Powerful Machine Crashes in Forest in Brazil ie, GRLCIAL SERVICE
New York, Dec.'17.
Scattered dispatches from various] South American points told the Story of a disastrous finish to an-ether flight across the Atlanti After successfully spanning the distance from Seville, Spain, to th coast of South America, Lieut-Col. Tadeo Lorre-Borges of Uruguay and Capt, Lean Charles of France crashed in a forest just off the extrem eastern point of the Brazilian coast.
Their 450-horsepower Breguet monoplane: was wrecked. One message from Natal said that National Telegraph advices reported both flyers injured; another, from Bahia, said tha: Captain Charles was} slightly injured but that he had proceeded to San Antonio and told officials there that Colonel Larre-Be was unhurt and was, remaining to salvage the aeroplane.
At 8 o'clock this morning, Brazilion Government officials at Natal] cordered physicians to rush to San Antonio and render such medical aid as might be necessary.
The scene of the wreck was'stated to be at the outskirts of San An-tonic, state of Rio Grande de Norte, indicating that the flyers had kept 'a straight course from Spain to the nearest point on the South. American mainland in. pursuance their purpose.
No reports have told the cause of the forced landing-thus far, but shortage of fuel is suspected.
A Bregue aeroplane was sent out from Pernambuco at 10 o'clock this mérnifig to fly mexth and render aid to the airmen, The hop-off from Seville took place at 1235 yam. Monday. Throughout most of the flight the two aviators were able to maintain touch with
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