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Blue Gray Sky, Gray Clouds, .,,..
Ship Going Fne-OctOber 10

and ! am feminine enough to reveI
In small attentions.
Things are settling down to nor.
mai. We all wish we could notify
our relatives that the danger is
passed. The first shaking up lasted
only eight minutes. then calm, and
only at the news OF Eckener's call
for vessels was anxiety reborn. This
mornings experience is the most
marvellous advertisement and proof
Of the stability and safety Of the
Zeppelin and Eckener's fine com.
membership. | have more confidence
than ever in the airship, for long
transocean travelling.
There wasn't any lunch as
guessed, owing to no electricity no
cooking facilities. So we were served
with sausage and smoked salmon on
slices OF bread and butter, with
glasses OF condensed milk, because
the wine has given out. Two o'clock
proved to be ! o'clock, owing to the
change in time. This day--l3th.--is
likely to be the longest we've known
for some time. Already we added
Two or three hours to the regulation
~! Biue-gray sky, gray clouds. the
alrshlp going along fine.
In the. afternoon things frightened
up considerably. The airship was
making better speed. the weather
generally improved passengers set.
tied down 10 various occupa tons,
Wilhelm Book last years trans
atlantic hero played patience. Count
Alexander Brandenstein.Zeppe and
Roll Brandt had a game OF cheese
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ZEPPELIN DROPS
BOUQUET HERE

Either somebody is having q
little joke, or q member of the
crew of the Graf Zeppelin droppe4
a bunch OF. flowers for President
Coolidge as the airship lowered
over the White House yesterday.
The flowers and note were found
I'M 4 hedge on Seventeenth Street
Northwest. below Pennsylvania Av-
enue by Elmer DaIstrom. 1922 Third
st. N. w, and M. A. w. Howard,
S21h I st n e The men are driv-
ers of one OF the Districts water
trucks used In flushing down the
street at night. Dalstrom saw the
flowers and took them home. He
didn't notice the note until this
morning.
The note is written in a mixture
OF English and bad German, or per-
haps some German dialect in pencil
on sheet apparently torn from
a cheap notebook. 1t reads:
'Blommer FAR President of United
states IRA Zeppeline cru.
,''Sinned
"Graf Zeppelin"
The bouquet il roughly tied up
in coarse packing twine.
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crash came. Obviously hungry
groups sitting round the tables,
trying to kill time by writing post
cards-it would be appalling to try
to guess how many postcards have
been written on this trip. Colonel
Herrera, quietly by himself as is
his preferred custom, was making
notes.
Frederick Gilfillan. more despon-
dent than ever. was telling his
cabin mate, Robert Weiner. that he
wished to goodness he had had the
presence of mind to bring, re-
velver with him as nothing is
worse than lingering torture. He
murmured -hoarsely he may take
six or seven hours to die" That
Is the frame of mind he has been
in ever since the incident yesterday.
Reiner, a great loveable fellow
with a heart of gold, is not above
school-boy tricks. He beckoned me
aside and told how last night he
had tied the ends of Gilfillan's bed
clothes with a string, and when
Gilfallan was sound asleep;-he
pulled the cord slowly. gently, drag
ging the clothes off the terrified
man by apparently sinister, in
visible agency.
A perverted sense OF humor must
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Rosendahl came in TO say we may
soon be up TO cruising speed again.
Eckener Cancelled requests ships
standby a. couple OF hours ago.
With good wea her, and wind be
hind US, lighter skies, the sun try
ing to break out through clouds,
everyone is cheering up.
Artists Dettman and Matejko
working hard in their cabins trying
To translate storm to paper. ReineI
and Gil9allan comparing notes.
Gilfallsn utterly disgruntled. at
the turn of events. He admits that
ne expected to find organized 3erv-
ice and organized weather and is
not shy at expressing his disgust
that the weather god still itisIs
all powerful.
Now, would you have come on
this Zeppelin IL you had known what
to expect?' he demands of Reiner
to which latter spiritedly replies
1.-The experience is worth every
thing. It's the finest trip I've ever
made. Jolly glad I'm here"
It's after 2, and there's no sign
OF lunch. know there are prac-
tically no plates left, but Is there
no food? Anyhow. there Is plenty to
eat. The Zeppelin has been pre-
scented with hundreds of compliment
tary packets OF sweet biscuits,
honey cakes and chocolates. speci.
mems of which load my table. I'm
getting thoroughly spoiled by stew.
ards and passengers. That's one
advantage of being the only woman,
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Van Schiller was ready with a
greeting.
Eekener looked serious, but !
have often seen him look 30. and
he betrayed no sign OF worry.
j would have liked to have re-
manned on the bridge where all the
interesting part was happening, but
they had need OF ali the space to
move swiftly and unhampered.
In the miniature kitchen the
steward was separating the debris of
the smash-up. Little groups gath
cred in the saloon, discussing
events, some were frankly pessinis-
tic, especially mystery passenger
GilfiHan. who accosted me in the
narrow corridor with the grim qsles-
ton: Have you ever faced death
before?"
Rolf Brandt. Walter Kleffel, Ger.
man newspaper men. were disturbed
because the wireless was unavail-
able for press reports. but it is
needed all the time, or most of the
time for urgent weather reports.
A group of experts. including Will
helm Book and Mr.. Benkendorff
were gathered in A cabin, talking
over a bottle of wine.
The Spanish Colonel Herrara
gazes out of the window. He is
one of the most charming men
aboard, but cannot speak anything
but Spanish and French. so only a
few of us can talk to him.
Rosendahl speaks nice Spanish,
and they pass the time occasionally
discussing technical subjects.
No little stir at the information
that a message has been broad.
casted for transmission to the
American Navy Department asking
for surface boat to stand by, and
giving Zeppelin's position and antici-
pated course. Italian boat. Andor.
picked up message and asked If
should come to aSsiSta nee, but
Eckener replied no need.
At first most passengers con.
strued the MESA ge as sos. Others
thought vessels in the neighbor.
hood-and they are few and far
between--nad been summoned for
help. a"
All kinds Of surmises as to on,
tate. even a. far as thinking we
would have to be towed to America.
AT the time of the accident Eek
ener ordered half speed in order To
effect necessary repairs After a
time we got going about 40 miles,
now O'Clock, SO miles.
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No Electricity On Board
When LOLUer Speed Is Forced

