The Washington times., 1929-08-05


is in the canning business at
Kennett Square. is a student At
Lehigh University. He is 81
years old.
and golden CLEANS Of sunshine
followed close behind.
/ turned into the control room
to consult with DR.. Eckener.
A fine start, Doctor
'sJa, III, 4 fine start--bnt
niarred BY the action Of
'blinder passagieF, 4 stow
away, as you call them In En-
gIisk."
He was seen before we left,
but what with the crosswind
and our desire to get away we
could not stop to put him off.
He was hanging to the roof Of
the hangar and dropped TO the
top Of the ship as we moved out.
He might well have torn the
> surface and jeopardized the
whole flight. There is q dindow
in the top through which he
came and climbed in among the
gas bags.
Lighten Ship
The crew has him and by this
time he must be sorry that he
succeeded in getting on.
We sped on, burning gasoline,
the heavier fuel, so as to tighten
ship as much as possible before
coming to the hills Of Switzer-'
land which divide Germany
from France. When over Switz-
erland tiny moth plane ranged
beside as and then q. wide-winged
Fokker came up on the other
side. II hung in the air, tail
downward, like = falcon hover
ing, its three engines slowly
turning and carrying it forward
at almost airplane stalling speed
which is equal to the cruising
speed Of the Zeppelin.
Several times the planes
swung around us, then turned
edgewise and like hawks on
windy days retraced their route.
AS we crossed the Swiss hills
to the Saone Valley we expert
enced q few bumps, but the
clouds had risen from the hill
tops, giving us clear entry into
French territory.
The usual f1istral was miss
ing from the Rhone Valley and
we bucked head winds as we
ran down this trough Of France.
The sweeping river skewered
here and there with walls to
guide its course and banks in
places to carry it's water above
the neighboring fieI4s. Oats
and barley, intersecting vine-
yards and fruit farms, waved
their shaggy fIeeces.. The
ruined castles Of Roman archi-
lecture stood among them.
At 2 o'clock we crossed the
sandy Mediterranean shore and
swung to q more westerly
course. Even 50 we headed well
out into the Mediterranean Sea
and by that maneuver were re-
warded with following wind.
Engines Eased
Then one engine was stopped
and others eased on throttle.
This reduced our air speed, yet
our speed Of 70 miles an hour
was maintained over the water.
Several steamers and sailing
ships we're passed at great dis
tance.
We were startled by the flash
Of Z fish like q silver arrow
from the sea. Once attention
was drawn to the spot we
could see school Of q hundred
or more porpoises gamboling in
the water. A veiIed simmer
ing Of the water about them
revealed the struggles Of shoals
Of frightened fish.
The wind freshened Is we
passed the Isle MalIarco, with
its white-walled houses and
small towns and church spires,
where Chopin's most pleasing
and profound works were in
spired, encouraged by his
equally brilliant soul-mate.
Georges Sands.
After dinner, darkness. en-
hanced by low cloudiness, drove
most Of US to bed to rest 4 while
before rising to view in moon
light the Straits Of Gibraltar.
It was 4 o'clock FRIDAY
morning before we enjoyed that
sight.
We dived through d narrow
wall of cloud that hung curtain-
wise across the Straits and
came to starlit Atlantic.
A short day that followed
seemed long because Of the
anticipation Of sighting the
Azores. Our course was laid to
touch Santa Maria the most
southerly Of the group. At
sunset we saw San MIGUEL.
The land looked velvety in the
half light. We swung low above
the cliffs and scattered houses.
Several bags Of mail were
dropped.
Wine flowed To celebrate the
passing Of the first stage Of
the Atlantic journey. Tongues
were loosened and youthful
memories kindled. Dessert and
liquors were accompanied by
songs and stories.
Big. Noisy Party
The Germans and q Swiss
.sAs.a...A "a a,a1 Ahn s.rhnln 1900.