Evening star., 1924-10-14
PREDICTS VISIT TO D. C.
Capt. Heinen Says Airship Will
Arrive Tomorrow.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LAKEHURST. y. J.. October Ii
Capt. Anton Heinen. who took the
Shenandoah on her maiden nncat,
and +. w. Won Meister American
representative of the Meibach Motor
Co, declared today upon arriving
here 70 await the coming of the ZR-3
that they had definite information
she would make a considerable tour
of Atlantic coast cities before land
ing here.
The ZR-3 will reach the American
coast in the early hours tomorrow
morning" said Capt. Heinen. She IS
headed for New York. She VIII pass
over that city, probably Philadelphia.
Baltimore, Washington and Intervening
cities and will return here to land jus1
before dusk tomorrow night
Expects New Record.
Capt Heinen declared he was con
WINGED the dirigiblc was running on
three motors according to plan, and
that before she berthed here she
would total more than 1000 miles,
thus breaking the, record of 1850
miles made during a wartime inva-
sion of enemy territory. by the Ger
man Zeppelin L-o9-
Capt. Heincn declared he had in
innate knowledge of the plans of
Hugo Eckener, president and COM
mander of the Zeppelin on this flight.
His statements were Corroborated by
Mr.. Won Meister, here in the interests
of the German corporation which
manufactured the motors carried by
the ZR-5.
Air Park All Ready.
This huge air park, destined home Of
the XR-3. was ordered under emer-
gency regime at - noon today.
Its IS officers and 400 sailors and
marines were on their toes at dawn
however Word had flashed over the
field during the night that direct COM
munication had been established with
the big dirigible and that all was well
with her, and that she might be eN-
Dected late tonight or early tomor-
row morning.
So this morning there began in
earnest all the maneuvering OF para
phernalia and personnel which has
been rehearsed long and often. Whlr-
ring motors slid open and shut the
ponderous doors of the high-d -domed
guest room which awaits the visitor.
Signals Again Inspected.
Landing signals were inspected
again and loaded up on trucks, ready
for quick transportation TO the set
Ting spot field aerolosiSts may des-
ignate for the big bag when ii Rokes
a cautious nose over the horizon
White canvas letters of heroic
PROPORTIONS there We're, to be laid out
facing skyward if the landing was
by day; and rolls OF electric Hshts
for similar disposition IL the snip
came in at night
ont of the dim vastness of the
hangar and into the sunlight We're
wheeled a Martin bomber and DH-4
observation plane, big craft of their
kind, that had looked like flies as
they souatted overnight on the floor
of the ZR-3's destined guest chamber.
Planes Ready TO Aid.
These planes are on special duty
here. They will be fueled and kept
at the taking-off line ready to dash
seaward on moments notice II the
dirigible should meet any emergency
as it nears the end of its long plI-
grimage.
bachelors Barracks the officers
mess. was ablaze with electricity
throughout the night \ jazz orches-
ira manned by lieutenants, captains
and even lieutenant commanders, was
doing its stuff, when at 9:55 pm.
news was flashed that the station
tower had for the
first time picked up a faint flash of
wireless code from the great bag tina.
glided hither from over the sea.
.V-Nerm" was all of the message
this station was able to catch. But
it was enough to send banjoes and
saxes a-fying III all directions. From
that time on every officer and man.
from Acting Comdr. Maurice i.
Pierce and Acting Executive Officer
Joseph NJ. Deemdown hovered near
telephones and told of the increaS-
ingly distinct messages that passed
from the ship in air to the ships of
the sea.
"V" (from) "Nerm" (ZR-3) that
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