The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-24
STORMS AGAIN.
DELAY BYRD !.
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the middle of Nova Scotia east
ward across the Grand Banks to
longitude As.
ut seems highly improbable that
the weather would be good tonight
and for Saturday 1t il hard to say,
but the chances of a take-off are
improbable for the morning."
Mrs. Byrd, who had come down
to be present at the take-off, win
probably leave for Boston late to.
day to join her three children.
Mrs. Bert Acosta, wife of the
pilot, and her two children, are
stopping at the Garden City Hotel,
as Is Mrs. George o. Neville, wife
of Lieutenant Neville. The fourth
member of the expedition. Lieut..
Bernt Ba1chen, 70 unmarried.
Comdr. Richard e. Byrd and the
three men who win make the flight
with him were deeply disappointed
because of the new delay last night.
Il thought sure we were going
this time" said Byrd. who is fret
ting over the repeated delays. II
hope it won't be long before we do
go. And wen go the moment the
weather man gives Us the word
that conditions are right"
1t was night OF excitement at
| the hangar. Throughout the even.
ing automobiles came in droves with
persons eager to see the take-off.
Byrd had departed for the Garden
City Hotel to get q few hours
sleep.
| r.oos.nY-. "A e,1a - - 49, A-..-a-,
was wheeled along a narrow rail.
way in the hangar to q position
directly in front Of the hangar
where it was lacked up and
weighted. The beam tipped at close
This procedure was supervised by
Bert Acosta, who will pilot the
plane. He was assisted by T.
Harold Kinkade, expert on motors
who previously had put his o. x.
on the three motors of the America.
Then. with policemen forming 4
semi-circle about it. the black nose
of the plane was turned south in
the direction of the incline from
which the take-off was to be made.
Acosta climbed into the cockpit
and the plane was TAXED across the
4
1t moved slowly in the dusk of
the dawning night and was followed
| by about 1000 men, women and
children. The plane stopped In
front of a fifty-foot dirt incline.
Ropes were stretched for q hum
dred yards on both sides at the
incline to keep the crowd back.
Food supplies were then brought
to the plane. They consisted Of
two roast chickens, ten cheese and
turkey sandwiches, three quarts Of
coffee and two quarts Of tea.
Without warning, at 9:45 p. m.,
gale blew up over the field, fol-
lowed almost Immediately by
drenching rain. The crowd scurried
for cover.
For a few minutes there seemed
to be a possibility that the plane
would be blown over. To prevent
such q disaster, the plane was
dashed by ropes to Kinkade's car.
kinkade started his automobile and
pulled in the opposite direction from
which the wind was blowing.
This kept the plane upright until
the storm blew over, in about 20
minutes. The indicator on Kin
kade's car registered Is miles an
hour.
Chamberlin at Prague
VIENNA. June 24.--Mrs. Clarence
Chamberlin, Mrs. Charles A. Levine
and Senator Lockwood of New York
today motored to Prague. where they
will join the two fIiers of the trans
atlantic Bellanca plane.
Chamberlin and Levine arrived in
Prague last night in the midst Of a
storm, after thousands Of Czeclo-
slovakiars. who had gathered to well
come them, had gone to their homes
believing the fliers We're not coming.
Mrs. Levine and Mrs. Chamberlin
nave postponed their proposed trip
to Paris. in order to be with their
husbands prior to their taking off
for Warsaw.