Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
DirigibIe Likely to Sight Land
by 8 A.M.-TWo-thTdS of
Voyage to Canada Already
Has Been Completed.
SHIPS AT SEA KEEP
CHECK ON PROGRESS
Liners Report Passage of Aircraft
Across Atlantic on Trip Over
Great Circle Route, With Last
Lap to Be Over Labrador Coast
and Up st. Lawrence.

~ the Associated Press
ST. HUBERT, Quebec, July 80.
The British dirigible RICO is
expected to arrive at the airport
here tomorrow afternoon between
4and 6 pm.
A message received from Squad
ron Leader r. S. Booth, COM
n1ander of the dirigible, at 1890
pm. eastern standard time) i,
said the ship was approaching the
Straits of Belle Isle, making
splendid progress and was getting
the benefit of following winds.
Speeding along at more than 10
miles an hour, the R-100 was
more than two-thirds across the
Atlantic Ocean today, with the
expectation that she would sight
land by 8 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing Greenwich meridian time) 4,
or about 3 am. eastern standard
time).
So much speed had the ship picked
up because of favorable winds that she
seemed likely to cut down even this
margin of time and reach the coast of
Newfoundland little earlier than ex-
pected
She was following course that would
carry her down the coast of Labrador
and across the Gulf Of ST. Lawrence
into the mouth of the st. Lawrence
River and then southwark to Montreal
A large force of troops and police
was encamped at the ST. Hubert Air
port today, ready to handle the crowds
which are expected to welcome the
dirigible.
AT St Hubert, $50 officers and men
of the Canadian permanent forces, q
detachment of Royal Canadian Mounted
Police and a large body Of Montreal
Police have staked their tents and pre-
pared the field.
While in Canada the RICO will
make three trips, one TO Ottawa, an
other to Quebec and third to Toronto
and Niagara Peninsular No trip to
the United States has been announced.
The R-l00 has broken contact with
Caroington and established radio COM
munication via Louisburg, Nova Scotia,
radio station with st. Hubert Airport
her destination.
From now until the dirigible settles
to rest, Lieut.. Comdr. A. F. Pressey,
r. c. N, will receive frequent weather
reports advising what lies ahead in
wind, rain or shine, or visibility.
The positions given by the R-100 in
Dictated she was making unusually fast
speed aided by favorable winds and
was following the steamship course be-
tween Fastnet and Belle Isle, of the
northern tip of Newfoundland.
III the dirigible should continue on
this course she would make her land
fall about Belle Isle.
The great ship, which left Cardington
early Tuesday morning, had averaged
well over SO miles an hour throughout
the more than 80 hours she had been
in the air until she struck favorable
winds.
Sighted by AusOnia.
The dirigible has been reported by
numerous liners, most of which were in
wireless touch with her. At tbs O'Clock
this morning Greenwich time (2:15 am.
Eastern standard time) the steamship
AuSonia sighted the R-100 which passed
over her. At this time the giant air
liner was approximately halfway be-
tween the Irish Coast and Cape Race,
Newfoundland.
Signals and greetings exchanged.
Apparently all we'll" said the message
received from the Ausonia by the As
ISOLATED Press.
For some unknown reason the R-100
did not communicate with Cardington
at o'clock this morning as had been
expected, but no anxiety was felt as the
airship had exchanged greetings with
several ships about this time. Atmos-
phere conditions, it was thought, may
have prevented her from getting in
touch with her base.
Among the liners which were in touch
with the airship during the night was
the steamship Megantic. The pas
sengers and officers on the MegantiC
could hear the motors on the dirigible
but were unable to sight her because OF
fog.
The ship made so miles an hour when
not bucking too strong winds, and the
six powerful Rolls Royce motors hummed
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