Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-20
L|NDBERGHS HELD
AT KETOI ISLAND
Motor Trouble and Fog Pre-
vent Take-0ff for Nemuro.
Both Reported Weary.
By the Associated press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEMURO, Japan, August 2O.-Motor
trouble and fog held Col. and Mrs.
Charles A. Lindbergh at Ketoi Island,
one of the worlds worst fog zones, again
tonight
The flying couple. forced down there
late yesterday while on their way from
Petropaylovsk TO Nemuro, were described
In radio reports as rather weary, having
spent last night in the cramped quar-
tiers of their plane and getting little. If
any, sleep.
In spite of their WEAKNESS and an
accumulation of trouble during today.
the flyers we're said to be in good
spirits They decided to taxi their plane
to Muroton Bay, Is miles to the SOUTH
west. but the engine trouble developed.
Toward evening the treacherous cur
rents of Ketoi began TO change and
Lindbergh had the plane towed to an
other nearby anchorage by the Japa-
nese government steamer Sl1imusl1iru
Maru, which had arrived early in the
Gay.
Eager to Reach MurotOn Bay.
The Lindberghs were described as
having been eager to reach Muroton
Bay, where their plane would be much
safer from storms and tricky ocean cur
rents than at Kctoi, one OF the most
uninviting spots in the Kurile Island
chain.
Messages said the couple had spent
an uncomfortable night IN the plane
and remained in IL until after 5 o'clock
in the morning, when the Shimushiru
Maru arrived.
They went aboard the ship, stretch
ing their limbs and having breakfast
while being interviewed by the skipper
on their landing at Ketoi Later they
returned to the plane. hoping for
weather favorable 10 resumption Of
their flight to Nemuro. or, failing that,
enough visibility to taxi their ship to
Murot0n Bay. But the motor trouble
forestalled even that.
Sticks by Radio Set.
On top OF that, the weather began
70 thlcken. Mrs Lindbergh stuck by
her radio set until nightfall. receiving
weather messages that for her spelled
another night of the wild little island
which even mariners approach with
caution
Whether the Lindberehs would re-
main aboard their floating plane to-
nigt or abandon 10 temporarily for
more comfortable quarters aboard the
nearby ship was not stated. Aviation
authorities here said Mrs Lindbergh
probably would sleep aboard ship, but
that Bindbergh likely would stick with
his plane. despite the prospect Of
another sleepless night.
( Wireless reports late tonight said
Lindbergh was working on the motor,
+ but the repairs had not yet been com
pleted The colonel was represented as
being hopeful that the trouble soon
would be remedied and that they would
be able 10 take-oh at o'clock tomor-
row morning 3 pm. e. S. r. today for
Muroton Bay or Nemuro II the weather
/ cleared
I The Shimushiru Maru transmitted
+ tonights message from its position on
the north side OF Ketoi Island II had
toWeo the plane there from the south
Sioe Of the island
Difnculty was experienced in the
towing because Of a rough sea and
breaking OF tow lines The ship is
captain expressed some anxiety because
Of the threatening weather and said he
hoped 1t would be possible for the Lind
berghS 10 reach Muroton Bay tomorrow
j Al Mutoton Bay the cache OF supplies
for Seiji Yoshihara, Japanese aviator,
who recently failed in two attempts 70
fly to America via the Kurile and the
4 Aleutian Islands was placed at the dis
posal Of the Lindberghs YoShihara
smashed his plane in landing on the
rough waters near Mutoton Bay,