Sunday, July 6, 1919

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The Headlines

R-34, FUEL NEARLY GONE, ASKS QUICK HELP; BELOW BAY OF FUNDY, MAKING FOR MONTAUK; HANDLEY-PAGE IS WRECKED IN NOVA SCOTIA; DESTROYER BANCROFT IN TOUCH WITH HER Now Trailing the R-34 as She Makes for the Long Island Coast from the Bay of Fundy. EARLY MESSAGES HAD GIVEN CAUSE FOR ALARM "Rush Help, Come Quickly, Gasoline Giving Out," Reported the Big Airship--Battled With Head Winds and Storm All Day. 200 Men Sent to Montauk Point to Land R-34. Cruised Slowly South All Day Against Head Winds. Was Close to St. John's, N.B., at One Time. Our Warships Out on Rescue Errand. BIGGEST AIRSHIP BUILT. R-34 Is 670 Feet Long--Kept Up by 2,200,000 Cubic Feet of Gas. WEATHER NOT UNFAVORABLE. Special Report Sent to R-34 from Washington Bureau.

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• The British dirigible R34 lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship.

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