LACONIC ACCOUNT

Shannon News, 15 September 1925, Page 4

LACONIC ACCOUNT

COMMANDER’S TABLOID TALE. (Received Sunday, 11.5 p.m.) HONOLULU, September 11. Commander John Rodgers gave a laconic version of the crew r ’s experiences while “missing.” “We saw - one merchant ship,” he said, “and glimpsed an aeroplane. The worst weather was on the third day, when it rained, but the ’plane rode th.e waves well and aside from a wetting, we did not suffer. We spread canvas to catch some water for drinking. We had no food after the fourth day, as we had not. stinted ourselves on emergency rations, which we carried all the time. We were confident of being rescued, .and so we were. That’s about all there is to it.”

Messages sent by searching- ’planes and ships were heard by the PN 9,1, which could not respond, because the antennae had dropped under the water. “Has PN 9, 1 made a successful flight to Hawaii?” was one of the first question the fliers asked the rescuers.