Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-07
WEATHER DELAYS
!. PLANES TAKE-OFF.
'untin' Bowler Awaits Better
Conditions Before Next
Hop Toward Berlin.
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CHICAGO, July 6.-Heavy clouds
rain, high winds and low visibility were
combined again today over the vast un-
inhabited reaches of Northeastern Can.
ada and the crew of the Untin Bowler
impatient to continue their flight te
Berlin by way of Greenland and Ice
land. were forced to remain inactive
at Great Whale, Hundson Bay Co
post on the Great whale River, which
they reached on Friday.
Pilots Robert Cast and Parker d
Cranaer, and Robert Wood, the reporter
Of the trip. were under strict order,
to make the elements work with rather
than against them from the time they
left Chicago, and these were confirmed
in special messages when It became
known here that flying conditions would
be unfavorable today.
The weather report issued for the
flyers in the morning indicated that II
would have been little less than fool.
hardy for Q plane to attempt the
passage over the dreary wastes of Un-
gava. It was the plan of the pilots
to guide themselves over this poorly
chartered territory by the streams until
they reached Ungava Bay. which they
could skirt on q northeastward swine
to Port Burwell on Cape Chidley, stheil
next stop.
Attempt Dangerous.
Low visibility would have rendered
this attempt dangerous.
The weather conditions, as officially
described. were:
Davis Strait moving slowly towarC
Southwest Greenland coast: lowest
barometer reading 80 66 inches at Port
Burweil. where weather foggy witt
southwest wind IL miles an hour ant
temperature 80 degrees. Raining a
Hopes, advance, light northwest wind
temperature IS. Raining at Godthaad
temperature As. light southwest wind.
Forecast: From East coast Hudson
Bay to Burwell mostly moderate north
vest to southwest surface winds; prob
ably fresh to strong aloft: mostly cloudy
with local rains Saturday. From Bur-
and rainy with mostly southwest to
west winds. moderate to fresh at sur
face. mostly strong aloft."
No message had been received from
the 'Untin' Bowler since the landing
ct Great Whale two hours before noon
Friday. Not even the hum Of the
motors had been picked up either at the
WGN low-wave station at Elgin or at
the Canadian marine radio at Port
Burwell. Both points had broadcast
the latest weather report and 1t was
-
ndent that It's safe situation was known.
had made up its mind TO await clear
skies.
Arrange Supplies.
The period Of enforced inactivity has
been used In perfecting arrangements
for supplies and communications when
the big amphibian reaches Port Bur-
we'll and the Mount Evans observatory
on Greenland.
A message from Prof william n
Hobbs, who founded the meteorological
station and who Is nov at Ann Arbor
Mich. In nightly communication with
his men there, told how the flyers would
: AS already stated" he wired. ''cur
operator at Mount Evans has received
permission from the Danish govern
ment to send news stories direct to US.
4uC IlyEIC Will COIIlC uO"h Ofl SA1E AJOIO
of the landing at Camp Lloyd, which
Is separated from Mount Evans by a
rocky trail miles long. Our aerologtst
L. r. Schneider, with his assistant
Evans Schmefing. and q strong Eskimo.
Enok, are now camped at the landing
and have already set up and maintain
In service q field radio outfit for trans
hitting to Mount Evans.
They have several boats available,
which may be Of use in landing the
plane. All plans are made to release
gasoline and motor oil and assist in
servicing.
"Piloting balloons will be sent UP. and
q report given of the winds aloft, so
that conditions for flying at all levels
will be available before taking off,"
Hear Nothing Today.
Port Burwell. which had reported on
Friday hearing the Bowler's signals per-
fectly while the landing at Great whale
was being made. sent reports at two
hour intervals today TO say nothing was
been made this station almost certainly
would have heard the noise of the gen.
orator even II Cramer had failed to
broadcast any message.
The Weather Bureau made no attempt
to tell when conditions would improve
sufficiently to warrant a take-off. Will
liam S. Carlson, who spent IL months In
Greenland and is now advising the Chi
cago Tribune on typographical matters
and interpretations Of weather maps
advanced q belief that conditions on
Greenland would probably be good by
the 10th to the 14th of July. This was
In no sense Q forecast, but merely q
suggestion as to what normally would
occur as the low pressure area moved
on past Port Burwell.
tCopyright, 1927