Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05
STORMS ARE REPoRED
Anxiety for Flyers Growns--Friends
Doubt Pair Turned Back.

PARIS, August 4 LP9.--Anxiety Tor
the Polish transatlantic flyers increased
tonight with reports Of storms over tie
coast of Northern France,
Friends of Mais. Kubaia and 1dzi-
kowski refused TO believe that the flyers
had turned back toward Paris.
The officials Of lie BOurget air flelo
evidently share widespread view tnat
tfae positions given by the steamships
Aztec and Anakura we're inaccurate.
The hangars have been closed UP and
there has been no action 10 light the
revolving beacoF1s.
Much speculation has centered
around the Amakuras report that tne
pIsne had come from the WeSt ana
turned nortnward around the vessel.
II has been suggested BY aviation ex-
perts that the flyers saw ship from
distance and turned back TO show
themselves. afterward swinging nortn
10 resume their course toward Haliiax.
Persons most familiar with the plan
Of fight and the character OF tne
dvers say that they asked only an even
break TO the Azores and one chance In
five thereafter. The TACT taat no
storm was reported and that the arr
c,lJfy has strengthened this argument,
THE Marszalek Pilsudski was "a hours
ont of LIE Bourget when II was signteo
the flyers must have had fully nan o.
their fuel left.
THE big. four-ton seSquiplane, which
carried its oKn weight in fuel and crew
had demonstrated in tests that u wa
sFIe 10 maintain a speed Of los 70 liz
miles an hour. When sighted by the
Aztec the plane was flying at only a
rifles an hour. On that basis It u
thought that they must have encoln'
tered headwinds. although the weathei
bureau here reported that the WING Wa'
partly behind them in the morning.
The decision of the flyers not 10 taKe
q radio outfit ig cited as another Illus
tyatlon OF their decision TO see the
fight through They considered taking
q small radio. but preferred 10 use the
Space and weight for carrying gas.
They had long ago made up THEN
minds 20 wait until they thought con-
dit3ons we're as near perfect as possible
They we're resolved TO stake everything
on theig skill and their powerful air
plane.
lsketv the theory that they lost theil
vay through the failure Of their com
. psss. The Marszalek Pilsudski carried
three compaSses. one Of them sifnilai
20 that which Cei. Lindbergh used Oh
his fight 70 Paris.
The flyers intimate associates admi
that they are puzzled by the reportet
Eoeed of rs miles an hour when tn
plane last was sighted. They say tina
there must have been favorable win
st the start and that much OF the nyini
was done at speed exceeding 100 mile
ar hour.
Ever If the pilots lost their way an
came down when their fuel gave OUT.
Is emphasized that they stu would nav
several good chances Of rescue. Ttei
reservoirs are equipped with valve
which sre supposed 10 discharge q
tanks within 20 seconds. Theoretlcall
this would enable the plane 70 noa
although many pilots are inclined 10 oh
credit this possibility. They say tna
the weight Of the motor would Tip VI
cockpis in suc1 way that the cfait
Zoe ting qualities would be greatly q
rnlgllsned
n, addition. for the purposes oi an
last emergency. the flyers carried ="
ANAL rubber boats.