Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-17
Crew Here Friday to Visit
German Embassy, Coolidge
and Arlington.
THREE DAYS ARE SET
FOR RETURN JOURNEY
Most of Passengers Make Reserva-
tions for Trip Back to Ger
many With Huge Bag.


Zeppelin plans to start return fight
to Germany in about ten days. First
however, after repairs have been made
to her damaged fin, she will make a
tour of the Eastern United States.
Announcement of his plans was
made by DR.. Hugo Eckener, commander
of the big air cruiser, during a breath
ing spell in the reception which the
city gave him, his officers, crew and
passengers on the 6,300-mile fight.
The damaged horizontal fin, the mis-
hap which threatened disaster off Ber-
muda, will be repaired by the end of
the week, he said. Then the Zeppelin
will start her tour of United States
cities Pittsburgh, Akron, Ohio; Detroit
and perhaps Chicago and some other
cities" were listed by DR.. Eckener on
his tentative itinerary.
Sets Three Days for Return.
Although the trip from Friedricksha-
fen to Lakehurst required almost five
days, Capt. E. H. Lehman, first officer,
believes the return voyage will be made
in two days less time. Favorable winds
are counted on to speed the journey.
DR.. Ernst Brandenburg, German un-
dersecretary for aviation in the min
istry of transportation, who crossed the
Atlantic on the Zeppelin, said most OF
the passengers have reserved accom-
modationS for the return trip.
Praise for the newest of transatlantic
liners was voiced by most Of the passen-
gers. One of the most enthusiastic was
Count BrandenStein-Zeppel Son-ln-
law of the originator of the rigid air.
ship. He said he wished his father-in-
law might have made the trip. He
paid special praise to the ground crew at
Lakehurst which handled the Zeppelin
on her arrival there. I'm all my eX-
perience with airships I never saw a
great dirigible maneuvered with sucn
skill" he said.
One exception to the list of enthusi-
astic passengers was Frederick Guf1llan,
an American living at Lucerne, Switzer-
land who was sick most Of the way
across as a result of being deprived
of his tobacco. He is an inveteraCe
smoker and said that he did not know
smoking was sforhidde den@ until alter hRs
had scheduled his passage. Only the
pleadings of his friends persuaded him
to go through with it, he said.
Lady Grace Drummond Hay, the only
woman passenger, had good time, and
wants to go back on the Zeppelin II
she can make the necessary arrange
ments. She tended her own cabin on
the way over, she said. and was SO
busy with that and her writing that
she had little time to become bored
with the Journey.
Visit Washington Friday.
While their ship is being overhauled
and the damage repaired DR.. Eckener
and his crew will interrupt their round
of festivities here to make a trip to
Washington Friday where they are 10
be guests of the German Ambassador.
They have been invited to have
breakfast with President Coolidge and
then will place wreath on the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington
Cemetery. A luncheon and dinner
dance will complete their washington
program.
Thrilled by the sight of the Zeppelin
cruising over the city at the end OF ner
long journey Monday affording such
an aerial display, with the attending
planes, as New York had not seen be-
fore, hundreds Of thousands gave
and the others of his party yesterday.
Coming from Lakehurst by special
train, the visitors were taken aboard
the municipal tug Macon at Jersey
City, and with the traditional marine
parade and amid din of whistles.
landed at the Battery for triumphal
procession up Broadway to the City
Hall. After the ceremonies there, at
which Acting Mayor Mckee extended
the. .city's ,officiag. welcome, s.they were
taken .1p Lafayette :'street .and. Fifth
avenue to 1.-The Hotel. Warwick 'Where
they. will stay. While in New, York
4Gtowds continued to threng the big
Hangar. at the Naval Air Station at
Lakehurst, where. the Graf Zeppelin is
bertlsed assr1aechanfcs and craftsmen OF
the United states Navy 'pyerhaoled the
ships. motors;' examined the, envelope
for possible tears. apd ripped the torn
| fabric from the >damagedIpart. -
/. The Los Angeles and the two smaller
Navy blimps were forgotten as the
crowds eagerly watched the Navy men
swarm over the. big steel hull of: the
Zeppelin. .SiSteen members OF the Yep
peiins crew foreswore the reception in
New York to aid the Navy workmen IN
their task.