Evening star., 1924-10-15
Zeppelin Is Berthed at Lake.
hurst This Morning After
Record-Breaking Voyage
From FriedriChshafen.
DECLARED TO PROVE
VALUE IN COMMERCE
Throngs Acclaim Huge Craft All
Along Route - Encounters
Rough Weather Nearing End.
Trip Is Described as Perfect
Success by Officers.
~ the Associated Press.

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LAKEHURST, N. J., October Is
The cabin of the ZR-3 came lightly
to rest upon the earth at Lakchurst
Field at 9:55 am. today, and the
giant Zeppelin was in her berth at
0:45.
She completed her journey from
Friedrichshafen, Germany, a dis
tance estimated at 5000 miles, in
81 hours Is minutes.
The craft made beautiful land
ing. appearing over the northern
edge of this Naval Air Station at
9:l6 am. She drove straight over
the airdrome to the far edge of the
field, where she headed around and
skirted the station for a quarter of
its circumference, before nosing
downward into the breeze and COM
ing to stop before the airdrome.
The ZR-3 looked like a silver
gilded ball on a Christmas tree as
she settled downward head-on. She
came SO slowly that she appeared
an inanimate object, suspended by
some invisible force.
Makes Easy Landing.
Thirty-four minutes after she was
sighted her motors stopped. For a
moment she drifted easily, bobbing
up and down like a small boat in a
rolling swell.
Straight past the red and white
signal on the ground which indicated
her chosen landing place, she glided.
1t appeared that she fntended tor saif
into the airdrome, but the pilot of
no sIis-3 contemplated no such spec
rsczfar exhibition When within 200
yards of the towering 'drone' a trap
door Topped open from the bottom
of the main cabin, and out dropped
bundle of rope as large as a barrel
Another trapdoor opened and an
other coil of rope thudded below.
Signal horns and bells footed some
where out of sight in the giant craft
overhead. Whistles shrilled below
Sailors and marines hooked their
spiderweb rope harnesses into the
trailing towlines of the dirigible and
almost without effort drew her
gently down.
Thousands Shout Greetings.
A mighty shout went up from thou
sands as the air vessel came down.
Please don't make SO much noise"
shouted Comdr J. H. Klein, jr., COM
mander of the Lakehurst station and
passenger on the ZR-3, as he leaned
from forward cabin port. The din
OF welcome was silenced instantly,
and a clear, sharp order of the nav
lgators to the grounding crew rang
out distinctly.
Or. Hugo Eckener, smiling, but
stern voiced, was recognized by a
little group of German citizens who
crowded the State police and sailor
guards to shout their congratula tions.
MAJ. r M. Kennedy, in the uniform
OF the United States Army, stood at
another portfolio smiling as he bowed
happily to the crowd.
Officers Are Happy.
Then, one after another, as the
more arduous duties of landing were
completed, all four of the American
omcers aboard the dirigible were pre-
sented to view. side by side with the
German navigators in the cabin ports.
All looked glowingly happy, They
were clean shaven; their uniforms
were spic and span. They did not even
look tired. They appeared in no hurry
to leave the ship.
The doors at the east end of fhe
'drome had drawn apart to receive the
visitor. She landed near those doors.
but because of slight change in
the direction of the breeze it was
decided TO lead her across the west
ern threshold instead.
So. slowly yet ma ajestically, she was
eased the length of the great build
ing, swung around at the western
portal and headed for the dim-lit
cavern which was to be her home.
Craft Is Guarded.
Immediately that she was snubbed
fast her navigating officers and crew
disembarked. Officers climbed into
her hull and cabin with mechanics
to begin an inspection of the gas
motors.
Police lines were closely drawn
around the great field where the
German-made craft rests. The roads,
which even yesterday were dotted
with automobiles coming hither, were
lined before daybreak today. AS
nearly as was possible with the per-
sonnel of sailors and marines that
remained after 400 had been mustered
for the landing crew, the two miles
of fir-trimmed circumference of the
field was patrolled.
Main gates were rigidly guarded.
Admission was by credential only.
Only q scattering few of the automo-
bi1es that drove up to those gates
got past the little guardhouse on the
innerside. 1t has been determined
that the public should attend the
arrival of the ZR-3 only at long
range. For she was-fiIled with a
highly inflammable and disastrously
explosive hydrogen, 100000 cubic
feet Of 1t.
Eckener L. Jahllant.
~. Hnkn Ecie.sr. commander Of
rne airship and president OF the
Zeppelin Company, jubilantly de-
clared as his feet touched the cc>-
crete floor of the airdrome:
Gentlemen. a new world record
5,oes miles of continuous flight"
The 6rst part of our voyage was
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