New Britain herald., 1924-10-15
ARRIVAL OF zR.3
 VERY SPECTACULAR
Scars Over New York Before
 Going to LakehurSt

New York, Oct. 15.-Out of the northeastern sky today came to New York a vision such as struck terror into the hearts of combatants in wartime-A German dirigibe of monstrous size, her silvery sides cleaning in the uncertain light of the early morning.
 There was the same drone of the motors, slung in queer little torpedo shaped affairs beneath the after part of the hull. and the same easy motion, like nothing else except the gliding progress of a fish through still water All that was lacking was the booming crash of the falling l,>mhs and the cracking of the anti aircraft defense guns.
 So Arrives the ZR-3
 But this was no hostile craft--it was so prosaic thing as the de- livery by Germany of part of the war settlement due the United States as one of the victorious na- tions in the great war. A delivery however. which was rendered TO- mantle by the very circumstances of its inception and execution.
 So arrived the ZR-3. Goliath Of the air, fashioned in the famous Zeppelin works at Friedrichshafcn, Germany. and destined to take her place alongside the Shenandoah as one of the main units in Americas s array of aircraft,
 The shining brillianCe of the ZR-S was partly blurred by morn ing mist which hung over the city. Only the thousands of persons who had gone to the roofs of high build ings were able to see the craft in its sharpest outline.
 The Zeppelin reached New York 79 hours and 15 minutes after leav- ing Friederichshafen thus making the trip in about three and one- fourth days. Her speed for the en- tire trip was twice that of the swift est ocean liner plying the Atlantic ocean. Upon her arrival here the Zeppelin was within approximately an hours flying time of her final destination.
 Leaving the German Zeppelin sta- ton Sunday morning at 6:30 o'clock, the ZR-3 followed a direct course to the Azores, passing over those is- lands Monday shortly before noon. The giant craft had intended to pass over Bermuda, but later changed her course northward, sailing near Nova Scotia and then moving down the Atlantic coast.
 The first point on the North American continent over which the ZR-3 passed was Brier Island, sit uated at the eastern side of the en- trance to the Bay of Fundy.
 Messages Flash Out Communication again was estab- lished with the dirigible at the Bos- ton navy yard, which reported at o'clock this morning that she was 120 miles off shore. Fifteen min utes later the following message from Commander Steele was picked up at Chatham, Mass.
 Cape Cod light on Port Beam. Speed 52 knots an hour. Headed for Boston," A message of greeting directed to Mayor Curley of that city also was received.
 Seen Over Boston
 The ZR-3 passed over Boston at 4:15. The giant ship was flying low and hundreds of expectant watchers were brought to the streets by the hum of her engines. Lights from her condolas were clearly visible. She was headed toward Providence as she disappeared into the dark ness a few minutes later.
 At 4:48 the dirigible sailed over Providence. flying in a south-south- west direction. A message inter- cepted at Lakehurst, N. J., at 4:45 said it was expected she would be over New York city about ' o'clock. In an effort to learn just when the ZR-3 expected to reach Lakehurst the radio station there placed an or der for the sending of a message bearing on this point with naval communications, the naval station here. Word was flashed back to