ZEPPELIN S FLIGHT
ZEPPELIN’S VOYAGE. / _ (United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. The Graf Zeppelin advised the Navy Department that she was 630 miles due east of Cape Henlopen, New Jersey, at three o’clock this aftcrijpon. The average speed since the start has been eighty-four miles an hour. The dirigible gave no further information, and will continue while within range of Arlington radio station to communicate once every four hours. AMOUNT OF CARGO AND PASSENGERS CARRIED. NEW YORK, Sept. 1. The Graf Zeppelin carried fortyfour of a crew and twenty-two passengers, of whom two are women, 1593 pounds of cargo, 400 ; pounds of mail and 1400 pounds of food. Inc cargo included a consignment of lawn mowers, women’s pyjamas and other goods, from the Philadelphia Department. Stores. Vr Officials stated that in - order to make a record for a round the world flight the Graf Zeppelin can arrive at Friedrichshaven any time before six o’clock on Thursday morning and if it arrived at that time it would equal the record from Lakehurst to Lakehurst.
When it departed the officers hoped to arrived by Tuesday night and were certain to arrive by Wednesday. Two youths, attempting to stowaway, were removed before the departure and were taken by the police.
The crew discovered, upon arrival at Lakehurst, that someone had fired a rifle slug through the rear gas compartment on the trans-Continental trio, but the damage is slight. Lakehurst officials compared the incident with the arrest, a short time ago, of a man who fired a rifle at the dirigible Los Angeles. ZEPPELIN’S PROGRESS. NEW YORK, Sept. 1. The Graf Zeppelin' is proceeding steadily towards the Azores Islands. Twelve hours after her departure the radio station of ’ the Reading Railroad, Philadelphia, reported that the messages then indicated that the dirigible had. covered 1040 miles. Captain Fried, of the liner American, reported from mid-o#can that the weather was clear and the sea. calm. Capt Fried said that he was keeping an all-night watch for the Graf Zeppelin, expecting it, to pass his ship early on Monday morning. , ,
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Hokitika Guardian, 3 September 1929, Page 6
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