American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-03-05
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drop life belts, ropes, food, medicine or stimulants
according to the urgency of the needs.
With all the navies working to develop means
for launching aeroplanes from battleships and
receiving them back, it is safe to say that the
problems connected Herewith will be solved very
soon. Then liners will carry aeroplanes to use fol-
carrying dispatches and for general pilot duties.
Just as the water a~eroplane is a wonderful aux
Hilary of the navy, it is a wonderful auxiliary for
ocean liners, promising to afford to passenger
carrying ships services of the highest kind.
The water a%eroplane is wonderfully adapted for
preventing disasters Of the kind which overcame
the steamship Titanic, and, in case such disasters
take place, minimize the loss of life. A avine
boat on a steamer can rise to investigate unseen
dangers ahead. 1t can do so at night as we'll as by
using the ships searchlights as the aeroplane's
searchlights. In case of the vessel becoming dis.
abled the aeroplane can fly to notify other vessels
utilizing the wireless apparatus. with which every
lying boat is being equipped in the foreign ma.
vies' to notify the other steamships OF the need or
of its APPROACH.
The most appalling thing in the Titanic disaster
was that there were a number of steamships with.
In call distance-some not as much as 40 miles
away-which the wireless telegraph did not roach
In some cases because 1t became disabled as the
ship sank. A flying boat could have covered tho
40 miles In less than an hour, while its wireless
plant would have notified the other vessels no 4,
proceeded onward.
A flying boat on the vessels that came 10 the
rescue after the Titanic had sunk could have
searched the surface of the sea for survivors. ,ts
altitude giving il a range OF vision of miles and
could have found the survivors where the vessels
did not see them. II would thus practically have
superintendent the work OF life saving.
Each year there is a long list of people who ara
drowned from falling overheard from large vessels
and who cannot be rescued in time to save their
ives, the boat sent to save them reaching them
too late to be of avail. A flying boat can 10
launched and can search for the person that has
fallen overheard and can drop a safety belt or lana
by and pick him up much faster than the fas,as.
life saving boat. ~
The sea is an unknown quantity in MANY -
spects, and the biggest Of steamships is ver,
much at its mercy. and assistance of the kins
which the flying boat affords is a necessity. ves
sci at sea often meets signs OF wrecks or Il 1,
signalled by craft in distress. AT the present tim
there is no way to investigate such things withor
involving a great delay or putting the craft itsal
IN danger through taking il out of its marl,a,
route. which is the safety zone. A ayine hoat co.
do all these things for the vessel. II can be lannch
ed with two men, one Of whom searches the en-,
face of tibet sea with powerful glasses. Tho ves
sci can proceed on its course: the ayiny moo, ,,,
overtake IL after having DISCHARGED IT'S r,isston
As even a special machine and tho e,u,,~aan
cannot cost more than $4,000. II Is evident 49,
IL Is an absurdly cheap factor Of efRc,anov ~,
every craft can AFFORD and should have ~