The sun., 1919-05-13
SPARE MOTOR READY
FOR C-5 AT ST. JOHNS
Dirigible to Be Moored Near
British .Tliers Airdrome.

ST. JoHN's, N. f., May 1.-THE land
ing place of the navy dirgible C-5. a
stretch of the cricket field in Quidi Vidi
Valley, within a few hundred feet Of the
airdrome of the Martinsyde plane in
which Raynham and Morgan plan to fly
across the ocean. was selected here to-
day by a party from the cruiser Chicago
under Lieut. Charles G. Little.
Preparations are being made to re-
ceive the dirigible and to moor her in
the open after her arrival here. No
hangar big enough for the airship, which
has a diameter OF fifty feet, could be
built for her in time. She will be moored
to two anchors about two hundred and
fifty feet apart.
A supply OF hydrogen sufficient TO re-
fill the big bag of the dirigible has been
stored in cylinders near the moorings
of the C-5. Five hundred gallons Of
gasolene were stored in deserted inn
stroyer Mexican arrived from Trepassey
and took 100 gallons OF this, which prob
| ably will not be needed. back to the ba sc
| Of the flying boats. In one room of the
old inn a spare motor has been set up
which is ready for immediate installation
| in the C-5 when she arrives II either OF
her engines needs replacing.
The motor with which the dirigible is
now equipped 10 OF an economical type
il Is said, so that while her speed Is not
so great. the distance she can travel is
increased. Engineers have calculated
the theoretical point at which the great
est speed with the least consumption OF
gasolene per mile can be obtained. and
| all preparations and changes in the
dirigible will be made with this point In
| view.
Rear Admiral Spencer s.. Wood in
spected the work of preparation at Qui.
al Eidi to-day. He watched sailors from
the Chicago at work buryIng the dead
men which will hold the C-5 in the
Juggling of the wind. Then the Admira
inspected the little biplane in which
Capt. Frederic Raynham and Capt
Charles w F. Morgan. his navigator
will try the flight 1t seemed "a small
ship for a long journey" to the Admiral
The naval officers have supplied Capt
Morgan with chart showing the posi-
lions Of the destroyers patrolling the
route to the Azores. Most of the de-
| stroyers are TO the south OF the route
which Capt Morgan will follow in navl.
eating the Martinsyde plane.
The most friendly cooperation exist;
| and is daily growing stronger between
the weather service instituted by the
British Air Ministry for the British en-.
tries in the $4,000 contest and that OF
the American Navy for it's NC seaplanei
and dirisible- Lieut. c. ". Keyser Is
liaison meteorological and plans out the
weather maps for the American fiiers
Other officers aboard the Chicago have
plotted out possible courses for the
dirigible, which must take advantage OF
the prevailing winds with much more
| care than the NC ships.
The British fiiers are still held by mid.
ocean weather conditions. Harry Hawker
is testing his wireless equipment to de.
eide whether or not he needs new
transmitting set of higher power. II is
possible that both British biplanes and
both American seaplanes will start abou,
the same time on Wednesday next, sc
as TO take advantage OF the full moon
during their hours OF night flying.