The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-17
SPANISH . FL|ERS
|. FORCEDD0WN
IN WILDS
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winds ana aC oLneT Vtlncs VIC
new ct terrific speed unham-
pered by currents Of any kind.
"The first IL hours Of the flight
after leaving Seville were gener.
ally good. Up until the time we
passed the Cape Verd Islands,
we had encountered no real diff
ficulties with the exception Of
extreme heat, caused partly by
general weather conditions and Z
partly by our engine.
Weather Became Bad
"After passing the islands, how
ever. conditions were not so IA
vorable.
gro begin with, we met severe
head winds, which obliged us to
consume more fuel than we had
expected to. The plane acted
magnificentIy under these adverse
conditions, but the winds cut
down our gasoline supply to q
serious degree.
About 4 p. m. yesterday, we
found that the consistent head
winds had caused us to lose our
bearings, and Lieut.. Chales and
I decided to head for the nearest
point Of land and ask directions.
We also hoped to find q more
favorable wind.
Both Lieut.. Charles and I were
extremely tired. We finally struck
land, and headed our plane to-
ward Recife. We were still some
what puzzled over our course,
however, and when the tropic
night descended suddenly, our
position became extremely haz
ardouS.
Radio Becomes Useless
eat that moment we found our
radio useless. just what caused
its breakdown I do not know, but
there we were, flying over a wild
territory unfamiliar to us, and
utterly unable to get our bearings.
The strenuous struggle Of the
last few hours had tired us so
completely, that we decided not
to take any further risks, and to
come down at the first suitable
landing place.
we flew low in order to find
a smooth place for q landing, but
the night was so dark It was
almost impossible to see anything.
But our decision had been made,
and down we came.
The plane landed with q ter
rible jolt and turned almost COM
pletely over. Both Lieutenant
Challes and I were badly shocked,
and for 3 moment I had grave
fears for my valiant companion,
who seemed to be pinned in a
bad position in the plane.
Injuries Prove Slight
IT found my injuries only
superficial, so Immediately ran
to ChalleS's aid. and was over.
joyed to find that he had only
suffered q slight cut over his
right eye. Both OF us quickly
recovered. and immediately set
about the task Of finding where
We were and reaching civiliza-
ton.
The plane. / fear. is destroyed.
We made no attempt to repair
it, but set out in different direc.
tons looking for sight of lnabita-
ton, but keeping within easy can
Of each other.
We were finally found In the
early morning hours and reached
SantO Antonio, where everyone
has done everything IN the world
for us
The filters are expected to pro.
coed to Natal today, where an
enthusiastic reception awaits
them.
RIO DE JANEIRo, Dec. n
(IN.6.) Major Tadeo Iarre.
Borges and Lieut.. Leon ChaIIeg
who had not been heard from for
hours in their attempted non.
stop flight from Seville, Spain, to
MonteV1ueo, Uruguay. made
forced landing at Maracuia. BRA.
al, according to reports REACHING
here today.
OOWM In WlA0eFneSS
D The fliers were forced down in
9 virtual wilderness q few miles
north OF the boundary Separating
the states Of Rio Grande NORTH
and Parahyba.
They had gone about so miles
beyond Natal into an urinhahited
part Of Rio Grande North. There
were no towns nearby and no
immediate help was available.
Although they landed last
night, according to the reports
it was not until Z O'clock tnis
morning that they were located
Dy horSemen who rode furiously
70 the nearest telegraph station
with news Of the forced ianrIinp
Several motor cars were i'm.
mediately dispatched to the scene
when the news reached Natal
IN one Of the automobiles was 8
DOCTOR ready to give medical as.
sistance to the filters.
Had Been Given On
All Brazil was electrified nv ha
news OF the 1f1iers being fo,ind
hours after they had been given
up for lost.
Although the airmen were not
successful IN reaching Monte.
video, according to their plans.
they at least viii have the salts
faction of having successfully
spanned the South Atlantic and
having covered about 1000 miles