The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-14
Young Flyer Is
Taken From Sea
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Reichers' airpiano Liberty" the
highest powered aircraft ever TO
venture over tho Atlantic, was
claimed by tho ocean. Manning'k
lifeboat also was abandoned after
Reichers had been taken out OF hlt
gold and black speed machine, hih
nose broken and his face lacerAted
The flyer said no was forced u
land because ono wing OF his plano
was damaged and his precious fuel
supply was almost gone. He wnl
sighted at D:10 .. m. q. NJ. r. (4;10
D. m. II. Il. 10 ~ miles from Fast.
net ana four miles of Cape Clear,
Ireland. .a.,8 ..
The President Roossvelts passen
gers had fnished dinner and were
chatting In the salons when the
ship slowed down suddenly. News
that an airplane had been sighted
fspread rapidly. Soon the paslsn.
gers were ut the rail while Captain
Fried gave his orders from the
bridge ana Manning summoned the
crew Of lifsboat No 10.
| A stong southwest wind was
blowing. The President .Hoo1eveIcl
search lights picked UP the form 81
an Airpiane, q low winged, beautis
fully stream lined machine. Pas:
| Bsngers kasped at the pilot n0sso
his machine down and struck th(
water with q crash that sent q sud
den, white spray up from the black
waters.
The airpians rIghted itself and
remained on top OF the water but
was tossed about like u cork and IN
obvious danger Of laundering
| Meanwhile Captain Fried mAteuv'
cred the bulk OF thu ooehn liner
alongside the plane. Manning and
his crew were lowered In the life
boat.
The thrill Of the rescue At seA
the end of u lone attempt to ny the
| Atlantic, was described teseiy b.
| Captain Fried IN his report. which
"Thsy took or Lou Rsichsrs, IN,
lone pilot. Unable to salvage life
boat or plano on account OF high
rough sen. (slgned) Fried"
| Passengers we're much more or
| cited. They rushed to the captain
cabin TO congratulate the captnif
ana chief 0filcer who have hgur0t
In more thrilling resoues than an,
other team" on the North Attain
Ito run.
Captain Fried has stood on IN,
bridge several times while Chile
Ofiicer Manning ied O lifeb0at 70
rescue, notably In the rescue or ~.
crew OF tho wreighter Florida. ]
sank 200 miles or the yirsi7iil
coast In January, 1910. ManhinI
and his crew braved towering sea
and took of the Florida'g GREY
against odds which appeared insvf
fiountable.
1'he ofioers were honorsd by IN
City Of New York for the Fescu
but II was becoming an old story
Three years before they. had .reI
cusd the crew OF % Of the British
Ffeighter Antinoe when they wer
aboard the President Rooseyell
Two Of Mnnhing's crew were loei
The British parliament, ct the ~
quest Ut King George, CONFERRED
medals upon tho heroes.
In March, 1880, Captain Frie'
accomplished u mission Of mere
at sea when he led the transfer 0
Chief Engineer Frank BWttan
from the Steamer Crawford 10 IN
IA .. America. Iattarr's daughts
was near death In New orleAn
and no was Transferred 70 rsrml
him 70 70 70 her.
Reiohers sAid ne was AL right
In D message TO- BesnArr MaoFad
den, New York publisher WI!
backed hIs fIsht. Ne sent the FOL
lowing megpages "piokeo W At 10
BY preDident Roosevelt Steamship
ship (aifplanel II total loss. ar
al right. Further details to.rioF
row."