Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-05-26 | Page 3 | Hawker's Rivals Hear Good News; Report Confirmed

HAWKER'S RIVALS HEAR GOOD NEWS; REPORT CONFIRMED Ey Universal Service. ST. JOHN'S, N. F., May 25. News of tho rescue of Harry llawker and Lieutenant Lieuten-ant Commander Mackenzie Grieve, which was flashed here today by wireless, was received hero today with the greatest enthusiasm, en-thusiasm, especially in the Martmsyde camp al Quldi Vldi, where Hawkers rival. Captain Frederick P. Raynham Is pushing push-ing preparations for another attempt to make the crossing. , '.lawUer and C-rievc made a host ot friends during their slay here and the general conviction that the;- had been lost at sea bad caused sincere eorrmv. Todav's report of their safety brouil a corresponding degree of gladness to llw hearts o their numerous friends and well "The "steamship Glen Devon, which arrived ar-rived last night, reported that at about 1-"0 p. m., Greenwich time, last M"'; when she was in midocean, she heard tit steamship Samlnger give the Sopwllh aeroplane its position as fo:los. "Your position is latitude 50.JS norm, loneitude 30.02 west." Tl s message was precede .by the. signal "DKA." the Marconi code call ot the Sopwltli plane. ,i',. This position would be approximated ha'f wa v between Newfoundland and the f Ash coast. At lhat hour the plane had bee! flying for fifteen hours and shot .Id have been further on toward Ireland 111-ct, 111-ct, It had been thrown off the course by unfa 0. able wind or weather conditions The captain of the Glen Devon rcpor ed that Sunday night, and Monday a north-catl north-catl gale was blowing, accompanied , a heavy sea. continuous rain and a dull haze.