Evening star., 1928-10-30

apparently over the Northern Atlantic
Ocean racing for her home port of
Friedrichshafen, Germany, with gale
bowling behind her and increasing her
speed. It was estimated that she would
be berthed in her hangar near Lake
Constance sometime tomorrow after
noon.
The gale which at times approached
hurricane force and was accompanied
by rain squalls possibly interfered With
the passengers enjoyment of their mid
atlantic breakfast this morning.
Weather forecasts indicated that there
was every chance that the rough
weather would continue throughout the
ocean voyage of some 5000 miles. Radio
advices from ships to London stated
that it was very rough In the Eastern
Atlantic. The wind reached a gale force
of about 100 miles an hour OF the
French and Irish coasts. The British
meteorological department announced
that there was deep depression moving
southwark from Iceland.
Carried 81 Persons.
The airship carried So persons in
cluding stowaway discovered when she
was putting out to sea. There were,
crew Of 81, three United States naval
officers travelling as observers, II pas
sengers making their first transatlantic
flight and 10 other passengers complet'
ing a journey from FriedrichShafen tC
Lakehurst and return. One Of the new
passengers was woman, Mrs. Clare
Adams of Tannersville, Pa.
The stowaway, Clarence Terhune, 19-
year-old caddy of the Rye Country
Club. eluded hundreds of eyes, watchfu
for Just such an attempt and gained
the distinction of being the first per-
son to steal ride on transatlantic
flight.
When the airship left the coast Of the
United States at Chatham, Mass, on
Cape Cod, at 6:15 am, Monday. she
had covered about 300 miles since leaV-
ing Lakehurst, N. j., at 1:54 am, CIV
ing her an average speed OF % mile;
an hour. She had followed route
through the moonlit night over New
York City and Long Island and ther
over Block Island, r. l., and over the
Islands Of Massachusetts,
Sighted by Trawler.
The steam trawler Widgeon sighted
the dirigible rs miles northeast of
Chatham at 7:15 am. Graf Zeppelin
was flying low at an estimated speed
Of IS knots. The winds were favorable
at that time and although the sky
was overcast there were no evidences
Of any storm.
At 1o:l5 am. word came from the
steamship Laconia that the dirigible
had Just passed over her at a point
30 miles southwest Of Cape Sable, Nova
Scotia.
At 2 pm. the airliner reported to
Germany that her position was latitude
43 north. longitude SO west. The flying
speed was given as 100 kilometers
(about 100 miles) an hour and the
course southeast, A tail wind was
her along at a much greater
speed than she could have made In
still air The position given was be-
tween 500 and 900 miles from Chatham
and along the lane used by steamships
10 Europe.
Static, Balks Reports.
Incomplete reports reaching the
United States Weather Bureau indicated
that flying conditions were rapidly be-
coming bad. Static interfered with
radio reception and there were no re-
ports for q time. 2s4@
Then from three points in Newfound-
and came unconfirmed reports of the
sighting OF passing aircraft.
The North American continent lost
contact with the airliner at $50 pm,
when the radio station at Canso, Nova
Scotia, reported that although 1t had
oicked up the Zeppelin for a moment
10 information was obtained because
u bad atmospheric conditions.