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London Plans Great Ceremony
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tRAGEDY SHOCKS NATION
Up the Associated Pres
TxmoVn, Aug. 25. The American and
British victims of the disaster to the
Sill -2 at Hull Inst evening will be ac
corded n great public funeral, probably
Its London, It Is comlderod certain. The
Air Ministry today had the project un
der advisement and an announcement
Ugardlng it wan expected at nny time.
Meanwhile all Lneland. nrofoundlv
tlrred by the destruction of the giant
dirigible the greatest of nil air ltn
astera la Riving expression to Its deep
feeling of mourning for tha victim? and
ympatny for thoie bereaved. In lin
don the atmoiphere today wan somewhat
warn to that which followed tho re
ceipt of news of a serious disaster dur
ing thl wr rlitra
At the Air Ministry, which yesterdny i
ws a beehive of activity with elaborate
preparations for the trans-Atlantic
lllght, there wbb todny a sensible de
pression on all sides.
Wives Anxious for Trip
It wag at Howden, Hull, Leeds and
neighboring town?, however, where lived
the wives and relatives of many of the
men whose lives were snuffed out by
the disaster, that the loss was most
keenly felt. In these places, too. were
the English brides of nine of the
American enlisted men who came to
England for the tran--ocenn flight.
J.nec oung women had been eagerly
awaiting the time of the ZH-2's start J
for America, and had expected soon to
follow on board a (Sovernniont tr.nna
pert to their new homes.
The American dead Included two
members of the American Legioiv Lieu
tenant Little and Lloyd K. Crow ell,
mechanic. Several of the British vic
tims were member of the British Lo
tion of former service men. Both the
organlwUions will be represented nt the
funeral services.
As the dirigible was still British
property, not having yet been turned
over to the American authorities, all
Investigations of the calamitv will be
supervised by the British Air Ministry.
King Georgo Grieved
Foremost among the expressions of
condolence was one from King Ueorge,
hia Majesty telegraphing from Balmoral
to Air Marshal Trenclinrd at the Air
Ministry, said:
"I am shocked and grieved to hear
or tue terrible disaster which has be-
fallen airshln B-flS (the British mini- '
fcer of the big dlrlcible). resulting In I
me loss 01 many vaiunb e ves of
Americana nnd British, with the rela
Uvea of whom I sympathize. I shall
aaxlously await further Information.
"GKonon r. r.
"Chief of Royal Air Forces."
People were accustomed to airships
aalllng quietly and safely far overhead,
and dispatches telling of the collapse
of the dirigible caused a sensation.
Newspapers Stirred
The impression made upon the public
was reflected in newspapers this morn
lH, all of them expressing profound
sympathy for the relatlvs of the men
who met death, regret over the loss ot
the majestic vessel and thankfulness
over the narrow escape of the town of
Hull from a terrific calamity.
Pending the Inquiry, which, It Is
assumed, will be of a searching charac
ter, attempts to account for the trngedv
are merely speculative, but It Is re'
called that during a nine-hour trial trip
on July 17, some of the girders In the
middle of the ZR-2 showed weakness
which necessitated re-enforcement, This
work was done immediately nt Howden,
and experts believed that the weakness
in tbo structure of tho airship had been
remedied.
It is now regarded significant, how
rer, that observers below haxe declared '
that there was n buckling amidships
which icemed to precede th explosions
which sent the ZR-2 flaming to the '
earth. It Is suggested thnt something
was still lacking to make the frame of
the dirigible perfectly rigid, hut this
point Ik not greatly emphasized, nnd
IK,,U,t ' thC line'llaUon ts bci"
awaited.
