New Britain herald., 1929-08-15
Turns North Eastward

Turns North Eastward
 Friedrichshafen, Germany, Aug. Is LP-Striking north and eastward toward a vast and little known re zion, the Graf Zeppelin, queen of the air, today cruised across Ger many en route to Tokyo, Japan, on the second lap of it's round-the- world journey,
 Leaving it's home port her at 4:34 a. m. (10:34 p. m. E. S. T. Wednes- day) the giant dirigible headed di- rectly for Berlin 377 miles distant At 6.45 a. m. G2:45 a. m. E, s. T) it circled Nurnberg tNuremberg) having traversed the 150 miles in two hours and II minutes.
 Ahead of the Graf lay a devious course across European Russia, through the Ural mountains and over the broad barren steppes of Si- beria to northeastern Asia, where it must turn southeastward to Tokyo. It was expected about $500 miles would be covered in a journey of about 120 hours with arrival in Tokyo on Monday afternoon, Japan ese time.
 60 Persons Aboard
 Aboard the Graf Zeppelin were 60 persons 20 passengers-19 men and one woman-40 officers and crew, and about 5OOo0 pieces of mail as freight Much of the mail, all of the crew, and nine of the passengers, had come all the way from Lake hurst, New Jersey, where the world journey was begun.
 The start from Friderichshafen was made in full moonlight, an hour before the dawn with few hundred persons gathered near the Zeppelin's hangar, who cheered loudly as it's ground crew looseG their hold and the ship rose grace fully, circling the port before head ing northward.
 It was 4.05 a. m., when the Graf motors were first started. Within ; few minutes the passengers wer' aboard, with Lady Grace Drummont Hay, only woman passenger, first. A 4:1S a. m., Dr. Hugo Eckener, mas ter, who had been standing by thu side of the gondola with Frau Eek ener, entered the ship, and at Al! q. m, the order was given whicl started it from the hangar.
 Outside the ground crew maneu vered the Graf so it's nose was t' the north before releasing it. Th' passengers lined the windows, way ing adieus to those below. Dr Eckener doffed his cap in a fina farewell.
 Morris Left Behind
 A last minute effort by an Amer ican, Nelson Morris of Chicago, l. get aboard the Zeppelin failed. Nor ris previously had bought a tick, for the trip from the Hamburg American tourists agent but hal been told later there was not room for him and he could not make tn voyage.
 This morning when other passen gers started aboard the craft, Nor ris was with them. Captain Han Won Schiller stopped him on th gangway Why can't I go?" tn American asked, as he showed hi tickets to the officer.
 Captain Von Schiller answere that when he bought his tickets a Lakehurst he had been told the were valid only if there was spac available beyond Friedrchshaier MT. Morris, who seemed disconccrt cd, turned his back and walked oi the gangway, almost on the verge c tears.
 He told bystanders it was the pig gest disappointing of his life not { pc able to make the Tokyo High Tt just happened to be my ba luck" he said. Mr. Morris joined tn crowd in cheering s.s the Ora mounted into the air.
 It was believed there was no stow away this trip. No attempt to ge aboard by one was in evidence at dc parture. T anl sure this time ther cannot be any stowaWay becaus even the runway along the top ( the hangar was strictly guarded" D Fckener said before entering tn gondola.
 Fuel and Baggage Heavy
 Oil, gasoline, baggage and equiI ment aboard the Zeppelin welghe about Is tons. The craft was buoy ed by 70,00o cubic meters ( hydrogen and was supplied with a most 25,o0O cubic meters of blau ga its fuel.
 It was intended during most ( the trip and particularly when ali ie by favorable winds to use only fol of the Grafs five motors, decreasin its cruising speed to about 5S mil, an hour and increasing its flight ri dius to about 15O hours, or 80 houl more than it was estimated woul be needed 10 reach Tokyo.
 In detail, the course planned l Dr. Eckener on leaving-subject change as weather conditions deve op-was from FriedrtChshafen 1,erlin, and from Berlin to Dang and KoenigsbcrG. II was expectt 10 cross the Soviet border rrj Dunaberg, Latvia, and to strilslr almost due east to Moscow.
 Moscow, by the course 10 be fo lowed, was approximately 1,40O mil from Friedrichshafen, and should reached about dawn, Friday. Fro Moscow the craft, it was expecte would be headed almost due ca along the 6Oth parallel to the Urj mountains, from where it was 1T