Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-07
LOG OF HUGE CRAFT
TELLS INTERESTING
DETAILS OF FLIGHT
R-34 Plowed Way Through
Clouds and Storms Over
Atlantic.
WATER SEEN BUT RARELY
DURING LONG OCEAN TRIP
Flyers Catch Sight of Icebergs
and Win Race With Great
Eagle.
RAINBOWs ARCH OVER .AIsSHIp
stowaway, Former Member OF Crew,
Found After Six Hours Out
From Scotland.
RAINBoWs ARCH OVER A1RsHIp
Stowaway, Former Member OF Crew,
Found After Six Hours Out
From Scotland.

ROOSEVELT FIELD. M1NEoLA. July
o'--some interesting meteorological
information Is disclosed In the log of
'he R-3i' the British dir!giblc which
landed here today.
weather conditions were unfavor-
able for the flight almost from the
start from East Fortune" says the
log.
Passing over Scotland" continues.
inc nota,ions in the log. where the
hiiis rise to height of more than g.
oeo feet. the air was full Of .bumps.
ana air pockets due to high winds
swirlinE through the mountains. These
at the mouth Of the Clyde. south of
Loch Lomond, which presented n beau
,inr ,ir9 ptc'nTe pr Si, to the Ayers; in its set
light OF early morning."
Clouds Blot Ont Sen.
AS the dirigible cleared the north
coast OF Ireland and swung out over
me Atlantic, large banks OF neecy
c'ouds b!otted out all view OF the sea.
clouds by flying high. hut they soon
rose higher and she was compelled TO
nlow Through them. Later the ayia :
,s tors found themselves between two
ayers OF clouds. one at about 1000
feet and the other at about 5000 feet,
Sailing through this uncharted
tairyland' .n:l the crew had their first
boiled eggs. bread and butter and hot
Mi;, lea; A,n sraRhophone. playing The
,nnss mna; W,ia Wiia "omen." sln., and other Jazz
pie meal in cloudland The thirty men
on board breakfasted in two watches
Up to noon OF the first day the air
snip made speed OF thirty knots
at one time, and using only two part
OF the time. These gave a speed of
,nir,y h knots. which was found
consumed only twenty-five gallons OF
petrol an hour with two engines run
ming. Later In the day the speed was
run up to forty-nine miles an hour
Many Rainbow Effects.
a remarkable rainbow effect was
hrst day The log describes 1t thus
Remarkable rainbow effects on the
clouds; one complete rainbow encir-
cled the airshp Itself and the other
smaller one-encirced the shadow.
ing"
The hrst night on the Atlantic was
we'll lighted as an ocean liner. and
there was no difficulty in reading the
instruments AZ dials and other. In
paint to guard against failure of the
lighting system.
The second day was uneventfmI
The sea was visible for part OF the
time. Slight trouble developed In the
water Jacket OF the starboard engine
midships. but II was quickly repaired
by Lieutenant Shotter with a piece
CT copper sheathnE.
Visibility Proves Poor.
Visibility was poor during tho after
noon on account OF clouds. low-lyins
fog and rain. About $40 2. NJ the
rain ceased and the clouds lifted. and
an exceptionally beautiful sky picture
unfolded itself In the west, described d
IN these words:
BLACK. angry clouds giving place to
clouds of gray-mousc color. then a
bright. salmon-pink clear sky. chang
ing lower down the horizon 10 darker
clouds viii ric'i golden lining as
tn. sun sinks below the s.:rf.ca The
sea Is no: With nrd is covered pv
slightly undulat:ng and extending as
far as the eye can reach. The moon
Is just breaking. through the black
clouds Immediately above It,"
second day the first cas-. of sickness
was rerorted. anc af ,hc engineers
complaining. OF fever!shncss. a, ahou:
the same time toe first ac-,ol stow
smuggled aboard for luck BY one OF
the crew. incidentally. 1t is no'ed
In this picturesque log that nearly
ev"ry member of tho crew had a mas
one OF his w!fe's silk stockings as a
mufler around his neck. while Major
Scott, the commander. wore small
gold charm called Thumbs Up
See Large IceberRs.
Friday was ushered in with a won
aerful sunrise-the different colors be-
ing the softest imaginable. Just like a
wash drawing" thin foS partly
obscured the sea At this time. but in
one spot off to the south there was a
blue patch of sea in the center OF
which loomed an enormous iceberg
rlittering in the sun. II seemed TO he
about 800 yards square and l5n feet
high. Another bis berg was sighted
in the distance.
Away from the regions OF the ice
berg, fog and clouds were again en-
counfered. At one point there was
long stretch OF blue sea with great
expanses of fog on either side. 1t
resembled river flowing between
snow-covered banks. This was caused
by a warm current OF water which
prevented the fog from hanging close
to the surface.
Later in the morning a great ice
field was sighted, composed OF innu
merable small bergs. showing blue
green under the water. and covered
with a coating OF frozen snow.
At 1880 p. ". Friday the nrst land
was sighted through a break In the
clouds. It was found to be the north
east coast, Trinity Bay, Newfound-
land. The time from Rathlin Island.
IContInued on Second pare1