Fliers Narrowly j Escape Death as Crane Gives Way Chain Part* and 'Two and a Half Ton Plane Fall* on Spot Where Airmen Stood Short Time Before. By LOWELL THOMAS. (Copyright. 1 926. > On the 22d of July, while setting the planes ready for the trip to Ice land and flreeland, an accident oc curred that came near killing all six of th* American world filers. This Is Is another episode that has never been mentioned. Jn fact, it only come out by accident In the course of our casual conversation. “We were taking off the landing gear and putting pon toons on the t'hi . cago," said Com •*>-. mumier Lowell /; /J Smith. “In order to 1 ^ do thi* we used a * crane and a heavy chain to lift the plane up on the ‘dolly.’ Owing to the fact that we had to get right In qnder the plane and do some work a* it hung suspended in the air, we first tested the chain which held the Chicago to the crane. It stood the strain of six and a half tons. The plane only weighed two and a half tons, ao naturally we thought the chain was more than strong enough. “We had to work in a cramped position, so several of us took turns. A moment after we had crawled out the chain broke and the plane crash ed to the floor. Why It took a notion to break at that particular moment when we were not underneath we don't know. But we got a bit of a kick out of seeing those two and a half tons fall where we had been just a few seconds before. Of course, it was nobody's fault. It was just one of those things that occur with out your being able to prevent It. The pontoons were badly damaged, so we had to take them off and put on new ones. Fortunately, there was an other set, the ones that had been sent from America for Major Martin's cruiser Seattle. No Time to Meet Royalty “By this time Admiral Magruder had arrived In the Firth of Forth with his flagship, the Richmond. Instead of going up to review our plans with him, I turned over my notes and drawings to Major Davidson, who came up from the embassy In London, and he went to Edinburgh to confer with the admiral while I remained to continue working on the planes. “On the 23d we had been Invited to come to Ixmdon and attend a gar den party at Buckingham palace as ihe guests of the king and queen. Wc would have been delighted to have gone, but were expecting word from Washington every day advising us that arrangements were complete In Ireland, and for us to start. So we stayed In Brough and continued work ing on the planes. “Otlr long delay here near Hull was an Interesting experience, although of course we were worried about the weather in the Arctic and extremely anxious to get started before the Ice might make it Impossible to fly by way of Greenland. We were out in the country all the time. The breezes blowing In from the North sea were full of ozone and a superb tonic after our experiences in southern Asia. The food was the kind you read about in hooka that tell of the delicate flavor of English ‘kippers,’ ‘ye olde steak and kidney pie,' wonderful Scottish marmalade for breakfast, and ‘cuts right off the joint’ for lunch and din ner. In the poetic words of 'Les Arnold, ‘hot bozo,’ but It was goodl In fact we enjoyed being at Brough ao throughly that outside of the one trip that each of us made, to London we had no desire to go anywhere until word arrived for us to fly on to the Orkneys. Airplane Builder Gives Parly ‘‘Late on the afternoon of July 24. we were driven to the home of Mr Robert Blackburn, head of the air plane factory where we were doing our work. Thla was On the outskirts of the city of Leeds, some 40 miles away. Leeds is a city larger than San Francisco, and another of Eng land’s mighty industrial centers. Gen eral Branker. the air vies marshal of England, arrived at the airdrome Just ga ws were leaving and accompanied ns. This little holiday gavs us a glimpse into the Ilf* of the wealthy English country gentleman of whom w« had heard go much. Nor Is there any doubt but what they really do know how to get a lot of enjoyment •ut of life. "Mr. Blackburn's home was a vast, rambling English country mansion with large, hall-Uke rooms, cory dens, and aviary, and a conservatory. It had once been a nobleman's castle with high walls all around. On the grounds were kennels for ths pack* •f dogs used tn fox hunting. There Were garages for our host a fleet of ears. And most Interesting of all. were the old stables, still In use, where Tou put In your horses and then lock them up so that no Robin Hood or friar Tuck can spirit them away. "There were at least 20 guests, and after dinner there was dancing and a thoroughly delightful evening Every •ne Stopped for ths night, but In Such a large house there was plenty Of room for all the guests. Planes in Perfect (Shape. ' On our way bark to the plant next morning we drove through the an eient city of York, prowled around Ur quaint streets for a hit, climbed Its crumbling, moss-covered walls, and saw the glorious York cathedral, Which la ons of the sights every tourist want* to see. When we fin ally got back to the Blackburn fac tory we donned our overalls again and worked until 0 that night to make up for a little lost time. "Ssturdty and Sunday, July 21 and *7. we worked until late at night also. We were trying to put our pliinrs In the most perfect condition possi ble without In any way rebuild Ing them. We were anxious, of course, to return to California w-lth the same Douglas cruisers In which ne had sellout. Then on the 2Sth several of upFw»nf to Hull, past the very pot f m where the 111 fated Zeppelin fell into the river when 3."> American nnd Brit ish officers ln*i their live*. We spent the day buying special heavy cloth ing for the flight to Iceland and Greenland, anil Tuesday, the 2»th, v.e devoted to getting nil of the final lit tle details cleaned up so w* could start north the next day. Off to Karl) Start. “Wednesday morning we arose at 4 o'clock, launched the planes down special runways Into the Humber, moored them, and then took on a load of gas and oil. There was a low hanging fog shrouding the const, so we waited until 10:30, hoping it would clear up a bit. But at that hour we decided to push off. AVith the Boston and New Orleans close behind, I headed the Chicago out over the North sea. For a while we flew four or five miles from land In order to escape the fog bank. As we neared Srotland we ennie closer to the shore and oc casionally tile fog would break on a seaside resort, such as Scarborough. 