New Britain herald., 1928-10-18
UNIFORM SERVICE
 ECKENER'S DREAM
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Eckener. commander Of the Grai Zeppelin. hopes that before he sails for home next week his dream of [ regular transatlantic air service will be nearer reality.
 He hopes to interest American capitalists in his plan for four great dirigibles. bigger than the Graf Zep- psltn. running on a 50 hour schedule between Europe and the United States. He needs 1ll.000. 900 to fl. nance the under taking and hopes to obtain 1t in this country. He believes an airport near Washington or Baltimore with the European termtnous in Switzerland would be the mest feasible because of weather conditions
 To Confer Today
 4 conference among himself. off, cers of the Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation of Akron. O.. and others he hopes to interest in the projects was arranged for today at Lakehurst, N. T.. where the big Zeppelin is berthed.
 &AAN VVuACAGACV Wao U Ut lHC hra break in the round of social activities through which he and his companions on the ocean flight have been passing. After the conference Eckener goes to Philadelphia where he and his officers and crew are to be guests of the city at a reception and banquet and then on to Washington Friday for breakfast with President Coolidge and other social activities.
 Next Tuesday Dr. Eckener ex. poets to start his air tour of the United States in the Graf Zeppelin. It is expected repairs of the Zeppe- lin's damaged fin will have been completed by that time as we'll as the overhauling of her engines and refueling of her storage tanks.
 Captain E. A. Lehman. the Zep- pelin's first officer. said tho tour would be only q two-day one and that the ship would then return to Lakehurst to take on more fuel and hydrogen for their return trip to Friedrichskafen.
 Ford May Ride
 Newspapers said that Henry Ford might be passenger on the Zep- pelin as far as Dearborn, Mich.. where a stop is planned at the Ford mooring mast. One newspaper said MT. Ford is to 70 as the guest of Dr. Eckener while other passengers would be obliged to pay fancy prices. The motor car magnate is to be in East Orange. N. J.. Saturday for the presentation to Thomas E. Edison of the congressional gold medal.
 Lieut.. Commander Charles F.. Rosendahl, of the United States navy dirigible Los Angeles. who was a passenger on the Graf Zeppelin, described the trip to radio au- dience over WEAF last night.
 He told how the big dirigible ran into the squall off Bermuda Satur- day morning when her horizontal fin was damaged.
 "Rain came with daylight" he said. Tt was just breakfast time when we plunged straight into a O4 u0ls tGlttS0A NoAi Ciih0 0A"A US~ these squalls. In an air. plane they simply mean a sudden thrust upward or . sudden drop. In an airship 1t is different because 1t Is 50 much longer. The Graf Zeppe- lin's nose got 1t first. Up went the. bow into the air as if 8 giant hand had suddenly showed up out of the uea below. Of course as the nose went up the stern went down. There was . clatter and 8 crash in the dining room. Dishes went flying. Lady Drummond Hay suddenly found her eggs in her lap-so much ,f them as were not spattered over her face. Lady Hay, the only wom- m aboard, be it recorded, laughed. Bo did two or three other passen- Iers. Their amusement treasured ,thers."
 No Amusement
 There was no amusement in the control cabin. though. and the anx- ety deepened when lookout re- ported the horizontal fin was dagn- lged. The ship slowed down. des- ,ite the danger of the storm. made 'epairs and continued on safely. al- hough ct reduced speed.
 Regular transatlantic travel by Iirship is not yet at hand. Comman- lsr Rosendahl believes. but the rail has been blazed.
 Frederick Gilfallin. an American 'esiding in Lucerne. Switzerland. . ,asenger on the Zeppelin, is not go- ng to make the return trip. He ailed last night for Europe aboard he Mauretania. Gilfallin, an invet- rate smoker. found the trip on the