The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-09-15
MERRILL, RICHMAN
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man who was first to the scene OF
the crash said. '"They said they
had q hard passage across the
Herring Pond and they sure looked
it," The flyers went to bed early
In the home Of Thomas Abbott
There was q discrepancy between
the statement Of RichEnan and Mer-
rill that lack Of gas forced them TO
land In the swamp and the observa-
lions Of Musgrave residents. Several
Of them who waded through knee
deep mud to look at the plane said
there was plenty" Of gas In its
tanks.
He Took Chances
The big 1000 horsepower Vultee
Monoplane circled the village and
the narbor some is minutes in fog
that kept It invisible from the
ground until IL almost was clipping
tree tops. But along the beach the
fog thinned for q short distance
temporarily, and Merrill seized the
opportunity TO set his ship down IN
the only clear space available. The
Lady Peace rolled short distance
on the bog's crust, then one wheel
dropped into the muck, one wing
caught, and the craft nosed over IN
q forcibly checked ground loop.
Richenbacker Going
Messages from Rickenbackers who
Is general manager Of the line Tor
which Merrill flyes, said he was fly
ing from Newark with mechanics,
gasoline and repair parts. The
rescue, party stopped ct Boston for q
new propeller and went on TO Har-
Dor Grace, N. r. There 1t Wall
transfer to O smaller plane which,
messages from Richman said, would
be able to land on the Musgrave
Beach. Announcement that Rich
man and Merrill were going to st.
Johns made It seem here that Rich
enbacker probably would alter his
plans, also. Despite their failure to
reach New York, Richman and Mer-
rill completed the first round-trip
crossing Of the Atlantic by airplaae.
First Landing
Eleven days ago they flew nom
stop from New York to. Landilo,
wales, landing In a COW pasture be-
cause O battle with head winds had
exhausted their gas. Their return
flight was cut short by the same
evil weather.
1--WE flew blind in heavy fog most
Of the way" Merrill said.
The Atlantic has been flown more
than 10 times by heavier than air
craft, but only three flights ever were
made nonstop between Europe ana
New York. Dieudonne Coste ana
Maurice Bellonte made one, from
Paris In 1880, and Maurice Rossi ana
Paul Codes duplicated the flight N
1894. Captain James Mollison ana
his wife, Amy, flew from Wales to
Stratford, Conn.,, in 1888.
Rickenbacker On Way
New York, Sept. 16-(UP)-Capt.
Eddie Rickenbacker who Is flying to
Newfoundland to aid Richard Mer-
rill and Harry Richman, who
cracked UP there during their trans,
Atlantic fight yesterday, advised
Eastern Airlines today that he had
arriyed at Sydney, N. 8.
The message said:
arrived here (Sydney, N. 81 OF
7:10 EST. Everything akoy. Hope
arrive Harbor Grace about 1880 o.
m. EST. This Is no place for o
straw hat. Rickenbacker."
Stop at Sydney
Sydney, N. g., September ID -
(UP)- Captain Eddie Richenbacker
and O crew Of five, flying to New.
foundiand to aid Die: Merrill and
Harry Richman, stopped here briefly
today, Refueled, and took off at $3.50
O. m. (E.D.T.) for Harbor Grace,
N. f., which Is about $50 miles from
here.
-Four other airplanes from New
York, also attempting to reach Mer-
rill and Richman In Northern New
foundland, likewise stopped here 70
refuel.
Reaches Newfoundland
st. Johns, N. F., Sept. 16-(UP)-
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, flying
transport plane carrying me-
chanics and repairs for the Lady
Peace" transatlantic plane stranded
at Musgrave Harbor In o swamp.
arrived here ct 1880 p. m. New
foundland time, today.