Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-02
REPORT GOOD
WEATHER AREA
\nxiety Had Been Felt
Since No Word Had
Come For Time

FRIEDRICHSHhFEN. Germany,
Aug. 2-tP)-The dirigible Graf
Zeppelin dispelled all anxiety over
her failure TO communicate her po-
sition TO her home port since pass
ing Gibraltar by announcing al
8:25 a. m. OPS a. m. Z. S. t. to-
day that she vas making good
speed 800 miles west of Gibraltar.
The Zeppelin Works reported re-
ceipt of the following message
from the airliner:
1925 a. m. central European time.
(2:25 a. m. r. s. t.. 300 nautical
miles west of Gibraltar. Travelling
at 100 kilometers an hour. Weather
good"
This was the first message from
the Zeppelin at the home office
since early morning. Her speed o.
100 kilometers an hour made her
average speed about So miles an
hour.
The big airship entered on her
s,000-mile Journey across the At
lantic with e CHEEKY sslutation of
good weather, good morning TO
the wireless station at Corunna.
From Gibraltar to Lakehurst
goal Of the flight. 1t IS approx
mately 1000 miles. of which the
first 500 miles or more would bring
the Zeppelin to the Azores area.
From Friedrichshafen. Germany,
from which the Zeppelin started a.
3:29 q. m. Thursday t9:29 p. m.
Wednesday z. s. IT, on its cruise
the distance is LIS miles to Gil
braltar.
L. covering the approximate 100
mfE&s from Friedrichshafen 10 Cape
De Gaia the Zeppelin took 20 hours
and 81 minutes. maintaining an
average Of about So miles an hour.
considerably below normal.
An 80-hour trip would bring the
Graf over New York. prior TO berth
ing at Lakehurst, at about $50 a.
m. K. 6. L. Sunday. There was
general expectation, however, that
even stronger adverse winds would
prevail from the Azores westward
and that the Zeppelin. off TO a slow
start. would take nearer 80 hours
than so.
All Well
Messages from aboard the Zeppe-
lin indicateaell was well. In pass
ing Cape Dc Gaia he Graf radice6
all well on board, only a little tco
warm. The temperature is SO de-
grees centigrade (about 81 degrees
Fahrenheit"
Another message from Herbert 5.
Seibel. special correspondent Of the
Associated Press aboard the Zeppe-
lin. confirmed the existence Of a
stowaway aboard. 1t said:
"A stowaway was found just aft
er the Zeppelin left the hangar. He
jumped from the hangar down into
the Yep. If he had jumped between
the Orders, he wouli have endar-
gered the ship. DR.. Eckener said
he would be returned from Amer
lea by the next steamer and be Sc
verely punished
Another message told something
OF life aboard. I'VE had cham
payne as soon rs We got under
way" II said. which resulted in a
late breakfast. The two women be-
came slightly nervous when we
counrered strong headwinds short
ly before lunch and were buffeteu
fGI an hour in the Rhone valley
0R progress vas retarded.
1.-THE route has been out Of our
way, but necessary to miss bad
weather III northeastern Spain
Large tank Of drinking water up
in the bag sprang a lea, and Sat
urated the ceiling of the saloon
during lunch. There was much ex-
element. but nothing to worry
about. We had an excellent game
Of bridge in the afternoon.
Motors Perfect
The new motors are performing
perfectly at high speed"
Other messages said the weather
cleared after hours of stead
lily fighting opposing winds. and
that the speed increased from un-
der 40 miles TO more than 81.
The Zeppelin's route has been tx
IRENE southerly.
Radio messages from the Graf
we're few and far between. IT'S oper-
ator's time being taken up with re-
ception OF weather reports.
Weather reports from the United
States said that the Zeppelin WIS
navigating in a region OF diminish
ing headwinds and improving con-
ditions. with local storms between
Gibraltar and the Azores and
northeast winds from the Azores.