New Britain herald., 1923-12-28
Fisherman Of Coast of Sicily Find Corpse In Nets, But No Trace Of Others In Dirigi- ble.
Bare Possibility That Some Of Crew May Have Es- capped by Making Descent in Parachutes - Search Being Continued.

{ By The Associated Press. Y | Paris, Dec. 2S.--Au official an- Rouncement made this noon said that the dirigible DiXmude has been lost at sea.
 Find Commanders Body. The receipt Of a telegram from ths French naval attache in Rome, an- nouncing that the body of Lieutenant Greenadan, commander of the. missing dirigible. had been found in Sieilian waters, caused all hopes of the safety of the Dimmude to be abandoned. These hopes had flared up last even- ing on receipt of reports that the Dixmude had been seen floating help- lessly over the Sahara Desert.
 The Rome advices convinced the officials there could be no possible doubt as to the identity of the body picked up, as Lieutenant Grenadan wore an identification nag attached to his wrist on all his air trips.
 Take Corpse From
 Italian fishermen hat nets at the end Of their evening brought the bod face. After 1t had bee
 from the meshes fl was
 that of a French naval
 uniform. It was rushed
 a small cove near Scias southwestern shore Of Sic
 the fishermen was able
 Identification tag and tht
 the dead man was only
 tainty when the mayor and teacher of the Village It body, which was then taken ca, when q telegram announe discovery was dispatched to Rom.
 ships Arc sent Out.
 The message reached the French ministry of marine here at 9 a. m. Minister Raibertl. who had not yet arrived, was immediately summoned. He hurried to the ministry of foreign affairs where he was closeted with Premier Poincare until 1T o'clock, and the announcement was made public in a brief communique shortly after noon. Orders were immediately tele- graphed to the naval base at Toulon to dispatch all available light speedy craft to sicilian waters to continue the search for bodies from the ill l.fated airship
 No Sign of Mrc,kagc.
 The fact that no yestigc Of wreck- age from the airship or other bodies of her crew were found caused the Of marine 10 refrain from giving orders as yet to discontinue the search of the African desert for traces Of the dirigiblc. The combing of the Mediterranean. however. between Sicily and tho coast of north- branch Of the search tn the immediate future.
 some May Bc Sate,i
 II ts surmised that Lieutenant Cir.nadan. when he realized the difig- ible was lost. may have instructed his men to jump with their parachutes and that he decided to remain on board the ship, which might have stayed alou several hours. the com- lnaudsr going down with her, while some Of the crew may have descended ir the wilds Of northern Africa.
 The Dixmudc had 50 officers and men on board iwhen she left the Iuers- Fierrefeu airdrome. near Mar spilles. on Dec. tlS for 72-hour cruise She flew across the Mediter- -anean and over Algeria and Tunisia To the edge of the desert of Sahara and then turned towards home, She Fas last heard from directly on Erie Hay. Dec. q, af < r. ID. When sho vas about gn miles south Of Biskra, Algeria. heading north toward ths ttlas mountains intending to pass lver AlEiers on the Mediterranean. She vas instructed not to attempt 10 nak. for France across the Medifer- ausaB. however. as gale was blg7v- uE or that saa.
 Many Reports Heard.
 Since linen various reports of tHe appearance of th~ niNmude have .ome from scattered points in north rn Africa and along The MsdHerraa- an. none Uf which received oairiai Meanwhile q thorough sBreh for her by su the atsilsbsg 're urh naval and military aEfucies. s.isiei hy craft rT other nations. has 'aeH in prngrsss wHafe thf angEa .urid followed with anxiety and deep interest the rfforts ts md h.r aH1 ave her gallant crew.
 The Divmuda. Zeppelin rigid irship built in Germany during ths lar and turned over to Fraurn 0u ep1ratiou account. Ras considered to eprg seur the acme achievement tn igid airship construction.
 Bigger Han Shenandoah
 She was thc largest military air-