The Washington times., 1928-10-31
GERMAN AIR
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stated that the "a passengers, the
crew of 90. and the lone stowaway
aboard were all well and had ar.
parently suffered no i'll effects from
the buffeting OF the winds.
The Zeppelin, according to weather
axperts. has now entered an area
OF better meteorological conditions.
It Is still believed to be holding to
its course just south OF the forty
ninth north parallel OF Latitude.
It Is felt here that DR.. hugo
Eckener, commander OF the GraI
Zeppelin, will hold to this direct
course until he reaches the coast o.
France. unless diverted by further
storms. If he does. the Zeppelin
viii pass south Of both Ireland ana
England.
Anxious for Record
Eckener il known to be anxious
Ia bring his airship back to its
hangar at F.riedrichshafen in the
shortest possible time. Judging from
the position given by two ships
which sighted the Zeppelin approxi-
mateIy 700 miles southwest Of Fast
net. ireland. at tbs p. n. (Eastsrn
standard tinel last night. the 1ep-
pelin should reach the coast OF
France before noon. Il It continues
on an eastward course. :.
Should the Zeppelin encounter bad
weather, experts here stated, Ecke-
ner probably would head Tor the Bay
OF Biscay and then head northward
over southern France. Otherwise, It
was regarded likely the Zeppelin
might be headed slightly farther
north to pass over London and then
possibly going south over Paris.
Because Of heavy fogs over north
ern Germany, there appeared to be
little likelihood that the ship would
pass over Berlin before heading for
its hangar.
since leaving L.akehurst at 1:54
a. m. E. S. IT, Monday, on the
second half Of its pioneer trans
atlantic round trip as the first
passenger and mail airship, it aD-
peared likely that Eckener's predic.
ton that the Graf would make a
sixty to seventy-hour trip would
come true.
Friedrichshafen officials con-
fidently expected that the airship
would arrive there tonight. AL
preparations for q night landing
have been made. s
Leaving Lakehurst, the Graf
headed northeast, passed over New
York and part OF Long Island and
was next sighted Off Block Island
about 5 q. M Monday.
Within the next hour and q half
Il was several times sighted off the
Rhode Island and Massachusetts
coast. At 6:25 a. nd. Monday it
passed out to the sea off Chatham.
Mass, apparently headed for Hall
fax.
Sighted BY Ships.
About four hours later, the Zep-
pelin passed over the S. s. Laconia
which was IT'S miles due south of
Halifax. at the time. Then there
were several reports from New
foundland that the airship had
been sighted or heard passing over
at about $50 p. m, Monday.
Next came q direct report from
the huge craft stating that at 10
p. M, the same night it was about
$50 miles northeast of Cape Race,
Newfoundland, encountering terrific
gales.
Reports from several ships which
either sighted the Zeppelin or com.
munic9fed with it by wireless yes.
terday indicated that DIR. Eckener
headed east on a course far north
OF The shipping lanes until reaching
mJd-Atlantic when he encountered
better weather and headed south
EAST until the ship was little be-
low the forty.ninth parallel north
latitude.