Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-07

bound for New YORK and wished US
every possible luck.
$50 y. m.-Messages were receiv-
ed from both II. NJ. S. battle cruisers
Tiger and Renown. which had been
previously sent by the admiralty out
into the Atlantic to assist us with
weather reports and general oDserva-
tions.
Above the Clouds
sc p. m-Scott increases height to
1000 feet and at this height we find
ourselves well over the clouds and
with bright blue Sky above us. The
view is an enchanting one-as far as
one can see vast ocean OF white
fleecy clouds ending in the most per
! feet cloud horizons.
Two particularly fine specimens of
windy cirrus cloudy of when Pritch-
ard promptly obtained photographs,
! appear on our port beam, also SOME
! cirrus ventohus' clouds-lit,ie curly
! clouds like a black cocks tail feathers
ALI Of which Harris interprets as a
| first indication and infallble sign of
a depression coming up from the
south.
$40 p. m.--Put back cock one
half hour TO corrected Greenwich
bitSlil time. me ttOM v ~ - III
Position latitude % degrees so min
utes north longitude 20 degrees west.
I'VE have covered $40 sea miles,
measured in a direct line, in seventeen
hours, at an average speed of thirty
six knots or forty miles per hour
Depth of Atlantic at this point 800
fathoms. At this rate if a.. goes well
and if that depression from the south
doesn't interfere we should see St
Johns about midnight tomorrow,
July 3.
"6;55 p. m.-Wireless message from
air ministry via CIifden, states;
Conditions unchanged IN British
Isles Anti-cyClone persistent in asst
ern AtlantiC--a new depression Cuter-
ing Atlantic from south
This confirmed Harris forecast
and is an admirable proof of the value
of cloud forecastinS,
900 p. m--The clouds have risen
to our height and we are now driving
away through them with no signs of
the sky abOye or the sea underneath.
Airship now very heavy owing to
change in temperature and IL degrees
down by the stern. Running on all
five engines at 1000 revolutions.
Height 5000 feet.
800 p. m.-We are just on top of
the clouds alternately in the sun and
then plungng through thick banks of
clouds. The sun is very low down on
the western horizon and we are steer
ing straight for it.
Beneath the Clouds.
$50 p. m.-SCott decided to go
down underneath the clouds and in
crease speed on all engines to 1900
revolutions to do so. Dark, cold and
wet in the clouds and we shut all win
dows.
I'VE see the sea at 1900 feet be-
tween patches of clouds Rather
bunny.
We now find ourselves between
two layers Of clouds, the top layer L.
600 feet above us and the lower layer
500 feet below with occasional
glimpses of sea.
900 p. m.-All through this first
night in the Atlantic the ordinary air.
ship routine of navigation, steering
and elevating also maintaining the en-
glnes in smooth running order goes
on, watch and watch as in the day
time.
The night is very dark. The air
ship is lighted throughout a mucn
enlarged lighting system having been
fitted. All instruments can be indi-
vidually illuminated as required
"8:20 a. m.-Thursday, July 3. The
clock has been put back another hour
to correct our time to Greenwich
mean time. Observation-Disclosures rs
degrees; so minutes west, latitude, SO
degrees north.
"Our position is over the west
bound steamship route from Cape
Race to the Clyde and momontarily
crossing the eastbound route from
Belle Isle to Plymouth,
Half Way Over.
I'VE are over half way between Ire
land and New FOundland and are
back again on the great circle route,
having been slightly to the south of
it, owing to the drift effect of north
erly wind,
Good weather report from St
Johns.
"12:45 p. m.-Durrant is speaking S.
S, Canada on our spark wireless. All
we know at the moment is that she is
somewhere within 1870 miles.
Captain David, in command, wish
es us saft voyage. We gaze through
our glasses in her direction, but she is
just over the horizon.
20 p. m.-Slight trouble with star
board amidships engine-Crackedl
cylinder water jacket Shotter always
equal to the occasion. made a quick
and safe repair with piece of copper
shooting and the entire supply of the
ships chewing gum had to be chewed
by himself and two engineers before
being applied.
~ hn N
madam summer route of steamers
bound for St. Lawrence via Belle Isle
strait and over the well known Lab
rador current. There are already in-I
dications of these cold currents in the
fog which hangs Immediately above
the surface of the water.
Aerial navigation is more compli-
Gated than navigation on the surfaced
of the sea. but there is no reason why, |
when we know more about the air and
its peculiarities, it should not bel
made just as accurate. .a..
&c to p. m,-We are gradually get !
ting further and furtht.' into the shall !
low depression which was reported
yesterday coming up from the south
Atlantic. For the last four hours the ,
sea has been rising and now the wind I,
is south southeast, As miles per hour, |
Visibility only half a mile. Very
rough sea and torrents of rain. In
spite of this the ship is remarkably,
steady.
AT s p. m. Scott decides to climb !
right through it and we evidently
came out over the top of it at 3,4O0
feet.
$50 p. m.--We have now passed
the center of the depression. The rain
has ceased and we are travelling quite
again.
- p. ma stowaway has just been
a cat struggled on board