The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-07
atmosphere HAUNTED
BY 5000 DETILS''
That Is the Way 1t Appeared to the
Meteorological Officer of the R-34
Grew We're Haggard and
Their Eyes Bloodshot.

Mineola, n. Y. July 7.-Great Brit
lighter than-air machine to cross the
Atlantic ocean. anchored here at Roose-
welt field at 1854 a. m. yesterday (l:54
p. m. Greenwich timel, after an aerial
voyage of l08 hours and II minutes,
which covered 2,l3o knots, or apparently
1880 land miles, through dense banks
of clouds with the sun and sea visible
only at rare intervals. The R.34 was
forced to cruise 5000 miles to reach
Trinity Bay, N f., from East Fortune,
Scot, and / ,944 from there to Mineola.
When the super Zeppelin arrived here,
she had left enough petrol to keep her
moving 90 miles longer Her crew, al
most sleepless for four and half days,
were weary almost to the point of ex-
haustion, but happy at the successful
completion of their epoch making trip.
Haggard, unshaven, their eyes blood
shot from the long vigil, and lines of
care bitten deep into their faces, Major
G. Fl. Scott, the commander, and his off
GERS showed plainly the effects Of the
anxious hours through which they lived
yesterday while they were cruising over
the far reaches of Canada and the bay
of Fundy, beset by fog, heavy winds and
| terrific electrical storms
1T seemed as though the atmosphere
was haunted by 5000 devils said Lieut.
Guy Harris, the meteorological officer.
/ While the R-34 was circling the field
at great height, Maj Pritchard jumped
out with parachute. He landed safely
near headquarters and smilingly hurried
indoors before an ambulance that had
been rushed to the scene could reach
him. This was nearly half hour before
the dirigible came to anchor.
Lieut.. Hoyt, u. S. n, the ground Off
Ger, had assembled on the field force of
more than 500 soldiers and sailors ready
| for instant action, as the R-34 circled
lower and lower When she was only
200 feet above the ground, huge haw-
ser was let 90 under her nose. British
non commissioned officers with Ameri-
can soldiers and sailors shouted glee-
fully as they seized the rope and hung
on like grim death
Then water ballast was dropped from
the forward end of the dirigible and her
nose tipped Then she began to descend
Five more guide lines were dropped, and
landing parties grasped them as the wa
ter ballast was dropped from the stern
| In both operations at bow and stern, the
landing crews were drenched by the cas-
cading water. Major Scott directed all
the details of the landing, and it was
carried out as smoothly as though the
inexperienced landing crew had. been an.
choring dirigibles all their lives.
The hawsers were attached to concrete
blocks, two at each end and one at either
side in the center. When the great shiT
was safely anchored, all the ropes except
the ones at her nose were cut loose SC
she could swing with the wind like 8
ship at anchor. The landing crews will
stand by all through the night to hold
her safe.
The complete list of the crew follows
Major G.. II. Scott, a. f. c., captain
Captain G. S. Greeland, first officer; Sec
ond Lieutenant H. L. Luck, second off
Ger; Second Lieutenant J. D. Shotter
engineer officer; also Brig. Gen. L. M