DR.. Robert Weiner whispered
enticingly, / wrote at least so post
cards to me friends in Europe. tell
ing them that the journey was at
an end, and that the storm incident
had only proved the safety ana
stability of the airship. for an air
plane certainly would have crashed
in similar circumstances. ABOUT
seven, the salon was quite full, but
no one else was Then the word
went around that there Is abso-
hIteIy no likelihood OF reaching
America today, and perhaps NOT
even tomorrow Monday.
Yesterday the calculations regard
ing position and speed were not
correct. hence our dIsa ppointment,
Furthermore. the ship was fighting
her way against, S5-mile an hour
headwind, at speed not more
than II miles an hour. e.. b..
Breakfast was not Forthcoming
because the electric heating depends
upon the speed of the airship, and
the speed was not great enough to
function the outside propeller upon
which the whole motor runs.
Rv $50 this morning Sunday
the dining room presented a spec
t,,cle almost AS absurd in way as
il had done Yesterday when the
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I D
SEEK SESSION

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Oct. 1s-city
Manager Paul Morton and Councii-
man Robert s. Jones will leave this
evening Tor Newport News to attend
the annual session Of the Virginia
League OF Municipalities, Of which
Alexandria il member. They are
armed with letters from the various
civic organizations, and q resolution
of council inviting the league to
meet here next year.
city Attorney Albert v. Bryan
and his associates have begun prep
aratfons for continuing the annex
alton suit next month.
Overflow crowds attended both
the Republican and Democratic mass
meetings last night. Approximately
1,500 heard Col. Theodore Roosevelt,
ir., address the Hoover Curtis Clubs
of the district at the Armory Hall,
and the Elks Hall was packed by
Depocrats who heard Senator Os-
car W.. Underwood and several wom-
en- speak in behalf Of the candidacy
OF Governor Smith.
Archdeacon Noel Porter Of Cal
ifornia, will address the meeting
of the Rotary Club today at the
George Mason. The Rev. j. NJ.
Brewer viii introduce the psealxer.
Three new policemen have been
added to the local force, they are
Al. l.. Jones'. b. e. Roach and #.
w. Klaus, there is still one va.
cancy which will be filled By
1.
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pears, to the fragrant accompanf
ment of some 117-year-old cognac
which Herr PeItzer. the connoisseur
of Berlin had presented to Kari Won
Wiegand.
Our contributions were worthy or
each other, so we Joined forces ana
held parties with Commander Rosen'
dahl-whose character and person
atty is certainly fine propaganda for
Americans long as the delieacleS
lasted.
The second day of our journey
offered US not only the lncompat'
able vision of Gibraltar by night.
and of sunrise over the AuantlC
rom the air. but later in the
afternoon of the Madeira Islands
Glowing under the sunlight.
The first group of small, brown
islands. with little towns nesting
in the bavs appeared about lunch
lime and it was not until an hour
Or so later that we came in view
of Funchal.
/ have been there four times. l
visited South Africa with my par
ents as a young girl but never
imagined that the islands were so
lovely.
The intensely blue sea-less sap
phIre blue than peacock in coloring
was transparent to the very bot
tom round the extreme edge of the
Island. so that the whole, the hue
Of. the island itself. dolled with red
rooted villas set in the blue green
black green sea reminded me or
nothing so much as the red flecker
fer yblack opal. Another Zeppelin
mail bag was thrown overheard,
another and yet another.
Great outcry because half the pas.
sengers declared that the bags had
fallen into the water. while the
other half swore that the bags had
landed safely on the promenade.
Rolf Brandt. the German CORE
spondent. was gloomy for the rest
Of the day because he had 5000
words in one of those sacks adj
dressed to the German counsel beg
ging him to relay them to Brandt's
office in Berlin. The wireless Is
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TRANSATLANTIC AIR PASSENGERS SAIL OVER LOWER

