The Washington times., 1928-10-12

The prospective crowds, not the
handling of the Zeppelin whe-l 1t
arrives, il what is causing concern
among officials. They explain that
they anticipate no difficulty In
bringing the great air liner into
the hangar. but they are taking
extra precautions to keep the spec
tators within bounds.
$50 to Handle Ship
The regular ground crew Of 27O
men will be augmented by $50 sali-
ors from the Brooklyn navy
yard and these $50 men viii pc
ample to handle the Graf Zeppelin
once it lands.
Special police precautions are be-
ing taken, however, to maintain OF
der among the thousands OF VISITORS
eager for a closeup Ct the Zeppelin
Fifty-five marines have been as
signed to cooperate with the State
police in patrolling the highways
and keeping the throng back or an
area that will be roped OH snortiy
before the airship arrives.
Automobiles will not be allowed
to park within half a mile OF tne
hangar. Only cars bearinF the iapel
"official" will be allowed past tne
dead line. A limited number OF VI
ficiaP stickers have been doied oul
to representatives OF the rr,1.
American organizations ne" LoiN
city officials and newspaper lliei
Housing Is Problem
1n+o tho nearby towns OF Lake
49, Tonos River and Lakewood Is
,onr;rg q steady stream of automo'
niles with license tags Whlch SHOW
that the occupants have come IRON,
Stotes "a far away as ONO anu
1,Unois Every train disgorges us
Quota If Zeppelin fans ana py
niphtfall the housing problem Is eA,
racted TO become acute. Folel
roonos are at a premium, ana scores
~ photographic requests for resefVa'
tions are being rejected .
Homes are being turned INTO
1oanding houses and rates are jump
80 sky.birh. Lakehurst has
.Ins,,,,a tion Of less than 1000, Eoms
piyer 5000 and Lakewood lZ,ooo
~ ~ +tase towns are utterly UMPIRE
dnu - meet the tremendous influx
- visitors that is anticipated. Al
..aadv business is booming and taxi
cah men particularly are reaplng
A. the hangar. battery of leased
a,.os has been installed for the
nse of press associations ana lnol'
'.;d,,aI newspapers, and the tele-
a,I offices in Lakewood Will be
S,,+iIizad for the overflow. Begin,
nine today thousands or words WIN
ha disnatched from Lakehurst TO
ali narts of the country and abroad.
Guard Against Fire
Hot dog stands and refreshment
hoo+bs are springing up like mush'
.oor,s in the vicinity of the hangar.
uuge signs, bearing the warning
$50 smoking" are displayed. Photog-
80 obars have been warned that no
~ hangar. There is too mucn IN
80 hangar. "There is to much in
fiap,mable material in and near the
hangar to take any unwarranted
chances." explained Lieut.. George
r. Watson, chief of communications.
There are half a million cubic
feet of hydrogen and million feet
NJ blue gas stored in five-toot
hotties. Immediately adjacent to
fine hangar. Lieutenant Watson and
other officials expressed the opinion
that the Graf Zeppelin would prob
abIv arrive Sunday morning and
that the Lakehurst radio station
NAV be in direct touch with the
dirigible Friday night.
The dirigible Los Angeles for
merlv the IRIS, which. four years
ago. spanned the ocean from Fried
richshafen to Lakehurst, Is now IN
the hangar, having just returned
from a trip to the American Legion
convention at San Antonio, Tex.
The Los Angeles will remain in it's
hangar indefinitely. as the hangar
is capable of housing the Graf
Ie,,,,~'iu AMI the Los Angeles Al