Evening star., 1927-08-26
Steamer Reports Sighting
Plane 800 Miles East of Brit
ish Bahamas Last Night.
VESSELS IN CARIBBEAN
ASKED TO GIVE REPORTS
Aviator, if Still Aloft, Would Have
Flown Most of Night Through
Total Darkness.
Rx the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. August
76.-A radio message from station
4AQF. Nassau, picked up here by
the Financial Journals 40-meter
wireless station today said that the
Port of Brunswick, piloted by Paul
Redfern, was sighted 800 miles
east of the British Bahamas by
steamer.
The steamer arrived at Nassau
at 11:40 pm. last night and re-
ported that the plane on its non'
stop fight to Brazil was flying at
an altitude of about 1900 feet.
headed in a southerly direction.
BY the Associated Press.
BRUNSWICK, Ca, August ga
vast expanse of sea and sky stretching
away to the Tropics today held be
hind it's walls of silence the fate OF
its newest explorer.
Roaring away from Brunswick at
noon yesterday in the face of un-
usually favorable weather conditions,
Paul Redfern, Georgia aviator, piloted
his huge Stinson- Detroiter monoplane
seaward on his proposed 4,600-mile
nonstop journey to Rio de Janeiro.
He sought to establish new endurance
and distance marks.
Despite head winds forecast. Red
fern today should be far along on his
route through the Tropics. Steering a
course east of the Bahamas, the
young birdman headed for Porto Rico,
which his scheduled indicated he
should have reached by midnight.
Pressing on, Redfern hoped to be
speeding during the day over the
waters of the Caribbean Sea toward
the Isle Of Trinidad.
Ships Asked to Keep Watch.
Far out of the path of ships plow-
ing through Southern waters during
the early stages of the flight before
he reaches Porto Rico, Redfern was
not expected to be Sighted again until
he had swung over the Caribbean Sea,
the cradle of hurricanes. AS soon as
he enters this leg Of his trip. passing
steamers may give reports Of the
planes progress. Radio advices have
been broadcast throughout that region
requesting any information.
If the big ship is aloft today. Red
fern has passed big portion of the
"a hours in darkness. Naval navi.
gators and photographers at Wash
ington pointed out that Redfern, IN
addition to bucking headwinds over
practically his whole course, would
be flying without moon.
The naval men said that If Redfern
reached his objective it would be
nothing short of a miracle. They es'
timated he would miss his objective
at Rio de Janeiro by about 4o0 miles
as they did not believe his gasoline
supply would last more than 81 hours.
while with favorable conditions IT
would take So hours to reach his goal.
They believe when he reaches the
northeastern coast of Brazil he will
turn east to Pernambuco.
Will Check Fuel at Amazon.
Redfern, in referring to his fight,
called it the Brunswick-to-Brazil hop,
and said that when he reached the
Amazon River he would check his
gasoline supply to determine whether
he would change his course to Per-
nambuco or keep on to Rio.
The fact that Redfern will be IN
contact with land during most OF his
fight. naval men point out, Is IN
his favor, as he will be aided In
keeping his course at night by navl
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