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ship SWINGS
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maintained there for the ship. The
Azores are approximately 500 miles
northwest of Madeira and it was
not expected that the shin would
reach them before late tonight, if
she should head that way.
At least five ships reported sight
ing the zeppelin at various points
between Gibraltar and just beyond
Madeira, where the steamship Eu-
cid made the latest report.
In view Of the long southern de-
tour made by the air liner it was
not thought that she would reach
Lakehurst before Monday morning.
NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-tP-Graf
Zeppelin, first transatlantic air
liner, today was out over the Allan
tic, her blunt silver nose pointed 70
the United States on a 37OO-mile
jump across the water, after a trip
of 1900 miles mostly over land.
After the airship passed over Tar
ragona. Spain, at 3:15 p. m, eastern
standard time, yesterday and con-
tinued along the Mediterranean
coast three hours and 25 minutes
went by until she was heard from
again. Then advices came that she
had passed Castellon de la Plana, 10
miles from Tarragona, ard 400 miles
from Gibraltar, at 6:40 p. N. lndi-
cations were that the ship was buck
ing strong headwinds.
Expectations az the ships destina-
ton, the United States naval air sta
tion at Lakehurst, y. j.. are that
she will arrive Sunday noon.
Los Angeles 4 Years Ago
Four years ago today another air
giant, the Los Angeles, left Fried
richshafen, Germany, and was off
the southeast coast Of Nova Scotia
at midnight on October Il, 1924. but
as a more southerly route was map
ped out for the Graf Zeppelin. IL
was thought that her first landfall
might be either the Massachusetts
Islands Of Nantucket or Martha's
Vineyard, or the Long Island shore
sometime Sunday.
Passengers today had their first
experience at breakfasting in the
air-unless they were too airsick 10
eat. The menu was coffee, tea,
bread, butter and eggs or sausage.
The twenty persons lucky enough
to obtain passage on the sirliner.
some OF them at . fare Of $4,000,
viewed from the air the lights of
cities on the Spanish Mediterranean
coast as the airship passed over
them during the early hours Of the
night ct q speed Of about so miles
an hour. They slept in the ten
cabins which line the gangwsy of
the ship. five on each side. Each
cabin was equipped with two berths.
the upper n being a hammock.
Largest Passenger List
Aboard the largest dirigible are
so persons in all. the greatest num-
Der ever to cross the Atlantic BY
air. When the R-34 flew from
East Fortune. Scotland. to Mineola.
N. ", in 1919. she carried a crew
of % and the Los Angeles. then the
IRIS, brought So men over four
years ago.
Among the Graf Zeppel.n's passen-
gers is Lady Drummond Hay. Eng
lish writer. who hopes 70 be the
first IN 20 make the east TO
west crossing of the Atlantic by air.
There are also three Americans
aboard, Lieutenant Commander
Charles z. R~osendahl. u. s. n. Rob
ert Reiner. Of Weehawken. n. j.
and Frederick Gilfillan, who resides
in Switzerland.
Besides the go passengers there
Is n other living being aboard the
airship-a canary. The bird was one
of five presented BY we'll wishers
and was chosen as mascot for the
voyage.
Weather Retards Flight
Starting from Friedrichshafen at 2
n. m, eastern standard time yester-
day, DR.. Hugo Eckener found that
unfavorable weather TO the north
and west forced him to take q LONG
detour and at a speed or around so
miles an hour he swung south
across France. Adverse winds cut
down the mileage and when the ship
was passing over the Mediterranean
shore of Spain the speed was esti-
mated 70 be around so miles an hour.
The dirigible nosed her way
through clouds blanketing the
Rhone valley and then left the
French coast behind her heading into
more favorable weather. Reports
TO the Paris weather bureau showed
good weather over the Atlantic south
OF the 10th parallel.
Wireless Silent
The dirigible came in sight of the
Spanish Mediterranean coast at twi-
light and passed va Barcelona at
$3.50 p. m, 1:50 p. m, eastern stand
ard time). AS it flew in 4 large