The Nome nugget., 1924-03-08
(From Chicago .An,crican)

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 landing here at 3:20 o'clock this morning and was safely back in her hangar shortly after o'clock.
 The great dirigible, which is des-
 tined for cruise aver the North Pole next summer, had broken loose l from her mooring mast at 6:52 D. III. last night with twenty-one officers and men on board and was carried as | far North as Staten Island before she succeeded in overcoming the wind and turning back for Lake hurst. It was estimated that the Shenandoah had travelled 150 miles.
 The only damage was to the outer bag at the fore end of the ship, where the nose cap was torn away when the dirigible was torn from it's mooring mast.
 i Throughout the night the crew was ] in continuous wireless communica | ton with Lakehurst.
 1 We are having a delightful cruise" wirelessed Lieut.. Command CT F. H. kincaid. from the balloon at | 1:15 o'clock.
 | The impromptu cruise of the Shen- andoah proved it worthy in the teeth of most severe storm and testified to superior construction. ! Naval officials at Lakehurst were eiated over the safety of the ship. but no less so over the calmness and bravery of the crew and the strength of the ships framework. While the Shenandoah was being buffeted by wind and rain the officers and men attached to the Lakehurst air depot were in trepidation for fear it might be carried seaward. It was about 3 a. m. when the Shenandoah was sighted putting back to it's home berth. A mighty cheer went up from the 400 mem bers of the land forces as the big ship flying as gracefully az a swan, began circling over the field. Captain Anton Heinen. in charge | board stood with magaphone in his hands and shouted to those be- low:
 You sons of guns, you were wait ing for something to happen. weren't you?"
 This cool greeting brought forthsl another burst of cheering Wind Hits Rent Tn Rag A strong ground breeze was blow ing as the Shenandoah. after its sec ond circle over the field. pointed it's | nose downward. The wind blew in- l to the rents in the fore end Of the ship. where the nose cap had been torn away. retarding it's progress. Finally it was low enough for the men upon the ground to grasp the 1 landing ropes and they pulled with will. drawing the great vessel slowly to the ground.
 As soon as the Shenandoah was snugly berthed in it's hangar. at ASA i g. m., a hasty examination was made. I. was found that the nose cap had
 been torn away. causing several
 rents in the outer bag. No other
 damage was found.
 (The Shenandoah. then known as
 the ZR-1. flew over Chicago on Oct.
 2. It was then on trial trip and at
 the time was on it's way back to the
 hangar at Lakehurst.)
 Another examination of all parts
 of the air vessel will be made later.
 Lieut.. Commander Maurice G.
 Price, Lieut.. Commander J. l.. Dean,
 Lieut. Commander E. H. Kincaid.
 Capt. Anton Heinan and the other
 officers and men on board were hear
 tily congratulated on the manner
 ttey had handled the vessel on her
 dangerous journey. They said that at no time did they fear for their safety or that of the ship.
 Their only anxiety was how long they would be compelled to stay in the ar.
 Polar Flight Still On The slight damage caused by the breaking loose of the Shenandoah will not change the plans of the Navy : Department for its Polar voyage. it is said.
 After leaving Lakehurst the Shen-
 andoah was carried due North in the
 teeth of a terrific wind. It was sight
 ed over Summit, N. J., at S:1s D. m,, Twenty-Five minutes later ita . huge form was discerned against the
 storm skies over Madison. Ten min utes later it was drifting over West. field. From Westfield the airshiT turned to . northeaaerly course.
 Residents of Newark sighted the Ihalloon at 10 p. m. It remained 1r