Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-04-02

over radiators.
zone Is struck by the absence Of
noise or vibration In large uirShip,
AMI the absence Of smoke or dirt Is
great nssct The complete absence Of
scaSickness Is also an important con
sidcration."
Craft of the type described by Brig
adler General Maitland already have
been used IN Germany on short pas
sengcr routes The German Air Travel
company. formed In 1910 md financed
and managed by the Hamburg Am"rlka
Steamship line ran regular passenger
excursions ana town 10 town services
from 1910 to 1911 During this period
these nirships made 500 flights, carry
Ing 1900 passengers without a single
nlshap involving personal injury. one
Of the arshlps. the Vittorla Louise,
made 200 trips In 80 consecutive days.
The company was able To make
profit. although the passenger rates
were reasonable. Since the arnistice.
despite the unsettled conditions In
Germany, airshlps have been built for
special mail and passenger service
between Berlin. Munich aud Switzer-
land. The first of these ships. the Bo-
denscc, ran regularly from June TO
October last year, carrying 80 passen-
gers trip. II Is said that the Yep
peln company Is now negotiating with
American interests for the organiza-
ton of an air service from Spain to
the United States and South Amer
ica ana Is designing giant ships with
speed of 80 miles an hour for
this run. The ships will carry 100
passengers and their baggage. as well
as six or seven tons of mail.
Valuable War Reserve Force.
The knowledge OF handling the light
er.than-air craft greatly Increased
during the war. The ships We're used
under all weather and atmospheric
conditions and did valuable service as
escort and convoy craft and also In
combat against submarines. Small
rigids were used to locate AMI
pursue the submarines and We're able
TO detect U-hont fur below the sur
face The new ships, In addition 10
their duties ~ passenger vessels. can
easily be converted to purposes Of war
nnd viii thus form Il valuable air re-
serve force.
On. nf The developments recently
made In airship landing stations is the
rn0nrng mast, which enables the air
ship 10 come to the ground and be
moorcd even during bad weather. The
mast is tall structure. with a swivel
mooring device AZ the top. from which
the airship swings.
Plans are now being prepared for a
mooring tower especially arranged for
use with pasSengcr-carrying airShps.
The revolving head Of the mast will be
provided with n powerful winch for
hauling In and n shock absorbing buffer
viii enable the ship 10 be- coupled up
without difficulty even in winds up TO
80 miles an hour. Within the mast
there viii be passenger elevator by
which the passengers will ascend TO an
upper platform whore they Will cross
gangWay and enter the ship
Pipe lines TO carry hydrogen, gaSo-
line ana water 10 the ship also VIII he
run W the mast. and the vessel can
thus rcfucl AT her mooring>
Inventions Increase Safety.
Many war discoveries aid IN iucreas-
Ing the safety Of uirship travel. The
wireless direction finder makes II pos
sible for the ship to md her location
III an times ami 80 nuyigat" success
fully IN fo-S. The increasing range
and sources OF information of the
meteorological service aids iu giving
weather forecasts that viii warn air
craft ri approaching storms. which can
b. avoided hy change uf course.
Laboratory Investigations are now
h,in. made ot the nature II the purii-
cie> of moisture that forms f"s>. and
IL i hoped that some way will hc
found If dispensing fog, 50 Tint local
clear area may he maintained about
the landing places. All landing places
ar, marked with brilliant electric hca-
cons ana lighthouses are being erected
10 guide night nyiug ships along aerial
routes
Air>h.p> are even now a safe form
81 travel When rain, high winds or
electric storms approach they can seek
the higher air levels and 80 avoid dan
ger. The RISKS from fire have been
reduced 10 minimum. and the dan
Fer of engine trouble, ever present In
the airplane. + nullitied by the fact
that repairs always can he made with
our descending Rigid airShips never
have less than four engines and IL il
Improbable that all engines will break
down nj one time. Even II half the
engines broke down the ship could
travel a; four-nfihS OF her normal
speed
Public Demands Speed.
The airship has the advantage over
both the airplane and the steamship as
a passenger craft. The airplane can
only travel 3O0 miles without stopping
AT base for fuel and is thus imprac-
tIcahla for long distance routes. IL l..