The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-12-17

when they established q new worlds
flight distance record recently brok-
en- by Captain Dieudonne Coste, the
noted French airman. on Z flight
from France to China.
With the news of the airynen'S
landing at Maracuja crowds Of eager
sight seers began to leave the sur.
rounding countryside for the village.
First reports OF the landing OF the
plane reached the outside world by
way Of = small private telegraph line
to Natal.
Lost Way Inland
From the meagre advices which
trickled over this line 1t appeared that
the airmen lost their way after strik-
ing the coast and landed at q point
about 60 miles from the coast near
the border line Of the states Of Rio
Do Norte and Parahyba. The land.
ing was made sometime between 900
p. m. and midnight (between TOO p.
m. and 1000 p. m. eastern time).
This would mean that the flyers were
in the air between SO and 80 hours.
The aviators were found by . group
Of horsemen from the interior who
we're riding toward the coast. The
spot at which the machine camo
down was distant from h~abitations
and 1t was several hours before the
horsemen could reach q town where
it was possible to get In touch with
Natal and to give IN account Of what
had happened.
santo Antonio. Brazil. Dec. IT,
R)-Thc story Of how he and his
companion battlcd head winds most
OF the way across the South Atlantic
and finally made a forced landing In
the darkness on the Brazilian coast
ending In the o~verturning Of the
plane was told to officials here today
by the Uruguayan transatlantic fly.
er. Major Tadeo Larre-B orges.
The major who arrived here from
Maracuja where their plane was
wrecked last night, said that he and
hts companion, Lieut.. Leon Challe
had encountered all kinds Of wealth.
er on the 3.60O-mile flight. They
were exhausted after more than IS
hours in the air. their fuel was run.
ming low and darkness settled down.
They decided to land ct the first
available spot but were unable to sec
clearly Is they came down and the
plane turned over plnning Challe
beneath 1t.
Ran Into Head Winds
For the first few hours Of the
flight the winds were favorable" said
Major Larrc-Borges, but after pass
ing Cape Verde on the African coast
wo an into head winds 50 unfavo9.
able about four In the afternoon that
We decided to ask the direction to the
nearest land and to head there"
Major LArre- Borges said that they
found Il necessary to change their
course from Pernambuco where they
had planned to land and that they
had difficulty because they were un-
able to ret their position by means
Of the radio. Both men were tired.
Struck Soft GroanA
Flying low to pick up the land"
he said, I'VE could not SO tho lights
OF the coast towns and finally We de-
cided to land as qqickly as possible.
The wheels STRUCK soft ground and
the plane turned over. knocking ~
unconscious.
II recovered first and found ChAlle
pinned under the plane. ! dragged
him out and he soon recovered. he
was not seriously injured. Then !
started to find help and reached
eanto Antonio where the authorities
aided me generously. The plane was
entirely wrecked"
The French airmail line, aero pos
tai. sent . plane to the scene 70
transport the aviators to Natal whore
thsy were expected this afternoon.