Evening star., 1928-04-19
PRoPEILoR is on WAY.

NEW YORK, April 10 OP1.-A pro-
oelef 10 replace the one broken when
The transatlantic monoplane Bremen
landed at Grecniv Island vas on It's
wav today TO Murray Bay. where Maj
James Fitzruaurice waits 10 take II
back 10 his two German comrades so
au three can continue their nienl 10
New York
The propeller was taken from The
Bremen's sister ship. the Junkers F-i3'
fown back here from Montreal yeSier-
day, and Immediately was sent oy uain
back to Montreal.
Messages from the Irish commandant
and Baron Gunther Won Hueneield set
at rest previous indications tnat the
dvtne triumylrate would arrive here
Spnarately. or that they might leave
the Bremen at Greenly Island ana
come oui In relief plane.
win Come Out Together.
From Clarke City, Quebec. Maj. Fitz-
maurice wired Grover Wnasen. chali
man OF Mayor Walkers committee o.
welcome. asking him to correct an
erroneous report that he tFitxmaur.cel
would come on TO New York alone TO
sail Immediately for Ireland. He wired
MIR Whalen that he would tsy the re-
pair parts back To the Bremen from
Murray Bay and come cat WITH the Ger
mans In the transatlantic plane.
r A. Smlddy. Irish Free State Minis
ter 10 the United States. talked by teie~
phone with the Irish commandant at
Murray Bay after C. A. iDuket Schiller
and Fiizmaurlce had landed there after
fight from Clarke City. their second
stop on the way out from the ice~locked
little island of Labrador where the
ocean flight ended last Friday.
MAJ FGtzmauTice told the Irish Mir
ister that hiA object In leaving Capt.
Hermann Koehl and Baron Won Huene-
field was 10 be able TO give first-hand
information as 10 what repairs the
Bremen needed and expedite their re-
turn.
New Propeller Needed.
Fred MelcholF. JunkerS expert who
few the F-l3 back 10 New York from
Montreal. said the Curtiss AiFplane Co.
which had been commissioned 10 build
a propeller for the Bremen. had been
unable 10 complete IL without n Junkers
motor on which 10 iit the hub, He and
Miss Herta JunkeTs. who Is at Murray
Bay directing relief operations. decided
the quickest way to get aid 10 the Brem-
en- Was 10 bring The F-I3 back here and
send her propeller 10 the ocean plane.
Malchoir said he expected 10 return to
Montreal in his plane Friday II the new
propeller can be iitted by that time.
| He would then be In IA position 10 guide
the Bremen on her flight 10 New York.
| lie laughed At reports that Fitzmau-
| rice was quitting the expedition to come
| 10 New York
1t was the natural thing for them
/ 10 do TO send Fitzmaurlce out for the
+ materials" MelehOir said. He Is the
| only one In the outfit who speaks Eng
| lish"
| J. Otto EcheTer. engineer for the
! Junkers Co, left for Montreal last night
/ WIN tie propeller Ia Join Miss Juukers.
MISS Junkefs meanwhile had secured
300 gallons of benzol. the high-preAsufe
| fuel needed by the Bremen, At Montreal.
and when the fuel and repairs get safely
! through IN Gfeenly Island IL Is believed
/ Inc ocean plane can continue SUCCESS
| fIIly her night 10 the goal she set when
| she left Eaid0nnel, ireland. II week ago
| today.
In his telegram 10 Whaien srnt
/ Yesterday, Mai Fitzmaufiee said he
j WAS returning Ia Ofeeniy Island today.
! Information that ] am on my way 10
/ New YORK incorrect" the message read
Am on my way n Murray Bay 10 ar
! range I9f spares ~ repair Bremen and
conduct business on behalf ot K0ehl
| aHd Hueneield Am returning dfeenly
! Ihiand tomorrow Please arrange cor
rect this wrong impression. Regards.
| FtiZmauficf F"
Whalen replied
| Happy 10 receive your good news.
Have released Ia the pieSs your wire
| correcting impression That you are
coming L0 New York Ia Advance OF
your companions. Capt. Knehl and Baf .
on yon Iiueneieid Would appreciate
| Immediate information as 10 your date
| Of arrival ia New York "
Whalen announced that plans inl
lae reception we're taking definite iofm
nov that The decision ~ the tiyerA aps
psafed 10 he definite. During the eefe
monies st City Hail when the flyers
viii he otfieialiy welcomed Ia The city
IL ~ planned t0 have squadron ol
slfplaHes circle overhead and later ~
up aud dyWn the line Of march Ae'
lltiiies II civilian aifpiapes are To be-
| restricted during the day su az ~
leave llte air ftss t0r ths mllitatS
planes