Evening star., 1928-06-08
AO8 Miles Out From Brisbane
Shortly After | O'Clock in
1.762 Mile TranSpaCiflc
Fliuht From Fiji Islands.
FURIOUS GALES PLUNGE
PLANE NEAR DISASTER
Crew. Tossed About and Thrown
Into Dives. Battles Way Through
Two Tropical Disturbances and
Is Warned of Another Ahead
Radio Tells of Dangers
~ the Associated Press

~ the Associated Press = Tho
SAN FRANCISCO. June Sine
four courageous. ight-hearted men on
,na r,onoplane Southern Cross were ap-
prosching Brisbane, Australia, from 'iie
TsH Islands today after a nlgnt oi
~.o-,,,s that threatened to hurl tneH
ewing machine into the vast Souttl 70"
ciic Ocean.
xU;tn Aso miles yet to fiy at 10 am
pa.,sc Coast lime, they expected 70
coach Brisbane at about 2:So pm. cOAS'
60 THAT would be $50 am, Satur-
cav at Brisbane.
storms we're reported ahead OF tne
r,ane. but the blithe messages racioe0
srou, the nlane indicated that the ar
men were confident that the l'TO2-nlle
sir Journey from Naselai Beach, Fl''' "
Brishane would be completed.
Exuect to Land Late Today.
The plane started from Suvas rli
islands. yesterday afternoon Win paose .oS.
Dects of fair sailing aheao. 1nsIe 49,
rs9 miles 10 cover before Ine LOU
.;rr.sy rant. Charles Kingsford- -Smltn.
@-TarIes rim. Harry w. Lyon ana James
STa-ner two Australians and two Amer
srers Sf,nfYId see ttae calm waters oA
1-Srha-e Harbcr. They expected 70
sc-eT fhe distance in about ~ OF ~
S9o,grx ianding at Brisbane about o:So
am Australian time, 2:30 pm. Facliic
Coast time, today. .u..+
THE rigilt went smoothly untu nasl.,
fan enYeloped the plane. Then ca!Ls L.ss,a
message from Radion1an warner Say - go =
ssTva are running into bad WeatneI;
r, 1..se their position as being approx
.-.Tetv zg5 rares out from EuTa, anu
fude 5000 feet. ,o.,s
~sarsHe Coagx time. the ship gave iS
r,osstson as approximately 4SV nAn.e -
s~orr Saya, and remarked tnas the
Teathef was bad
Near Disaster in Storm
Ha6so operators along the coast ADDED
she information that the planes SigLaas
we're swinging badly. inolcatlng 11a1'
che craft was riding rougny. ..,s,tv
nrofl1irar was said about the teIeles
..s 4s.e xsorYn until the 9:25, plane Llins,
~enoYt. .2S am, Friday, PACING CoAs'
tine. ..,,,. ..,sv,.. rant to
- azerv cne while We were ID y,
-. yo~r that ne are out Of II We VIII
seTi v01I ,tsst for the last two hours We
tsars aattIed the worst weather OF the
.u1aoIe fight. at 1900 feet. HEAVY rallls. l.S,.
t,sgn1pe. gave Us several crops oA oasa
%00 feet st q time. A series OF mean
e e.ei,s,v .c.s ~ snd j are not through, but as
eqou as moon comes up ano oiniu ~ s'las -
erSS we viii eat anc have Ailot va
emergency whisky. Am 700 Golo "
-a,rife more. VIII send later. Cneefso. 70
weT send later. Cheerio. wen Oe
OK"
storms Ahead.
About that time radio message Va
.nserceuted al Honolulu. II came . atons
Svdney Austraiia. and was Dfoaocass.
Sc~ sfie flyers information. Inc woIn
xsss not cheering. II said tne nyefs
ser-4FsSt exy,f7cf one or Two repetitlons 81
4re sforrn experienced at z pm, wlln
sSero squalls from Southeast, ram our
sy1g fbe next couple Of hours before VINO
sefsIes t0 steady southwest
~ vas not long before the pane
.srTsek It's next storm area. NJ IL ~.
vsa~r time. a half hour or 10 aitef
-e--0r+sng that they were fying soutn
ri New Caledonia and about TIo nalleS
S.orn g,tga. the Ayers opened their ~iEe-
les key probably 10 send their position
report, ..A .ke
ss2nzi '-souineFn CroSE ano tflefl heaEo
fSe planes generator shrek wloly up
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