Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-23

LONDON, JIly 23.--A Reuter- olS-
patch from Horta says that the
French seaplane La Fregate. which
arrived in the Azores this morning
on the first leg of transatlantic
flight, was being refueled. Lieut..
Paulin Paris, commander Of the ex-
pedition. planned to take off some
time today for Newfoundland.
BY the Associated Press.
HORTA, Island of Fayal, Azores. July
23.-The French seaplane La Fregate
(the frigate-bird) arrived here this
morning from Brest, France, complet-
ing the first leg Of its transatlantic
fight to New York by way of the Azores
and Bermuda
With Naval Lieut.. Paulin Paris in
command, the plane came down on the
unruffied surface of the harbor at 7:20
am. (2:20 am. Eastern standard ttme).
1t was a bright, sunny morning and
there was no wind.
Lieut. Paris and his two companions.
Relief Pilot Marrot and Wireless Oper-
ator Cadou, completed the flight of some
/ 800 miles In Is hours and IS minutes,
They alighted beside French cruiser
carrying supply of petrol for the next
leg of their fight They plan to head
for Bermuda, stopping there to refuei
If necessary before continuing to New
York.
Capt. Frank r. Courtney. British air.
man, who was turned back by bad
weather when he tried to fly 10 Amer
i4sn yrror an 40
when the Frenchmen arrived.
May Try Return Flight.
Lieut.. Paris is making his flight un-
der the Joint auspices Of the French
naval and commerce departments.
If, upon his arrival in New York, he
thinks a return flight is feasible he has
been instructed TO fly back by way Of
Newfoundland.
The Frenchmen covered the first leg
of their flight with clocklike regularity.
At ] am, Greenwich mean time, this
morning they were were about $40 miles
from the Azores.
A radio message picked up from the
plane at that hour read:
we are at Al north latitude, % west
longitude. We put on speed again and
are now flying 95 knots. Everything
larity of our progress Is perfect
The radio Of the plane is capable Of
sending and receiving on both long and
short wave lengths and the flyers kept
their promise to send out hourly radio
bulletins Of their progress. Most OF the
messages we're technical reports, but
one flashed at 1920 last night said:
We have not dined, but drank some
coffee"
Flight for Scientific Purposes.
The flight of La Fregate is more a
scientific than sporting affair. 1t Is
the first French effort to cross the
north Atlantic by Seaplane, and prepa-
rations for it have been going on for
more than a year.
weather not only in the sky, but on the
surface of the ocean. It is equipped
with two 480-horsepoWer Gnome-
Rhone-Jupiter motors set In tandem
fashion directly atop the big biplane
II carried aboard it sufficient food for
days should the lane be forced down
on the water.
P. C. Weller, vice president of the
company that installed the motors In
I the seaplane, left France for New York
j last Wednesday aboard the liner DE
/ GraSSe ana eXpecIS 10 accompany the
/ aviatoFs on their return flight. If the
I west-bound flight is a success, Lieut.
| Paris expects 10 spend only a few days
/ in New York before starting the east
| ward journey.
| Lieut. Paris is 30 years old and holds
the altitude record for seaplanes loaded
with 1000 kilograms, having reached q
! height of 4.6S4 meters.
| The engines Of the plane worked per-
/ fectly throughout the flight. the air
men said
They we're taken aboard their fuei
/ ship, the French cruiser Vile d'Ys
where they were soon put TO bed for a
good rest
An officer from the cruiser who came
ashore at H0rta said, THE flyers were
tired out after their trip and are now
sound asleep on board. They probably
/ will come ashore this evening"
The time Of their departure on the