The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-07

only two hours IN this "ase--as 1t Is
! the first Of tho two dog watches.
Tho sleeping arrangements CONSIST or
; 4 hammock for each Of tho men OF
! watch suspended from the main rldH"
. girdcr Of the triangular internal krl
/ which luns from end 10 end II The
ship.
Ia this keel are situated the NJ petrol
tanks. each of Il gallons capacity; ais"
| tn" living quarters for officers and men
and storing ARRANGEMENTS for lubrlCatinG
oil for the engines. water ballast, food
! and drinking water for the crew.
"Lifc in the keel of a large rigid arr
ship IS 10y no means unpleasant There
is very hItlc noise or vibration except
when ono Is directly over IN" power units
49, a total absence Of wind. and. except
IN the early hours Of dawn. greater
! warmth than in the surrounding atno-
sphere.
"G"tting into ones hammock is rather
M acrobauIc feat, especially If ii is Slung
high. hut TINS h"cum"S easy with prac-
,Icr. preventing oneself from falling ont
is a thing one must b" careful about IN
IA service air&hIp ligc III" r. Their" is
only Il Thin outer cover rf fabric on IN"
, undcrSIdc Of thu keel ON each side of tho
walking way. and the lucklcSs individual
who tips cut OF his hammock would n
all probability hr,lk right through this
and soon lind himself IN the Atlantic.
"%:l5 y. m.--Iruraut. the wireless Of
ic"r. reports h" has just been speaking
Ia 81. Johns. y F.--rathcr faint. but
quite clear signals. As VIC are still in
touch with East Fortune and Clifdcn.
and have been exchanging signals with
the Azores sine" rcarhing the Irish
coast, our Communications seem TO be
quit" satisfactory.
"3:ij y. M Excellent tea. consisting
of bread md butter and green gage jam,
also two cups Of Sralding hot Tea which
had been boiled over the exhaust pipe
cocks ti,t"d to tho forward engine.
"FruItaritu cak" was also tried for
the first tim"-rath"r SiCkly to taste. hut
very nourshIng. Tn" Who'll" assisted by
Miss Ice White an the gramaph"nc. We
would. one and all. give anything for
smoke. Greenland, tn" first officer OF
h" ship. is vainIy trying to discover the
Culpru who used his tooth brush for
stirring N" mustard n lunch.
- T.. m.--Tramp steamer Rallygally.
outward bound from Zrlfast. destination
Montreal. backed up our wireless on tn"
Marront spark set which has a rang" Of
innly 20 miles. She heard MS. but did not
-" us. rs W. w"r" we'll above and COM
pl"t"ly hidden 10y the clouds. She CAV"
us her position rs latitude "a degrees 81
minutes north. longitude IS degrees %
minutes west. and reported as follows:
Steering south. Sn west true. wind
north. Barometer SOLO. Ov, cast
clouds low.
"SVFFERN Master"
- p. m.---Srott increases height 10
%,n0N feet ana at this height We find
ourselves well over the clouds and with
"a bright blue sky ahnv" US. This view
j. an enchanting onr-.aS far as ono can
see vast ocean Of whIIo. fl"cCy clouds.
ending in the most perfect cloud hor:-
IONS.
Two particularly fine specimens Of
windy cirrus clouds. Of which Pritrhard
promptly obtained photographs. appear
on our port beam. also some cirrus vcn-
tosuS' Clouds-llItlc curly clouds like 4
black cocks tail fcathrrs--all of which
Harms intcrprctS as IL first indication
and infallihl" sign Of depression com
ing up from the south.
- y. m.--Thc sun Is now setting and
gradually disappears below the lower
| cloud horizon. throwing a wonderful
pink glow on the white clouds in every
direction. Course st"crcd %2N degrees.
Course made good 200 degrees. Air
speed fCrty-four knots sped mad" good
S. miles per hour.
An through this first night in the
Atlantic the ordinary airship routing Of
navigating. steering and cl~vattnG. also
maintaining tn" engines IN smooth rum
ming order. goes on. watch and watch.
as in IN" daytime.
The night IS very dark. The airship
however. is lighted throughout. n much
! enlarged liGhtin" system having been
httcd. All instruments can be !ndIvidu-
ally illuminated aS required and IN cas-
OF fallur Of tn lighting syStm all fIEurs
OF failur" Of tho lighting system all
figures and indicators ar" radIomz"d.
Tho radum paint used ~ :" luminous
that in most cases the lighting InSlalla-
ton is unnecessary.
At HALFWAY Mark.
$50 a. m. Thursday. July %.--Wc ar"
we'll over half way between Ireland and
/ Now foundund and ar" back again "nthc
. great circl" route. having been slightly
/ t. the south of il OWING to TIE drift
| effect Of Il nnrthcrly wind.
! Good weather report fr9m St Johns.
| "lo:tI y. m.-Durant is speaking S. :.
! Canada on our spark wireless, set $"
! there may be Il chance ofIour seeing her
| shortly. as the SEA IS temporarily Wis
lblc
"CaptaIn David. in command. wishes
| MS "A SAT" voyage W" gaze through
our glasses in her dirrClon, but she Is
just over the horizon.
- p. m.--SliEht trOuhl" with star
! hoard umidNhpS engine cracked cylin-
der water jnc,I"t. Shnticr. always equal
! to the occasion, made Il quick and safe
! repair with Il piece Of copper shcct!ng
and the entire supply ar tho ships chew
! ing gum had To h" "hcwCd by himself
! and two "gIn"crs h"fn-" D"Ir% applied.
! Lao r. Scott and Cooke spent