Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-05
GIANT SKYSH|P IS
DELAYED BY FOG
ON NORTH COAST
Reports Off St. Johns at
Midnight, After Long
Silence.
GREAT CROWDS AWAIT
IN VAIN R-34'S ARRIVAL
Officials Believe Rig Dirigible
Changed Her Course to Avoid
Storm Area.
ExpECT HER AT MINEoLA TO-DAY
Scores OF American Machines Will
Take to Air as Soon as Visitor
Is Sighted.

ROOSEVELT FIELD. MTNEoLA,
July "A Halifax dispatch says that
at midnight the British dirIgible II ~
waf reported passing down the coast
. off that port
The dirigibIe "as thrown off her
course and slowed up considers bly by
fog early in the day, when she was
approaching the Newfoundland coast,
1T is understood that the plan Of drop
ping mail at 81. Johns was abandoned
because Of weather conditions
me progress of the diriEible down
Inc coast viii assume the proportions
OF race with the big IIaandicy Page
plane whicn left Harbor Grace ,h.s
afternoon. Tn. plane. however. can
: make double the speed OF the diriiriDsn
under ordinary conditions
Mincoin In Rendinrss
WIN everything in readiness for
niIher 4 night or day landing of the
ship, R-3i. aviation experts tonight
were trying TO figure the whereabouts
OF the giant dir!gibie.
~ since nee ner approach 10 the storm area
on ihe Newfoundland coast carly in the
Gay nothing definite had been heard
IRON IRON me airship until midnight. 1t is
.a,,rs s'ooa mat she veered or her
course to the northward TO avoid the
storm and turned Sputhward aftar
feachinE the region OF Belle Isle.
otterciine. Bar iaThn- 80, 81. 'onns'
port. jSayvi!ie and Arlington we're
without any ;idings OF the air yovar-
ers from IL o'clock today. bat the eS-
peris look for her 10 appear from the
southeast some time tomorrow morn
ing. Heavy fog and rain around New
touhn!ahu are believed 10 have inter-
eu with wireless communication
expects Early Morning Landing
r.A
'IIitlsh air service at;ache a, Wasbtny,
ton. who has made his headol,ar,n11s
he hopes sa15shaps; fog ar, Fed for the night
I'VE are ready at this ais, end sd"Gt"s 10 the
snne,s, snnsea 70 care for the machine. the
Others. Res; and r.gros,, p.ess m'As.Hes and
rrat,. ,,,t. ".ld 'c.FcsAintnt Tor the
Sactt, Sm aMa!t ihclr arrival and refue!ing
81, ,h. arr ready
is die,cui, enG nseaSe % nc Of wireless word i,
IIsat OF the d!riSible. Personally 1
took lor her 10 appear between and
able ,ba, ~. "is.s crock. Il IS prob
ses nn., iate IN ,he afternoon. as a de-
sanss sanas IN. IN Inc me. hea, OF the day would
Should the dirig;blc appear early
in in lhe morning. when all is dark. the
innding ,;n,1, 3, vii be deferred. If possible,
pared for "a nigh, Ianiinr" are rS,, pre-
, be necessary. : S''ou'u
Reyr., nam,
II, Is TOO h.n 'e re- 70 'il'n' ,.n"d july T.
nave been made Oh July /. II would
nave lent an Impressive touch "a
Americas great day OF patriotisn," -
Five hundred army and .sii nayy ms,
have been detailed to man;pn,ay,c y H,Sn ,Sa
,n big sky s,ip when She lands. = These ese
mand OF Lieutenant j. j. Quinn co,n
mander of tn. American hlinr, IN IN,
The "gobs' and doughbovs warn giy.n
thorough- instructions regarding their
moyements a, the command.
Let go" Ease up" Walk shin -
the right Hold fast" etc. -
,andius an NJ Gninn explained that. in
about a ton of ,r, ,a.e niaS liberate
tanks Don, ,iint ,D'.t ,IaSt from her
Is happening when M; 'hins unusual
out" he said :somn ~ va ua,, i,as, Is let
sprayed lii,lc ~, -. GU may get
you. There may be y s"r, m9h @ ! hurt
cushing sound roo 6nn', oi As'
ship is blowing nm wban ,t..n , the
than. In any event NH fH you near
cr.,. o'" ias''
""d OF Spectators.
great crowd OF motorists and snoc
Feia s 'nfhSIsfSp' hopsfS ibs, hs daH at noossvs