Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-06
ECKENER GROOMING
AIRSH|P FOR GLOBE
FLIGHT TOMORROW
Graf Leaves at Midnight for
Germany on First Lap OF
22,00O-MiIe Voyage.
BOOKS 3 PASSENGERS
FOR TRIP AROUND WORLD
Pay Load of $5oo,ooo Expected,
Most of Which Will Come
From Mail and Freight.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
I.AKEHURST, N. j., August 6.-WorE
of refueling and replenishing the Ger
man transatlantic dirigible Graf Zep-
peln went forward today in preparation
for her departure at midnight tomorrow
on the first leg of a globe-circling air
voyage.
DR.. Hugo Eckener. her commander,
will head his giant air liner back to
her home port, Friedrichshafen, Ger
many whence she arrived Sum
dsv. From there the airship will con-
tinue eastward around the world, with
stops at Toxic and Los Angeles, Lake.
hurst and back TO Germany, a total OF
$4,000 miles.
On the first flight to Friedrichshafen
the Graf Zeppelin has booked 1a pas
sengers. some of whom have made res
ervations for the world tour. She also
will carry freight and mail.
Three Booked for Cruise.
Three passengers have been booked
for the trip around the world by the
Hamburg American Line in New YORK
American agents for the Zeppelin. They
are Joachim Rickard, a writer of Brock
ton, Mass, who was a passenger on the
westbound trip: otto Hillig, a photog-
rapher of Liberty, N. j., and a person
whose name was not disclosed.
AS a result of golf bet that he lost,
Nathan Wexler will pay his own pas
sage and that of William Weber at
least as far as Friedrichshafen. They
are both New York hotel owners. They
have not decided whether to make the
world tour.
other passengers listed to make the
trip to Germany include Morris Shu-
mofsky of Bridgeport. Conn; Lady
Drummond Hay. DR.. Lisser Kiep OF Ber-
lin and Dr. Walter H. Spiess, German
minister of transportation. The last
two were passengers on the trip over.
Mails for the Zeppelin we're ordered
closed at 2 o'clock today by the Post
Office Department.
ss8O,00O Pay Load Expected.
The freight for the return trip. while
not as heavy as on the westward trip,
includes two automobile tires, two pack
ages of films. typewriter: a book,
case Of advertising material from
Cleveland firm, a case OF scientlnc IN
struments and case of fly powder.
The pay load for the world trip Is
expected to bring S5o0,0o0. half the cost
of the airship's construction, OF this l8
passengers paying 1000 each will bring
$4,000, while mail and freight. which
DR. Eckener said are more prohtaole,
will bring twice as much.
While more than 100000 persons
docked to the Naval Station here TO
view the huge air visitor a forlorn Ger
man baker boy sat in the emigration
detention quarters at Gloucester. N. j..
and declared he was through with air
ships, He is Albert Buschko. the
Zeppelin stowaway, now awaiting de-
portation.
THE trip was wonderful was not
mistreated, but was properly 1ed,
although I didn't get much to drink
I missed the shower baths to which l
am accustomed. But the thrill is all
over and I don't want to 60 through 1t
again." he said.
Famine Greatest Danger.
DR.. Eckener said on the voyage
around the world the greatest danger
was from famine, in case the ship was
unable to land before her provisions
were exhausted. He said the worst part
of the trip would be the first part OF the
flight, from Friedrichshafen to Toxic as
thev might encounter clouds and rain
while crossing the mountains of Siberia.
DR.. Eckener superintended the pump
ing of 100000 cubic feet Of gas into the
fuel storage of the Zeppelin and 100000
cubic feet of hydrogen gas into the
balloonettes, which furnish the lifting
power. The ship also took on $500
gallons of gasoline with which to start
her five motors and 1,100 gallons of
lubricating oil.
Sailors patched and painted the few
rents torn in the fabric of the skin
by the winds on the westward trip and
replaced some wire struts in the frame
work which were broken on the flight
over.