The sun., 1919-07-08

which throughout the war has served
to identify allied aircraft. 1t consists
of a shield with lion rampant. The
crest carries the words PRO Patria
Volans' and beneath the device is the
crafts name, "H.M. RI. -XXXIV'--for
His Majesty's Airship R-S4."
Nailed tightly to the frames OF the
forward gondola was a horseshoe. an
oient symbol of luck. with the open side
up in orthodox fashion. The gondolas
within are painted blue below and silver
above. The silver paint. It has been
found. best defects the suns rays. The
forward gondola is In two parts, the
after part containing the engine which
drives the forward propeller. The for
ward part Is q separate structure, con-
nected with the after one only by fabrics
In order that the mass of navigauonal
Instruments thcre may be as little dis
turbed by vibration as possible. There
are as many OF these instruments with
their dials and strange levers and handles
for the controls as there are cells to a
honeycomb or quilts on hedgehog, SO
far as a layman could observe.
Motors Carefully NAMED.
The wing gondolas are mere engine
rooms, each containing Il motor. but In
the exhaust, upon which all OF the hot
food during a voyage 10 prepared.
All Of the motors are carefully muhled,
not only to cut down the noise, which
would be almost intolerable beneath the
echo in the belly Of the ship. but to sup
press effectively all sparks or hot gases
which might ignite the nearby hydrogen.
The hydrogen escapes from the tanks
by an automatic valve as Il expands and
To axtr Na1x
desirable to start voyage In the COOL
Of the morning or evening.
When hydrogen gas is expelled the
vessel of course loses buoyancy and this
necessitates the discharge of ballast. The
principal ballast 10 gasolene and gaso-
iene naturally lie not to be wasted on the
air, as it serves for fuel. A considerable
amount of water ballast Is carried. but
is designed principally for use in ener-
gency. As the hydrogen escapes In the
natural course of the ships voyage the
gasolene Is consumed by the engines and
a condition approaching the initial equi-
librium between the two tubes Is main
tained.
This relation between the hydrogen and
the gasolene governs the loading OF the
vessel. The procedure yesterday was to
feed a little OF one and then a little of
the other. The buoyancy OF the craft thus
was maintained as near the constant az
possible.
Something OF n scare was caused on
the field about 10 o'clock last night
when the storm OF the R-34 was observed
to be settling rapidly. An American
balloon officer met the situation. how
ever. by ordering man into the after
gondola, there to release water ballast.
The water once out the stern promptly
returned to her normal position.
Ship Settles After Night.
The whole ship settled last night until
about $50 in the morning. when the
hydrogen, contracting with the falling
temperature, reached its greatest dem
sity. Measures had boon taken, how
ever. to prevent any sudden dropping
of the R-3i to the ground.
The high riding position Of the R-Si
early last night gave infinite relief to
the crews of soldiers and sailors who
had been serving as human anchors
throughout the day while work was GO
ing on on board. Twenty men held the
hand rail on either side Of each gondola
while other squads Of twenty stood by
to rush to one or the other as ordered
through a megaphone by Lieut.. j. j.
Quinn, L. S. N. commander of the ca
1t was not a job that they relished and
many COnplalHtu lndt tHty 1uu hdu W
hang on to the burned pig for hours at
time without food or drink. Hanging
| on. they insisted with display Of blis-
tered hands, was not an easy job. even
| for a sailor.
Major ]. L. y. Pritchard. the ships
| executive officer. was about the field all
day, limping little bit on a cane, for
| his descent in a parachute on Sunday
| had Jared an old injury to his hip that
| he had suffered when shot down in the
| war. Major Pritchard said last night
that the ship was then filled to 20 per
cent. of her capacity of hydrogen. When
she arrived she was but half full.
Officers in charge OF the traffic and
police work at the field estimated when
| tho gates were closed last night that
| 500, 900 persons had seen tho dirigible
during the day. The roads were still
lined with long stream of automobiles
| seeking admission to the inclosure.