Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
.LAKEHURST READY
FOR GRAF LANDING
Attendants There Believe Big
Craft Will Reach Field
as Early as Noon.
apeei.l Dispatch to The star.


LAKEHURST, N. j., August 3.-Rep-
resentatives Of the Graf Zeppelin at the
Naval Air Station today were confident
that the German dirigible would land
not later than noon tomorrow. They
based their estimates on weather re-
ports indicating that the airship would
be able to make good time during the
night.
Others here are less confident that
the ship will be able to make so fast q
trip, but look for 1t not later than or
8 o'clock in the afternoon.
Public interest in the second visit of
the Graf Zeppelin has grown so rapidly
Air Station officers deemed 1t necessary
to plan for q much larger throng of
spectators than originally were ex-
pected.
Enlarge Parking Space.
Capt. william o. Nicholl, Marine Of
fleer who will have charge of policing
the station when the Zeppelin lands,
probably tomorrow afternoon, announced
that the parking space for automobiles
had been enlarged 50 that 1t will ac-
commodate $4,000 cars instead of TO-
900. With the aid of IS Marine en-
listed men, Capt. Nicholl will make
every effort to avoid a traf11c jam such
as followed the last visit Of the Yep
pelin.
Preparation for refueling the ship
and putting aboard all the necessary
supplies are complete. 1t probably will
require three or four days to put aboard
the 100000 cubic feet Of ethane gas
which will replace the zeppelin'S own
blau gas, and to complete other ar
rangements.
DR.. Eckener has said that he will get
under way on his return to Europe i'm
mediately after the completion Of this
work, provided weather conditions will
beginning Of the zeppeliniS round-the-
world cruise, with the first stop at
Frtedrichshafen, the Zeppelin's home
port.
Hopes for Rain.
Spectators already are pouring
through the hangar, where the Los
Angeles and the two Navy blinps have
been pushed to one side to make way
for the giant German craft. There
were not so many visitors today, many
sons having postponed their visits
because Of the rain. II the bad weather
continues tomorrow Capt. Nicholl pre-
diets that it will make his Job easier
by keeping the crowd small.
The vanguard Of Sundays crown ar
rived this morning. BY 10 o'clock nine
their occupants prepared to wait there,
holding their preferred positions until
the ships arrival Several of them
abandoned their vigil, however, when
the rain began.
The principal leisure-time occupation
OF the officers at the station was Specu-
letion as to the time Of the Zeppelin's
arrival: They have based their guesses
upon the occasional reports Of the ships
position as relayed by the Radio Corpo-
ration Of America, as efforts to get into
direct communication with the ship
from the stations radio failed during
the day.
Reports received here indicated that
the ship was steering straight west from
Spain toward Cape Henry, travelling at
a rate Of about so miles an hour. If
she continues as at present, it is
thought that she will be here between
Laughed ut Skeptic.
=. W. Won MeiSter, representative of
the Maybach Motor Co., which built
the Zeppelin's engines, was more OPP
tirnistie. He said he looked for DR..
Eckener at noon tomorrow. although
there was - $3.50 chance that he
won't get here until 4 or S." He laughed
at skeptic who inquired II the Graf
might not even be delayed until Mon
day morning.
The remainder of the airship's trip
will be made under weather conditions
Mat will be partially favorable, and at
lines only fair, according to Lieut..
F: W. Reicheldofer, Astrological officer
upon data broadcast by the United
States Weather Bureau at Washington.
Pressure between the Azores and
Bermuda Is high and the weather should
be fair until the ship reaches longitude
70 or 81 west, where the ship may en-
A)unter o portion Of q low pressure
which lies northward over the Atlantic"
Lieut.. Reicheldofer said.
In this region the winds are likely
10 be unfavorable for q time, and the
weather cloudy and showery. II the
tude 80 or below she will avoid most
Of this unfavorable region and probably
will encounter some favorable winds.
After leaving Bermuda the Graf will
come under the influence Of q low pres
sure system which lies over the Great
Lakes region this morning. There will
be favorable winds from the southeast
and south If she covers the region be-
tween Bermuda and the coast of the
During Sunday the winds should shift
to the northwest along the coast of the
United States. The weather Sunday
will be cloudy and showery as the ship
approaches the coast"
No Radio Contact.
The Naval Air Station had hoped to
establish contact with the Graf Zeppe-
lin by radio today, but the perfect at
noSpheric conditions necessary for this
long distance transmission did not pre-
vail.
The radio crew was on the alert
throughout the day. however, and will
continue to listen in on the Zeppelin's
wave length until her arrival here
Chief Radioman r. w. Copeland, c. p.
Cavadin, H. Z. Manley and T. C.
Thrasher are taking their turns at the
receiving set.
Radio broadcasting will play proni-
nent part In the actual reception of tho
! ship. The Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tenn has q correspondent on board the
ship who Is sending bulletins on its
proRress and who viii broadcast . de.
scFiption Of the flight over Q short wave
set when 1t Is close to the shore. His
words will be picked up by coast sta
lions and relayed to WABC In New
York to be sent out over the national
network.
The National Broadcasting Co. has
ATranpNS for o walking broadcast sta