The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-09-08

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Year little hope survival In View
81 rough sea at time casualty"
Shortly after this message was
received, the captain Of the s. S.
Carmania radioed as follows:
tz2.20 d0:20 p. MI 9. II. =. lati.
Rude 49:1S north; 40:25 west. Now
aightfal and quite dark. Regret
search tor missing plane without
results. Weather conditions fresh
westerly winds. quite squally and
rough breaking seas. Proceeding
great circle to Cape Race and then
New York.
Number os Views Taken
N spite OF the futile search Of
The seas Tor the missing plane,
there were many who stu believed
today that Bertaud, Hin and Payne
are safe. And that the passage OF
q few hours may bring word that
the daring venture has not ended
90 tragtcaliy as present reports M
dictate.
A number Of explanations are
offered for the belief that the Tiers
may still be alive.
First, II IL believed possible that
Old Glory met with some temper.
airy trouble, and was forced to
swoop down close to the surface
Of the ocean. AS the plane neared
the water, according to this belief,
the first SOS message was sent
out.
The trouble which threatened
disaster then. perhas, was repaired,
and the airship again gained alti-
tude. six minutes later sending an.
other message that she was 500
miles east Of Newfoundland.
Secondly, the fact that six min.
Utes elapsed between the two mes
eages from the plane, indicates
that the Tiers may have had time
TO initiate their collapsibIe lifeboat
and empty the planes tanks Of
their gasoline.
The messages from the captains
OF the Transylvania and the Car.
mania, stating that the seas In the
area whore Old Glory sent out its
distress signal were rough, afforded
little hope that the three men could
survive even e they had been able
20 float the tiny collapsible rubber
lifeboat upon the turbulent waters.
Wreath For French Aces
Old Glory's disaster brought TO
mind the message written ON
wreath and slowed IN the planes
fuselage to be dropped into the SEA
In memory to Captains NUngegser
ana Cob. the French fliars whose
attempt to bridge the ocean from
France to America ended Ia tragedy.
On the wreath was ritten:
Nungesser and Coli: You showed
the way. We followed. Bertaud
and Payne and Hill"
With the hours slipping by and
no word coming which might andi.
cate that q stroke OF fortune had
spared the Tiers lives. The ironic
truth OF this message stood clearly.
The plane was equipped with q col.
lapsible radio set, with so feet OF an.
tenna, and q radio kite" painted .
brilliant scarlet.
Flares. calcium lights, ana even
pistols and rockets were also taken
% the Tiers might send night sig
mails Il trouble occurred.
With the Transylvania and the
Carmania proceeding to New York
with hundreds Of passengers lining
their rails and watching for some
trace ot the missing plane, the
steamer Lapland Of the Red Star
Line, also bound to New York, was
speeding toward the great circle
course near the spot where Old
Giory'a s s was broadcast, In the
hope Of sighting the airship.
No trace Of wreckage, floating
pieces Of shattered fuselage or
wing Of the plane has been found
by any Of the ships which searched
the ocean for Old Glory.
In view Of this fact. many aerial
experts refused to concede that the
plane had crashed.
Last Sighted BY Cunarder
A number Of ships are continuing
the search for the missing plane.
These include the Furness Liner
Nova Scotia and the Lapland Of
the Red Star Line. The captain
of the Lapland reported last night
that no trace had been found Of the
plane, but that the search was
being continued.
The commander Of the Lapland
yadioed the International News
Service early today as follows:
Regret no news regarding Old
Glory