New Britain herald., 1928-10-19
Steamer Makes Report

Steamer Makes Report
 Steamship Mirach, Oct. 1s @ = (By Radio to the Associated Preas) The Mirach sighted at 11:5O p. m.. Greenwich meridian time. We'd nesday night (6:3O p. III. eastern standard time) at latitude 53:03 north, longitude 43:42 west in bear ing 130 true at a big distance lights most probably resembling an explo- sion.
 The position given by the Mirach is about $50 miles east of Belle Isle, New Foundland. and along the course which Lieutenant Com mander H. c. Macdonald was flying when sighted by the steamship Hardenberg at 7:30 p. m.. eastern standard time, Wednesday night 150 miles farther east. Since the Hardenberg reported that the air. plane passed an hour later than tho tims given by the Mirach for. sight ing lights it seems improbable that the Mirach has evidence of . dis aster to Macdonald's plane.
 The name of Lieutenant Com- mander H. c. Macdonald appeared today to have been added to the long list of those lost in the con- quest of the Atlantic by air.
 Twsnty-three others have perish. d in the IS years since Walter Wellman and his crew started in the airship America from Atlantic City for Europe, and were rescued by steamer some 800 miles out.
 An attempt had been made in 1873, when William H. Donaldson. Alfred Ford and George Lunt left Brooklyn in the balloon Graphic to cross the sea, but got no further than Connecticut.
 20 Aerial Crossings
 In all. the Atlantic has been crossed about 20 times by airship and airpiane since three United States navy NC flying boats made | crossing from Trepassy Bay. New foundland, to Spain via the Azores. The latest crossing, in which 60 persons were carried in one ship. was completed early this week by the dirdgible the Graf Zeppelin.
 Many thrilling rescues have been made at sea, from the time We'll man and his crew were saved until Ruth Elder and George Haldeman wore picked up by the Dutch tanker 1arendrecht last October near the Azores.
 The Death List
 The list of those who died fol- lows:
 Sept. e1, 1926-Jacob 1slamon. mechanic. and Charles Clavier, radio operator. killed in take-off of Rene Fonck plane from Long Is- land for transatlantic flight.
 April c6, 19o7-Lieutenant Com- mander Noel Davis and Lieutenant stanton H. Wooster killed in crash at Hampton. Va. prepartSg for Transatlantic flight.
 May 5, 1927-Capt. St. Romain and Commander Mountayres lost between St. Louis. Senegal. and Pernambuco on flight from France te Brazil.
 May !. 1s27-Captains Charles Nungesser and Francois Coll lost flying from Paris to New York.
 August 26, 1927-Paul Redfern lest flying from Brunswick, Ga. to Brazil.
 < August 3l. 1927-Captain Leslie Hamilton, Col. Frederick Minchin and Princess Lowenstein- n-Wertheim jest flying from England to Canada.
 September 6. 1927-Lloyd Ber- taud. James Hill and Phill> Payne lest in monoplane Old Glory flying from Old Orchard. Me-. to Rome.
 September '. 1927-Capt. Terry Tully and Lieutenant James V. Met calf lost flying from Harber Grace. N. F., to London.
 December 23. 1927-Mra Fran cois Grayson, Oskar Omdahl, Brice 0eldSborough and Fred Koehler lest On . flight from Garden City. N. r., to Harbor Grace. en route | overseas.
 March 13, 192S-Walter Hinch- l life and the Hon. Elsie Mackay lest on . transatlantic flight from Cromwell. England.
 All the deaths occurred in heav- | 1ef-than-air machines.
 Notable Achievements
 On the other side of the ledger | Wero some notable achievements ! such as the 3.639-mile flight of Col. 1 Charles A. Lindbergh from New | York to Paris in May, 1927: the | Chamberlin-Levine night of 3.9zs l 0es0AaN ia Vuaa, 1eSf; a41 ths l