Show 1 SHIPS OF NAVY GUARD PLANES ON LONG LON C TRIP COI Complete Plan Outlined to Meet l Every Possible Emergency tj Washington May Mav 16 16 Coincident with N N. N the start from Trepassey Bay aY F. F to today a of the American navy seaplanes seaPlanes sea sea- planes In an effort to matte make tho iho first trans-Atlantic trans air passa passage e thi tre nat na navy y department made public an order issued Is Issued is- is sued Ap April H 15 Hi which governs the ac action action action ac- ac tion of every aircraft and naval vessel connected with tho the long flight and provides a against almost every even possible possible possible pos pos- sible amer emergency enc which may ari arise c durIn during luring dur lur- In ing tl tire a aerial I voyage c The order contains contains contains con con- more than two thousand words word and is one one of the most comprehensive e ever evor issued by the department ee When the plan for COr the trans na e flight ht was first conceived the task of ot safeguarding ing the seaplanes an and of or ob obtaining obtaining ob- ob taming meteorological data necessary to lo the venture was placed In the hands hand s of the commander of the destroyer force The order which was made public toda today thus was issued by Captain Captain Cap Cap- tain Harris Laning chief chier of ot staff dc- dc destroyers de de- force Orders I h Followed ollo d Closely The o order r provides for or the stationing stationing station station- In ing and antI subsequent movements of or sixty destroyers four battleships and anda a number of auxiliary naval na vessels In connection with the rIl flight ht Although issued at New Kow York a month prior to tho actual start of or the hazardous Journey joune the details of oC the order have been followed without the least hitch I throughout the project Tho The route which the seaplanes are arc to j take tako to the Azores is marked by a j I ribbon of destroyers stationed about abou t I fifty In miles apart Th These sp vessels ha have Vo I been on their stations for tor several days dars and have kept the department herand here her e and the they naval officers at Trepassey Y bay constantly Informed as to meteorological meteorological meteoro meteoro- lo logical ical conditions along the coast I In addition to the destroyers four fou r battleships the Florida Utah Ulah Texas Texa s and Wyoming have been stationed o othe on n the outskirts of ot tho the course courso to furnish furnish fur fur- nish further meteorological data dat a throughout the tho flight Kept pt I In lo h The seaplanes are aro In constant com corn communication communication with the tho sea vessels vessel Ever Every precaution has hns been taken t to 10 0 safeguard th fliers In addition t to o the radio communication the tho destroyers destroy destro- ers along the route rout arc are provided wit with h special H torches n star sta hr r H n shells and flares for use at night t to o mark the course an and are arc In constant constan or ot t rea readiness iness to answer S. S O. O S. S calls caUs o fir r rother other distress signals should accident ent t befall one of ot the big planes td Twenty one destroyers are stationed d on the Trepassey ey Bay Azores leg h Aith Hh lt It fou four l' l add additional I vessels ve in reserve t to 0 replace any craft which ma may be called Nate d dupon upon to answer an S S 0 O. O S S. S o or r Itself become disabled As s th the se sea seaplanes I a- a planes pass a above o e a de destroyer tro cr the th e latter obtains radio communication r h. h ascertains the condition of 0 the tho planes plane s and indicates the true truo courso course to th the e next vessel en During Durins- tho the night the destroyers o on n station one to sixteen will keep ep brilliantly brilliantly bril brIl- illuminated to provide a against again t the seaplanes missing a ship an and thus thu s losing the way To guard further r against this contingency contingent the destroyers destroyer are ordered in the event the the he seaplanes caplanes S havo have not been sighted at at tho approximate Imato mate time lime tho they should arrive arrhe t to tomake tomake o make smoke clouds show searchlights searchlight se s fire I e star shells and notify the nex next t ship to the westward west The rho next CS sel set In the line will male make the same sig sig- signals signals I nals for tor three quarters of an hour bo bo- bo fore foro the tho planes arc due to arrive bO Destroyers I ud Way AVny n I Upon being notified that It has bee been n sl sighted h by planes or wh when n a a. station n nn I ship sights the thc fliers tho the vessel wi will ll immediately stop stoll smoking or firing g star shells will take lake the exact course cours ge e to the next station and will steam m slowly on that course course to indicate tc th tho me e proper route ara and aid will keep kf-cp in ra radio radi lo o communication with the flying ships Planes force forced to land on the water wate r during durin darkness will indicate their condition con con- and position h by radio rockets rocket s and flares with the following meaning Green n star can get set off oft the water wate r again no assistance required re red star sta r or flare clare assistance required 1 In th the tho e event that one ono one plane Is forced to lan land d the others will remain In the vicinity y until a report of her condition Is re received re- re or assistance arrives |