| Show I Hops on Rome Flight MAKING HISTORIC FLIGHT I 9 4 9 d i- i II i t j I w M i y yA The plane Old Gory and its Lloyd A A navigator A 3 IN J f MAKING NONSTOP TRIP OVER DVm OCEAN Hill Wins Toss of Coin and T Takes akes Control of Airship WINDS FAVORABLE t tJ J StartS Start Made After Long LongRun J Run Down Beach i NEW YORK Sept 6 AP The l first wireless message received f from the Old Glory picked up at St. St John N N B. B at p. p m. m eastern standard time said Making over over miles an hour All well The I message was relayed from St. St J John hn to the Independent Wireless N lI S. S Sept 6 AP Old Glory passed over hero at p. p easter standard time time- s tin t in the town were able to drs- drs ting ish ishits its markings The Th men m 1 j aboard the monoplane waved a they flew past 1 NEW YORK 6 AP The Sept 4 Canadian freighter Empress reported report report- ed through I Wireless Wireless' that it had sighted the Old Glory r rat at p. p m. m eastern standard time The Radio Corporation of America later gave the ships ship's p po as ten miles off Digby N N. 6 5 t tOLD OLD ORCHARD Me Sept 6 Tossing AP-Tossing a coin to determine 4 f. f who should have the hazardous us task of f taking the plane into the air three men set forth today on a nonstop flight to Rome in the monoplane monoplane mono mono- plane Old Glory James Dewitt Hill Hm by virtue ft i the fateful coin was at the controls con con- i trois as the heavy shi ship rose front t the beach Lloyd Llod Bertaud relief pl- pl lot and nd PhIlip Payne pane New York 1 editor and manager of the flight for tOr William Randolph Hearst Its backer back back- r er were the other occupants 1 COURSE MILES The course to Iome ome was roughlY mites miles and the plane was was' ex cx- to arrive noon Thurs Thurs- Italian time or one forty hours after the time ot of departure here 1 which was 1 23 p. p m. m eastern cay cay- light time I I 1 IThe ti The t toss ss of the coin sent l' l d Hill to the stick while Bertaud sat behind hIm had been agreed upon by the two as the method of determining determining deter deter- mining which or of the tWo t have lave the honor i BERTAUD NAVIGATOR JU 1 J Hill will handle the shii most of the way or for Bertaud In additIon to relieving at Intervals interval Is In charge of the radio communication and of the navigation The fUels fUel's lad aad made no set plan of ing It entirely to to circumstances j BATH Me Sept Sert 6 AP I Glory passed ov over t the coast guard I station at P pham beach off the j mouth of th the the-Kennebec Kennebec river forty miles east t Old Orchard at 1 45 astern Castern daylight time The plane Continued on page 4 3 MEN IN N PLANE MAKING NONSTOP TRIP OVER OC OCEAN AN Continued d from pate page 1 W was S low In n. n northeasterly rIY direction following th the Maine MaiM coast l MONHEGAN GAN ISLAND l ME E. E Sept d 6 The AP-The monoplane 01 Old 1 Glory V was flying low In ab about Ut an east north direction h when n it passed this and th the entrance t Penobscot bay miles s Mst ot t Old Orchard shortly att r 2 o o'clock lock eastern daylight time NEW YORK Sept 6 O AP-O Fa AP-Fa- winds were blOwIng along Old Glorys Glory's trail to EuroPe today Dr James H H. wl th r bureau meteorologist nhoun l 5 that winds from Old Orchard to Cape R Race ce Were ro tresh anti and from there ther to n tt h to strong w st Th The course cours aCrOss the tho first half ot of the ocean h he said passed ugh rable r- r able cloudiness Reports or of other othet flights today were as follows CALCUTTA Pride India of Detroit De- De troit es arrit-es s ott Oh trip around the world having trav l d mites miles AUgust AUgUS 27 TM ThC next lOg Will wUI take tak to Rant goon mlle away a OLD ORCHARD M Th M men man Old Glory With J. J D. D lUll Hill at the controls Lloyd Berta d nay nay- and with Payne rep rep- of William WilHam Randolph Randolp l Hearts s ot of the flight as' as ace pass nger took ot off tot tor Rome Ct t 1 23 p. p m. m east f rn d time Th The Royal Windsor from Wrt s Ont Ortt to fo England WitS was ready leady to io ho hop oft f ir Scarb ro HCOURTNEY H COURTNEY RESTING HARBOR N. N SIr F.-SIr JOhn Caning Carling from London I to Eng l lii hI h s satt att after r last minute caused by rough last night wh n it n sC Ped tion by tiie after flight C Call Call- tl bou M Me mANWELL inland Ad r weather ca es Charl Cherles s A A. A L to postpone ot of th the to America W Leon Givon ready rady to fly Farnam BluebIrd to America as soon as weather permits He was be beaten t by workmen n vh whO c i ed hith hitha a coward f fOr r back f starting out l last it weak ek TA CORUNA Sp Captain C JH ln F. F T. T Courtney sh aviator h id idu u 01 by pOor weather r on r ot of flight to N New w YOrk via vla the and Capt ln R. R H. H I Ma jn n. n tosh toh r rOady dy for tor attempt to beat eat LeVine Levine Le- Le vine cr ss th the Atlantic THe d des s. s I n ot of his plane the ls X hia i la hl |
