The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-12
PLANE HEARD
MONDAY OVER
HARB0R GRACE
Frenchmen May Have Been
Forced Down in Isolated
Part of New FOundland
SEARCH IS STILL ON
Many Vessels Are .COmbing
Entire Area Included in
Flyers Course

tUU0y mat Ne and clarence u.
Chamberlin are planning to hop
eff tonight or early tomorrow
morning on their proposed nom
stop flight to Paris In their Bel
Ianca plane, the "COlumbia.''
Bcrtaud said the decision AZ
to the definite time Of the take
off would depend largely ON the
afternoon weather report, which
expressed doubt on the pOssibil-
ity Of a getaway before mid
night but was confident he would
be on his way to Paris early
New York. May 12.--tR)-Scalch
for Captains ,Nungesser and Coli was
carried on today with renewed hope
as result Of report from Harbor
Grace, New Found!and. that an air
plane was heard overhead on Mon
day about the time the White Bird
was due.
instructions were issued by the
Dominion government that any in
formation relative to the fate Of the
flyers be promptly reported.
While search continued for the
French airmen. missing since they
left the Irish coast on their $500
mile jump from Paris to New York,
pilots of the American monoplane
Columbia applied for passports and
completed almost every detail for
their departure early Saturday for
Paris.
Lindbergh to Start Soon
Captain Charles Lindbergh, Mis-
souri, national guard flyer, who
reached st. Louis yesterday after
1850 mile nonstop flight from San
Diego on the first leg Of his journey
to New York, plans to hop off for
Paris within week or 10 days. He
expects to make the Paris hop alone.
Lindbergh left St. Louis for New
York city this morning.
The navy dirigiblc Los Angeles, in
cruising today from its hangar at
Lakehurst, N. j., was under orders
to pursue the search for the French
men as far as feasible along the Long
Island coast and in territory not
previously covered by ships and Il q
planes.
Virtually the entire coast guard
in New England remained in the
hunt. coastal radio stations kept their
instruments open for word Of the
missing airmen and captains Of trans
Atlantic vessels scanned their courses
for trace Of the plane.
Plane Heard During Dense Fog
The report of an airplane motor
being heard over Harbor Grace dur
ing dense fog early Sunday was
made by Peter O'Brien, farmer
! and was supported by Captain John
Stapleton, also resident Of Har-
| Dor Grace.
O'Brien said he had made no
previous mention of hearing a plane
as he had not learned until yesterday
Of the flight and the missing avia-
| tors.
Harbor Grace is 25 miles north OF
st. Johns, N. F., and in the area
over which Nungcsser had chartct
his course. Aviation authorities sug
/ gested the theory that the airmcr
might have been lost in the fog ant
| forced down in one Of the isolated
sections Of New Foundland where
days might be required before the,
could communicate with the outside
world.
Vessels Comb Entire Area /.
While three days Of fog and rair
prevented extensive use Of a.rplanc'
off New England, coast guard Off
cals said the entire area over which
air search might have been effectiy'
had been combed by vessels.
Twenty coast guard patrol boats
eight destroyers, two naval tugs AM
innumerable small patrol craft hunt
ed in vain from New York harbor t
Nova Scotia. The search went on il
an overwhelming area. however.
Aviation experts renewed expires
sions Of confidence that the aivmeI
would be found.