Defend Typ of Veiwel some days that the ZR-2 was struc-
There has been recently an inclina- urtil7 "?k.' but .th'H was stoutly do
tlon In some quarters hero to oppose . nlJ br ' ' '" authority,
llfhter-than-air craft as too costly and ' rn? of thousands ot spectators saw
uncertain, but with one exertion. Lou- """'nl men climb outside the balloon
don newspapers today expressed ilrm nn(1 droP ro, e falling mass, which
confidence .hat there was a great fu- )v enveloped n smoke, nnd others
ture for airships. They declared that l"m 1,lt0 t,le "umber as tho crippled
yesterday's tragic failure would not , "" cnmo nTfr e "atcr As the
deter the continuation of experiments dirigible struck the wrecknge nboye
until the present stage of progress is ' "'ftt(r w,nH ln,rnln 1nn1 tlicrc "M ,"11?,.lt
passed nnd safety Is established. chance for any of tho men cnught Inside
trha. f-i.. nt !, Tt-.ii ,.. fim a. I escape.
lantic nnd back and tho successful air
ehlp service maintained between Ger- i
man cities were cited as proof that I
dirigibles were of great utility and had
immenso possibilities.
"From such disasters as this," said '
the London Times, "all human enter-
rrlses have risen more fully equipped
iqr success, and It will be so with the
Sllrshlp, I uvuui wic hm-mihc, iuu rvst-nuis ripped
imi.. r.. n. t. I)C" "art of the fabric, untie pnrts of
Probe Cause of Crash the debr,H WPre pullc(, nWQV bji nPftI)H
Commander Brooke Popham, of the of ropes. The task was a hazardous
Research Department, and Majoi one, because one of the ballnonettea
Cooper, of the Investigation branch of ' was still filled with gas and another ex
the Air Ministiy, have gone to Hull to nloslon was feared.
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Cathedral, in this city. bod7 uhleh wm not recovered. An-
Attache at the American I'mlmssv, ex- i flfloating in the wnter. oBth of them which hns viewed so much of mini's at
pressing hia regret at the loss of Amerl- were saed While the rescuers were at tempt to conquer tho air. Hull's pop
can Uvea in the airship dlsanter. He work the balloon began to turn over illation has been familiar with dirigibles
extended, on behalf of himself and the and the rescue party had to return to , tvur since the construction of thiH type
Admiralty, condolences to their be- the tug. of aircraft wan atarted In England,
rtaved relatives. When first seen fiom Hull, the ZR-21 rilghu along the east const of such
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Survivor of ZR-2
Contlnnttl from rase Onr
was today at the Hull infirmary, where
he died after being removed from the
wreckage of the ZIt-2.
The body of Lieutenant Marcus H
Esterlv. another Ameripan i-irtlm. vn
at n mortunrj, and both ucrc being held
pending an Inquest, which probabl) will
not be held until nttemnts to take other
bodies from tin ruins have been made.
Lieutenant Little was Identified by a
fcllou officer, who arrived from How
den. while Identification of Lieutenant
Ksterly's body was effected through a,
wallet found In the clothing.
May Not Ilorovcr Bolie.s
Harbor officials today expre.-sed doubt
that many bodies unuld be recovered
unless they w-ere held fast In the wreck
age or were imprisoned in the gon
dolas. They said they feared the tide
and the swift current of the Humber
would oarr them away.
Large qunutltles of wreckage were
found this morning to hnve been floated
up the river by the tide, and little was
Wble outside of the hull of the air
ship. A diver, who went down early
this morning, failed to locate anything
material.
Men engaged In the work of salvage
reported at the American Populate to
day that they had found n bodv he
eveu to ne mat 01 t onimamier Lous
H. Maxfield. in charge of the Amerl
can contingent aboard the Zu-2, sev
eral miles below this city.
Immediately nftc- the disaster .Tohn
II Grout, the American Consul; Lleu
tennut rcnnoer. who becomes senior
officer of the American detachment, and
Naval Physician Taylor assumed con
trol of the situation for the American
Government. They are co-operating In
the work of recovering and identifying
the bodies, and are preparing an offi
cial list of the missing.
