The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-12
R-34 WITH ONE
ENGINE DEAD
/; GOING STRONG
Late Wireless From Azores
Places Dirigible Half
Way Across.
NO ALARM is FELT
Speed Is Slightly Reduced
by Mishap and Fail
ing Winds.
HOME SUNDAY MORNING
Maj. Scott, Following Steam
ship Lane, to Land at
East Fortune.
HOME SUNDAY MORNING


tonight received from Major Scott,
commanding the dirigible R-s4. the
following radiogram, sent from Ponta
Delgada, Azores:
"The R-34 at $40 P. NJ. Greenwich
mean time (3:10 p. NJ. New York
time), is 1000 feet above the clouds
and, despite disabled engine, is go
ing strong. We are just about to de-
scend to look at the sea-"
Although the radio did not give
6cott's position It thus becomes known
that he is considerably more than half
way home and should reach the Brit
ish Isles early Sunday morning at the
latest.
One Of the Ave engines of the R-34
Is out Of commission and the big diri-
gible has moderated her record break
ing gait. The first news of the diri-
gibles mishap was received at $3.50
o'clock this afternoon (s:30 o'clock
New York time) by the Air Ministry.
haS AEHhNahs
Except that the reduced speed that
the disability OF the nth engine may
necessitate may Ieevent the R-34 reach
ang England as quickly as was looked
for. the breakdown Is not regarded as
D source of anxiety.
The radio imparttng the engine in
formation stated that the R-34 was at
that moment at 46 degrees 80 minutes
north latitude and 38 degrees 38 min
utes west longitude. This indicates that
the dirigible was virtually In midocean
and due east from Sidney, N. 8. As
nearly as may be estimated her heme-
ward trip will amount to slightly more
than a.100 miles. This being the case. It
II estimated that the dirigible was al
most half way TO England when the en-
gine went dead and that she passed the
hAf-home mark soon thereafter.
The same mezsage had y that Major
Scott intends landing at East Fortune.
Tho . 30 report said that the R-A was
making forty-three miles an hour. The
fast and favorable winds evidently had
diminished and this, combined with the
loss of one engine. doubtless Is respon-
sible for the slackened speed.
At o'clock yesterday morning St
Johns, Newfoundland, reported speak
ing with the R-34. The precise ioca-
tion OF the dirigible was not received,
but it is known that she was in touch
with the Azores.
Her Speed slackened.
Even then she had slackened her speed.
Since 10 o'clock Thursday night It was
noted that her rapid progress was grad
ually diminished, as she was making
nifty miles an hour then, and from that
time on, save for infrequent spurts, the
rate per hour dwindled slightly. She
was following the regular New York 10
Queenstown steamship route. Just as the
reports Of last night showed, but flying
at a low altitude. II Is quite likely that
her engine trouble was progressive and
not sudden.
Forenoon reports in New York had
Scotts big dirigible moro than half way
home, but these reports were not based
on direct information regarding her To-
cation. They were founded on radios
received soon after midnight, yesterday
morning. saying that the airship was
1880 miles east of New York and travel
ling at q rate OF 45 miles an hour. At
such a speed the dirigibie would have
been 1850 miles east OF New York at
o'clock. New York time.
That she did not mako good this
schedule was indicated in another mes
sage sent at s 10 A. NJ. New York time,
giving her position as 46 degrees north
latitude, 80 degrees SO minutes west
neutrality-suspicious. 1900 miles
from her starting point.
Up until this report the R-s4 had con-
sumed l.6s3 gallons of petrol, leaving
S,O27 gallons yet in her tanks. This in
dicated clearly that the winds still aided
the airship.
Despite her engine trouble the prog
ress of the dirigible IL satisfactory. In
the first "a hours of her homeward flight
she covered 1900 miles an excellent
Socord.