'AVe missed seeing Edinburgh from the sky because wo flew right aross the mouth of the Firth of Forth. North of Montrose the clouds had kept forcing us lower and lower, so we climbed up over them and for an hour flew without seeing so much as a glimpse of a sprig of heather to make us realize that we were sail ing through the sky above the an clent mountains where the Piets and Scots used to fight and the region from whence came those great fight ing men of the late world war, the Black AVatch and the Gordon High landers. ' But we did see a few old Scot tish castles when we dropped down out of the clouds again. There was one In particular that caught ray fancy. It was built on a promontory jutting right out into the sea. On three sides were sheer cliffs, with the waves from the North sea pounding against them. On the land side the original owners of the castle had erected a high wall. Then again we would fly over an ancient ruin cov ered with Ivy or pass a charming estate. “What little we did see of the land of Bruce and Wallace, of Bobble Burns and AA'altor Scott, fascinated us; “ 'Ye banks and braces o’ bonnlo Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair? How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary, fu' o' care?’ "All the way round the world we had encountered Scotsmen. dour, hardbitten, blue eyed, clear thinking empire builders. They seemed to be scattered even more widely that the Jews. We found them fine fellows and always the same, whefher beach combers or millionaire Calcutta burra sahib*. Every one of them seemed to believe In the philosophy of their be loved Robert Burns: , " 'What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin gray an’ s' that; , Gl» fools their silks and knaves their wine, A man's a man for a’ that;’ “Our longest water hop on this flight was for 80 miles to Otinkens besr>' point. From there we flew on to Scapa Flow, where the Germans stir rendered and scuttled their fleet. We were now in the Orkney islands, the place where the British and American fleets made one of their principal basses during the world war. “Bight in the northern edge of Scapa Flow is a place called Houten bay, a British wartime airplane base Here near the far northern fishing town of Kirkwall we saw the cruiser Richmond waiting for us. So we came down and moored alongside It. "At last we were on the edge of the north Atlantic, the place from which we were to hop off for the Islands of the Arctic.’’ Ashless, Smokeless, Soot less No other fuel can give so much in Sat isfaction, Economy and Cleanliness order today. $16.00 Per T | LeS. . R4fv'C.GODDARD W.F.ME©EAT>* * FORREST RICHARDSON » np i .. >7010 CITY SALES OFFICE A 1 lantic 16 1a 217 S. 1 71h. Brandeia Theatar Bldg. s ^---, Winter at thla lovaly raaort city la one con tinuous round of pleasure. Semi-tropical cll rnatA Invite* *urf bathing golf. yachting and motoring Fin* hotel* *nd upartmanta afford a - ommodation* for 25.000 people at lowest rate* obtainable California bungalow*. too P»'-k up your thlnga. buy your tirkat. *nd ,tjm*%o 1,1 4,1' too _ _ "Takes no longer, yet you see more” , I < l * *• 14. A sprite. 15. Night bird. 16. Helping. 18. Chemical symbol fur Iron. 20. Common. 21. Therefore. 28. Plural suffix. 29. Small particle. 90. Cut stone. 92. Affected (suffix). 84. Floating vapor. 95. Swiss river. 36. Pertaining to It. 87. Harnessed draft animals. 38. A dessert. 41. To make lace by hand. 45. Into normal condition. 48. Enclosed. The eolutioii will appear tomorrow. Operations Increased at Dempster Factory Beatrice, Jan. 20.—As,an indication of better business conditions. C. B. Dempster, president of the Dempster Mill Manufacturing company of this city, announces that the factory em ployes have been put on a 10-hour workday schedule Instead of nine, as has been the usual custom. lie states that prospects are bright for better business in 1925. Golden Wedding Observed. Beatrice, Jan. 20.— Mr. and Mrs. I«. I.. Williams, living four miles north easi of the city, celebrated their 50th wedding annivprsay at their home In the presence of their nine children and a number of friends. The house was decorated and a dinner was served. Best Equipped “Distillery” in Years Is Found Everything Shiny, Clean and Carefully Arranged in Rooms Which Housed Unique Plant. “Not Biggest but Best.’’ A distillery found Tuesday after noon in “I.lltie Italy” could have used this slo ran. Officers say it is the most complete wholesale "plant” seized in Omaha in many months. The distillery was discovered in a raid hv Robert Snmardlck and several of his agents, with Police Officers Bosen ami Wright, at 1220 South Twentieth street. No arrests have been made as yet. The four-room residence was elab orately fitted up for the manufacture of liquor, and 2,000 gallons of mash were awaiting distillation. Two shiny 60-gallon stills. In scrupu lously clean condition, were found in the basement. Special gas burners had been installed,below the stills to distribute the heat evenly. Both stills were fitted with pumps to carry the mash from the barrels into the still. Everything in the place was care fully arranged and set up in prepa ration for permanent operation. Racks for washing Iwittles were found in the laundry tubs In the basement. In the upper rooms of the house the officers found 25 sack* of sugar »nd 100 gallons of whisky, most of It In gallon or five gallon jugs, with a num ber of pint bottles. . No attempt hod been made to give the house an appearance of being occupied. The house was without rugs, curtains or furniture of any sort. Police are checking the ownership of the houae In an effort to find who Its occupants were. Lodgepole Oldest Resident Celebrates 86th Birthday Lodgepole, Jan. 20.—Mrs. Emily Clark, I,odgepole'a oldest resident, celebrated her X6th birthday Friday. She makes her home with her daugli ter, Mrs. W. T. Hater. Gas heaters, not properly con nected wtlh flues, are deleterious to health. I Horse II oils hour Hours Reside Injured Rider. Then Carries Him Home v -- 7 Guernsey. 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