Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-14
AERIAL LEV|ATHAN
ON SOUTH ROUTE
ACROSS ATLANTIC
Big Ship Scheduled to Arrive
In United States Tuesday
Night or Wednesday

HORTA, Azores Islands, Oct. 13.-
By the Associated Press. THE giant
d:rigible YRS passed Fayal at 2:95
o'clock this afternoon Qocal time)
o.. her wav to Lakehurst, =. J. She
was flying in a westerly direction,
ira yelling at a good rate OF speed.
Apparently all was we'll on board
the airship which was clearly out
lined against the sky. The weather
was fine with a northwesterly breeze
blowing.
The approximate air line distance
ON Friedrichshafen to the Azores
islands is 1900 miles. The elapsed
time Of the dirigible's flight to Fayal
from Friedrichshafen was thirty-five
hours. On this computation the av-
erage speed of the YRS for this
stage of the flight was approximate
w fifty-four miles an hour.
BERLIN, Oct 15.-(By the Assoc
Cldleu L leSS.j L He giant Nil i,Ao'S'
ZR-3, reached the Azores islands at
noon, Greenwich mean time, accord.
inc to a wireless message received
here.
CRUISER REPORTS GALES
IN PATH OF AIRSHIP
WASHINGTON. Oct. ia mod
crate disturbance in the mid-Atlar+ic
was reported today practically in
the path of ZR-3 by the naval ships
on observation duty in connection
with the transatlantic flight. The
latest forecast, relayed by the
| cruiser Milwaukee and giving the
compiled prediction from all sources
for the noon period today, was as
| follows:
disturbance south Of Greenland
moving northeastward with trough
| of low pressure southwest to Der.
mu9a. Lowest (barometer) 29.42.
Pressure still high Quebec south to
Florida; highest 1924 at Montreal
Strong shifting winds above latitude
As but diminishing elsewhere. Mod
crate to fresh northerly winds west
of longitude 60 and probably mod.
crate southwest winds between lati.
tude 35 and As from longitude 80
eastward.
On the basis of the forecasts OF.
ficials here predicted the cruiser
would be assisted rather than him
dred by the disturbance. They point.
ed out that from the Azores the ZE-
8 might expect to have favoring
westward winds if conditions now
prevailing continue, and by main
tanning her present indicated speed
would arrive at her destination about
Q o'clock Wednesday morning.
GREAT CRAFT SENT AWAY
WITH TEARS AND "HOCHS"
FRIEDRICSHAFEN, Oct. H.
The giant dirigible YRS en- route
from here to the United States, was
nearing Bordeaux, France, at i'll
o'clock this morning, according to
a radio message received here from
the ship
Later a message was received from
DR.. Eckener, director OF the Zeppe-
lin works who is making the jour.
ney to America, saying the vessel
had passed Bordeaux and was over
the mouth of the Gironde river,
passing out to sea, at 2:24 p. m.
The ships machinery was >func-
tioning in good order and all on
board were in fine spirits, according
to the message.
The dirigible left Friedrich shafen
at GAO o'clock this morning.
At $50 DR.. ECkener ordered the
vessel from the shed after the crew
made last minute inspections to as
sure everything being In order for
the long journey.
A heavy fog hung over the laks
as the huge ship slipped quietly
from the ground and headed to-
wards the west, away from the land
Of it's creation to be turned over to
the United States as spoils of war.
A great crowd was on hand to
witness the departure and cries OF
"hoch" went up from the throng as
the vessel scared away. Here and
there, among the crowds, were
many who openly wept as the ship
sailed away. These included rela.
tives Of the ships crew and gray
haired mechanics who helped con-
struct the last Zeppelin to be made
in Germany.
Forty men tugged at the ropes
and drew the mighty monster OF
the air from the shed to the field.
DR.. Eckener, from his stand in the
pilots cabin, shouted "hoch" and
followed with the command for the
ascension Of the dirigible.
The next moment the vessel was
in the air, the engines were started
and the ZR-3 was on its way to its
new home.
The roar of the motors almost
drowned out the strains Of the vii.
lage band which kept playing as
the big ship sailed off. While the
vessel still was near the earth the
crew dropped flowers to the specta-
tors and women waved tear-stained
handkerchiefs. They continued
waving until the iron-crossed ma.
rine flag Of Germany, flying from
the stern, could no longer be seen
through the mist and the fog.
1--WE hope to make the trip safe
ly," DR.. Eckener said just before
leaving, land We also hope that the
bringing Of the ZR-3 to America will
result n a new era Of relations be.
tween the United States and Ger.
many, and we hope also to show
that German efficiency will lead to
abrogation OF the regulations which
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