Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-10
Search IS
MADE FOR
AVA TORS
No Trace of Nungesser
and Coli Since They
Left France.
LITTLE HOPE HELD
All Vessels Warned to
Be On Watch for Miss
ing Frenchmen.

Agencies which yesterday stood
ready to extend joyous welcome to
Captains Charles Nungesser and
Coli. attempting to fly from Paris
to New York, turned today to search
for the missing airmen. The Unit
ed States coast guard was the first
to take up active patrol of the sea
coast and of the Atlantic off the
grand banks in hope Of finding the
aviators. Every inlet of the New
England coast as far north as Nova
Scotia will be searched.
An air expedition from the navy
air base at Squantum, Mass, was
prevented taking the air by the
heavy fog which hung over the
coast almost the entire distance
from New York up into New Bruins
wick and Nova Scotia.
Where there was no fog, usually
there was heavy rain.
The ice patrol protecting the north
Atlantic steamship lanes began COW
ering the ocean from Cape Race,
New Foundland, to Sable Island,
and far out to sea.
Radio stations continuously trans
mitted weather reports and queries
to ships, all of which were watching
for any sign Of the two Frenchmen.
The United States Shipping Board
instructed its vessels to join in the
patrol wherever possible.
Some already have given up hope
while Others were of the opinion
that Nungesser and Coli were safe.
Lieutenant Leigh Wade, one of the
American army round-the- world
flyers who perhaps has flown In as
many sub-Arctic storms rs any other
man, admitted that he believed
them alive largely because he want
ed to think that way.
Experts of the Aero League, or
the other hand, believed they had
reached the American continent and
would be found in some out -of-the.
way place in Canada or New Eng
land. Others believed that pro
badly they had been picked up bs
some ship without radio, possibly
one of the fishing fleet off the
Grand Banks.
There was no proof. however.
that the aviators had come into
proximity with the American or
New Foundland coast. According
" on the other side of the Atlantic
ships leaving for North American
ports were taking up the watch al
most as soon as they left.
But despite all the search, no
word of any kind came of the miss
ing flyers.
WASHINGTON. May l0.-Gov-
ernments of the United States and
France today moved officially to
locate and rescue the NungesserColi
Paris to New York flight expedi-
tion.
Acting on an official French re-
quest, the state department asked
the navy department TO lend all aid
and was assured orders would go
forthwith to all navy ships in the
north Atlantic to take up the search.
President Dalton of the Merchant
Fleet Corporation broadcast general
orders to all U. S. shipping board
vessels in the zone to make as wide
n search as their schedules would
allow.
The question Of sending a relies
party for the missing airmen was
discussed Mt the regular cabinet
meeting today. it was understood.
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur
said after the meeting that although
he didn t see anv successful wav'
Of organizing such 4 party at this
time he was continuing his investi'
gation' Of steps that nigh be TAX
en- 10 that end.
Wilbur added that after consulta'
ton with Secretary of State Kel'
logg he had cabled the American
naval attache at Paris to ask what
steps the French government wish
ed taken by the United Stntes navy
IN locating the flyers. Meantime.
he said, he had caused the navH
radio to include in its regular moo.
weather warnings to merchant shios
today request TO watch out for
ronto;n Nunyassar md Coli