Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-16
DiiigitdeC C-5
 Dropped Into the Seal
A British Steamship is Stand ing By-Destroyer Edwards is to Salvage the Airship.

St. Johns, N. F.. May 1.-The U. S. navy dirigible C-5 which escaped from it's moorings here this afternoon drop ped into the sea about S5 miles off shore, according to a radio message received tonight by the cruiser Chi cago from an unidentified British steamship.
 The steamship said it was standing by the dirigible. The destroyer Ed the blimp after it was blown to sea was notified by wireless of it's position and started at once to salvage the air ship.
 Plans of the United States navy for a transatlantic flight by dirigible re- ceived a severe jolt when the giant ''blimp'' burst from her moorings in a gale and was swept out to sea soon after she had arrived from Montauk Point, after being in the air continu~ ously for twenty-five hours and forty i've minutes.
 The destroyer Edwards immediate ly set out i- pursuit, with orders to bring the blg gas bag down with anti aircraft artillery if necessary. Ever if the Edwards is able to bring back the "blimp' before some serious mis- fortune befalls her, it probably vii require some time to repair the dam- age which may have resulted from hel fall into the ocean.
 Lieutenant Charles G. Little of New | buryport, Mass. who was given charge | of the C-5 after her crew had beer bundled off to bed aboard the cruisel | Chicago, was almost carried away b!
 the fugitive gas bag while making {
 nervy attempt to defate it. | Seated in the blimp's nacelle whel [ l.. AL. and gave a tug which should hav'
 mitted the gas to escape. The cort broke. however, and Lieutenant Little
 realizing he would be unable to brin:
 the ship down. leared out from
 height of zy feet. His only injury wa
 a sprained ankle.
 The escape of the C-5 followed long struggle by sailors from tn cruiser Chicago to prevent it's injur | when guSty west winds swept acroS its mooring place in Quidividi Basi and began tossing it about. Severa of the sailors, clinging to guy ropes
 were thrown down by the dirigible' final tug but none was injured.
 The loss of the blimp was a bite disappointment to Lieutenant Com mander Emery W. Coil and his cre1
 of five. Despite d heavy fog and un favorable weather they had brough the big ship over 1S00-mile cours from Montauk Point with q perform ancc record which they were contider
 would have brought the coveted orde ,l from the navy department to attemE
 the overseas flight.
 ;i The dirigible was lost in the fo Il for a time this morning over Ayalo ,I Peninsula. the southeastern point ( 1 Newfoundland. For two hours sl ' tonuised about, seeking the landin :. fielding here which was known to he |, crew only by radio description. Radi i, directions received from the bas served only to complicate the situa tion, for while the base was sendin | the bearings of the sending static 1 from the C-5, the C-5's navigators 1T | terpreted them as the ships bearing from the station.
 1 Eventually, Commander Coil sishte
 narrow gauge railroad which he fo lowed to St. Johns. The town 5 Topsail was then recognized and a d rect course was laid which took u } dirigible toward Quidividi valley. : Lieutenant J. Y. Lawrence was t the wheel and effected a landing tn;
 elicited eXclamations of appreciate l from British airmen who had gathere , to welcome the airship.