New Britain herald., 1929-08-26
ZEPPELIN ARRIVES
 AT LOS ANGELES
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ANOIllllluSu Y TOln HlGSI IaSG) Grace Drummond Hay of London. T am so glad to be back in she said.
 Passenger List
 The 19 passengers of the Zeppelin are:
 Lady Grace Drummond Hay, Lon don, Commander Charles E. Rosen- dahl and Lieut., J. c. Richardson, United States Navy. Joaquin Rick ard, Boston and Madrid. William B. Leeds, New York, Sir Hubert VII kins, Australian explorer, Karl Von Weigand, Berlin, Dr. Heronimo Me gias Madrid, Gustave kauder, Ull- stein, Germany. Baron Heinz Won Perkhammer, German photogra ph- CT, Heinz Non Eschwege -Lichbert, Scherl publications, Herr Geisen- heimor, Frankfort en- Main, Leo Ger ville- Resche. Paris, Dr. Yashimatsu Enti, Osaka, Dr. Kiokinai Kittano, Osaka, and Commander Nashiro Fumiyoshi. Japanese navy, Prof. Karlins, Soviet Russia geographer, Dr. SeillSopf, Hamburg weather man, Lieut.. Col Chrstoph Iselin, Swiss army.
 Ecllencr's Statement Lost
 Dr. Hugo Eckener, commander of the Graf Zeppelin, who was serious ly i'll for two days of the trip from Tokyo, was rushed by motor to a downtown hotel Arrangements had been made to issue a statement. but a written statement he had prepar, cd last night was lost as the wind tore it from his hand while ht dola.
 Those with whom Dr. Eckene, had talked said he was highly en- thusiastic over the success of til, trip and convinced that it thus ta1 had demonstrated the commercia feasibility of lighter than-ai r-trans. portation in ocean commerce.
 Pilot Is Better
 The condition of Dr. Eckene while indicating the stress of tin, trip and his two day illness, wa! declared to be good. He was hur ried to the hotel to get sutficien rest to meet the entertainment pro gram and be prepared to get ava. when the Zeppelin is ready to talk, off.
 "A Marvellous Trip"
 "A very marvellous trip. won derful experience" was the com ment of Sir Hubert Wilkins, Austrd lian explorer and passenger
 He said it was pleasant to talk this trip for pleasure. and be ire, from responsibility. However, tn globe tour has proved to us tn value of meteorological forecast. Be fore air lines can be operated sue cessfully we must have greater co operation among weather experts and reports from many more fields
 T congratulate Dr. Hugo Eek ell CT on the success of his flight,
 We have seen many interestin points of the globe from an unusus point of view.
 ''The uncultivatable steppes of 5 beria, the rain- -drenched fields | the Orient and the cloud banked P. citic, were among the most interes ing sights l have ever seen"
 Lady Hay Not Thrilled
 Lady Drummond- Hay said "Th trip was interesting, but it did nc carry the thrill of that remarkab b record breaking flight from Ne York to Friedrichshafen. HoweVe the two most remarkable sights have ever seen were San Francisc last night against a colorful sunse and Los Angeles this morning, in beautiful clear sunrise"
 Lieut.. Commander Charles Rosendahl, hero of the Shenando ca disaster, said. This is the fine flight l ever had. l enjoyed evel minute of it. We took advantal of every wind we could find whC is the reason We changed ol course. That and the resultant r markable speed was one of u