Relatltes of Dead Notified
Lieutenant Pennocr todny wired
London that the nevt of kin of the
victims of the accident had been ad
vised. So far as has been ascertained.
Mrs. Maxfield is still nt Ambrough.
near Howden, where she and her hus
band lived during their stay there.
Starting from Howden Tufsdsv
morning on n test flight to Pulham, the
big aircraft had been nflont for thirty
four hours, nt times In bad weather,
and was returning to the Pulham air
drome at the time of the disaster, which
constitutes the most terrible of Its kind
in peace times.
While Hying at about 1000 feet over
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downward over tho city and Into the ,
Humber River. One thcorv of the cause I
o th(. disaster Is that while the ship's
rudders were belhg tested the giant
crnft took a sharp turn, which caused I
,Pr framework to buckle and that the,
explosion of a gasoline tank completed
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PaU.
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the outer skin of the envelope removed, showing one of the main mem
bers budded under a test strain. This Is probably exactly what hap
pened at the time of the accident. One of tho gasoline fuel tanlis on Its
supporting member Is shown In the lower right-hand corner of the pic
ture. The budding of this support is thought to have torn looso one
of the gasoline tanks, starting the explosion. Tho etching at ,top
(tight) shows tho budding of another main frame and longitudinal
member under crushing tests. The bulging shin back of the wiro net
work Is one of the balloonettcs tliat contain hydrogen. They were
believed to have been punctured by the buckling frames. Below la a
detailed lcw of the tjpc of duralumlnum girder used In the construc
tion of the ZIl-2. This has been buckled In a laboratroy test for strength
was approaching the city, coming from
u southeasterly direction over the num
ber toward Hull. When bailing on an
even keel above the city, nccording to
some eve-witnesses, n hue cloud of
dense smoke burst from the tall of the
aircraft. It was thought the ZR-2 was
sending out a smoke screen as nn ex
hibition, but. to the horror of thousands
of sncotiuors, It was seen that she had
broken in two and was taking a tre
mendous nose dive, which apparently
would bring her down into the thronged
streets.
I Hid, Terrific Explosion
Then there came n loud explosion and
a great crash, followed by another ex
plosion, which was accompanied by the
breaking of glass in the windows on
land, the whole being reminiscent of
war times, when German airships
bombed Hull and explosions shook the
whole town. The concussion was so
great that It wrecked windows over an
area of about a mile square.
Some spectators nsacrt that the air
ship be'gaii to buckle before anv flame
or explosion wn sen or heard. The
broken halves of the ZR-2 leached the
water nearly a mile apart. The cen
tral opinion of the public of Hull Is
thnt the commander of the nlrshlp ac
complished a remnrkable feat of bravery
in diverting tho descent of the vessel so
that it fell Into the water instead of in
th' 'Tde Greets,
""ring the fall of the airship three
members of the crew were observed
maKlnK ft thrilling parachute descent.
They dropped Into the river, where
they were rescued by small boats. All
who Jumped from the falling craft lost
their lives. They had no chance for
fT' for ' water was covered with
burning gasoline and tho heat from the
burning wreeUngo was so intense that
oven the rc?cuern experienced the great
est difficulty In approaching for some
time. Barges, trawlers and sma'l boats
thronged around the debriH, willing to
render any possible assistance.
Immediately after the disaster tele
phone messages camo from distances up
to fifty miles reporting that the people
had felt an earthquake shock.
The following British naval officer
were among those lost on the ZR-2:
Lieutenant R. S. Montngue, Lleuten-
nnf T il T.tf.ln nn.l Vl(ltf T Liitannnd
Hill . . A,t,l,v; ,,,!., a (1,.V ., u ., ,ltM ,w
Thomas. Pritchard. Wicks nnd Mathe-
son nn,j th tnmtmi air veterans, Rrlg
n(i,.r oPnprai fi. M. Maltland, as well
HH r.olonel Campbell, the designer, nnd
Mr. Warren, superintendent of tho
works where It was built.
i,l(.tennnt AVann, commander of tho
u.2i WlM brought ashore at Hull about
an hour after the disaster, unjs a dls
paten to tue London 1 lines irom nun.
