Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-10
Williams and Yancey Take
Off for italian Capital, Hop
ing to Complete Journey
Before Dark.
LACK OF FUEL CAUSED
LANDING AT ALBERIClA
Pathfinder Covers About $3.50
Miles, Virtually a Duplication
of Yellow Birds Feat a Month
Previous.

SANTANDER. Spain. July 10 UP).
The airplane Pathfinder. man.
ned by Roger @. Williams and
Capt. Lewis A. Yancey, took off at
11:20 am. for Rome, continuing
a flight from Old Orchard, Me.
Undaunted by fatigue and ILL
ness, the American aviatorS, set
cut to finish today what they
could not quite conclude yester-
day - their flight from Old
orchard, Me-, to Rome.
Lifting their plane from the aban-
doned airdrome at Albericia, near here,
at 1920 am. (5:2O am. Eastern stand
ard time), they dipped once in salute
and headed due east along the 650-mile
route to the Italian capital They hoped
to take less than 10 hours for the trip,
arriving at Ciamino airfleld, south of
the city, before dark.
Were Tired and Weary.
They were two tired and weary avi-
ators, during their long flight from Old
Orchard to Albericia, which ended in
landing forced by lack of fuel at $50
pm. yesterday $3.50 pm. Eastern stand
ard time). The nervous tension kept
them going.
But once here the reception sapped
the last of their strength and it was
difficult to get either Williams or Yancey
from bed this morning. Yancey arose
first, but went back to sleep when Will
liams would only mutter yes" to en-
treaties to get up. Williams finally
arose at $50 o'clock, Yancey joining
him shortly afterward.
After finally getting up the two avi-
ators had breakfast, and looked over
hundreds of cablegrams of felicitation
before leaving for the abandoned air
field at Albericia, five kilometerS distant.
They supervised refueling there and
completed inspection of their plane
prior to taking off on the last lap of
their long flight. They estimated their
trip yesterday as having entailed 3,400
miles during 81 hours and AZ minutes
flying time. During the night an Eng
glish aviator named Harris went over
their machine thoroughly.
Williams Slightly Ill.
The flyers spent the night at the
Hotel Real. conducted by an American.
williams, who became slightly i'll from
the effects of too much food so soon
after the long abstinence enforced dur
ing the flight, retired first at about 2
am. Yancey stayed longer at the en-
tertainment and reception offered by
the Club Maritime and did not go to
bed until 4 am.
Arising at 7:30, he remarked he was
sleepier than at any time during the
fight and needed 40 more hours IN
bed to fit himself for flight.
TIL ThnI1-
sands when they arrived at the air field
this morning. Beautiful Senoritas who
only a few weeks ago greeted the
French Yellow Bird aviators when
they landed, threw roses at them,
real Spanish farewell Civil Gov. Sail
quet and the English consul gave the
official "adios."
They saw their plane was .oaded only
with rs gallons of gasoline and had 1t
filled with an additional IS gallons,
providing the $50 gallons they deemed
necessary for the light to Rome. It
was believed they would have no dtt-
ficulty in rising above the PyreneeS.
Williams was first in the cabin, Lewis
stopping to twist the propeller. Tnen
from the cabin both waved at the
shouting multitude and started the
plane down the short field. 1t rose IN
20 seconds. dipped once in salute and
disappeared to the east.
Fell Short of Goal.
Completing a transatlantic crossing,
but falling short of their goal, Rome,
williams and Capt. Yancey landed the
Pathfinder at Albeceria Airfeld, near
here. at $50 o'clock last night 1880
pm. Eastern standard time).
The landing ended flight OF about
$3.50 miles, occupying 81 hours and
az minutes, which was almost dupli-
cation of the feat of Jean Assolant and
two companions in the Yellow Bird
month ago. The Yellow Birds landing
was at Comillas, 20 miles away.
The Pathfinder appeared first over
Conillas and then Santander, just at
dark. one of the aviators waving his
hands to watchers to indicate an in
tended landing. The plane circled over
the field at Albeceria, an abandoned
airdrome, and, by the light OF q huge
bonfire which the natives built, landed
without difficulty.
The aviators' first words were, Where
are we?" -
When informed that they were at
Albeceria, five kilometers outside San
tander and few miles further from
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