Port Washington, June 3.
Completing the second return trans-Atlantic commercial flight in history, the Atlantic Clipper landed here at 942 am. today. The huge seaplane concluded its voyage to Southampton and back without the slightest mishap. It was is first commercial flight across the ocean.
The Yankee Clipper, sister Pan-American Airways craft, was to take off today for the third flight to Europe. But its departure was postponed because the automatic pilot controls were not functioning properly. Repairs were being carried out at Baltimore, however, and the plane was held probable to take off tomorrow.—Havas, (Continued from page 7)
Including 29 technicians, there were 102 men on board the submarine when' she made her fatal dive, and of these only four escaped.
The limited time available between tides rendered impracticable the operation of cutting a hole in the stern of the vessel when it was showing above water. A movement, under the influence of a strong tide, which is believed ultimately to have caused the Thetis to turn over and disappear, added to the difficulties.
Attempts are continuing to get the submarine into a horizontal position with the aid of camels" (steel colin ers containing compressed air), ith the ultimate object of beaching her.
Lloyds' agent in Liverpool, in a wireless message late last night from. the salvage steamer Ranger, said that "the present position is that all lifesaving operations have now been abandoned as hopeless. All efforts are being concentrated upon the salvage of the vessel Subject to a continuance of the present suitable weather conditions, the prospects of success are favourable."
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