The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-15
GRAF ZEPPELIN over BALTIC
on 6,6OO-M|LE TOXIC HOP
IN Journey AROUND WORLD
Dirigible Maintains Steady Progress After
Leaving Friedrichshafen; Air Liner
Equipped for Any Emergency.

free city of Danzig at 1855 a. m. to-
day, heading toward Koenigsberg.
East Prussia, and the Russian irons
tier,
An hour and twenty minutes later
the Zeppelin reached Koenigsburgs
flying over the city at Ais p. m.
Qo:15 a. m, eastern standard time.)
Koenigsburg is eighty-f1ve miles
northeast of Danzig, on an arm of
the Baltic. The distance was &C
complished at sixty-four miles an
hour, showing that the Zeppelin was
maintaining its even progress.
The Zeppelin crossed the Lithu-,
anian frontier at Thauroggen at
1925 a. m, eastern standard times
The ship was headed toward Dvinsk,
Latvia, only thirty miles from the
Russian border.
The Zeppelin encountered good
weather on the early stages of the
flight that will take it across the
Siberian wastes on a 6,600-mile
flight to Toxic.
The Zeppelin carried a crew
of forty men and twenty passengers.
Officials of the Zeppelin line hoped
she would reach her destination
within five days.
Rifles Taken Along
Tie officials of the Zeppelin line
have done everything possible to
meet any emergency which might
arise on the trip. The ship was as
fully equipped as if she were setting
out on polar expedition.
On board when the ship left here
were three rifles, three shotguns
and 1000 rounds of ammunition.
There was regular food supply
to last a week and there was an
emergency supply of provisions, TO
last two weeks more. There was
an extra supply of wine and
medicines.
The officers were firmly convinced
they would be able to reach their
destination without difficulty, but
they were taking no chances.
American Left Behind
Considerable mystery surrounded
the refusal of the Zeppelin officials
to permit Nelson Morris of the
Chicago packing family, to make the
trip to Toxic, in spite of the fact
he had ticket for the whole jour-
ney around the world, and that he
had come on the Zeppelin from
Lakeurst.
It was explained that the ticket
had been sold to Morris by the
Hamburg American line through q
mistake, and that they had no au-
thority to do so. The local repre-
sentative of the Hamburg American
told the United Press Morris signed
the usual agreement, whereby the
company reserves the right to re-
ject passage under certain condi-
tons, one of them concerning The
navigability of the ship. He said
the airship was so heavily laden no
additional weight could be taken on
without endangering the trip.
Uses Only Four Motors
The commander hoped to make
the trip in about 120 hours, easy
travelling, using only four motors
and keeping the fifth in reserve.
The passenger list included one
woman, Lady Drummond Hay. The
names of the nineteen male pas
sengers follow:
Heinrich Seilkopf, Hamburg; Chris
toph Iselin, Switzerland; Or. Geron-
imo Megias, Madrid; william B.
Leeds, New York; Geryille Reache,
Paris; Lieutenant J. @. Richardson,
United States Navy; Lieutenant
Commander Charles E. Rosendahl,
United States Navy; Commander
Naoslliro Fuijyoshi, Japan; Pros
fessor Karklin, Moscow, geologist;
Kichinai Kitano, Osaka, Japan,
journalist: Yoshimatsu Enti, Osaka
journalist; Joachim Rickard, Ma
drid; Max Geisenheimer, Frankfort:
Heinz, Won Perkhammer, Berlin;
Gustav Kauder, Berlin journalist:
Helm Won Eschwege, Berlin Journal
ist; Karl Won Wiegand and Robert
Hartman, American journalists, and
Sir Hubert wilkins, arctic explorer.