Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06
Italians Beat Chamberlin Mark by
More Than 500 Miles.


RIO JANEIRO. July 6 Pl.-Safely
reaching the coast OF Brazil last nisne
after a brilliant record breaking oaSh
ac~oss the oerilous Atlantic, Capt. Fer
rarin and Mai. Del Prete, Italian air
rnen. were lost in a heavy fog for many
hours IN an effort to continue from
their landing place at Point Genlpaou
on TO Rio Janeiro.
The italian flyers took of from Point
Ceniuabu. 10 miles north of Port Natal,
and started southwark, but soon were
caught in unfavorable weather conoi-
rions and for many hours sought SAFE
landing place only TO find themselves
eventually north of Point Genipaou 10
which they had tried TO return,
Finally they made safe LANDING al
the town of Touros, which IS about oo
miles north of Port Natal.
Tried to Guide Flyers.
During the entire night the air light
houses on the Brazilian coast as wen
sc the warsnips anchored in the mar
bors threw their searchlight beams INTO
the fog and mist in an effort 10 guloe
the aviators to Rio Janelro, put ap-
parently the lights were not powerful
enough to serve as beacon 1or the
lost flyers. ,,.
1T $50 pm. $3.50 pm. Eastern stand
ard time) from Monticello alrorome;
Rome. Capt. Ferrarin and MAJ: Del
prete were credited with a night OF
14I7 miles. This was more than 5Oo
miles farther than the record OF 5,Su5
miles set a little more than year ago
bv Clarence Chamberlin and Charies
Alter a rest of an hour and 20 min
utes the airmen hoped OF again loT
Alfonso Airdrome, near RIO JaneHo,
1900 miles away. where croWos nau
been gathering al day awaiting NieA
coming. ss~-
Plane Starts a Search.
Hours passed and they were unre-
ported BIZ Port Natal, Pernamnuco OF
other points along the coast over wnicn
their route Law. Radio stations tried 70
r-et il, touch with their huge Savoia
nIsne which is equipped with wlre-
less set. AS anxiety grew, plane Oh
the Iatecoerce Air Lines set out from
port Natal soon after dawn TO look lor
the missing flyers. - 49,.
TT9ea word was received that they
had come down as Touros, on the coast;
when the news finally was received
that the flyers landed for second
time in Northern Brazil, tnousahus
waiting at the Alfonso LANDING neiu.
outside of the Brazilian capital, went
,,oroe n 4isanuointu1ent. The Italian
airrren had been expected TO arrive be-
tween 6 and O'Clock this morning. ano
the welcome which was ready for them
would have been one of the greatest
enthusiasm.
ToIros is 10 miles from Port Natal
bv automobile, and all the Brazilian
authorities and members OF the Halian
colony were rushing from Port Natai
fodsy 20 welcome the aviators ana 70
ptfer them the hospitality OF Brazil
Their Plane in Good Shape.
All vas well aboard the mems plane.
according 10 the latest word reacning
Rio JaneiTo. att.
Making the first continuous flight
from the mainland Of Europe TO the
mainland Of South America, Capt Fer
rar3r and Mai. Del Prete had been III
the air within one minute Of 81 hours,
having hoped of from Monteceho
Fieid. Rome at ISL pm, Rome tune
(.gf pm. Eastern standard ume'
Tuesday. . .,...
Foilnz,ed a route past Gibraltar ana
over the Cape Verde Islands ana soutn-
pegt over the Atlantic before lannine
or the beach. This course Is 4,o42 nliies,
but an airline is used in determining
the record. ,A.
NIT the flyers in peril in the last hours
~ their long fight. They nad oiIn-
cuify in getting their bearings si1e;
yesching the coast Of Brazil. sighted
over port Natal at 405 pm. tney were
believed to be headed for Rio Janefo'
Apparently Become Confused.
spparently the airmen became cor
<use6 for three hours and As minutes
after being sighted at Port NataI Ines @
landed IN the beach, 10 miles 10 tne
1orsh At $40 pm, however. they tooS
nF again resuu1ing their fight lowarn
All dav crowds hung about newspapet.
hltiotsr boards eager for any news 2.
fhfir nYoQresg. When the airnen DOE
"a again for Rio Janeiro the croWnf
around the bulletin boards grew anc
MANY STAYED throughout the nignt M
keen in touch with the flight.
The record breaking fight was maos
.n eavoia uonoplane OF metal anc
wood construction with 550-nofse'
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