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

NARvIK, Norway, July 27.-tR-
The North's farewell to the survivors
of h Italia when they started for
home was Kisses. Today they were
rushing southwark in a special ear 70
Italy where they will face an inquiry
into their fatal trip to the pole.
Cheers sped the airship on its way
when it 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
haFgard face showed plainly the
strain Of worry and illness.
Crowd Proves Hostile
When the Citta di Milano arrived
al the little place Of Fagerines, about
two miles from Narvik, the crowd
wal ing on the quay ignored the APP
peals of the Italian crew to take the
iaoor.ng rope cast ashore. A sailor
was fo.ced TO jump TO the quay TO
tie the ship and finally a boy of
eleven pitied them and helped in the
III oring.
Captain Filippo Zappi, navigator Of
the airship, appeared on deck intend
ing to 70 TO 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 g%angplank.
Mobile Broken
Noble did not appear for some
time after the ship had been moored.
He was working in the cabin and 1t
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 C~eccioni, motor chief, whose
leg, broken in the crash of the air
ship, was bandaged, appeared on be
the merriest. He jumped around on
crutches with a great cigar in his
mouth.
Mobile seemed i'll when he APP
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
10 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.
vous when he said farewell 70 IIe
officers Of the Citta al Milano: ne
walked down the ~gangplank feeply
and nearly stumbled.
A large crowd had assembled on
the quay by this time. There was
some Kissing, but no disorder anu
only two policemen were present
Members Of the Swedish relief ex-
redition who are travelling to stock
boIm bv the same train were loudly
cheered as they boarded their car.
The Citta di Milano will return 70
the Spitzbergen region TO aid IN the
s..rchinp operations for the SIX
members Of the Italia crew VINO
Srifted away in the balloon part OF
The airship after the crash. II VIII
also aid in the hunt Tor hoala
Amundsen and the five men missing
with him.