Arizona republican., 1919-07-06

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 cation service received the fol-
 lowing direct from the vessel:
 "WilI land Montauk Point. Re-
 port time later"
 NEW YORK, July 1.-The British dirigible R-34, en route from Scotland to the United States, was heading for Boston tonight where she will re- plenish her fast diminishing supplies of hydrogen and gasoline before complet- ing her scheduled trip to Mineola, New York.
 Is Hard Driven
 After a day of buffeting by high winds, lost for a part of the time in d dense fog, and driven out of her course to avoid a severe electrical storm, the R-34 reported herself at 11:30 p. m. nearing Boston harbor and flying over the water.
 At 11:30 o'clock the following mes sage was picked up by the radio sta tion at Halifax, N. S., and relayed to the United States:
 Makes Slow Time
 Position of RIA at :02; 56 G. NJ. T. 67.30 west, 43.20 north. Course south west by south magnetic. Twenty five knots. Flying 1,500 feet"
 This position is approximately TO northeast of Boston and at her pres ent rate of speed the dirigible should reach Boston about a. m.
 If no great delay is experienced in obtaining hydrogen and fuel and bar ring a mishap in landing, the R-34 should reach Mineola tomorrow after noon The navy radio broadcasted a message to all cities and towns north of Boston requesting that they be on the alert to give aid to the R-34 in case of an enforced landing.
 It was said that about 300 persons would be required to bring the big ship to rest.
 Destroyers to Aid
 American warships were rushing at top speed up the Maine coast in an- swer to wireless calls from the giant airship to the navy department at Washington. After a long fight with fogs and contrary winds, the com mander of the dirigible flashed a mes- sage that his petrol supply was falling rapidly and that assistance might be needed sA In answer, hte American naval aaf : thorfties ordered the e erted yacht U. S. $. s. Satilla, the nearest avail able vessel, to start for Machias Bay, Maine. Scarcely had the yacht cleared when she was followed by the subma- rine chaser 407 from Bar Harbor and shortly afterward the United States destroyer Stevens steamed out of Bos- ton harbor under forced draught. From St. Johns a cordon of British tugs was thrown out and in the stormy Bay of Fundy the French cruiser Som- rx,n ha al e,ta an effort to cross the path of the air. ship.
 All day long every wireless station from the northern coast of New Foundland to the mouth of the Hudson, was manned by eager listeners and watchers, who strained every eye and ear for sight or signal of the traveller of the skies, but only once did she emerge enough from the mists to be recognized. This glimpse was caught | from the little Noca Scotian town of Parrsboro, S5 miles west of Halifax the town at which the Handley- Page biplane, in flight from Harbor Grace l N. F., to Mineola, N. Y, made a forced landing early this morning. The man. moth airship passed directly over the i lighthouse of the Port at 2:15 this afternoon.
 When first sighted she appeared to be down by the head, but before she passed out of sight had apparently righted herself and was proceeding on an even keel. Sailor watchers esti- mated that she was making about 25 knots an hour.
 In Trouble
 l The first intimation of possible 1 trouble was contained in wireless message intercepted at Il a. m., and ad dressed to the British Admiralty, in which Major Scott commander of the dirigible, reported that his fuel was 1 getting low. Three previous messages giving position, concluded with a | cheery "all we'll"
 Five minutes after the message to the Admiralty, Commander Zachary Lansdowne, United States Navy. in- vited to take part in the flight as 8 i courtesy to the American government sent query to the navy department on behalf of Major Scott, asking if a destroyer could proceed to the Bay oi F'undy If required" In less than three hours, another message asked Wash ington if destroyers were coming, ano two hours later more urgent appea flashed to the navy department asked that destroyers meet the super-Zep- pelin 'at the earliest possible moment.
 Earlier in the day wireless experts had expressed the opinion that some thing had gone wrong with the R-a4 re. ceiving wireless apparatus, and this opinion was confirmed by the apparenl difficulty in communicating to the air. ship word that the American destroy CTS were doing everything in theil power to render the assistance asked for.