aug. 10 (UP) -
| The search for Miss Mildred Doran.
Michigan school teacher and the
four aviators missing with her in
two Dole flight planes had become
a determined struggle today between
/ man and the Pacific ocean.
Ships, submarines, airplanes and
the radio were called into play in
a spectacular hunt that meant
thorough search of virtually every
mile of the 2,4o0-mile stretch be-
tween here and California.
| Confidence was felt here that the
vast fleet would find some trace OF
the planes, the Golden Eagle and
| Miss Doran. from which no definite
| word has been heard since they
| passed out of the Golden Gate last
Tuesday headed for Hawaii.
False hopes had been aroused
here during the night by recurrent
| reports that the Miss Doran, carry
| ing the school teacher, John A.
Pedlar and Villas knope, had been
found but confirmation of all the
reports were lacking.
| Report Causes Joy
/ The most circumstantial Of the re-
ports was from Honolulu news
| paper correspondent on the Island OF
Maui, who sent dispatch saying
| that the Miss Doran mad been found
| at Hanomanu bay and that its pas
sengers had been taken off.
| The report gained wide circulation
| and caused great rejoicing. but sub
sequent investigation failed to sub
stantiate it, and it appeared that the
correspondent had been mistaken.
The correspondent, Joseph Oliviera
then apparently discovered after sew
eral hours that his first report should
have been qualified. Cut off from
means OF communicating with his
office he was unable to get word
into Honolulu.
! The word that Miss Dcran had
been found spread with amazing ra-
pidity about the islands. Planes and
ships were sent to Maui and all
available communication systems
were employed.
Another correspondent. informed
| his paper that a red. white and blue
plane had been seen drifting toward
Maihiku, below keanae and that
Japanese sampan was attempting to
overrake it.
| Then came report from Hama
Sag, plane with red. white and
blue markings had been seen drift
ing along a channel between the
islands.
As the various reports came into
Honolulu confusion grew. New at
tempts were made to reach Oliviera
without success. The army and navy
wireless services were unable to
confirm any of the reports.
Another report. that Pedlar. Miss
Doran and Knope had taken a
launch and were on the way to Ka-
hauai arrived in time to add to the
steadily mounting confusion.
Finally, Oliviera reported.
Hold report he messaged at
l10:55 p. m. Pacific standard time.
! A short time later Deputy Fleming
returned to Hama, on the island OF
Maui from a fishing trip to Hano-
manu- bay, where the Miss Doran'
had been reported found and said
he had seen no traces of the plane.
My fishing sampan was painted
blue and equipped with wind
shield" he said, advancing the opin-
ion that it had been mistaken tor
the Miss Doran.'
Search Wide Ocean
! Experts today estimated the area
| of ocean to be searched at $40, 900
square miles, and added that the
navy's present efforts should cover
the course in four days. The area IS
$50 miles wide at Hawaii, extending
so miles on either side of the eX-
IRENE islands, and tapers to the
Faralon islands, 80 miles out of San
Francisco, over which all four Dole
flight competitors flew Tuesday aft
ernoon.
The Langley with its % planes
will cover about 125 miles of the
course between dawn and dusk
daily, sending out its land planes in
pairs to cover various sectors OF the
widening lane to the westward Inc
seven destroyers now from 100 TO
500 miles out are expected to deploy
and speed westward to the halfway
mark, covering about ESQ miles
daily, Four other destroyers under
Admiral r. H. Jackson will make
similar speed, patrolling segments OF
the course around the halfway
mark. Twenty-three submarines
stationed at Hawaii and three SUB
tenders will work eastward, sup
plemented by airplanes and sea-
planes from the islands. They will
make about 125 miles daily.
In addition, an average OF one
steamer daily leaves the Islands for