The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-07


set, ont on a long distance voyage
carrying her maximum allowance oi
ne,rol she can only rise to A Unite /
heighlh at the outset without throw
ing some OF 1t overheard as ballast
and that as the airship proceeds on
her voyage she can il so desired
,rddually Increase height as the pc
uol IS consumed by the engine.
. AN airship OF thi- type when most
of her petrol is consumed can rise to
height OF about 1900 feet.
An Anxious Period.
For this reason the next few
hours were one OF the most anxious
periods during the flight for Major
Scott, the captain of the ship, who.
owing TO the large amour, of petrol
carried 1900 gallons, weighing l5.8
tonS), had to keep the ship as low
as possible and at the same time pass
over northern Scotland, where the
hills rise TO a height of over 5000
feet
Owing to the stormy nature Of the
morning the air at 1900 icct-thc
height at which the airShip was trav-
elng-was most disturbed and
'buVpy, due to the wind being broken
up by the mountain, to the north
causing violent wind currents and
air pockets.
The most disturbed conditions
were met IN the mouth OF the CLYDE.
south of Loeb Lomond, which. sur
rounded by high mountains, looked
particularly beautiful IN the gray
dawn light.
The islands at the mouth of the
Firth OF Clyde were quickly passed
The northeast OF Ireland appeared for
time and shortly aitcrward faded
away as We headed out into the At
lantic,
ne various incidents of the voy.
age were set down quite simply as
they occurred and more or less in
the form ot diary. No attempt has
bceen made to write them as a con
acctcd story It is felt tia, by re-
cotdng each incident in this way.
most of them trivial, a few of vital
Importance, tluer picture OF the yoy-
age will be obtained.
lJmc, i. IN, July ,
"AirShp running on four engines
with 1000 revolutions Forward en-
glne being gwen a res Airshppcd
% knotS-land miles per hour made
good So7 Course steered, 29S de.
grecS-north " degrees west course
made good 50 degrees north Il west.
Wind northeast. IS l-5 miles per
hour. Height, l,S00 feet
Large banks Of ileecy clouds came
rolling alo9S from the Atlantic grad
ully hlotting out ali view OF the sea
Vt first We were above these clouds.
but gradually they rose higher and
We plowcl our way into the middle
u them.
Nothing but Fog.
Seven a m, nothing but dense fog
" ",iimatcd by Harris, the me,eorolo-
gcal officer, 10 60 down 10 within
fifty feet Of the water and up to
height OF abol. 0O0 feet.
Suddenly We catch a glimpse oi
he sea through a hole in the cloud,
md 1t is now easy 10 see we have
,lght drift 20 the south, which is
.hat was cStimlt"d bv Scott, captain,
md Cooke the navigating officer,
"a few minute, laer we find our
elycS above the clouds, our height
'ill being 1900 feet, and beneath
Loudly sky with cloais at about 5000
Get We are therefore in between
wo LAYERS of clouds, condition
,nlCh Alcock and Brown found them
elves N on more than one occasion
~ their recent flight from ives, to
,a,t.
An excellent cloud horizon now
present, itself on all sides, of which !
coke at once takes advantage
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