The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-23

tors is that which filters through tue
groen-painted linen, an wucanny and
continual gloom or dusk, AT night
hand electric lights are used and
when the watches are changed, every
four hours, these lights are used 10
signal the approach Of one of the
crew along. the walk should another
member be coming from the opposite
direction There are no turnouts on
this narrowg gauge walk,
Ainidships is the dining hair or
grand salon on whatever face
tious officer may choose to call it,
It is simply a widening out Of the
walk, the floor space at that point
measuring about 10 by Is feet. Here
there are six hinged tables and tiny
washstand. also thseN tanks of dis
titled drinking water, each containing
70 gallons.
AT mess time half Of the crew off
duty can squeeze into thi sspaco and
eat their prepared and previously
cooked food, buffet style. There are
no chairs on the ship. Roasts, stews,
and potatoes, limited variety of veg
ctables, coffee or cocoa comprise the
meals. They are heated when want
ed on appliances attached to the en-.
gine exhaust pipes. Obviously there is
no aftormeal cigar or cigaro. enjoyed
aboard
One can stand upright trayersing
the length Of the ship except near the
bow and stern, where the gas bags
are nearer the bottom of the huge en-
yelope. There are eighteen hydrogen
gas compartments within the she'll
with capacity of 100000 cubic feet
Forward and aft there is long per
pondicular ladder, extending upward
between bags and reaching to the
roof. The observer is Obliged to scale
this marrow and wiggly aluminium af-
fair whenever he wants to take o
shot at the sun in making obscrva.
ton got half way up but the gas
fumes, increased by the fact that the
Blimp was being held TO earth, and
forced me down preeipitately in utter
disregard to the dents made in the
solos of my stockinged feet by the
sharp metal rounds of the ladder.
In the extreme stern, modern sani-
tary arrangements arc arranged
Hanging below the bag are four
'g0ndolas'' or cars, one under the
bow; two, side by side, amdship, and
enc under The siren The forward
gondola contains the tho bridge
and chart room ANA nayigators'
quarters, as well as the wireless
room and forward engine.
The navigating and pilot room,
about six feet wide and ten feet long
is the last word in completeness of
navigation appliances. BY means Of
speaking tubes and bells, all parts Of
the ship are controlled from this
room II is through this room that
the ship is boarded from the ground
access above being via another alumi-
mum ladder
The two gondolas amidahipa are
reached from the envelope by
small ladders each contain single
engine worked by two men The after
gondola has two engines and one pro.
pelIer.
When the R.3I silently no8cd her
way on to the field at Mineola there
were comparatively few to receive
her the landing crew having been
rushed 100 miles away to where it
was believed she would be forced
to land She lowered around, how.
ever, with an almost human appear
anco of hesitancy, as though she
were looking for comfortable place
TO lie down Finally, after circling
a few times, coming lower by eject
ing water ballast and through man
ipulation of her eleyating and steer
ing rudders, she slowed down near
the spot chosen and heavcd an
anchor overheard, for all the world
like the Levithan coming to stop
in New York bay. She then
winched herself down to an eleva-
tion that permitted the ropes dang
ling from hor to be grasped by
hastily collected landing party Of