Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-02
DIG D|R|G|bLE
MAKING GREAT
TIME IN LIGHT
likely to Reach Long Island
by Tomorrow Night--Pian
for Welcome

LONDON, July 2-The British
dirigible R-34 which left East For
tune, Scotland at 1:48 o'clock Green,
wich time this morning on her at-
tempt to fly across the Atlantic had
reached SO degrees so minutes north
latitude, IT degrees so minutes west
longitude at 2 o'clock Greenwich time
this afternoon. 30 o'clock New York
time).
At that time the course Of the air
ship was west and she was progress
ing at speed of 81 knots. The po-
sition OF the R-34 at 2 o'clock Green
wish time was approximately 311
miles due west of Clifden on the coast
of Connaught, Ireland, indicating the
dirigible had taken a southwesterly
course after her report at 10 o'clock
Greenwich time when she had reach-
ed degrees minutes north latitude,
IA degrees west longitude. approxi-
mately $50 miles due west Of Burton
port on the northwestern coast of Ire
land. Her position at 9 o'clock also
was approximately 800 miles ffom
East Fortune, her starting point. CA
previous report from London had
given tho position of the R-34 as SO
degrees, Z minutes north latitude, IA
degrees so minutes west longitude at
IL o'clock Greenwich time, which ID
corrected in this dispatch).
When Major Scott, commander re-
ported at IL O'clock he said the diri-
gible was making 80 knots an hour in
a thick fog. He added that all was
we'll In his report at s o'clock Major
Scott said the R-34 was at 55 degrees :
20 minutes north latitude and n; de-
grees 40 minutes west longitude At
o'clock the big airship was making
40 knots an hour and had averaged
45 knots an hour up till that time.
The mail carried by the R-34 in-
cludes letter from King George to
President Wilson,
The wireless dispatch frofn 10 W
8 -5tt At IU.Bo O'Clock this morning
stated that the R-34 was going
through q thick fog but that eVery-
thing on board was going we'll.
Aside from these few persons the
only spectators were the 400 men and
160 women stationed at the airdrOme.
They had been called out at 2 o'clock
A. M. by the usual landing party
bugle. and the drowsy and faltering
steps of many of them evidenced the
fact that the start Of this historic
event had no. kept them awake in tho
earlier hours of the night They took
their accustomed place at the guy
wires and bars at the lower part Of the
gondola.
The great airship then was releas-
ed, except for her human anchors
and to test her lifting power loaded
as she was with more petrol than ever
previously had been in her tanks, the
men at the gondolas were ordered to
release their hold.
The ship quickly rose, and just as
quickly the order was given to pull her
down. After this test the men and
women holding the guy wires slowly
started toward the east doors of the
airdrome which had been opened,
gradually pulling the great unwieldy
craft into free space.
Thanks to the light breeze and the
wind breaks erected on each side Of 4
the airdrome the task of getting tho
R-34 out was not difficult one. She
was towed to a point about 800 yards
away from the airdrome and after be-
ing turned around all five of her
powerful motors were started hum-
ming.
Then the hand Off, bugle was
sounded, the airship started to rise,
her propellers began to sing and all
most before the cheering had ceased
1.-THE great flyer had disappeared In
the mist.