Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-02
MEARS AND BROWN
TAKE OFF TOROUND
GLOBE FOR RECORD
Pair Leaves Roosevelt Field
This Morning in Flight
to Harbor Grace.
HOPE TO REACH NEW YORK
AGAIN IN TWENTY DAYS
Route Charted Via Dublin, Berlin,
Moscow and Seattle by
Adventures.

GARDEN CITY, N. j., August
R.-The world girdling monoplane
City of New York at pm. eastern
standard time) today told the Dollar
Steamship Co. wireless station at
Garden City that it was an hours
flying out of Harbor Grace, New
foundland, it's first stop.
BY the Associated Press.
ROOSEVELT FIELD, N Y, Angus
Bound for New York City by way
of Dublin, Berlin, Moscow and Seattle
John Henry Mears and Henry j
Brown took of at $40 am &c. S. to
today, in their plane the City of New
York Their first scheduled stop was
Harbor Grace, Newfoundland.
They are seeking the round-the-world
record, which Mears has twice held
only to see it broken, and which was
set at the present figure-21 days 8
hours and IS minutes-by the Graf
Zeppelin last Summer. Mears and
Brown hope to make the trip in less
than 20 days, perhaps in is with good
weather.
With a red, newly risen sun at his
back, Brown sent the little red and
silver monoplane winging down the
long transatlantic runway through the
early morning mistS and pulled her
aloft q good thousand feet short OF
Death Gully. where Fonck's first
transatlantic attempt ended in dis
aster.
Ideal Weather Ahead.
He circled. the field once, gaining al
titude, and then pointed the plane
nose for Harbor Grace.
Ideal weather waited Mears and
Brown on their nine-hour 1,175-m1le
journey. and ahead across the Atlantic
conditions appeared to be favorable for
the next 48 hours. They expect to
hop of from Harbor Grace tomorrow
morning for Baldonnel Airdrome, near
Dublin, 1000 miles away. 1t will be
their longest overwater hop on the cir
cumnavigation of the globe.
Browns wife, his sister Mary of 1888
East Seventy-seventh street. Chicago,
and Mr. Mears' daughter Elizabeth were
at the field to see them on.
"Goodby, Lady" Brown said as he
kissed his wife and patted her shoulder.
Then he kissed his sister and climbed
into the cockpit.
Miss Mears' leave-taking from her
father was more extended, but none
of the women showed emotional strain.
Not until the City of New York was
fading into the distance did Mrs. Brown
give way, and then only for moment.
Miss Mears is the only near relative
of the head of the expedition, but back
in Bsrea, Ohio, were two small
Browns-Henry James, jr., months
old. and Harriet Virginia, aged 3. Har-
;af fOII laor a o.
distance telephone just before she went
to sleep last night.
The hyers have a short-wave radio
set, operating on 341z meters and $3.50
kilocycles, with which they hope to keep
in touch with the world. The call letter
is KHIMN. Mears, who has been study
ing telegraphy, will handle the key.
Compartments Separated.
A large gas tank separates Mears in
his cabin from the pilots cockpit the
two compartments being connected by
q speaking tube.
The flyers carried vacuum bottles
filed with coffee and orange juice,
chicken, ham and cheese sandwiches,
fruit cake and chocolate bars. The food
was prepared by Miss Mears.
The planes fuselage is red, the wings
silver. The registry number is NR-500-V.
The name is painted on the sides in
white and on one side is the American
flag. on the other the seal Of New
York City.
Last and smallest of the crew of the
plane was Tailwind II, small terrier,
very much bedraggled from romping
in the wet grass and quite excited. He
was given to MSars by Mary Pickford,
TO replace Tailwind 1, who made the
1928 fight with Mears and the late
Capt. c. B. D. Collyer and who, after
circumnavigating the earth, was run
over and killed by truck.