New Britain herald., 1927-12-28
BN CLARENCE k. GrTTTNGS N'opyrISht 1927 by United Press ]
 3i Hour Cru;sH

Naval Air station, Lakohurst. \. J" Dec. 2S UP)-Thc naval dirig- ibIe Los Angeles. after 3l hours cruising in which 1.550 miles were covered. returned this morning to its station here with all aboard feel ing certain that the missing airplano The Dawn, with its crew, may never be found
 Alongside the 37 others aboard I myself stood hour after hour poerina- at sea and sky through binoculars. as the Los Angeles sailed over the route Mrs, Frances Grayson and her companions were believed 10 have followed.
 We saw nothing but here and there 8 traWier or q destroyer. the latter engaged in the samo search that We were making.
 To Emerald Bank
 The voyage took us as far as Elm erald Bank, about 150 miles west of Sable Island, the tiny isle from which radio operator reported he heard signals Sunday night. which 't' 'tictf1ilt liiiElll IldN t been rom Mrs, Grayson's plane.
 The Los Angeles left Lakchiirst at 4;55 ?. n., Monday r. headed for Chatham, Mass. passing high over the Statue Of Liberty, then above Times Square, alive with holiday crowds then up Long Island Sound to Point Judith and to Chatham.
 At Chatham the actual search started with instructions 10 all 10 watch for flares at night. The course took us thence 10 Emerald Bank and then Tuesday morning we turned back to Cape Cod. completing q big triangle over which the search was made.
 Littlr Hope of Rescue
 T consider it q thousand to one chance against Mrs. Grayson and her companions ever being found" Lieut.. Commander Charles j.. Roscu- { iahl. told me as the hunt ended. : Roscndahl had been on watch most i )t the 3l hours We had been in the 1 lir.
 Throughout the trip the weather l vas clear. the visibility good, but the | .emperat1Ira exceedingly cold.
 When we went aboard the crew . md passengers were issued heavy , and, over that, all wore fur , ined aviators' uniforms with big fur ] 'ollars turned high around the neck. i leavy, fur lined moccasins and warm i doves completed the apparel. Every . me wore this clothing continuously . wen when turning in for little |, leep. !
 Had Little Sleep
 When men went off watch for rest hey slept q little but seldom moro han an hour at time without visit ng the galley for a bowl of piping lot soup.
 Through the long trip the Los 'ngclcs sailed without T trcmor. The urseon had nothing to do and the cpairmen were only on watch. '' here never was the s"mblance Of n emergency,
 The ship sailed more smoothly , han anything on water or in air.
 iiON'p NilH IttS Sl'dillll'SS Ol q , 1rry boat on smooth water, but :, ithout vibration felt on shipboarl. nd the speed averaged 50 miles an :, our for the trip.
 The only noise was the low hum of N 'e five motors. which arc carried ! i'd not even require raising of the U 1ice in conversation. Now and then the ship would dip q : rise gently, with something of the otion of very slow swing. when !
 struck some sudden air current. 1t otherW ise there was no rolling or itching.
 3S On Board | There were 3S of us aboard in r uding officers. II triggers, an | Dcrating crew of 13, two radio men ( Id one cook. c Aboard dirigiblc some of the C gid discipline Of life on other naval d ssols-rarticularly battleships- O faxed. Officers and enlisted men ork on more nearly even terms. E 'equently men came and went L. rough the officers quarters. Off q IS called men by the first names t Id the atmosphere was something W ,c that of one big family. with the at it's head and none estoning his authority.
 Officers slept and ate in the main | bin, back of the control room 0 1n which the ship is operated. The W aw has quarters off the ''catwalk" a' lch runs the length of the cnvcl- to Q of the ship. nj At one end of the cabin the cook. r