Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-16
FLIGHT IS DELAYED
WHEN HUGE A|RSH|P
LEAVES P|L0TLESS
Semi-Zep Caught Eighty
Miles From Shore by
British Steamer.
HAD TRAVELLED 1000 MILES
TO REACH ST. JOHNS FIELD
Officer Barely Escapes From
Truant Gas Bag, but Several
Others Hurt.
sEAPLANES ARE AGAIN HALTED
Fail To Rise Because Took Too Many
Men. and Will Start With
Third Party.
EAPLANES ARE AGAIN HALTED
fail to Rise Because Took Too Many
Men, and Will Start With
Third Party.

ST, JOHNS, y. r. May 10 ui:sc y.
Mp--The cruiser Chicago reports tina,
she has been in communication with
a British steamer about eighty miles
east OF st. Johns by wireless. the
Rr',.sher reporting that she has Sc
cured the American drigible c..
which blew from it's moorings here this
afternoon aud headed for sea
The British steamer is standing by
tho airship, awaiting the arrival of
~" United states destroyer Edwards
which was sent in pursuit OF the C-s
, immcdiateiy after she broke away
here
The Edwards will tow tho airship
nack mere the destroyer had been
instructed TO bring down the C-5 by
anttaircraft guns lf necessary. but in
view OF the fact that the giant dirigible
seems TO have been captured practi-
tranSatlantic trip within n few days
uhc CO is reported to have been
RIDING on the waves when secured BY
/ the British steamship.
Impatient TO Lcnyc.
The CO was mopred in the aopen
+ and had been tusgimg, at the ropes' IN.
\ a strong westerly wind all day. ae sif&
ln'paticnt TO get away. crew or no
I'CreW.
The ground crew made every cffortl
TO ease her. but To no avail The
impetuous scmi-zep snapped her ropes
shortly before O'Clock. and off She
Lieutenant Little, in charge Of the
siound party was in the car when tho
I6rsh,P @nr his broks ro loose lie had to jump
The CO landed ON rlcasantyillea
Field At $50 \. NJ, New York time
after a hight of 1000 mites in twenty.
NTS Wnn, hours 'oI and and forty minutes. from
iI raie Of twenty miles an hou, he
biimp made splendid landing from
! height OF 900 feet
The crew after landing said ,ha,
the trip was uneventful until thev
! struck belt OF rain and fog near ST
rtrrre Then the fight against the
wind began. The dirigible vas driven
20 the northwest over the interior 10
yond flacentia Bay, and for two hours
she strovc TO find her position
Celebration Staged
hlnail% she got In touch by wire
lesS with the cruiser Chicago at ST
Whitborne, which was lust short
Instance from her position. From this
"in, I"hns sne n made ner way steadily Ia ST.
'"h'S. "here she was first sighted by
ihc signal station at the cntrancc ia
tho harbor. "
cttc,na c9mins r UP the coas, steadily she
cntcred through Quidi Nldi a c,ef, in
me NILS and made for the air Held
Nccording TO British and Newfoundland
-
rec, they had ever seen Steadiy ana
with precision the huge ship landed
ike 10Y balloon.
thousands Of the inhabitants greeted
the arrival OF tho dirisibie. At sig
na! a gun was fred at Cabot rows
On en- sisnai ilill She soon became VS.
orn SKY. The ficld at rleasantville
was scene somewhat similar to thaT
OF race or regatta day. for the
c'o"uS came in cabs and autos
ofhciHis Are Present.
Gnvsrnor Sir Alexander Harris, al.
royal air force, official starter Of the
iETitlsh transatlantic flights Witnessed
cne cnH arrival and rendered his heartiest
piuckN and successful flight Rear
ADMIRAL Spencer $. Wood and oGicers
ahd men OF the cruiser Chicago gay.
ception 'ous'hs re-
Lieutenant Commander Coil com.
rt,amoa,ls t;e,,,s the CO, gave great cred, to
I-a1u.eman' I'awre campbell and Lieutenant
S,tk ana weary, stuck 10 their posts
me men were elated by their trip.
TWO PLANES DEsAYED
hf roo MUCH WEIGHT
TREFASsEY. ~ F., NAV 1,-Thi.
mas been day OF dlsappointments fo,..
me in'repid Yankee hyers Who wonll
can TO the European continent
The seaplanes NC-i and Nc.s mad.
an unsuccessful attempt to "hop.os,
Tor the i.2oo-milc tourney 10 thc
AZORES; while at st. Johns "R,,nn,,
30, their dirigibe comrade. broke
"MnH from rs moorings,
Johns ''tS tSro oreakaway aisHy OF the C:5 at st
THnieh Hor n,s may result , in the death OF a
MO sustained an injury 10 the brain
ones lieutenant Little who was In
Inc airShip's Ger AZ the time il bro;;e
away, came near being carritaI awaT
lie Jumped JUST in time. but Sustained
Snrained ankle. \ boy named O'DonS 4
nell also aged fifteen had his rIah,
leg broken by the same rope iha,
struck kaNanash on the head
NC-i Makes Landing.
This series OF mishaps was offset
somewhat however, by the sudjnu
ARRIVAL here of the NC-4, sister pianct
or the two craft that tried ,nsuccoss
!ullS 20 get away at the appoirsfef
time an hour before rundown Sic
came WhirrinS on Just about the time
thc TWO others wore taxing from their
moorlnSs, her propcllers rS.:iins Wig s.
orouSlS, as " they meant TO say:
hey YOU fellows, wait u minute; Z
let me get In on this" 5f..S3
so tomorrow, one hour before sun.
down. the trio VIII try 10 hop on 10.
esther after all Tho NC-t ami Me-
,md been marking time hero n,ointt
because commander j. roweYs