Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-21
SHENANDOAH WAS
WELL EQUIPPED,
SAYS SURVIVOR
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! "pIIdftHilv Suc'fSSlhiiF aNolltu lhl
; storm.
Al Of the survivors OF HE wrcr
were present at the inquiry, bcin
led into the room in a group lcadc
hy Lieutenant Commander Roscn
dahl.
Flight Orders Read
Preliminary TO presentation 0
Eoscndahl's narrative, orders un1c
which the flight was made wcr
read. These orders outlined tn
route TO be followed, but spccific'
that the commander Of the Shenan
donh could alter The route shoul,
weather or other consideration
make it advisable.
! Rosendahl explained how tn,
/ Shenandoah 3 altitude was REDUCED
from $500 to 2,100 feet in an cffort
10 make progress against the storm
ard Of the efforts to fight the drift
Of the big ship before the wind.
"Captain LanSdownc was watch
! ing the weather and particularly the
storm that the ship had just avoid
! Cd. the narrative continued.
''The moon showed itself ahead
occasionally with rather dul
light. -
Saw Streaky Cloud
Roscndahl described seeing ga
! strcaky cloud forming on the star
board bow Of the ship, although it
! did not seem threatening.
"Shortly thereaftcr,'' the state,
lncnt read, "the captain came over
, 20 the starboard side and it was ap.
parent to him that this new cloud
was either coming toward us OF
building up very rapidly >
Efforts to change the elevation of
TIE ship failed, owing to pressure
of the storm and the engine WIS in
creased. The ship continued to rise
until it reached an elevation near to
its limit Of ascent, Roscndahl said.
Tie ascent was rapid, reaching as
much as two meters per second.
Changes Of course failed to affect
the action Of the ship. Gas was
tpcn Waived for five minutes.
"Water ballast was then dropped
and the ship began to descend.
81 do not believe that this de-
scent lasted but matter of approx
imatcly two minutes,' the nara,
tive read, 'but its rates was such
th&t | experienced a very decidedly
unpleasant feeling in my ear drums.
Preparation to throw over board
two fuel tanks were made. In the
meantime two engines had been shut
off ON account of high temperatures.
but three engines continued in op,
crdtion.
"After 4 very short period fol-
lowing the checking Of the descent.
the ship levelled off," Rosendahl
continued. "This lasted only for
a short while. however, and then
the ship began to rise rapidly.
believe this rate Of ascent exceeded
that Of the first rapid rise.
RoSendahl was ordered into the
keel to watch preparations for
throwing over fuel tanks.
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