The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-07-17
TRIP WITHOUT INCIDENT.


TRIP WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Tired, UnshaVen but SmiIino Crew is
Greeted Warmly as They Climb from
Big Ship-Major Scott Tells of the
Voyage.
Pulham, Norfolk, England, July 13.
I-Great Britain's mammoth transat
lantic air pioneer, the dirigible RIA:
arrived here at 6:56 o'clock. Green
Wlch mean time, today, completing her
round trip from the British Isles to
the United States and return.
The R-34 poked her nose out of the
clouds northeast of the village and,
after circling the flying field three
times, glided gently to the ground
and 10 minutes later was housed in
the dirigible shed. The voyage from
Long Island was without particular
incident and was completed in ap-
proximately Is hours.
Shouts from those on the field
greeted the first sight of the long gray
body low on the horizon. AS the R-34
approached the field she dropped from
a height of 5000 feet to 1000 feet.
The men who were to aid the airship
in landing, were ordered to their po-
sitiOns and waited silently as the
ship circled the field, dropping lower
and lower
Crew Tired, but Smiling
When Major G. H. Scott, her COM
mander, had maneuvered the airship
into position for the landing, the wa
ter ballast was eleased to steady her
and rope was thrown from the bow.
The rope was grasped by eager hands
and the giant ship moved across the
field to the shed where the delicate
operation of berthing her was ac-
complished quickly and without ac-
cident.
+ A military band stationed on the
field played "The Call of Duty" as the
airship began to settle, and then
changed to the strains of "See, the
Conquering Hero Comes" as the ship
was put into the shed the band play
ed Keep the Home Fires Burning"
The crowd was too intent in watch
ing the ship to notice the music,
while the whirr of the propellors made
it inaudible to the men in the R-34.
The tired, unshaven, but smiling
men who composed the crew quickly
climbed from the gondola and were
greeted warmly and with many slare
on the, back by the officers and sob
diers gathered on the field.
"The voyage home has been with
out incident" said Maj. Scott. 1--WE
want breakfast"
Story of the Voyage.
| After breakfast and while enjoying
the belated luxury of his little black
pipe, smoking not being permitted on
the airship, Major Scott told the story
! of the return fight as follows:
1--WE estimated we would make it in
from 70 to 80 hours" he said. I'VE
made it in rs. When we left we had
strong wind behind us and we COW
cred the first 800 miles in about eight
hours. When we circled over New
York we could plainly see the crowds
on Broadway waving to us as we pass
ed. but could not hear them because
of the noise of the engines.
"South of Newfoundland we en-
ress from then on was slower. We
travelled at an average height of from
1900 to 5000 feet and found much
low clouds and fog. Once we saw
nothing but fog for "a hours.
eve struck Ireland at Clifden and
made good progress from there al
though our steering engine broke
tdown Saturday morning. We started
with 1900 gallons Of gasoline and
had 1000 left.
Eve are naturally pleased with tho
trip, all of us. I expect important
changes in the size and speed of fu-
ture afrships, big ships that will trav-
ell 70 to 80 miles an hour and power
| full enough to crawl through any
thing"