He was badly cut about the head ahd
bleeding profusely, but was conscious.
At a late hour Wednesday night he
wiir reportecl as doing well at the hos
pital. The dispatch adds that It was ru
mored one parachute from the airship
anded on the Lincolnshire side of the
river, but thnt tho report was without
confirmation.
Hull Recovering From Shock
The people of Hull were slowly re-
covering today fiom the horror of the
Hiistur nt tliln old North Sen nmt.
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LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA', THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1921
tvp3 as the R-38 or R-34 wcro ordi
nary events, nnd in past years a num
ber of such craft have be'en built In this
vicinity. During the war Hull was in
the path of the Zeppelin rajiJerK on their
way to London, nnd took her share In
the punishment nt the hands of the
Ge-nwn bombers.
Patently It was tho thought of fucIi
..ii iiw.mis which fust entcren people's
minds vestertlny when they saw the
great ship in the sky and later felt the
explosions which caused women and
children to become hysterical and then
iuh homeward.
Early this morning thousands llnrd
the coiioratipn pier to view tbe wreck
age at low tide. As the water receded
It uncovered the twisted framowoik
which leu! settled on n shoal like the
skeleton of some prehistoric sea mon
ster that had ventured into shallow
water and perished.
Ono of tho most Important recov
eries by the searchers was the log of
the ZR-2.
No systematic search for the bodies la
the wreckage will be attempted, It was
announced this morning, until special
apparatus has been brought hero for
falsing the wrecked hull of the dirigible.
HOPE ATLANTIC CITY
MAN ESCAPED DEATH
flpfrtat DI$pnUK to Kventto PvHlc T.rdofr
Atlantic City. Aug. 2!). Charles H.
Broome, of this city, who has been
training In England for nore than a
year with the crew which wan to navi
gate the ZR-2 across the Atlantic, is
twenty -four years old. He enlisted
D yarn tmom ooouf th
ChmtrUld pntkagt if TEN
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three years ago with the Naval Air
Service for the duration of the war,
and when released re-enlisted with the
same service at Cape May. He was
sent to England n year ago last .Tune.
His mother. Mrs. Hnunnh Broome.
whose husband died a year ago, resides
with her (lauchter, Mrs. Arthur
Hughes, at 3 Woodbine terrace, A
radio message received by Mrs. Broome
this morning held out hope that her
son did not perish. It said :
"Information concerning tho disaster
was received by radio at the Arlington
station, and It doea not contain the
name of your son among the casualties.
It might be that your son, though a
member of the airHhlp crew, was not
aboard at the time of the explosion.
Further Information Is expected nnd will
be Immediately forwarded."
"I am trusting Charles will be re
turned to us," said his sister. "He
was always an optimist. I received n
letter from him u few dnys ago. In
which ho stated plana had been made
for the ship to sail today for Lake
hurst, nnd that It expected to make
tho voyage in twenty-four hours.
"We were making preparations for
his home-coming, na we had not een
him for ho long. Ills brother-in-law,
my husband, went to Lnkehurst to ar
range to meet him on his arrival hero
In the 111-fntcd airship.
"Charles told us he had been married
since taking up residence In England,
and that his wife planned to come to
the Stntes two weeks after he had
landed, which would give him time to
arrange for his home. Three weeks
ago a aon was born, Charles, Jr.
"My father was engaged in the re
tall fish business here. He cnmo hero
from Burlington tunny years ago.
Charles has four brothers, nil residing
here; Slark, who is n lifeguard on the
beach ; Eugene, fish merchnnt : Joseph,
painting contractor, and William, who
is also engaged in the fish business."
