Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
GRAF,FAROvERSEA,
|SMAK|NC SPEED OF
50 MILES AN HOUR
May Reach Friedrichshafen
Tomorrow Afternoon and
i Lower Globe Mark.
POSITION LAST GIVEN
AS 1870 MILES OUT
southerly Course Is Followed to
Avoid Possible Storms Over j..
North Atlantic.

HAMBURG, September P.-
The Graf Zeppelin reported its
position to the Hamburg American
Lines at 80 am, Eastern standard
time, as 81 north ass west It was
flying at an altitude of about l, 500
feet with a moderate west northwest
wind.
The position given was about 1,570
miles east and slightly south Of
Lakehurst. 1t was veered slightly to
the south since last reported.
By the Associated Press.
LAKEHURST, N. j., September o.
Aided by favorable winds, the Graf
Zeppelin was flying far out over the
Atlantic today on her fifth crossing
between the United States and Ger
many. She was bound for her own
hangar at Friedrichshafen, Germany,
after touring the world.
Carrying 90 passengers, the airship
was flying more speedily than on her
first transatlantic flight to Lakehurst,
k1ldIl O yCdA dSOs 1tuutO AoNANCo
indicating she was making about 80
miles an hour, virtually full speed for
her five motors, strengthened the
probability she would reach Friedrich
shafen before Thursday morning and
lower her own round-the-vorld record
Of 81 days z hours and 26 minutes.
The Graf zeppelins best time be-
tween Friedrichshafen and Lakehurst
has been SIS hours "a minutes. Such
rate of speed on the present trip
would have the dirigible home tomor-
row afternoon, and the Friedrichshafen-
Friedrichshafen time would be less
than the Observation-Disclosures time.
Avoids Possible Storms.
Avoiding possible storm centers over
the North Atlantic, the ship followed
southerly course toward the Azores.
Naval authorities estimated she was
travelling about 200 miles south of her
previous eastern route.
DR.. James H. Kimball, Weather
Bureau meteorologist, predicted favor
able winds over most of the Zeppelin s
course. In taking a southerly course
the dirigible passed behind storm that
was headed toward Sable Island in a
northeasterly direction. No bad weather
was indicated on the course, with the
possible exception of local disturbances.
The Graf was flying homeward under
command of Capt. Ernst lehman
DR.. Hugo Eckener, who piloted the
Zeppelin around the world and on her
previous transatlantic voyages, saw the
dirigible off, then took train for Cleve-
land to attend the national air races.
From there he is to go to Akron, Ohio,
to inspect the two new dirigibleS being
constructed for the Navy before sailing
for Germany on Saturday.
Hole Of Mysterious Origin.
Along with % passengers the Zeppelin
was carrying a patched bullet hole of
mysterious origin in one of her fuel
cells. Before departing members of the
crew expressed the opinion it was made
while the dirigible was flying over
Texas en- route from Los Angeles to
Lakehurst. They refused, however, to
divulge the basis for this belief or the
theory that it was caused by a bullet.
Officers of the ship said the slight dam
age would not impair the navigability
of the ship or add to the hazard of the
voyage.
Two last-nninute passengers were
among the % who spent an almost
sleepless night awaiting the departure
that was delayed for eight hours by
strong winds.
Mrs. Harry A. Hobson of ILogansport,
Ind, decided to make the trip while
the special train bearing the passengers
was pulling into Lakehurst. Mrs. Hob
son Is a niece of Mrs. Charles B. Park
er of Cleveland, who was expected to
be the only woman aboard. She had
come from Logansport to bid her aunt
bon voyage, but decided to accompany
an empty berth. Mrs. Hobson carried
no baggage at all and arrangements
were made to cable her passport to her.
Alfred G. Bernheimer, New York
broker, was on his way from New York
to spend the week end at Atlantic City
when he decided to make the trip on
the Zeppelin. He bought his berth by
telephone and had his brother bring
his passport to Lakehurst by automo-
bile. His baggage consisted of only a
weekend bag.
Other American passengers were Ed
ward 2. Frost, brother of Jack Frost,
who was killed in the Dole air derby
to Hawaii; DR.. william M. Scholl of
Chicago; John w. Schnitzer, Repub-
lican national committeeman, of Froid,
Mont; Paul L. Beck of Baltimore; r.
A. l.. Began OF Syracuse, N. Y; Fred
erick S. Hogg of Mount Vernon, N. Y;
Harry Vissering. director of the Good
year Zeppelin Co., and three United
States Navy officers, Lieut.. Comdr. H.
v. Wiley, commanding officer Of the
Navy dirigible Los Angeles; Lieut..
Comdr. J. M. Shoemaker, head of the
Aeronautical Engine Service of the
Navy. and Lieut.. Roland G.. Mayer of
the Navy Construction Corps.