value of the achievement. / would
hesitate to guess how many tens
OF thousands of words were in
scribed after the events of the day.
Saturday the 18th of October will
not soon be forgotten by this little
band at least.
For supper we had F'rankfurter
sausages bread and butter, and
some one offered me a glass of
wine, for wine is now a private
monopoly. There is no more to be
bought from the steward. but those
who have 1t are often generous
enough to go shares. Optimism
from the bridge, the gathering broke
up early. Most OF them had had
enough for one day.
This Is October IA. was up at
4:30 this morning, although
thought 1t was $50. but they had
changed the clock again. Despite
the warning that washing water is
to give out, there was still plenty
or hot and cold.
/ anticipated a luxurious bath in
New York tonight-Sunday-
lots of hot towels. instead of the
soluable paper serviettes we use on
the airship which melt to pulp in
ones damp hand. Still hoping for
New York in time for dinner-''and
oysters"
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of Atlantic air-travel
Since O'Clock 1 had been up.
working in my cabin, anticipating
only one more day to finish writing
before our arrival in America to-
morrow. Everyone was gathered
at the breakfast tables about 8
O'Clock. Talk OF tomorrow's arrival,
what time we would first see land
what each one hoped to do. to find
in America. Suddenly a terrific
wind sprang up, the Zeppelin's nose
dived deeply down, sending chairs
and tables skidding to the other
end of the saloon. Cups, saucers,
tea, coffee pots hurled along.
/ was sitting in a corner back to
bow. l could not move so called
out won Wiegand run to cabins,
save typewriters from falling"
He went out qIlickIy-Quicker
that he calculated for no sooner had
he opened the door leading from
the saloon to the cabins, which are
toward the tail, than the airship, in
a frantic attempt to right her was
pulled too suddenly upwards.
The stern went down deeper than
the bow had done. The airsilip
sAOOu pat SudfpcSL angie.
Unptterable confusion. chairs.
tables crashed i'm a heap, croekery
slid to the floor, smashing the
lovely blue and white Zeppelin
chinaware specially designed by
Rosendahl. Coffee, tea, butter.
sausages. marmaIade formed a glu-
tinous mess and overspread the
unlucky ones sitting with their
backs to the stern.
|, in my chair. slid the length OF
the saloon. crashing into the I'M
fortunate artist professor Dettm ann
who in turn fell over Robert Hart
mann's heavy movie camera which
fell full weight on Frederick Gil.
fillan.
This crash, which lasted only a
lew seconds, seemed much longer,
| was seized with the unique desire,
10 save my precious breakfast
coffee for which / had waited two
and a nalf hours. but ii ONLY
served as first baptism of the air
tor the Sapnish Colonel Herrera.
Shaking himself free of the un.
welcome moisture, he turned back
20 look at the other tables, ONLY TO
Ind the Prussian Minister Grzesin.
ski literally bathed in milk, while
others were endeavOring TO save
dishes with their hands covered in
outer and marmalade.
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have prompted the photographers,
Hartmann and Meyer, to suggest
taking pictures" for that is what
they did. Not only suggested but
made the hungry passengers go
through their PAGES this way
smile look up toward the window
and other gymnastics connected
with having photograph taken.
To make matters better, the inten-
ton cannot have been to make them
worse. KleffeI thought IL would be
nice to play the gramophone-the
gramophone at in the morning,
breakfastIess, after having been up
for hours and hours. The movie
cameras ground out film, the gramo.
phone ground out discord because
no one remembered to wind 1t up.
Captain FIemming popped his
head in q sprightly manner, and
seeing us all apparently amused
Che must really have thought us
Iunatics) withdrew. Colonel Her
reraS leaned over to me what Is the
saying in English to express this"
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LADY HAY, CAPT|VATED BY TRIP,
READY To MAKE RETURN FLIGHT

