Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-22
.NlVAL MAN DESCRIBES CRIB
THE WORK F:''BL|MPs"
- m, = r-eH 40 ~ a
ierm Is Applicf toF>Nomiigid Air
craft of COn@tai Patrol
T2pe.f;s IL (!
MANY ADVENTURES oy CntIsE
In Fair Weather Craft Is Said to BE
Perfect L;Idy,,''Sbnt WtensStortn
is Raging Crew I:as Practically
Little Comfort ~. - .st,sssi >
Ivy CLAIM IsItU1,,..'

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nY CLAIR prtIC,i:. :;
- EUROPEANS BASW FDeeemHcre 31se:Bc-.
fidss and SaissSs Il ,yk
over salt water. "'7"
different matter from going, CUP in az
rIihich,baske, siuns TO "a eashae For
nmbis s 's s5ks sx' 6x fSnna"s Isl ht ts
, he srashed anasfsistseesa ashlS t oiHer
raw , xaryins tslaas'a s1ass
senplane pilots friends are the two
umHines. Inounte1 in his wings. They
Jet me down thcy 'm nny h nhr ngysf
date la,!a or get smashed, and then YOU:
trust the little trine or your life. For
~ your engines "konk' out. you've
he sea- And # II" yoa S sSs d %9wh n,S
.'ma iil;s for old man Joss to decide.
bimps and balloons. however are
y. as agile as seasick pig, in a Hat
sssaana bowl Is Daa eaEllTs balloon 70,
% liz Tuggins a., the drum OF
s.. 2 1,S,, winch on a ,Iawler,s deck. on,
sways and spins. it's cords s,retch and.
20 slap against its IA, SIDES, ii Wig
Gdss and hounces, and pulls mp std
,han.s the minister has given Der the
~ -f+a- -
RLIMPs NOT CAPTIVE
CRAFT. hut GO on CRUISER
Blimps, OF course are not captive
duration that they divide thcir work
up into watches Ike any surface ship.
with their crews living on sandwich
ana drinking things that come out OF
thermos bottles. they sometimes cruise
fore returning 10 the Dock. 4 nine
hour patrol is heavy sob for n sea-
In decent weather there il. so 1T
ne motion about biimp ihSt Srf Gait
shave. Get wcil dowa insidefs, Ia c;i r
"herc there is little no draUght
ard in the company of a small! bunk.
an electric MAGAZINE lamp. Tiny ia
p oIs and GanVas eha IT. you can sleep
!nss paper over aga n for the 'steenth
: time. practice on tho jews' harp or
so tfSteFs lsSfs *st aHe$ s' sbi a
and. mirabile dctu. have sold them.
In decent weather a bhmp is "a per
But. as In all branches OF the navy
e.; the scasoing navy-thc shore
punch stands its evening watches in Il
theater box and shoots the sun from !,
,hird-story window-much depends on
have been known % humble them.
s sss wh s9 'a ahe AZ Se tFaw
sp at the All, pl n m iSs 1Ir2 s aa not a
airships;, biimp, was 2 gasbas with
envelope La Ger devel9pnenyn subst!-
smo. e q &C IT,
ccnly 20 the navy as &. $. ships. Bu;
hne,. old mar. name Of biimp has stuck. No.
Dudy knows how the name originated.
Like Topsy. II just xrowad. ..,.-,..,T -.
ARE NONRIiID AIRSIiIPs |
or COASTAL PATROL TYPE
Modern blimps small nonrigId
which. to the iayman. look like smn II !
ssiIhe fact that ihey divide their worE
captains are called lrilots:AIfts look
outs are called ehscery els, and they
Their pilots are usually officers in
me intermediate stage between ball 4
which at present Representative his hest
form OF dirigibie. Ballooning, para-
gunncry and bombing.-these co sarnE
the essentials OF blimping. SuHrna-
Iine killing is their job, whether II he
JUNCTION with convoy escort e.9l =;
bo The whia Is came 9ns G ho hen here te
a twenty-four-hour patrol, n, which
she did IN submarine. Three Sf hels'
r reetn e mbn ,T were missing from her
the hlimp into her shed. with some o:
them keeping The ear on the, groun I
ana the rest hauling on her guys
Early yesterday morning she was
rolling herself cut to sea when She
- finally picked up .soundings that rold.
~ her she MAS $50 miles away from the
base The lieutenant who at times
,.rhrags of her and at other. times saws
sSA things about her which there isE no
call TO mention swung her ungainiy
snout toward home. and for four hours
~ she gave the wind as good as she Co,,
s.'!n those four hours she made almost
~ four miles. BY that time her pilot
g was auditing his chances! His hest
chance. he had begun TO think. was
the chance OF wet shirts for himself
and crew. and regrets for their NEXT
Kin She was beginning TO show signs