The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-07-10
.R-34 TO TAKE
NEW ROUTE ON
RETURN TRIP
Will Head Directly. For SPAN
After Leaving U. S. at S a. m.
Iuesday-Near Accident at
Mineola.

return trip to Scotland, the Brit
lsh dirigible R-34 will take the
southern course, leaving the Unit
ed States and heading directly for
Spain, it was officially announced
today.
Maj. G. II. Scott. the command
er, announced definitely at noon
that the R-34 would start on it's
return journey at 5 O'Clock to-
morrow, flying over Boston. The
R-34 will NOT circle New York
before turning east, he said.
United States navy department
officials had requested the diri-
gibie make a flight over New
York, Philadelphia and Washing
ton. This plan was vetoed at a
noon conference Of Commander
Scott and British royal air force
officials. !.
A rise in temperature caused
the gas in the R-34 to expand
shortly before noon today and she
suddenly arose to a height OF
about 800 feet. The hawsers held
; and she was pulled back after a
struggle Of half anahour. A rent
was tora in the nose Of the gas en-
velope, but the gas bags proper
were not damaged.
The American army balloon
les had all the could do to hold the
mammoth airship.
Rush Overhauling.
Officers in charge Of the dirigible
ordered the work of overhauling
! rushed so, hat she could start On her
return voyage at the earliest possible
moment in view of the danger to which
+, she was exposed. This is the first
time the super-zeppelin has been
moored In tho open air, always having
been anchored previously in an air
/! drome with adequate Win shields.
Immediately after the accident Ma
jor Scott inspected the damage and an
nounced the rip in the gas bag could be
easily mended. ~
Lacked Weather Reports.
Members of the crew explained that
| the failure OF the R-34 to receive proper
weather reports caused her to run into
two storms off Newfoundland. The
weather reports picked up were from
the vicinity of the Azores islands,
while those from the north Atlantic
region were very meager. With re"
ports telling Of the storm area some
200 miles north by northeast of New
%foundland the R-&i. it was said, would
have altered hey course to north OF the
' circle and proceeded over northern
Newfoundland and h Nova Scotia
coast and thereby would have avoided
the storm between Newfoundland and
NOVA Scotia.
More than 500 men assisted the R-34
to effect a landing yesterday and they
remained on duty all night. in relays
of $50. This system will continue I'M
til the airship departs.
in Air 1o9 Hours.
The R-34 completed it landing al
Roosevelt field at a:h3 yesterday morn
ing, following a flight officially set at
3,130 miles, in 1903 hours and II min
utcs. Commander Major Scott, estimat-
cd. however. that because of the de-
vious course followed the dirigible Gov
cred fully 5000 miles, making her aver
age speed 20 1-2 knots an hour.
The big airship arrived here under
her own power, largely through a lucky
shift in the direction Of the wind. She
encountered stiff head winds and ar
electrical storm over the Pay of tundy
late Saturday and was running short OF
fuel. MAJOR Scott decided to run foi
Boston and asked the U. S. navy tc
scnd aid.
Early yesterday however the winf
shifted while the craft was north O
Cape Cod and Major Scott decided tt
attempt to make Montauk, l.. l. H
: sent q wireless message to that e!ec
and mechanics were rushed to Mon
tauk from Roosevelt field. The Rs.
reached Montauk at 7 a. m. but TIL
wind still held good and there wa!
enough petrol to assure a safe LANDING
at Mineola, so Scott kept on.
The RIB arrived over Roosevelt
ield at 8:45. She circled about at al
r altitude of 1000 feet until 8 O'CLOCK
, Wireless communication establlshe'
the fact that Major Hugh Fuller, VIII
! had been in charge of arrangement
for landing, had gone TIC Boston whe'
the first s. Q. S. calls were sent out b,
The R-34.
Lands With Parachute.
Inc = tD1S 5 cIStlcS
shut off, and shortly afterward a ma
leaped from tho WI gondola,
parachute attached to his waist IN
man was Major John Il. NJ. Pritchart
executive officer of the R-34. he mao
the descent tt take charge of the iano
, ing in the absence Of Major fullel
Meantime the American nava! blim
] CA arrived over the field and circle
: about the R-34. She appeared like
!: toy in comparison with the huge Erit
. ish craft. ,,t,
When everything was ready the KS
was brought into position, a Grea
quantity of sand shot out from IN
!. rear Of her gas bag. her stern ute
ssround. A drag rope was thrown over
board while she vas about zoo feet ul
UPWARD and she slowly sank . tn
This was secured to one of the con
crete anchorage posts. Other rope
followed and in a few minutes she wa
safely anchored.
cr.w Tired and Dirty
D.. The officers and men aboard IN
. R-S4. 30 in all. were tired, cirt. an
uunsry. AFTER exchanging erecting
II posing for pictures and talking to tn
:. newspaper men. they ate. bathct
= rhayed aud rested. Lieut.. Commando