Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-27
Kisses SPEED
ITALIA CREW
FROM NORWAY
Cheers Started Mobile
North, But Failure
Engenders Ill Will
For Survivors

NARVIK, Norway, July 27.-LP-
The North's farewell TO the survivors
OF the Italia when they started for
HON was Kisses. Today they were
rushing southwark in a special car TO
Italy where they will face an inquiry
into their fatal trip to the pole.
Cheers sped the airship on its way
when il departed from Vadsoe on
May 5 for the Arctic and the town
was decked with bunting and flags in
their honor. Hostility kept them
aboard their base ship the Citta di
Milano yesterday until the train was
ready to take them home.
General Umberto Mobile, command
er Of the dirigible looked like a man
broken physically and mentally. He
was pale, thin and stopped and his
hagrard face showed plainly the
t-rain Of worry and illness.
Crowd Proves Hostile
When the Citta di Milano arrived
al me little place OF Fagerines, about
two miles from NarvIk, the crowd
waiting on the quay ignored the APP
peals of the Italian crew to take the
flooring rope cast ashore. A sailor
vas forced TO jump TO the quay to
tie the snip and finally . boy Of
eleven pitied them and helped in the
mtoring.
Captain Filippo Zappi, navigator of
the alrship, appeared on deck intend
ing 70 90 70 buy some clothes. There
were hostile cries from the crowd on
the quay and he decided to remain
aboard the ship.
There was a military air about the
vessel. Marines with ~bayonets fixed
stood guard over the gangplank.
Mobile Broken
Noble did not appear for some
time after the ship had been moored.
He was working In the cabin and IL
was stated he had been spending
much time compiling a report Of the
expedition. He was now recovered
sufficiently to stand without a stick,
but Is still much broken down.
During the afternoon the Italians
appeared on the deck Of the vessel.
Natalie Ceccioni, motor chief, whose
leg, broken in the crash of the air
ship, was bandaged. appeared on be
the merriest. He jumped around on
crutehes with a great cigar in his
mouth.
Mobile seemed i'll when he ap-
peared wearing civilian clothes with
his gloves in one hand. He smiled
a bit when talking to his companions
aboard but appeared to be nervous
and absent minded. His past suffer
ings were manifest and this seemed
to have a restraining effect on the
onlookers.
Relief Expedition Cheered
When the survivors landed Radio
Operator Giuseppe Biogi came down
the gang plank first. He threw him
self in the arms Of his brother who
was awaiting him. Ceccioni followed,
refusing help.
General Mobile still seemed ner-
vous when he said farewell to the
officers Of the Citta di Milano. He
walked down the gangplank feebly
and nearly stumbled.
A large crowd had assembled on
the quay by this time. There was
some kissing, but no disorder and
only two policemen were present.
Members Of the Swedish relief ex-
petition who are travelling to Stock
holm BY the same train were loudly
cheered as they boarded their car.
The Citta di Milano will return 10
the Spitzbergen region to aid in the
searching operations for the six
members Of the Italia crew who
drifted away in the balloon part Of
the airship after the crash. II will
also aid in the hunt for Roald
Amundsen and the five men missing
with him.