The Washington times., 1928-04-24

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plane had been we did not know.
but we were more than delighted
that help should come in this man.
ner, by our own means Of trans.
port, from the air.
AS soon as our greetings had
been exchanged and the Bremen
given an inspection where the
landing on Greenly Island had
been made, we sat together in
NJ. Letemplier's so comfortable
lighthouse and discussed ways
and means and the possibility Of
flying away In the Bremen and
of entering New York from the
air. as had been our original
intent.
Koehl and Fitzmaurice firmly
believed that, by putting more
benzol In our almost empty tanks,
obtaining new propeller and
by repairing our undercarriage
and substituting skis for our
wheels, a take.off could be made
and a further flight accomplished.
To Schiller and Cuisinier. of
course, we must leave the ques-.
ton to transport, but they were
of one mind that it would be
possible TO fly hack to the lake
at Ste. Agnes, obtain the necessary
repairs and fuel and return with
these, to Greenly, Island to fit
the Bremen for the air.
'Fitx" Goes Back
In what way should this be
done? Discussion on this topic
followed and decision was
reached that Fitzmaurice should
] fly back up over this barren
country of the Gulf Of st. Law
rence's north coast, with Schiller
at the controls of his ship, and
that, on arrival at Murray Bay.
repair pieces and benzoI would
be secured from the outside world
with al possible speed and dis
patched and that these would
be brought back by Schiller. or,
/. IL his plane did not prove suf-
ficiently large for the task, in
a larger craft il one could be
found.
The margin Of safety. Of course,
would be enhanced IL a larger
aeropIane could be found TO bring
these parts to us. though to this
gallant Herr Schiller the question
OF his personal safety is one OF
the last things for consideration
when there is work to be done.
So Fitzmaurice and Schiller took
away again and left myself and
Koehl on our island with DR.. CRU
sinner and his engineer, Thibault.
to make preparations for the re-
turn journey. To Nataskwan, to
Seven Islands, again to Lake st.
Agnes they made their way while
We followed their progress as best
we could and with anxious hearts,
through the slight means of COM
munication which the outp0sts of
the world have t.. offer.
Reach Ste. Agnes
At length we heard that the
lake at st. Agnes had been
reached and were oyerjoyed. An
other step Of the journey to New
York. Not an actual step, for
there remained steps to be re.
traced and much work to be done
when the retracins was finished,
but a further achievement, never
theless. So we sat down again to
wait, filling in the long hours
that must elapse before Fitzmau.
rice could return to us, by doing
what preparations were possible
in preparing the Bremen for her
repairs.
Now we hear that Fitzmaurice is
on his way to us again in another
plane, which is flown by Bernt
Ralchcn. who has crossed the At.
lantic himself by air In company
with your Commander Byrd, and,
as this is written we are awaiting
their arrival with the precious gal
Ions of benzol and the parts to re-
pair our Bremen that will enable
us to continue our expedition. We
arc to pause, as I understand it.
on the ice at Lake Ste. Agnes, the
home port of our friend Schiller,
when a change will be made again
from the skis. which will be fitted
to the Bremen here, to wheels, on
which Koehl and Fitzmaurice can
land in the Mitchell Field in New
York.
1t has been a welcome few days
OF relief and then of anxiety to be
continuing on our way, a week in
which we have mace new friends
whose only desire has been TO aid
US without counting cost of danger
to themselves as they helped.
/ would not. however, recon.
mend the coasts Of this strait of
Belle Isle as prospective port Of
arrival for any others who would
contemplate the journey from east
to west, though what 1t has lacked
in comfort it makes up to us in
the warmth OF its hospitality and
welcome.