Evening star., 1928-05-26
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KINGS BAY. Spitzbergen, May 20
R,.-Fearful for the safety Of the diri-
gible Italia. out Of Spitzbergen on ner
north Pole flight more than 7s hours
at IL an, the crew OF the base snip
Cftts di MIIano bunkered coal All morn
ing IN preparation for sainnS III SeAi0A'
Of the missing airship.
>.s -sa1y to start by night and prob
ah1v would proceed around Soutn Cape
SpitzbeEEen. 1,....
TF1e wireless operators Of the Citta
Al AFilano continued ceaseleSsly enoTts
70 get Ia touch with the Itana, nht
were unable 20 make any contacts. Inc
sfrx1fu has a reserve radio with an ac-
rs.ruiator which can be used even
thg1rk the motors are not operating
ara this fact has served 70 make the
sfIssatu.s fung NIienee tncumpre
"a the crew Of the base ship.
Taxing into consideration the state
Of the weather and the continuing
winds. strong belief was felt today tnat
the Italia has made for the Siberian
coast. finding further efforts TO reach
Spitzberken fruitiess.
May Have Hit Mountain.
A: $50 an. there was neither any
news from nor regarding Gen. Umoerto
MOBILES craft she had been in fight
almost rs hours AZ that time.
One suggestion advanced was that
the sirship might have coilided with
a high mountain IN northern Spitz--
bergen during her fight southwark
through the fog. One Of these noun
1al-ss Is 1900 meters high
The base siAp Citta di Milano was
rea6y 20 sail and had coal enough
aboard for a cruise Of 10 days. It was
expected that she would start for the
north IN search Of the missing ship
this afternoon.
There was q strong north wind this
morning. II was known that the air
shin had battled with strong winds
rraetscaIly her entire trip. The Italia
yeported On Thursday that the VINO
vas sometimes 50 strong that she was
actually forced backward.
Paced Winds Both Way.
As the Italia was making her way
20 the North Pole on Wednesday aftel
leaving Kings Bay al $40 am. shs
faced q northwest wind. Starting heI
return fight from the Pole on Thurs
day at 2:20 an, she had 10 buck Q
southwest wind. When she changed u
an essteriy course the wind yeered u
TIE northwest.
It seemed probable that the airship'i
wireless had been silenced by the cold
The gordola In which the apparatus
Is situated Ia small and II must have
been q frigid place during the nigh
under the prevailing conditions
II was very colo here all night.
Yaorgherly wind blew and all the noun.
tain tops were obscured by fog.
Should the Italia be down on tb'
axctic wastes IL carries equipment u
enable the crew u Ie, including Gen
hopsle, 70 fight their way toward safety
This includes Ski giedges. CANADIAN
snowshOes and sleeping sacks Of rein
deer skin.
Radio Operators stand BY.
Radio operators on the mother sllil
Catta di Nilsuo listened with tau
nerves ali nIgi1t for some message from
Ger. Umberto Mobile For hours the
rad sat at their posts, trying " reacl
riae ship since they lost contact with
~ pm. yesterday Almost - hour
before t1at time the Italia was be
lleyed 70 have reached point 100 mile
north OF MOffen Island one VI tn
Esorthernn1ost points VI the SpitzDergel
archipelago and is about Is miles froE
Kings BAY.
FIrm in the belief that the dirigibl
saO1Id fight nef way through ~ sat
asyen, the commander II the base sili
sgkeo the coal company 81 Kings ia
to furnfsh men 10 aid ~ hauling ne
into the hangar. al employees Ut Ia
company joined the base crew an
slgf,d Dy, anzi0ligly scanning the wind
swept ard rugged fofelancE 10 the mort
hoping % see the Italia POKE ner biuI
n0se through the enshrgiding mista.
There are IL men aboard me Tails
inducing Gen, Roi,lls.
The cirigtble Italia, which was bill
ng Gen, Noble. vino IL ap expert
AiriRible construction, Ii b sister gfi
~ the Norge, ia which Mobile few oye
tne North pole IN 1925, With H0al
1fn8Edsen, the Norwegian explorer. an
lincoln Ellsworth. the American ez
gloFeT.
Ia some ways the Italia Is an EYE
more efficient snip az some changs
ere mace in the design suggested 3
M experience gained ~ The hoTg
filgilt shining specially al Cllk ay"adsTif
If lucTustatlon due ~ ice.
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