Milford chronicle., 1946-07-26

w mere li SltINdiIN ItNtItU on anu
Dispersed as our ship steamed slow
ly along the scaWard side of Bikini
island
We could see the ghost fleet iii
tn" lagoon through our binoculars.
Fire admidship showed on the Sara
toga. The Salt Lake City was
ahlalc There appeared to be a
small fire aboard the Nevada These
fires mace Il smoke haze over I'll"
lagoon but it soon cleared away and
as look toward the lagoon now
there is little indication of Il fire
anywhere
W" are changing course now. fol
lowing the MI Mckinley Admiral
Blandy's flagship. apparently with
the intention of entering the lagoon.
Tclevlsion receiving sets in the
ward room of the Appalachian reg
istcrcd The blast from cameras in
stalled ON the island. then they went
ont OF commission.
The carrier Independence likely
suffered more damage than any 9TH
cr capital ship 10 its supcrstruc-
turc and all planes which were atop
us tliGht deck were carried away.
There was superficial or Supcrstruc-
tur" damage To other ships of tn"
- i'm the target fleet but 10 me tn"
putho4 OF the thing was emphasized
whom SaW the sturdy mastS OF tn"
old Ncvada brilliant in its orange
= f.D
and trle despite the atomic bomb.
There was no wind no waves and
no thunderstorm so trees were
damaged ON the island There was
no udAl wave and no earthquakes.
In fairness there was no prediction
from the navy or army officials that
any Of these things might happen.
The navy frankly said they didn't
! know what would happen. Thcs"
wild Predictions were made hy sci
,utiSts or scientific writer's. Also.
in All fairness tn the officers OF
.uint task force No i, the bomb.
, WhIch looked too small tu the lay
! writer's. may actually have been bis.
scientifically OF course there can
I be- no adequate judgement of the re
suits until The Instruments have
$ been read The damae" on the va
= rious ships actually determined and
' mcaeUrod In the hght of the OBJ
+ icctivcs, the navy aud the army had
Il in mind the actual effect of the
! bomb ON naval construction. navy
and army material. armament, ord
o dnco and other equipments
# Admiral Blandy. commander %
o The task force, issued Statement
- i'm which he said he was hiGhl!
4 pleased with the whole operation
= with the bomb drop and with the cf
@ flcicucy of the bomb. There ar" scv
= "ru aboard the ship who SAW the
Il Nasasaki bomb drop and the droI
II at Los Alm04. \. w. They de
II clarcd this bomb appeared to ~
Il smaller. Judging from the flash ant
t. 'he atomic cloud which in the cas-
p" Of NaGasaki scared to 4 height q
about - 600 feet.
= There is no Doubt that the fore
! OF this tcrrihl" energy is like no
| thing ever known on earth hctOr
e. but the distances out here arc 5
y great that the energy was diSpcrsc
N and diSSipatcd over vast area. Fo
/" instance. at Na"aSdki. the area Il
il total bomb damage was in 81
Il square miles. or an area of about
Id mile and a half radius. while tn
distance of the Nevada from tn
4 shore of Bikiui lagoon was ab0r
a. three miles. And tn" lagoon itself
" ~ miles across aud - miles Ions
III It must also be remembered tha
as this story is written for trans
l." mission in time to get to yo
Il th"ro has been no actual aSScSsmeI
p "f the real damage. There may !
I" more as We enter the lagoon an
(" can visually assay the damage.
iion ON housing pullcts. blue con
disoaSo New Castle disease. hin
ton summer eggs. pullorum diSca:
testing, and an announcement
the Delaware "ChiCkcn of TOmO
= f0w" contest Copies of the Circul;
C. may be obtained from the EXtcl
of sion Service, Newark.
cr Delaware is among the ten state
IS to be granted loan ny the Rur
it Fl"ctrifiCation Administration f
rd the financing of rural elcCtr
IT power facilities. The ALLEGATION
mt IN" Delaware Rural Electric Ass
rs citation. Greenwood, is $50 1000 f
er 2@S miles of line. to serve 10
Ii consumers.
-, An official Dairy Herd Improv
nf mcnt Association proof on the sci
hn or h"rdSiro, Sherwood Fore
, judge. 21322N. owned by Bcrkl
nil Farms, Newark. has been rccciy
n. from the Bureau of Dairy Industl
I'M Washington. -. G.
ter This the thirteenth herd 81
las proven in the DlIIA testing pl
his gram i'll Delaware.
The production of this sir
daughter exceeded that of the
Ely dams by 1870 pounds of milk. or
lc- tenth per cent tat and - poun
he of buttcrfat.
ion This sire has been used by t
w. New Castle County Artific
try breeding Association and "
ma known as CT