Mrs. Huglicu, the sister, added that
before Charlen went abroad he had
been in nn accident, tho only one dur
ing his enlistment with the Naval Air
Service, He was knocked unconscloup
by a propellnr thnt struck him on the
leg, but recovered quickly and com
pletely. He nlwa.NM looked on the bright
side and declared ho never had any
fear of nnvlguting the clouds.
"It la as safe na on the land where
there are automobiles," ho would say.
JOHN A. STEELE
Huntingdon, Pa., Aug. 2.. John
A. Steele, aixty -one enrn old, High
Sheriff of Huntingdon County, died
here yesterday of heart failure. He was
elected Sheriff In 11)17 and his tetm
would hnve expired next January.
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NAVY YARD EXPERTS
LAUD CREW OF ZR-2
British Officers Hero Deny Dls'
aster Will Affect Building
Llghtor-Than-AIr Craft
SAY U. S. MEN GAVE LIVES
British expert assigned to the navy
yard hero to supervise the construction
of the ZR-1, trfster salp to the ZR-2,
today wcpreaped tho opinion that the
disaster would In no way affect tho
prestige of tiie llghtdr-thnn-alr craft.
They declared the accident to be one
of those misfortunes that invariably at
tend progreaa and research In dangeroua
fields of activity.
A high compliment was paid to tho
American pernonnol aboard tho ZR-2
by one of trie officers who'snld: "Un
doubtedly more Americans could hnve
saved their lives If they had chosen to
abandon the rtatlontito which they worn
detailed In tho navigation of the ZR-2.
Instead they elected to stand by In nn
effort to save her nnd ao lost their
liven.
Call It "Splendid nxamplo"
"It la a splendid example of the.
caliber of the men who arc pioneering
In tlila Important field. To say we will
go ahead with construction and re
search, that wc arc not discouraged, Is
tho least epitaph of appreciation that
we can lay on their graves."
The British officials, with the llttlo
detailed Information at hand, Inclined
to tho theory that the dlriglbla's mls
hnp wnB cauaed primarily by n struc
tural failure of one of the main frames,
due to a sudden turning evolution the
ZH-2 was seen to make Just before her
collapse.
"It appears entirely probable," one
of them said, "that when the ZR-2
made the sharp turn thnt la mentioned
In tho dispatcher, the big envelope und
the durallmlnum framewdrk that aup
iwted It, wcro subjected on oho wldo to
high compression strains and on tho
other to remove tendon that caused the
framework to buckle. This is because
of tho envelope's tendency to 'bend' on
a quick change of course.
May Never Know Cause
"The enuse of the fracture is con
jectural and may never be determined.
With the collapse of ono of the main
members, it Is probable others were
Immediately Involved, one aa It tore
loo, ripping one of the fourteen bal
loonettcs thnt released the hydrogen gas
thnt subsequently exploded."
"The ballooncttes nre constructed of
goldbeaters' skin, an animal Intestinal
tissue. It Is round In tho transverse
piano and comparatively flat In the lon
gitudinal: In n word, like a bass drum.
I he gn-ollne enslne nnd storage tanks
are placed within the outer envelope
anij ure slung on special framing built
Into the main structure and are so de
signed that they can be dropped freo
of the ship In case of lire or accident.
"It is possible that In the collapso
of the mnin frame, one or more of
these tnnks wcro thrown from their
slings and were Ignited by tho engine
exhausts, flaming up and exploding
tho escaping hydrogen. That from the
details available seems tho most reason
able assumption on which to base the
accident."
All Features Tested
Tho ZR-2, tho British airman ex
plained, marked an advance in the
construction of rigid-type airships, but
thev emphasized that no features that
had not been thoroughly tested nnd
found to have advantages were incor
porated In the big ship. The ZR-2 em
bodies mnny features of design from
tho R-71, the lntest and most success
ful Zeppelin built by Germany and
which was taken over by England nfter
tho armistice. The method of girder
construction, It was said, was an Im
provement and elaboration of the or
Iglnnl Zeppelin designs.
