The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-10
Announced Definite Plan.


swahr the. last weather reports, care
| fully tabulated by w. X. Gregg, the
meteorological expert loaned to the eI-
petition by the United States Weather
Bureau. Commander Scott finally an
I'VE expect to leave any moment" he
said. Food. fuel and gas in their final
quotas are ready to load. Everything
| else is in good shape. We expect to
make the run home in seventy hours. as
against los hours coming out We have
reason to believe we will have favorable
winds all the way. We ought to make
As miles an hour to mid-Atlantic and
then 10 miles
What I expect Is that we will get
away between and o'clock in the
morning. We will fly over Jamaica,
thence over the greensboro Bridge. up
the East River to Central Park. across
Manhattan and down the Hudson to n
point near City Hall Park. then over
by the woolworth Building. out over
Brooklyn and down to the eastbound
steamer track across the Atlantic.
This course will take US few hun
dred miles north of the Azores. whence
we will head UP northward and, II
conditions on the other side are good.
we will fiy over London before heading
for our hangar at East Fortune"
For some reason the flight downtown
was abandoned. To watchers from roofs
in the vicinity Of the Woolworth Build
ing, the RIA appeared to circle the Met
ropolitan Tower and then head back for
Long Island.
The R-34 Is not dependent upon the
East Fortune hangar, however. There
are several hangers in tho south Of Eng
land in which she could house herself
should conditions prove bad in Scotland
on arrival within reporting distance of
the British Isles. The course Is also
subject to change on account of weather
conditions at any other point
Major Scott Is coming back to New
York some time without his ship. He
likes the town. He likes President Will
son, whom he met yesterday, and he
likes American women. In fact, he had
only one kick against the country-but
let him tell that
president Wilson has a very nne
head" he said yesterday afternoon. TT
was a great pleasure. indeed. to meet
him. I heard his speech in Carnegie
Hall and was very much interested in
It."
Just here some one broke In and asked
the Commander what he thought OF ma
tional prohibition.
81 think it's rotten" he said briefly.
twenty-five gallons of rum to servo
as grog to hr crew in the an
Client and honored custom OF the
Royal Navy. No one will tell where
1t was got in these times-but it's safely
on board.
broadway is very impressive" Com
mander Scott continued. II saw II with
all the lights on last night. I'm coming
back to sec more of It some day-when
haven't got the ship stuck out there to
weigh on my nerves. At that I'm sorry
10 go SO soon. New York Is a wonderful
city. And your American women are
both beautiful and accomplished How
ever. the weather man Is the boss"
The last weather report which speeded
up preparations on the R-s4 was the
following:
AT Roosevelt Field the weather will
be partly cloudy. becoming unsettled
during Thursday, with moderately south
erly winds becoming fresh southwest by
Thursday morning. The start Of return
flight should be made within next TWEEN
ty-four hours and over southern course
as previously advised. Favorable winds
and weather will be encountered over
the western Atlantic"
! At 4:30 o'clock W. r. Gregg had
made the following tabulation OF wind
conditions:
Surface winds and for 500 feet up