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Show 8SG BUMP IS ! FORGINGAHEAD British Dirigible Steadily Pressing Its Way Toward American Coast. Preparations for Expected Landing on Long Island Tomorrow Completed. LONDON, July 2. (By the Associated As-sociated Frebs.) The air ministry has received a report from Commander Com-mander Scott tltt at 20:15 Greenwich Green-wich meau tlmo f-i:3 5 p. m. New York time) tho dirigible E-34 was flying westward at 30 knots, 2000 feet above the tea. I i y l' n i v i r ,ia 1 S c r v i c t . I IJ ) N I iN, July A wireless message j from the diriMihhi R-34 reported that at 1 2.10 p. m., N-w York ttrne, the airship's i position was latitude S3. 50 north, lonyi-: lonyi-: t.ido 1'" west. Thu- di rik'ihl-j had been In communication communica-tion v. it j: Po.-r.a De!sjada. Azores; St. John.-, N. V., and Chfd.-n, Ireland, according accord-ing to advices received by the air ministry. min-istry. I b.-ad winds nd foi encountered during dur-ing t..r dav had reduced the speed of the airship c o::drahlyt i' was reported. At ih.at tinir the dirigible was approxi-matt'Iy approxi-matt'Iy ( m!.i'-fi wen or Kast Fortune, ) lt bCirthi point. t Uejrins New York-Denver Flight M!Nh:OT.. N. V.. July 2. Attempting the firt lirct air fiipht from New 'ork to I'.-t.er. A. H. l.ndrum. former army aviator, t-iarttd from Hooseelt field at noon tod;i' in a three-pas.enger biplane, oarryinir h.-ttr-rs for the municipal auihori-ties. auihori-ties. and Llovernor Smith fram Mayor Hyhin. Lmdrum ?aid he experted to reach P"!ivr in lime for an exhibition flight T 1 1 ? r- Julv 4. said stops far fuel would be jnrct-- at Krie. Ta.. Kantoul, lit., Hurliu'ion, Iowa, Lincoln, Neb., and Mc-Cook, Mc-Cook, Neb. Ready for Landing Friday. MINEf'T.A. X. V., July 2. Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Lucas of the Royal Air forte, one of the advance party here ar-ra ar-ra n pi up for the reception of the British diric ihlo now en route to Long Island from Scotland, said this afternoon that the giant airship mipht be expected to arrive early Friday afternoon. No attempt would be mao to land, he said, until evening, because too much hydrocen gas would be wasted in making a landing during the hot hours of the day. There is a bare possibility, however, that with favorable winds the giant craft will arrive Friday morning and land immediately. imme-diately. Kverythin was In readiness tonight for the dirigible's reception. Two hundred mechanics, trained in the Handling of lighter-than -air craft, and seven provisional provi-sional army balloon companies of three officers and 100 enlisted men each, have been brought here and placed at the disposal dis-posal of t tie Rritish officers who will di-rc-t the landing and mooring of the R-34. Tiie length of the dirigible's stay in this country will he determined at a conference con-ference between Major G. H. Scott, her commander, and American naval officials. offi-cials. The airship will be able to reolen-: reolen-: lsh her fuel and start on her return trip i within six or eight hours after her ar-i ar-i rival. The navy department has re- quested that the dirigible fly over Philadelphia. Phila-delphia. Baltimore and Washington before be-fore starting overseas on her homeward journey, and this request will be trans-milted trans-milted to Major Scott, commander of the R-34, on his arrival. Start Is Not Spectacular. KAST FORTUNE. July 2. (Bv the Associated Press.) The Hritish dirigible R-nt started on her long-heralded trip to America this morning, with very little more ceremony than that which attended the departure of dirigibles for their monotonous North sea patrol during the va r. Shortly before the first streaks of dawn broke over the plains near here the great airship was quietly taken out of Its aerodrome aero-drome and turned around until her nose was pointed straight west. The command com-mand "Hands off !" was given and the huge envelope quickly rose. Pefore the height of 500 feet was reached she was lost to view in the mist. Not more than a score of people motored mo-tored the twenty -one miles from FJdln-burtrh FJdln-burtrh to the aerodrome to witness the start, but among them was one American Amer-ican woman, who presented a silk American Amer-ican ilag to Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne, American flight commander, just before he stepped Into the gondola. |