The Washington times., 1929-08-05

Great white clouds in the back
ground seem to be running to meet
us, then like ghosts they are gone.
The mall bags are thrown, we won
der when they win reach Europe.
Gone is the island but there re.
mains for 4 while picture that No
painter has rendered yet as none, so
far AZ / know, has been over the
ocean. New words even are needed
to describe wGat we see. 1T IN not
Of the earth. The effect Of clouds,
ocean and last lights Of sunset y
enchanting. delightful. indescribable.
We finish our meal, excited. con-
tent. Songs are coming from the
American tables. We call one the
American because four Of the six
there are from u. s. A. The sing.
ing and laughter attract some
others Of our passenger-family and
they join in the chorus. The sing
ing Is kept up until midnight. At
another table 4 small group plays
cards or try to, and my husband,
deprived of the instrument with
which he expresses himself, un.
conscious Of all the noise about him,
is intentIy spilling a flood of new
impressions and emotions on paper.
Ocean Like sink
We awoke on Saturday to find
tle sun shining brightly. The
oceans surface resembles moire silk
tinted indigo blue by the. sunshine.
Suddenly we cross into different
condition, the surface OF the sea
terments and clouds gather over
head. We are into wind again. DIR.
Eckener walks to and fro in the
control room surrounded by a multi.
tlIde OF instruments. The passen.
gers are very fond OF peeplng in
there. and even saw the cook in
his high white cap bending over the
chart and following the progress OF
the ship.
Captain Won Schiller agrees to
take my husband and to visit the
interior OF the airship. We go up
a narrow stairway and see the
duralun1in framework of the ship
Then we follow a passage that
goes from one end OF the ship 70
the other. Beside the runway are
the dining rooms and sleeping
quarters OF the crew. in booth.
like fashion. There are big bags
Of water, of oil and gasoline and
the mail bags for America. The
inside il well ventilated and we
can see right through the bottom
Of the enyelop.
We see the grand piano and Mr..
and Mrs. Monkey. They look 80
sad. and win be glad when they
get out OF their cages. Far back
we get near the motors and we
can hardly hear ourselves speak
but we scarcely hear the motors
in the salon. 1t Is difficult to
believe that all the freight.
machinery ana everything we saw
ia made lighter than air by the
lift OF the hydrogen gas in those
crinlxly bags. but they carry us
aloft and the engines drive us
smoothly on.
All Very Good
Saturday night is the last night
on board. We gather round the
tables, singing and telling stories.
Everybody Is sending many radios.
awakened at daybreak Sunday too
excited at the thought Of reaching
New York to sleep. We reached
Lakehurst while we were having
our evening meal. But everyone
was far too excited to eat.
1t was glorious to see the fields
and roads simply covered with
motor cars that had brought people
to welcome us and do honor to DIR.
Eckener and his fine officers who
have brought MS safely through.
They have been very kind to us
and we have felt great confidence
in them ever since We started. /
do hope that some day 1t win again
be my privilege to travel on the
Graf Zeppelin and am sure that
everyone who travels once win want
to travel by airship eyery time.