New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-24

ateurs here as to the authenticity OF
the signals. They asked where the
filters could get power to operate a
generator. The planes set used bat
terry power when in the air
Three Governments Search
Copenhagen, Aug. "a (UPJ-Three
governments searched the district
along the west coast of Greenland
today for traces OF Bert Hassell and
Iarker u. Cramer, pilots of the air.
plane Greater Rockford, after re-
ports We're received their craft had
been sighted Sunday morning.
Residents of Fiskenaesset and
hieehtehfeis, on the southern coast
me OF the lce-cap island, reported
lliey had seen an airplane, bearing
lfle markings OF the Great Rockford
sunday morning. the sheriff of
Greenland advised the Danish gov
ernment.
inns renewed the belief preyalen,
III these northern countries that
Hassel and Cramer successfully had
reached the second stop OF their
/ projected Rockford to Stockholm
4 hight, but had failed to find the rum
way at Mt Evans,
May BE Days Yet
should they have landed some
place quite far from Mt, Evans if
may be days before they can reach
CIVILIZATION and relief. Noted Green
land explorers have believed al,
along that Hassell and Cramer who
started from Cochrane, Ont. for
Greenland last Friday, had reached
Greenland but had failed to find the
runway and had been forced to land
on some obscure position.
The Danish government already
mas started searching party along
the western coast. The sheriff of |
Greenland advised that two motor
boats were now tracing the coast |
me, Norwegian boats are conducting |
a search while the American cutter
MARION is IN the waters Just off ,
greenland conducting search.
Message of Sheriff
The sheriff Of Greenland in his
message to the government ad-
yised:
Machine reported absolutely
without doubt from Flskenaesset.
The whole place as we'll as
Llechtenfels observed the machine
Sunday morning at 1880 coming
high from the north, northwest, and
descending over Fiskenaesset
Crew clearly seen looking over
the area through binoculars. After
wards the machine turned slowly
eastward. Greenlanders statements
trustworthy. Described
the sound of the engine and gave
the national markings of the ma
chine"
1t was pointed out that Liech-
tcnfels and Fiskenaesset were in the
same neighborhood.
The last previous report of this
airplane was about a. m. Sunday I
when radio signals were in
te,cepted in the United States indi- Y
eating the Greater Rockford was I
proceeding slowly over the Davis l
Straits. t
Since then there has been silence
and for a time it was feared that ,
ne plane HAY nave IdIutu Ill LAVE :
Straits. The American cutter Marion .
that if a forced landing had ,
been made in Davis Straits there was
little chance for the men to be
saved as a severe storm was break
ing through the area.
Motor Boats Start
JuIianehaab, Greenland. Aug. "A
fUP)--Two motor boats from Cod .
thaab and Fiskenaessct searched S
along the West Coast of Greenland ]
today for the airplane Greater I
Rockford.
The boats We're sent out yester- +
lay after the governor for Green a
and had reported that an airplane
lad been sighted Sunday passing r
over Fiskenaosset and lichtenfels, =
wo neighboring Greenland villages.
The governor said the plane was d
ieen by most of the natives and z
hat the aviators could be seen
peering over the cabin, with binocu- r
ars, apparently attempting to tlnd c
! landing place.
After cruising over the two viii +
ages the Plane disappeared toward s.
he east. r