Evening star., 1924-10-11
SHENANDOAH CABIN
: TORN BADLY; MAY
DELAY FLIGHT DAY
DirigibIe Expected to Stay at
San Diego for Repairs
Until Tomorrow.
SAILS OVER MOUNTAINS
SAFELY IN SNOWSTORM
Later Voyage to Hawaii Projected.
Ship Now to Turn North
Up Coast.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Cal. Oct. 1.-Because
n rear cabin was smashed while the
Shenandoah was being moored last
night after completing her trans
continental flight and some repairs to
her motors, the big dirigible Will
probably stay at her mooring mast
at North Island all day today, ac-
cording to a telephone message from
the North Island Navy Flying Field.
A hole about six feet long was torn
i'll the rear cabin of the dirigible, ac-
cording 20 the communication from
North Island. Although this damage
was described of minor nature. 1t.
together with some work to be done
on two of the ships six motors, was
expected to keep her here today.
Now Moored Safely.
The great navy dirigible was
rnoored safely to the mast at North
Island early today after the first
transcontinental flight by rigid
airship. Ahead of her lay a flight
up the Pacific Coast to Camp Lewis,
Wash. the about-face for Lakehurs
N j., and the possibility later of a
trip to Hawaii.
The great vessel arrived in good
order, except that two of her motors
needed overhauling, despite the
hazardous fight over hte Rocky Noun
tains. Despite winds that swept her
fragile sides near jutting peaks and
storms that piled the huge bag of
helum gas heavy with snow. the
Shenandoah lazily answered her con-
trolls and pulled through the threat
ening passes in the mountains at an
elevation of more than 1000 feet.
Men Enjoy Smokes.
Safely past the last barriers to a
successful journey, the Shenandoah s
crew leaped light-heartedly to the
ground after she was moored at North
Island and indulged in smokefest
Going without smokes was the hard
est part of the 3.000-mile jaunt across
the continent, the men said, as they
puffed away at pipes. cigars and
cigarettes.
Admiral W. A. Moffett, chief of the
Bureau of Naval Aeronautics. was the
first to jump out of the Shenandoah's
cabins He was followed by Comdr
Zachary Lansdowne.
Referring to the proposed Honolulu
trip. Admiral MoT.ett said the Shen-
andoah might be brought to the
Pacific Coast this Winter for the
Navy maneuverS. and after that might
he taken to Honolulu. He added that.
would make such a trip more easily
than it had the transcontinental
cruise. referring to the difficulty en-
countered crossing the mountains
Goes Mt Mile n Minute.
The Shenandoah completed her
westward flight at 11:4o o'clock. Pa
cific Coast time, making. the last 100
miles at a speed of more than
mile a minute after battle with
]lail and snowstormS and headwinds
in the San Jacinto Mountains.
Heading directly over the mooring
mast on North Island, the Shenan
doah's signal lights flashed Are YOU
ready" Ready" was flashed back,
and Commander Lownsdowne swept the
S60-foot cruiser to earth and the land
ing crew of bluejackets leaped to
grasp the mooring lines.
Putting on his venerable corncob
pipe. Admiral Moffett explained that
the arrival had been purposely delay
cd because a landing late at night
would conserve the helium supply.
For that reason the Shenandoah was
headed northwest after Yuma, Ariz..
was reached instead of holding
straight west, a course that would
have brought the Shenandoah here
before dark.