mostly taken up with weather re-
ports, and it is very difficult to
send long dispatches-impossi in
fact. The wireless service is anoth-
err thing which can stand improve
ment. but as I said at the begin
ming. this trip is one huge expert
ment.
Madeira was our last glimpse OF
Iand-from there We plougheu
through the skies, and the infinite
immensely of space. Sunset was
even more spectacular and gorgeous
over the sea. than it had been last
night behind the black spanish
rocks.
| watched 1t from the navigation
room in front until the darkness LEFT
nothing more to see. 1t was pro-
posed to dance" after supper to the
music of Capt. Ernst A. Lehmanns
accordion. but l had been up since
long before daybreak, and felt far
too tired to be the only partner Tor
as many dancers as might feel IN
cIined to taste the novelty OF DANG
ing in midair.'
renounced the sausage ana bread
and butter which would be supper
and went to bed early. Altnougn
travelling in an airship is comfort
able, almost luxurious, it Is a strain
on the nerves for those who may
have any set work to do--the con-
stant vibration, the very present
hum of the motors, the changing al.
titudes. the desire to see anything
and to miss nothing of the outside
keeps one tense and alert.
| had been investigating, too, the
mysteries of the aluminium structure
inside the colossal canvas cover.
walking with catlike care along mar
row gangways, peering through the
square panes in the canvas floor"
at the mighty ocean beneath.
1 saw where the officers sleep in
the hammock-like cots, two OF which
are occupied by Robert Hartmann
and Joseph Meyer. the otograph
ers, who generously gave up the
cabin allotted to them in order that
DR.. Eckener might have one to him.
self where he could rest in peace
and solitude.
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DR.. Eckener Provides Canary
With EUerg Dainty Imaginable

