The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-20
COLONEL AND
WIFE TAKEN
ABOARD SHIP
Aircraft Forced Down in
KuriIeS; Anchor Broken
in Landing.
ROUGH SEAS ARE PERIL
Filler Prepares to Work All
Night to Repair Pro-
peIIer, Motor.
ROUGH SEAS ARE PERIL
BY MILES w. VAUGHN
United Press staff Correspondent

TOXIC, Aug. 20.-Their disabled
plane lashed to a japanese rescue
ship, Colonel and Mrs. Charles A.
Lindbergh remained fog-bound to-
day off Ketoi isle, in the Kurile
chain, a wireless dispatch to the
OtchiiShi station reported.
The dispatch said that the planes
anchor had been broken in their
forced landing and fight with rough
seas during the night.
Motor trouble also developed. it
was revealed. Repairs were to be
made after the waves, slapping
dangerously at their trans-Pacific
plane, had subsidized.
Their departure was delayed un-
til Friday at the earliest.
Go Aboard Ship
The Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh
were taken aboard the Shinshiru
Maru, where they are spending to-
night. The ship anchored just off
Ketoi isle, to the west of the island.
awaiting clear weather.
The Lindberghs, flying one of the
most dangerous legs of their 1000
mile trip from Washington to Toxic.
were forced down among the islands
as dusk fell Wednesday. It was the
second time they had been forced
to land since leaving Petropava-
lovSk, Siberia, for Nemuro.
The first forced landing was made
twenty-five miles from Petropava-
lovsk, because Of motor trouble.
While Mrs. Lindbergh tapped out
messages on the portable radio, as
suring the world they were safe.
her husband repaired the motor and
they were in the air again after two
hours.
Run Into Fog
They had completed more than
half the 900-mile fight to Japan
when they ran into fog banks so
heavy that Lindbergh decided to
turn back After circling about for
many Misunderstanding for a hole in
the fog, they dropped down safely
off the Kurile islands, where the
hairy Anus" roam.
These islands, stretching from
Kamchatka peninsula toward Japan
are sparsely inhabited and 600 of
the people living on them are of
the Ainu tribe, a half civilized
people.
A radio from the Lindberghs.
through the wireless of the Shin
shlru Maru, said they expected to
complete repair of the airplane by
dawn and hoped to start for Nemuro
at a. m, provided weather con-
ditions were favorable.
Lindy Works on Plane
During the evening the weather
cleared and grew calmer. The
Lindberghs went to their plane in
a lifeboat and worked on the pro-
peller, which had suffered some
damage. Later they dined with the
captain of the Shinshiru Maru.
after which Lindbergh planned to
return to the plane and possibly
work throughout the night.
The Shinshiru Maru sent a radio
message at 7:10 p. m. indicating
ChaC the plane was anchored off
northern Ketoi, with an additional
rope run to the steamship, anch-
ored some distance offshore.
Ministry of communications Off
cials today reiterated denials that
the captain of the Shinshiru Maru
had questioned Colonel Lindbergh
as to why he landed off Ketoi with
out government permission.
Inc reports are manifestly absurd,
the ministry pointed out, inasmuch
as the Shinshiru Maru was ordered
to proceed to Lindbergh's aid when
he alighted.
The American embassy also dep
recated the rumor, asserting Japan
eSe ottlclaldom was extending the
Llndberghs every possible courtesy.