Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-20
Departure From Seville Held
Up for More Than Hour
Past Original Time.
DR.. ECKENER EXPECTS
TO END TRIP IN 2 DAYS
Additional Cargo of Mail and
Equatorial Supplies Put
Aboard Ship.

CADIZ, Spain, May 20 (P)-The
Graf Zeppelin passed over this sea
port city at GAS am. $3.50 am,
Eastern standard time) today and
passed out to sea without incident.
BY the Associated Press.
SEVILLE, Spain, May 20.-Retracins
the course of the Spanish Conquista-
dores Of four centuries ago, the Graz
Zeppelin, giant German dirigible, left
the airport here at $3.50 am. $3.50 am
Eastern standard time) today on $3.50
mile journey to Pernambuco and Rio
Janeiro, Brazil.
The departure was more than an
hour delayed from the tbs am. start
ing time, which had been set originally
1t had been hoped to get the ship away
shortly after dawn and thus eliminate
taking into the air in the intense heat
which develops here later in the day.
The dirigible circled the airport twice
and then headed due west toward the
Atlantic coast, where it would begin its
sixth transatlantic crossing and take up
probably the most dangerous lap of its
18,000-nlile journey from Friedrichshafen
to Seville, to Brazil, Havana, Lakehurst,
N. j., and back to Friedrichshafen.
Carries 10 Passengers.
Aboard it were 19 passengers, In
Guiding an American woman, Mrs Mary
Pierce of New York; Prince Alfonso of
Orleans, a cousin Of the King Of Spain
and Col. Emilio Herrera, one of the
heods IF tho Spo piSb military a1r
service.
Passengers arrived at the Ablada air.
port, where the Zeppelin was moored to
specially constructed mast, early from
their hotels, where they had gone d.
rectly after the crafts arrival at $40
pm. (12:40 pm. Eastern standard time)
yesterday from Friedrichshafen. Six of
the 20 passengers who came here from
Germany were left behind today, three
new passengers being taken instead.
Ahead Of the Graf Zeppelin lay a
course of $3.50 miles to Pernambuco, or
Recife, Brazil, the next stop on its trip,
which Is its first south of the equator.
Plans were to fly over the four land
groups which lie between the Iherian
Peninsula and Brazil, although weather
conditions might cause alteration of the
route. It was expected to drop O bag of
mail at Tenerife, Canary Islands, $50
miles from here, and at Sac Vicente,
Cape Verde Islands, 345 miles farther
southwest.
Will Go Over Islands.
Between the Cape Verde Islands and
Pernambuco there are two small islets,
Saint Paul and Fernando do Noronha
both near the Brazilian coast. It was
expected that the Graf would pass over
both, using about three days, more or
less, depending upon the weather, be-
tween here and Pernambuco. From
Pernambuco south to Rio de Janeiro Is
another l ESQ miles.
The Zeppelin arrived here at $40
pm. 02:40 pm, E. S. To yesterday
after trip of Is hours and % minutes
from Friedrichshafen. where 1t left at
5:18 pm. Q1:18 am Sunday. The
flight to Gibraltar, which is not far
from Seville, actually was made in much
less time, but DR.. Eckener was afraid to
land during the intense MONDAY heat
and cruised for several hours over
Northern Africa before bringing the
Graf to the specially constructed moor
ing mast at Tablada Airport.
Airport officials and throngs of sight
seers welcomed passengers, officers ant
crew when soldiers finally had drawn
the massive airship down TO earth. Pas.
sengers Immediately left for their hote
to spend the night, while crew and of.
ficers, superintendent loading of a con.
siderable mail cargo, refueling and re.
Punishment Of hydrogen.
The motors were inspected thoroughly
and other apparatus tested prior to be-
ginning the long flight south of tn,
Equator. Considerable edibles such a.
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