He has installed his canary bird
In the window-and l know he over
feeds it IN his anxiety to make it
happy. The table is Uttered with
every birdish dainty imaginable.
The passengers are all happy and
pleased with the voyage, voting air.
ship travel by far the best method
for long transocean journeys.
The Zeppelin swings in space like
q cradle. swaying gently to the lul.
iaby of the winds OF the silver can
vas. The only one who is not actu-
ally enthusiastic is the American,
Gilfallan. who feels the privation of
not being able to smoke. He says
that he smokes more than 100 Gig.
arettes day
Theo Matejko. the artist, who is
also a constant cigarette smoker,
il being laudably brave about the
matter, says nothing, gives no out.
ward sign that he misses his indulg-
ence, and works tremendously hard
a.; day.
OF course the others, too. miss
their cigarettes or cigar. i myself
will be pleased to enjoy a cigarette
with after-dinner coffee once more
I guess 1 will be as glad to enjoy
the dinner, and the coffee as the
cigarettes. We are getting rather
tired of sausages. and very tired
OF ham. so ] tell those who have
not been to America yet, about the
fine oysters they will taste.
Oysters in Germany are very ex-
pensiye. they cost about a quarter
apiece for tiny ones. and with no
particularly good flavor at that.
The Americans on the airship
have promised them oyster feasts
galore. and the Germans are griev-
ing because they will not be in a
position to return the compliment
and offer to supply the liquor.
We will arrive at Lakehurst a
very dry" ship. the wine is already
running out. drinking water ran
out the first day. for only 30 bottles
Of mineral water were taken on
board in the beginning.
That means nothing. We are car
rying fresh water in the form of
ice. and always have several gal
Ions as ballast.
From a placid acceptance of the
amenities of comfortable passenger
travel on the Graf Zeppelin" Dor.
dering on monotOny for those who
had not any specific occupation
aboard. sharp gale at 1925. just
"a everyone was having breakfast,
gave us all first taste of the periis
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from physical outside effect, al
though 1 am highly strung.
The first impression was of the
overwhelming righteousness of the
sight before me. l laughed, to the
resentment, perhaps, of those whose
nerves were shaken. Second impress
sion, my own resentment at loss Of
Coffee. third. idea to help clear up
mess which was not improving the
upholstery or the carpet
The stewards had run in immedi-
ately, bringing baskets to collect
broken pieces. Wilhelm Book, the
hero of the terrible air crash on DC.
tober IL of last year in Heinkel
plane D-I22O,- at Azores, following
attempted transatlantic aerOplane
flight, was with me. the first to turn
to, and help stewards clear up the
debris. Count Observation-Disclosures.
lin Immediately went out on the
bridge, soon followed by Matejko.
Some passengers just sat still doing
nothing, saying nothing. Joseph
Meyer and Robert Hartman. camera
men, laughingIy wondered which
had suffered most from the impact
the movie camera or Gilfillan's
head.
went on the bridge for moment
TO watch Eckener and the officers
working tenseIy to bring out the air.
ship from her. predicament.
They told me that sudden gusts OF
wind had ripped off one.third Of the
canvas cover from the port side
stabilizing wing.
Rosendahl, who had been on the
bridge since the first signs of the
oncoming gale, looked grave. Eek
fner, pacing up and down. Capt.
Flemming was calmly drinking hot
coffee from a glass. / must admit
that ] expected greater excitement.
and animation. for last year, travel
ing to China by sea, the ship met an
ugly storm. The captain allowed me
on the bridge TO watch the officers
fighting the elements.
While waves dashed over the ship.
thunder rOared. lightning flashed, as
the small hand OF men, aided by sci
and mechanics, fought to siave
off destruction of the cargo of human
beings.
That's the sort ot thing expected
to see on the Zeppelin bridge. In
stead I, found everything serious,
responsibility conscious of the situa-
ton. but no outward emotion. Leh-
mann preserved his characteristic
CHEEKY smile.
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PICTURE STORY OF FLIGHT BY ONLY WOMAN ABOA
HAS HIGH PRAISE FOR GERMAN
COMMANDER AS SEA NAVIGATOR
! aaked extending his face verti.

he asked extending his race verti.
aoh, you mean pulling q long
face. / replied. Looking around
the assembly he nodded with en-.
lightenment, Yes, they are. II Is
MOI so?,. was his rejoinder.
After another good wait. We were
each given q glass Of hot coffee.
The cups were all smashed up yes
terday.
The morning was one of depres
SIGN. The crippled airship. moving
slowly and painfully, apparently
no chance OF arrival before Tues
day. Matejko. the artist; Wilhelm
Book. DIR. Benkerdorff, Rolf Brandt.
Walter KieffeI In his shirt sleeves
pacing up and down the tiny cor.
Iidor.
Lunch was welcome surprise.
We had a plate Of hot veal and
rice--it kind Of restored confidence
again. and Just now. off the Ber-
n1udas, spirits are at their highest.
Everyone is laughing, talking, ex-
cited.
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BredthLess Moments Go By
As All Thought Death Near

ignorant of the danger in which we
found ourselves during those few
tense minutes, because was not
afraid. In the many tight corners
and pinches during my years OF
travel, and knocking about the
world. it is a fact that / have
proved that my constitution and
mentality does not register physi.
cal fear. l have never known fear
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Robert Reiner aggrieved and
surprised, received the artist
Matejko in his lap. For a moment
the absurdity Of the situation over.
came the realization of the peril.
Breathless moments passed, leav-
'ng not q few blsnched faces. and
the thought-we were facing death.
| know many of them must have
considered me a superficial woma n