The ZR-2 principally differed from
the R-,11, which twice successfully
crossed the Atlantic, In the construction
of the girder units. In the lt-84 the
girder design wbb based on the triangu
lar unit, whereas in tho ZR-2 the
"diamond" unit of construction was
cmploed. which Is said to bo much
stronger for a given weight.
'INie Individual ballooncttos In the
R-,14 were placed ono between each
main frame, with nn Intermediate frame
tnuM I PHILADELPHIA FBRHITHRE EXHIBIT I
J OnenMon. 108-10-12 N. 8th St. ft! ? ,
B snotost Adjoining N. W. Cor. 8th & Arch Sti. urcnini '
Americans Who Perished
in Wreck of Dirigible
New York. Auf. 2n,(My A. P.)
''I..I nt.,1 r.f l..i AmAfleViti naval ttfrltfnr..
and men who perished on the ZR-2.
Aeronautical authorities here today de
clared that tho six ofllcers and ten men
of the United 8tates Navy who died
lit the tragedy represented the best
American knowledge of tho construction
nnd operation of dirigibles. Tho Amer
ican dead nro:
Officers
Commandor Louis H. Maxfield. thirty-seven,
St. Paul, Minn. Wlfo nnd
two children were with him nt Howden,
England. Commanded a naval air sta
tion In France during tho war. Ito
cfllvrd Cross of Legion of Honor and
United States Navy Cross.
Lluiitetinnt Commander Valentino N.
Bleg, thirty, Havarftml, Pa. Married.
Performed destroyer duty during war.
Lieutenant Commander Emerr Coll,
thirty-two, Wcstboro, Mass. Married.
Served as member of tho Allied Aero
nautical CommlBslon of Control, execu
tive official of Airship Detachment at
Howden,
Lieutenant Marcus H. Estcrly, thirty,
Yotingstown, 0. Married.
Lloutenant Henry W. Hoyt, thirty
one, Clenrwnter. Flo. Single. Had
charge of llghter-than-alr work with
Pacific air forco until Rent to Howden
aa member of Airship Detachment there.
I.ieutennnt unanes u. jjittic. twenty-seven.
Newburyport. Mass. Married.
Distinguished himself In an attempt to
save the American blimp C-fi, when It
was destroyed In Newfoundland.
Non-commissioned Officers nnd Men
Chnrlos I. Aller, Donver, Col.
Maurice Lay, Greensboro, N, C.
A. S. Pettltt, New York.
Robert M. Coons, Owensboro, Ky.
Lloyd E. Crowcll, Charleston, S. 0.
3. T. Mancock. father In London,
England.
William Julius. Lob Angeles, Cnllf.
Albert L. Loftln, Lake Charles, La.
William J. Steele, Balnbridge, Ind.
George Welsh. Sister nt Montclalr,
N. J. Homo address given at Elgin,
III., In the navy list.
encircling tho bag without bracing; In
the ZR-2 the bogs are imtlarly placed,
but with a greater interval, two Inter
mediate frames being employed for each
balloonctte. The main frames of tho
airship take all the Interior brnclng
and torque wires of the outer envelope.
This -Is done In tho spaces between the
balloonettcs, as no brnclng wires nre
permitted through tho gas bags.
Nothing to Disturb Public
"There Ir nothing in this unfortu
nnto accident to disturb the public as
to the efficiency of this type of air
craft." said ono of tho Britons.
"Llghter-thnn-alr navigation Is an as
sured fact, and It takes these regret
table accidents to determine the weak
nesses of the ships as we progress.
Tho most serious and Irreplaceable loss
is the lives of mono fine men, martis
to their profession, who carry' with
them to their death Immeasurably val
uable trained minds and experience that
it Is Impossiblo to duplicate.
