Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-23
BRAZIL Halls
WILDLY ZEP'S
SAFE VOYAGE
Happy P ers
Embark For Bed
And Sights

PERNAMBUCO. Brazil. May Is.
Graf Zeppelin was
moored safely today TO a squat
red and white mast here at the end
Of its first trans-equatorial flight
and It's sixth transatlantic cross
ing.
Tonight, after the tropical sun
was set, DR.. Hugo Eckener. the
ships master. will start 1t on the
third lap Of its $4,000 mile journey
from Friedrichshafen. still further
southwark to Rio Janeiro.
The Graf arrived over Campo
Giquia, the landing field here, at
$50 .. m. C4:30 p. m. M. z. s. I'd
Just 50 hous from the time 1t
circled La Tablada airdrome twice
at Seville. Spain. and started south
eastward toward Brazil.
After circling Campo Giquia
once it rode off over the city Of
Pernambuco, but was back In a few
minutes. Ropes fluttered from its
gondolas. were grabbed by an
infantry landing Of $50 and at sos
D. m. (6:05 p. N. 9. s. To it had
been pulled to earth and attached
to the especially constructed mast.
Eckner Statutes People
Its ninteen passengers and crew
disembarked. happy at being once
more on terra firma, but there was
not the atmosphere Of having sur
vived successfully an hazardous
ordeal such as old-timers in Yep
pelin traffic among them said had
existed after previous flights. After
a rather elaborate reception they
all sought beds In hotels here.
DR.. Eckener gave a message to
the Brazilian press: Il salute the
Great Brazilian people and wish
for them peace and pTocrSrity-
which Is my hope also for all peo-
pie Of the two American Con-
tinents.
Il hope that this glorious flight
for my fatherland may be received
by you as a solemn demonstration
Of the fraternity between Germany
and the two Americas"
Start Postponed
It originally was intended to
fly on to Rio Janeiro, which Is
1850 miles distant. at dawn, but
DR.. Eckener announced the delay
until evening, probably at z p. m.
Is D. n. NJ. z. s. t. so as TO allow
time to replenish the supply OF
hydrogen lifting gas and water
ballast, and In recognition of his
passengers desire to see something
Of the city to which had come.
Arrival Of the Graf created a
sensation here. It was the first
time a dirigible has been seen II
these parts, and people came from
all over northeastern Brazil, many
from surprisingly out Of the way
places.
AS the huge ship hove into view
the crowd cheered themselves boar
Sc. When finally 1t had pulled TO
earth guards almost had to fight
with the crowd 10 keep them away.
During the night work proceed
ed IN unloading the Crafts cargo
Of mail. and in putting into the
gas bag 1000 cubic meters Of n.y.
drogen needed to replace that lost
In expansion while crossing the
Equator. Fresh provisions also were
taken on.
Trip U~neventful
Arrival of the Graf marked COM
pletion Of a trip that skeptics had
said the Zeppelin might not be
able TO make. the peculiar thermal
and climatic conditions involved in
the Equatorial zones presenting
unusual problems for an apparatus
OF its delicacy. But it was apparent
from comments Of those aboard
that the trip had been accomplish
ed with little or no difficulty.
Aside from shifting of the trade
winds, which delayed the first
stage Of the flight to the Canary
Islands and just beyond, the wea-
ther vas good. and the Thermal
problems were taken rare OF by
allowing expansion Of the lifting
gas, and dropping OF water ballast.
The Graf. leaving Seville last
Tuesday at $50 a. m. 1880 A. M.
e. S. IT,, passed over two of the
four land groups between Spain
and BraZil-the Canary Islands.
the Cape Verde Islands. and Fer
nando do Noronha. hut missed the
uninhabited st. Paul's Rocks.
Only q short stop will be made
at Rio Janeiro. the Graf turning
and cutting north again by way of
Pernambuco toward Havana. A
short stop will be made there. and
the trip then vii continue to Lake
hurst. New Jersey. and thence back
10 Friedrichshafen. a distance al
together Of about $4,000 miles.