Forced Down to Sea by Exhaustion of Petrol Supply London, June 29.
The Admiralty announces that the aircraft carrier Eagle has discover-the missing Spanish airmen. They are safe and well and their fying boat the Numancia is little The Eagle found the Numancia latitude 36°28 north and long. tude 24°.14 wes The Numaneia was hoisted aboard the Eagle which is going to Gibraltar, The Numancia, with Major Franco, Captain Gallarza and Cup-fain Rutsaldex on board, was attempting to fly from Spain to New York vid the Azores. She had beau nissing june 24, Islands Passed in the Dark A wireless message from the airsruttcarler Eagle to-day informed the Admiralty that Major Franco, after hopping off from Carthagena on the morning of the 2ist, met with excessive disturbances in the air after passing Cape St. Vincent 4 9 o'clock that afternoon, Major Franco stated that they were compelled to fly between two livers of clouds which promptly shut out all view of the sky and The flying-boat Nu-duo at the Azores at Yam, on the 22nd, but a strong north-east wind caused them to pass that group of islands in the dark they found in the morning by the sun that they were south-west. of them. Thereupon they few through the clouds and alighted on the sea in order to economize their fuel, After taking due note of their position a course was reset to Fayal, in the Azores, but as the result of strong head-winds their petrol be-tame exhausted when they were still forty miles from that port and they wore again compelled to alight on the sea, Then they drifted with the Current to @ point 100 miles to the South of St. Maria, where the ai troft-caryler Eagle, which was out feavching for the aviators, was lucky enough to spot them.—Reute Great Rejoicing in Spain Madrid, June' 29, The rescue of the missing airmen on the flying boat Numancia has caused tremendous relief and rejoining here, As soon as he heard the news the Premiet, General Prime de Rivera, tushed from his office almost in fears, Then the glad tidings spread like wildfire and shouts of "long live England and British airmen" Yesounded through the streets.
The news was telegraphed to all Parts of the country and posted up outside public offices. Here, within few minutes, bunting was being displayed everywhere. Demonstra-{ors spontaneously joined in a great procession to the British Embasny:
convey their thanks, and when the British Ambassador, Sir Georze Grahame, appeared on the balcony an ovation, The jubilation increased towards troning and, despite rain, process. Sions headed by bands marched hough all quarters of the city.
HM, King Alfonso, who is now in London, wired that he had called HM. King George to express Spain's thanks. to Britain and to congratulate the British Navy:
Mrs, Jensen raised money in Hawaii and on the Pacific Coast in 1927 so that her husband-could con-
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Rejoicings continue all over Spain. at the rescue of the missing airmen on the flying-boat Numancia. Every available British, French, Italian tion organized by the Spanish Acre Club; which was participated in by many thousands of persons. Throngs besieged the four Embassies to express appreciation, by: means of uproarious applause, of the assistance rendered in the search for Major Franco and his com. Panions.—Reuter. struct an aeroplane for the Dole Contest flight from Oakland Air-Port to Honolulu. Jensen took second prize, Jensen subsequently won notority by various "stunts" including an attempted cross-country flight carrying Leo, a movie lion. They were wrecked in the mountains.—United Press.
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