Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-16

NEW YORh, May 10 w.
The Columbia Broadcasting Co.
today received the following
bulletin from its correspondent
on the Graf Zeppelin:
1.-TWO broken motors. Head
ing back"
BY the Associated Press.
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany,
May 16.-The dirigible Graf Zep-
pelin, mighty mistress of the air,
raced westward with the sun to-
day above Southwestern Europe
on it's second trip across the
Atlantic to America. 1t made a
previous trip last October.
Before it lay a variable course
above Gibraltar, probably the
Azores and Bermuda, to Lake
hurst, N. j., which the dirigible's
master, DR.. Hugo Eckener, did not
expect to reach before late Sat
urday night or Sunday morning.
Aboard the ship were 40 Of the
crew, 18 passengers, and a female
gorilla, "Susi." The only woman
passenger was Mrs. Mary Pierce,
wife of a New York utilities
broker, who made the trip despite
urgent pleadings of her husband
and mother. Among the men was
Capt. Sir George Hubert Wilkins,
Arctic explorer.
The ship was trundled from its ham
gar at 5:45 am, and at the pilots COM
mand was released for its long voyage
at 5:57 am. Q1:57 pm. Eastern stand
ard time Wednesday,. 1t rose slowly In
an intermittent driZzle, while 200 or
more spectators cheered. 1t circled the
field once and disappeared in 10 min
utes in the direction of the Lake Con-
stance and Basel, Switzerland.
Escorted by Swiss Planes.
After flying over Walashut and
Saeckingen the dirigible arrived over
Basel at 7:30 am, fog obllglng IL 70
descend close to the ground to dis
charge its first load of airmail. Five
Swiss airplanes joined it there and act
ed as an escort as far as the French
frontier, which wirelessed 1t. had
crossed at 7:55 am.
DIR. Eckener before he left announced
his course: after leaving France we
will 90 along the coast of Spain until
we reach Gibraltar and then we Will
see what next. If We went above the
mouth of the Loire we would nave
strong southwesterly winds against us
which would delay us so much we would
lose five hours more time than by going
by way of Gibraltar, even though that
is 450 miles farther.
Il have advised the French govern
ment accordingly. Whether we VIII
cross the Azores I cannot tell as yet
When we get out there we'll stick oul
noses in the air, take good SnlH anc
decide where to turn next"
The decision to pass over Gibraltar
indicated that an almost extreme
solItherly great circle course probably
would be followed, the distance to be
covered thus approaching $500 miles
as against a 1000 mile minimum dlS-
tance if the Northern great circle
course were followed.
Passengers and members of the ships
crew began to arrive at the dlrlglole
hangar shortly after 5 o'clock. The
gorilla was taken aboard first.
Woman Among First Arrivals.
Mrs. Pierce was one Of the first a
the field. She was attired In beige
travelling costume, straw hat trimmed
with feathers tan shoes and SILK STOCK
ings. The silk stockings, however, sn'
changed for wooden golf hose upon TIT
advice of a newspaper correspondent
Her French maid brought her smal
bag which contained costly proWl
fur coat. a..
II do hope I'll see you again. tn
maid said with a catch in her voice.
Mrs. Pierce replied: oh! Certainly
and don't forget to send the message
I told you to send"
Her decision to make the trip wa
believed here never to have bee
changed after her purchase OF passag
Tuesday, although to relieve anxiet
Of relatives in America she had 1t re
norted she had Cancelled her bookln
and she herself sent messages I
America. saying she was not goini
To other relatives in New York, how
ever. she cabled to expect her 1c
Sunday dinner.
IT hope you all told your papers II
not going" she told several America
correspondents. Wont my relative
be surprised when I drop in on thel
after all I only hope l can allgf
unobserved from the gondola and sll
away without any one seeing me. ~
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