Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-30

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TORQUAY, England. June 30.-lP
An intercepted wireless mGssage
from Commander Byrd to the signal
station at Ushant (on an island off
the French coast nol thwest OK
Brest) and timed GAS p. m. said:
IA will fly over you in a few min
utes.p
NEW YORK. N. y, June 3O.-iHg
The French Cable Company is adj
vised from its station at Brest tina.
Commander Byrd has been in CON-
munication with the Le Bourget sly-
ing field through an English wire
less station and that he expects 10
reach Paris at lO:30 p. M, Paris
time (5:30 p. m. eastern daylight
time.j
LIZ BOURGET. France. June co.
"a message from Commander
Richard y. Byrd ielaycd BY d Bril-
ish station here stated that the
American aviator expected to reach
Paris by II O'Clock tonight. The
message did not specify whether
this was Greenwich or French time.
PARIS, June 3U.-tPl-Radio sig
mails received from the trans-Atlan-
tic plane America by the wireless
station at ussant, about six o'ciocK
tonight, indicated that the American
plane had deviHted from its normal
course and was already approx
imately ninety miles south OF that
course. leading to the belief that IL
might pass over Brest instead of
touching England.
ROOSEVELT FIELD. N. ~. June
50.-tPj-A wireless message from
Commander Byrd was received by
Grover Whalen at 1918 eastern day
light time as follows:
I'VE hope to sight land at end of
hour. Crew feeling fine after siren
nous trip. Byrd"
The message was picked up by the
| Quessant radio station, France. and
relayed at ll:05 eastern daylight
time by the s. S. Tuscaloosa City
70 the Radio Corporation Of America
and thence sent 10 the field.
(By The Associated Press)
| Commander Byrd's prediction tkat
his flight 10 Paris would be scien-
tific test came through with amax-
ing results today. He astoniShed
the world Of aviation BY radioinE
that he had seen neither land nor
sea since yesterday afternoon.
Ten thousand feet up this morn
ing in freezing dense fog" 26
hours after leaving New York. he
. M no
about GOO miles off the British Isles.
Byrd's radio dispatches Indicate
that he may have nearly crossed the
Atlantic without once seeing The
water. Weather reports Of condi-
tions still ahead of him suggested
| that il was possible for him TO COM
plete the crossing without having
seen the ocean.
NEW YORK. N. ", June 30.-RD--
Hampered by strong headwinds and
dense fog, the Paris-bound mono
plane America with Commander
Richard n. Byrd and his crew OF
three today r0nred over the north
Atlantic In it, 1900 mile water
jump from New Foundland to the
Irish coast. MA
Driven with all the skill of ~
versatile crew. the America urHy
ahead toward its goal. 3,637 mics
from it, starting point in New York,
shut in for hours by sold wall OF
fog.
The America was expected to
sight its first land at Brayhead, Ire
land. nj III o'clock. eastern daylight
time. this morning.
Sighted Last Night
\ Commander Byrd expected to
reach Paris within 30 hours or
about O'Clock eastern daylight time
tonight. The America passed from
sight Of land at Bellevue. New
| Foundland at 6:42 ID. IN. last night
Two continents listened as the
| giant bird winged its way. While
ships az sea and radio stations In
North America received Lieutenant
| George Noville's radio bulletins on
| the progress of the craft, Ireland
heard the message that indicated the
advance OF the adventurers.
After "A day of constant fighting
| against adverse weather conditions
| Byrd and his companions had further
battle against the elements.
With the masterly skill that
| carried him safely over the north
pole. Byrd chnrted his course against
conflicting winds and mists. IA mes
sage received early today from The
commander said that due TO fog and
low clouds they had sighted neither
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