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Show the waterfront shortly after daybreak to Beek information of the fliers and to await their arrival, and as the day progressed the crowd rapidly increased. The section of the harbor where the planes will be moored has been cleared of all craft, to permit of a sarfe landing. Two destroyers are ready to assist the planes if they alight outside the breakwater. break-water. The city is in gala dress, and Admiral Ad-miral Jackson has invited the high civil officials to view the arrival of the fliers from one of the American war craft. The departure of the seaplanes from Trepassey was first reported here at 11:44 o'clock last night, when the torpedo boat tender Melville received a wireless message reading, " Planes in flight.'' This information, which was rapidly circulated about the city, caused much animation in American naval quarters, which was besieged with inquiries regardiug the flight. Admiral Jackson, Fleet Commander Vortman, Commander Orwine and scores of other naval officials remained up all night to receive reports of the seaplanes' progress. The wirelesa worked excellently throughout ' the night hours, merchant ships and radio stations heading the request of the navy to refrain from interfering with messages regarding the flight. AZORES PEOPLE ON KEEN EDGE AS FLYERS NEAR LAND DELGADA, Azores, May 17. (By the Associated Presi.) The seaplane sea-plane NC-4 arrived at the port o Horta, in the Ajores, at 1:2a p. in., Greenwich time. The XC-4, sighted land at Flores at 11:35 a. in. C:1 then was close behind be-hind her. The XC-3 passed station 17 at 9:15 o'clock. The first two seaplanes were in wireless wire-less touch with the torpedo boat tender Melville thortly before noon. The XC-1 reported at S:40 p. m. Greunwich time that she had gone off her course and had been forced to alight in the open sea 200 miles north of Fayal. Four destroyers have gone to her assistance. The XC-3 is, believed to be lost in the f0. The flagship of the flight reported re-ported at 9:1j a. in. Greenwich time that t.he was off her course between fctations 17 and IS. Xothiug has been heard from tha XC-3 since. The NC-4, which alijhte.:". at Horta becaufe of unfavorable weather this afternoon, ha'd not left that harbor to : resume her trio at the latest advices. It ras thought here, however, that he plight eopiplete her journey to l-'i'iita iielfada tonight. ' I Small kaot of people gathered ou ' |