"The British have been building air
ships since 11)12." he added, "and thfs
Is tho first disaster with a llghter-than-alr
machine, In spito of the fact that
the R-34, emitting In a fog, struck tho
side of a hill and had her forward framo
crumpled. Three of her engines were
dlsnbled, and the crippled ship drifted
out to Bca. Ttio crew plucklly righted
her and brought her to land with two
engines."
Duralumlnum, of which most of tho
metal framework of tho ZR-2 wn con
structed, Is n special alloy of aluminum
nnd copper nnd Is paid to be the strong
est material of its weight known.
Anthracite Boom Indicated
Pottsvlllo, Pa., Aug. 25. A boom in
the nnthraclte trade is indicated by in
quiries coming here, and railioads' cen
tering in this region nre preparing to
handle n large business. There nre
sixty-seven locomotives In reservo here,
and railroad officials say any amount
of coal can be handled.
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LnlirJiurst, N. J Aug. 25.-."Tto
disaster to tho ZR-2 Is a great plty
but It will make naval airmen try i'i
tho harder In pushing this phasa (
aircraft development."
Captain Frank T. Evans, command,
ant of the naval nlr station here, wU
had about completed plans for rccetvlai
tho Ill-fated dirigible upon the compUj.
tlon of her trans-Atlantic flight early
In September, made this comment on tV
fate of tho ZR-2 today.
Ho baa received no official Inform,
tlon concerning the wreck of tho hum
llghter-than-alr craft.
"I haven't nny Idea wtiat caimd
It," ho said. "I enn't make up ta;
mind. Apparently, It Just happtned.
According to ono of the survivors, &
glrdpr caved, but there seems to b no
defltiito reason for the disaster."
Tho great steel hangar on whit,
workmen had been working hero fir
the last two years stands today a mon
ument to tho courago of tho American
naval officers and men who died at Hull
yesterday.
"Jt la not likely that tho United
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States will purchase another dlrhtlhU
of the typo of the ZR-2," said Capita
EVrtns,. "but tho construction of dlrltl.
Mm will linf hn Jinltn.l '
Captain Evans, eon of tho famous
admiral. "Fighting Bob" Etans, had
no personal friends among tho crew of
the wrecked dlrlglblo, but tio had met
several of tho men. '
Ho had assembled 450 officers and
men to recclvo tho ZR-2, which wj
expected to leave England nfter Au
gust 80. They wcro on tho field yea
torday practicing means of landing the
huge ship when tho news of Its destruc
tion arrived.
Work hnd been rushed for weeks to
complete the airdrome, the most inn.
mous structure of' tho kind In the world.1
iia msiae measurements, with shop snd
office spneo eliminated, are 807 feet In
length, 201 loot in width nnd 103 feet
in height.
It was tho Intention to house both
the ZR-2 nnd tho ZR-1 In this vt
hangar. Tbe ZR-1 is now bulldlnt In
the United States. In addition to tie
Initial cost of 2,000,000 for this air
drome, hundreds of thousands of dol
lars have gone Into modern equipment
to fit tho Aeetinn for i-erolvlnir t,.
leviathan of the skios at any hour f
tho day or night in nny kind of weather.
oonrciuigiits on the roof of the (
hnngnr. 100 feet nbovo tho ground, nnd f
.ivU.ifiitw ..cm im-m, nine w I1IIYC 11-
lumlnatcd tho sky. biightenlng the
twenty ncros of tho landing field, in
preparation for tho landing of the dirigi
ble hrd she arrived at night.
MOORS LOSE FIERCE FIGHT
Spanish Said to Have Cleared Out
Melllla Peninsula
Ornn, French Morocco, Aug. 28.
The Rlf tribesmen tiavo lost heavily In
n violent battle with tho SpnnUh forces
In Morocco, according to the latest
news from the fighting zone jesterdij.
The Rtliiuns are declaring to be trying
to win over tbo Bcnl Zlkhar tribes to
their cause.
The Melllla peninsula has been com
pletely freed of the tribesmen nnd no
is frcu from tho possibility of surprise,
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