Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1919 — R-34 REACHED AMERICA BUNDAY [ARTICLE]

R-34 REACHED AMERICA BUNDAY

Had Only »O Minute* More Fuel Supply On Arrival. Great Brittan's super dirigible R-84 the first lighter than air machine to cross the Atlantic ocean, anchored in the flying field at Mineola, New 'York, at 9:54 a. m. Sunday after an aerial voyage of 'IOB hours and 12 minutes in which 'it covered approximately 3,600 miles. Her crew, which had been almost sleepless for four and onehalf days, were nearly exhausted but happy at the successful completion of their epoch-making trip. The huge balloon encountered a great deal of fog and several electrical storms, also adverse winds, which caused slower" headway than would otherwise have been made, and their supply of petrol became so nearly exhausted that it was feared Saturday that it would give out before they could land in this country, and wireless messages were sent out by the officers of the ship asking for assistance. Several boats were sent out from Boston and other points to look for the big dirigible and render any assistance possible, but their aid was not needed, as an hour and a half’s supply* of fuel still remained in the tanks on landing at Mineola.