Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-03
MAIN TAINS AN AVERAGE .
ALTITUDE OF 1000 FEET
Expected to Reach Mineola Field
by Shutdown Friday
Evening. a2
REDUCE SPEED OF FLYER
Crew Is Provided With Every Con.
vcnience Needed to Mako Trip &
Pleasure Jaunt.

LONDON, July 3.-At midnight last
night. the big British dirigible RAJ,
which started from East Fortune ut I
l:4S yesterday morning, reported her
position by wireless to the Air Minis
try as 81 north latitude, 2415 west
longitude. This Is approximately $50
miles from the starting point. and
would indicate an average speed OF about
thirty-fre knots an hour Unless this
speed Is increased the dirisible will not
reach Mineola before 10 a. NJ. SATURDAY.
IL Is understood. however, that the
fog encountered around noon yesterday
wednesday, had the effect of greatly /
reducing the airship's speed. Adverse
winds also played their part in hold
ing her back in the first twelve hours.
and IT is expected that Major Scott
VIII run the speed up to about forty
i've KNOTS as soon as conditions are
age altitude of 1000 feet. a : " This was
In accordance with the plans announced
by Major Scott before leaving East
Fortune. M '7i$s-1srS "
Speed Figures Compared,
Up to now the big air.sliner has not
the fast stesmshifps. The Maaresania. saeess Hs
ten hours and forty on e minutes ~ i
the The I,ee oreenstoWn- 9; New York trip IN
SePteuper' islV, reeled OF an average
dirigtble should reach herts anshorasei sse
Friday evening. it is possible that ,s the
Long Island coast will be reached be-
fore fore nightfall. but the ,airship is ssS-
and nearby territory in that event
until sundown, SO that contraction Of
the hydrogen gas may make landing
\ wireless report from the airship
Jude $3.50 north. lonsitude s % 20 = west sasa-
aftsr This inaisa,ed psssins w vesrpg to the
point of the Irish coast, possibly' fi,
account OF the heavy fog into which
10 a. NJ. u ~ : : ~
Reduce Speed of Craft. 4s5
At that hour a wireless message, re-9
ceived at the Air Ministry said the
speed had been reduced from forty to
hours later. however, at 1 p. M, an
other message from Major Scott, the
eommsnder mn 81 of the expedition. read. sa
speed forty-two knots" a. -
p Another message received at S.15
posii; +; Nj which did not give the airsh.n,s
thirty Inots, but it was Understood at
this time that the actual speed was
,,s Ten % or Or ,, twelve knots greater, because
The pioneer westward flight, across
the Atlantic seemingly is being made
IN fashion as prosaic as a regular
trip Of a passenger steamship ii,
peace times. indeed her recent 2.o0o-
mile, mile cruise over the German Baltic
70 be more steady in rough weather
than the ordinary ocean liner.
Have Comfortable Quarters.
Her crew of twenty-thrce men have
quarters as comfortable as the officers
or the big British liners. A 6O0-foot
deck running above and connecting
the five gondolas gives them plenty OF,
opportunity for exercise If they get
tired ,sf Of their quarters, in the cars.
Electric heating and cooking appa-
ratus also will contribute to the COM
tort of officers and crew during the
trip, Willie wireless equipment OF wide
latest design and two reserve motors
guarantee safety. Only three of tie
hve motors are 10 be connected iupSat
the same time during the yoyaEe.
Sufticient gasoline is carried forfastrip
or 5000 miles at average speed. Be-
fore leaving East Fortune this morn-
ing Major Scott indicated that no at
tempt would he made to push the air.
ship to her top speed Of seventy knots