Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-16
WORLD RECORD SET
BY AMERICA s NEW
AERIAL POSSESSION
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Bag Buffeted Severely on
Latter Part of Flight,
Crew Reports

.AIRDROME, Lakehurst, n. j.,
Oct. 15.-(By the Associated Press.)-
The giant Zeppelin ZR-3 reposed in
her berth at the naval air station
airdrome, Lakehurst, at 10:45 a. m.
today
Immediately that she was snubbed
fast, her navigating officers and
crewy disembarked. Officers climbed
into her hull and cabin with me.
chanics to begin an inspection of the
gas bags duraluminum structure and
motors.
DR.. Hugo Eckner, commander OF
the airship and president of the Yep
pelin company, brilliantly declared as
his feet touched the concrete floor Of
the airdrome:
Gentlemen, a new worlds record
5000 miles of continuous flight"
1.-THE first part Of our voyage was
fine" DR.. Eckner continued "Thc
last part was full of heavy Weather
From a. m. Tuesday to g. m. to.
day, we battle against the wine
with a velocity of 55 to so miles per
hour.
Great Speed Over Coast
eve changed our course from the
direct line we were pursuing FROM
the Azores to Lallehurst, because we
found ourselves heading into a south.
west wind which was rising and q
small low pressure area.
Monday evening we were making
as miles an hour. We headed to-
ward Nova Scotia into southeast
wind, then came at great speed
along the coast southwark, passing
between the scout cruisers Milwau-
kee and Detroit, but seeing neither.
"A favoring wind pushed us to-
ward Lakehurst, past Boston and on
to New York at rate of 80 miles
an hour. So, gentlemen, we ars<
here"
The cabin of ZR-3 came lightly to
rest upon the earth at 9:55 a. M
She completed her journey from
in 81 hours, rs min
utes.
She made beautiful landing APP
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 it's circumfer-
cnce, before nosing downward into
the breeze and coming to a stop be,
fore the airdrome.
She looked like a silver gilded ball
on a Christmas tree as she settled
downward, She same so slowly that
she looked like an inaninate object,
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 intended to
sail into the airdrome, but the pilei
of the ZR-3 contemplated no snch
spectacular exhibition. When within
200 yards of the towering 'drome a
trap door Topped open from the bot.
tom of the main cabin and out drop.
ped bundle Of rope as large as.
barrel.
Another trap door opened and an,
other coil of rope thudded below,
Signal horns and bells footed ard
changed somewhere out of sight In
the giant craft overhead. Whistles
5hrilled below. Sailors and marines
hooked their spderweb rope har.
nesses into the trailing towline Of
he dirigible and almost without eff,
fort drew her gently down.
Cheers Are SiIenced
thousands as the air vessel cana
down.
please don't make so much
loise," shouted Commander j. II.
Klein, Jr., commander of the Lake.
hurst station and passenger on ths
IR-3, as he leaned from a forward
,abin port The din of welcome was
jilenced instantly, and a clear y sharp
(1ts Of ho no win ffye fn
crew rang out distinctly.
DR.. Hugo Eckener, smiling but
;tern-v voiced was recognized by a
title group Of German citizens who
:rowded the state police and sailor
guards to shout their congratula.
ions. Major r. NJ. Kennedy, in tina
Uniform Of the United States army.
lood at another portfolio, smiling as
lie bowed happily to the crowd.
At least six persons not on thu
payroll of the naval air station a.
were iubilant when word
vas flashed around after last mid
hight that the air cruiser was head.
I'd homeward again They were the
wives of Captain George w. Steele.
Commander J. IL. Klein, Jr., and
Major F. n Kennedy and the two
sisters Of Lieut.. Commander S. NJ.
<rauss and the little daughter 70.
yhom Major. Kennedy brought
rom Germany a walking doll ais
most as big as herself.
The wives of Captain Steele, Com.
nander Klein and Major Kennedy
md Lieutenant Commander Krauss'
wo sisters, were here to greet the
fficers.
Papa. where's my dolly" shilled