The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-16
BIG DIRIGIBLE
ARRIVED SAFELY
Reaches Lakehurst Less
Than 81 Hours After
Leaving Germany.
SETS A NEW RECORD
Sails Over 5000 Miles in Cross
ing Seas and Uses Only Part
of Her Fuel Supply.

Airdrome, Lakehurst, N. j. Inc
giant Zeppelin ZR-3 reposed IN her
berth at the naval air station airdrome
at Lakehurst at 10:45 a. m. today
Immediately that she snubbed fast,
her navigating officers and crew disem-
barked. officers climbed into her hull
and cabin with mechanics to begin an
inspection Of the gas bags duralumi-@
mum structure and motors.
DR.. Hugo Eckener, commander Of the
airship and president of the Zeppelin
company, jubilantly declared as his
feet touched the concrete floor of the.
airdrome:
Gentlemen, a new worlds record
5,006 miles of continuous flight.
"The first part of our voyage was
fine" DIR. Eckener continued; 1.-THE last
part was full of heavy weather. From
a. m. Tuesday to a. m. today we
battled against the weather with We
locity of 55 to go miles per hour"
Called Perfect Success"
.'The perfect success of the trans
Atlantic flight of the ZR-3 from Ger
many to Lakehurst augurs well for the
future of commercial lighter-than-air
craft" said Maurice r. Pierce, acting
commanding officer Of the navy air sta
ton. "We'll feel better when we have
the ZR-3 Waived of her hydrogen and
safely berthed in the drome ready to
be filed with helium when it becomes
available. She is a beauty and will be
a good mate for her stablemate, the
Shenandoah. We all should be proud
to come into possession Of her"
mt. $ la q 7 a.
der Klein and Major Kennedy and 1t.
Com Krauss' two sisters were here to
greet the officers.
Comes to Rest Lightly.
The cabin of the ZR-3 came lightly
to rest upon the earth at Lakehurst
field at 9:55 a. m. today. She COM
pleted her journey from Friedrichs-
hafen, Germany, a distance estimated
at 5000 miles, in 81 hours 20 minutes
She made a beautiful landing, ap-
pearing over the northern edge of this
naval air station at 9:16 a. m. She
drove straight over the airdrome to the
far edge Of the field, where she headed
around and skirted the station for
quarter of its circumference, before
nosing downward into the breeze and
coming to stop before the airdrome.
Like SiIver-Gilded Ball.
She looked like a silver-gilded ball
on a Christmas tree as she settled
downward head-on She came so slow
ly that she looked like an inanimate
object, suspended by some invisible
force 1t was 81 hours and % min
utes since she sailed from Friedrichs-
hafen, Germany, bound for this coun-
try with % Germans and Americans
and destined for delivery at this sta
ton as the largest dirigible ever con-
structed and flown.
Her nonstop flight was estimated by
officers of this station at 5000 miles,
the previous record was about $500
miles, set by the Zeppelin L-59 during
the World War. She appeared to be,
critically surveying the broad expanse
of level beneath her, being particular
about where she brought her gilded
self to rest
Thousands Shout Greetings.
Thousands of persons lined the main
highway leading into the field. Motor
cars we're parked in squadrons by the
roadside. Excited groups Of officers and
ciilians scattered about the airdrome
rushed to the point where the signal
bearers were heading. Four hundred
sailors and marines, equipped with
landing tackle, marched on the field
with their officers, ready to deploy
along the drag ropes. Motor cars laden
with heavy tackle and heroic letters in
blue and canvas were made ready to
indicate the spot chosen for the land
ing.
Germans are Happy.
Berlin.-German pride of achieve
ment reached postwar zenith today
when news was flashed by the United
Press from New York that the IRIS
4 had reached the United States. Crowds
which had stood for hours in front of
newspaper offices reading bulletins of
the progress of the great dirigible,
burst into mighty 'hoch" when word
came through the air that the Zeppelin
was over American soil after the most
successful fight ever made by dirig-
ible. Germany is redeemed" said the
Vorwaerts. 1.-THE faith of our fore
fathers in the unconquerable German
soul again is justified"