The Washington times., 1929-08-10
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motors and hovered stationary over
the field. Then he made a straight
down" landing. The crew, grapsing
the landing ropes, slowly turned the
ship and fastened It to the carriages
outside the hangar. Then as the
crowd cheered and yelled "Hoch
Eckener" the Graf was pushed into
her hangar just at 1:20 o'clock, 20
minutes after she had touched
ground.
"This trip was an amazing pre-
6ormaAce rivaling Colonel Linde-
bergh's record flight from New York
to Paris declared Lady Hay. he
only woman passenger. after she had
left the cabin. There was no trouble
at all on any part OF the flight.
We enjoyed every minute Of 1t
immensely"
Statement Echoed
This same sentiment was echoed
by another passenger, Nelson Norris,
Of Chicago.
att was certainly a flight of his.
toric Significance" Morris told In'
ternational News Service. cit has
given the best proof that the Yep
Delin is the best means Of trans
atlantic transportation"
Among the crowd were many
members of the families OF the
ships officers. These included Mrs.
Eckener. wife of the commander,
and Mrs. Lehman. wife Of the
pilot.
Eckener's Birthday
my husband has his sixty-first
birthday today, and this trip is the
most precious birthday gift for
him." said Mrs. Eckener. I'VE are
certainly going to have p happy
birthday party this evening"
''It is simply thrilling" exclaimed
Mrs. Lehman,
1T was wonderful achievement"
declared the Chilean consul, who was
among the foreign officials present.
All Friedrichsafen is beflagged.
The town is full Of visitors. Heavy
rain fell early In the morning snd
there was fog, but the rain later
cleared away to . drizzle.
Wireless messages were announced
keeping the crowd apprised Of the
pEOSF6SB OF IuS SNIP
DIR. Eckener was kept busy an
sWering birthday congratulations.
"I am both proud and happy,
said the commodore to.his friends. j..
Lady Hay delivered an address OF
thanks ~ the commander in behalf
OF her fellow passengers.
Praises Their Commander
s'rhe passengers on the flight
ever the Atlantic and round the
slobe congratulate their tried COM
zrtander, DR.. Hugo Eckener. q
storna.tested, air-sea captain. We
heartily wish him to have always
happy voyages and further success
&C that he name Eckener, will be-
come the symbol Of wise judgment,
daring and enterprise in rapproche.
nnsnt and understanding between
nations" +"
Two lorry loads Of police rein.
forced by naval cadets assisted in
keeping order. The enthusiasm OF
the crowd was such that they had
their hands full every minute.
The children Of some Of the
officers in the crew presented boa-
quets Of flowers to their fathers
and to DR.. Eckener.
The whole population OF Fried
richshafen was at the field. Those
who had remained in their homes
during the morning made dash
for the field when the Graf was
first sighted at 1910 o'clock.
All the roofs Of buildings and rail.
way cars were crowded. On no
previous return Of the Graf from a
long voyage abroad had there been
so much excitement and enthusiasm.
A southeast wind had sprung up
fate in the morning, ripping the
German flags that flew overhead.
Officials of the Zeppelin works
had taken every precaution for a
safe landing. A special wooden
structure. had been erected near
the hangar to prevent the rear son-
dola from humping on the ground
and being damaged, as happened on
. trial flight recently.
William B. Leeds, Of New York,
. passenger, seemed to be in q
tremendous hurry. He had radioed
the Kurgarten Hotel to nold an
automobile in readiness for him
for an immediate trip to Frankfort
as soon as he could get through the
customs examination.
Great Experience
Mr.. Leeds said it was a great ex.
perience.
The official log of the Graf showed
that the elapsed time on the flight
from the Statue of Liberty, in New
York harbor. to Lizard Light, off the
southwestern coast Of England, was
~ hours and AZ minutes. From
New York to Eiffel Tower in Paris
the elapsed time was ~ hours and A
minutes.
Ships officers said that the passen.
gers were terribly excited" when
they learned that the Graf was going
to fly over Paris and were out Of
their beds at 4 o'clock.
From Paris the ship flew east
ward towards Basel on the Swiss
frontier. This last stage of the
long and epic Journey was without
incident. The passengers amused
themselves by watching the beauti.
ful rolling scenery OF eastern France
and in packing up for their arrival
at Friedrichshsfen.
DR.. Eckener considered passing
over London, but gave UP the idea.
At times the ship ran into fog,
but It did not interfere with navi.
cation and the motors were kept
roaring without any interference
from weather.
When the Graf ucrossed the from.
rier ipto German air" the pas,
eengers began to look for planes. as
II had been expected that one OF
more would come out to greet the
snip as she approached Friedrichs,
haten from the southwest.
Our world trip to Tokyo will be
resumed in about four DAYS. but not