New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 26, 1927, Page 14

LAST SEEN OFF BAHAMA COAST (Continued trom First Page) ‘darkness or observers failed to send out a radio report of his passage. Tropical company officials remained on the alert today for possible mes- ®sages from vessels or from islands south of Porto Rico. Fear He Will Fail Brunswick, Ga., Aug. 26 (UP) — Although hoping and praying the best, the people of Brunswick 'doubted today if Paul Redfern would reach his goal, Rio De Ja- neiro, in his monoplane FPort of Brunswick. ‘Their opinlon w culations of flight e lieved that Para, Brazil, 1,600 mi! short of the Brazilian capital, wil be as far as the plane's fuel suppl would carry the 25 year old flier. Honoring the town by naming his plane the Port of Brunswick the young Georgian took off here at 1:46 p. m. yesterday to the cheers 'of the townspeople and othgrs from more distant parts of the state. May Arrive at 0 P. M. Experts estimated he should reach Rio about 7:20 p. m. (E. S T.) Saturday, more than an hour after darkness falls in the b capital, if he arrives at all. Doubt is expressed generally that Redfern will get that far, however. His 525 gallons of gasoline, used up at the rate of 10 to 12 gallons an hour, should last about 47 hours, while the head-winds will make his journey require probably 52 hours, it was estimated. Headwinds blow almost continu- ally over the Caribbean, but the weather over the southern conti- nent was expected to be fovarable for Redfern. The nav experts, Lieuts. Earle Kincaide d based on cal- Eugene Burkett, estimated Redfern’s | actual speed would be cut from S0 to 71 nautical miles across the Caribbean. Redfern has no moon to help him and last night he must have de- pended entirely upon fhis instru ments and the lighthouses and navi- gation aides in the West Indies, it was said. At midnight the navy men calcu- lated he was flying over Tur Island, the British owned isle which was terrifically swept by the M hurricane of a year ago. His first light last night should have been that of San Salvador—the Tsland where Christopher Columbus first landed in 1492. Redfern's route was estimated to have taken him between Porto Rico ‘and the Dominican Republic just before dawn today. Many naviga- tion lights are sprinkled in the —_———————— Last Day Tomorrow! ODDMENT SALE See Our Ad on Page 19 New York Sample Shop LAST for | perts who be- | 's aviation | mi | | Straits, and the high mountains on either island probably helped to guide him.’ Prayers and Doubt 'By the United Press. Prayers and doubt followed Paul Redfern and his green and yellow monoplane over the Caribbean Sea today as the 25-year-old filer at- tempted a non-stop flight from i Brunswick, Ga., to Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 4,600 miles away. It was presumed that Redfern still !was In the air. He Jeft Brunswick at 12:46 P. M., castern standard time, yesterday. He was due over | Trinidad, British Guiana, on the | South American coast at 1 P. M, | eastern standard time today. | At 11 A M, standard time, today more t elapsed since he left Brunswick. Between Brunswick and Trinidad, | Redfern should have passed close to | Porto Rico about dawn today. Headwinds were reported over the | Caribbean. Shipping in the vicinity ad been requested to look for the f and to report his progress or assist him as circumstances might | require. Experts fn Washington and per- sons who saw the young man get resterday at Brunswick were doubtful today of his ability to achieve the goal he has set for him- self. Weather Favorable | Roaring away from Brunswick at | noon yesterday in the face of un- usually favorable ther condi- tions, Paul Redfern, Georgia avia- tor, piloted his huge Stinson-De- |troiter monoplane Seward on his | proposed 4,600 mile non-stop jour- | ney to Rio De Janeiro. He sought to establish new endurance and dls- ance marks. | Despite head winds forecast, Red- fern today should be far along on his route through the tropice. Steer- | ing & course east of the Bahamas,the young birdman headed for Porto Rico, which his schedule indicated he should have reached by mid- | night, Pressing on, Redfern hoped to be speeding during the day over the waters of the Caribbean sea toward the Isle of Trinidad. The daring birdman had not been rd from since his plane winged v southeasterly out over the tic. | hes its w ‘i"l,': through southern waters during he reaches Porto Rico, Redfern was | not expected to be sighted until he | had swung over the Caribbean sea, the cradle of hurricanes. Patent Pumps | They can be reglazed to look like new at JOHN MARRO 415 WEST MAIN ST. Shoe Repairing " EYES EXAMINED Frank E. Goodwin Eyesight Specialist Glasses Fitted DAYS of Qur AUGUST FUR SALE ' Hudson Fur Shop 13 Franklin Sq. 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They believe when he reaches the northeastern coast of Brazil he will turn east to Pernam- buco. Redfern in referring to his fight, called it the Brunswick to Brazil lop, and said that when he reac the Amazon riveér he would check his gasoline supply to determine whether he would change his course | to/ Pernambuco or keep on to Rio. Not Far From Vand The fact that Redfern will be in |contact with land during most of his | flight, is in his favor, naval men { point out, as he will be aided in keeping his course at night by navi- gation lights from the network of {islands over which he is flying. He ! will be assisted also by ship lights as his course carries him over the United States—South American ship |lines In which ~there are numerous | shipping board vessels. | Not discounting the hazards he | faced, Redfern left prepared for any | eventuality, but'at the same time expressed confldence that he would reach Brazli, To his father, Dr. Frederick C. Redfern, at Columbia, S. his mother, who s Rochester, N. Y., Redfern sent mes- sages saying good-bye and “will cable you from Brazil.” Wife In Collapse His young wife, who witnessed his take-off, collapsed in the arms of friends as the plane sailed out over the Atlantic. But she was confident he would succeed. the most exhaustive tests of {man and machine. Alone, for more than 50 hours, bucking un |zone; then over almost impenetrable jungles of the Amazon valley and |over the towering coastal mountaing of Brazil to reach his objective. The plane carried 525 gallons gasoline and 40 gallons of oil in ad- dition to safety equipment for both land and sea. Sometime during the atternoon or Redfern’s 4,600 mile hop is one of | both | he must | chart his course and pilot his ship | favorable winds, crossing the torrid | early evening, Redfern was expect- ed to fly some 50 miles east of Trin- idad and then head along the fringe of the South American coast to a point about 50 miles off George- town, British Guiana. Here he planned to turn inland and proceed toward the Amazon river. He de- clared he would drop a flare over the fown of Macapa to indicate whether he intended proceeding to Rio. POPE GIVES AUDIENCE Ro Aug. 26 (UP)—President Burgess King of Liberia was re- | ceived in audience today by Pope | Pius with honor due his rank. The president left his hotel in a Vatican automobile accompanied by high officials of the papal court. |The pontiff talked with King in his | private library for half an hour. 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