Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-05
ZEPPELIN BERTHED
. SAFELY IN HANGAR
Graf Returns to Germany
Wednesday on First Leg of
Globe GirdIe Trip.
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to cover the course of 6,275 miles to
New York last year The official time
for the last westward flight was lll2
hours.
The passengers left the airship and
submitted to customs and immigration
examination and the mail was removed
soon after the landing. Some of the
freight. however. was still Aboard when
the craft was moored to the stubmast
shortly before 10 O'Clock to remain
there for the night.
News OF the Graf zeppelin's arrival in
America was given to the public through
two novel methods. Newspaper report
ers covered the event from an airplane,
telephoning their stories by radio d.
rectly from the plane to their officeS.
In much the same way a radio an
nouncer from the plane broadcast a
description of the dirigible's progress
toward Lakehurst, The conversations
between the newspaper men and their
Offices were also put on the air through
arrangement between the Columbia
Telephone g. Telegraph Co., owners OF
the flying telephone BOOTH
The ending of the journey provided a
beautiful sight. More than 5000 auto
mobiles damned into the 1880 acres Of
the reservation and from each car
poured a capacity load of passengers,
WHO wandered about the field under a
reinforced guard OF New Jersey State
troops, Marines and sailors.
Heavy Wind Moderates.
A heavy wind that had whipped the
field throughout the day had moderated
and great banks OF white clouds became
f1eecy In the sunset as the silvery Graf
came out Of the east under an escort
of IA airplanes and silhouetted itself in
the heavens before vanishing toward
New York.
On it's return from the metropolis It's
lights blinked on the northern horizon.
and the thrill of arrival gave way to the
excitement of the landing. The crowd
was orderly however. and acres OF
roped-off areas were respected.
DR.. Eckener college professor, turned
Zeppelin pioneer in aSsociat ton with the
late Count Zeppelin. after whom the
airship is named. and the Is passen-
gers whom he carried at $4,000 a ticket,
Immediately on landing became the OBJ
ject Of more than a score OF newspaper
men seeking interviews. customs and
immigration agents. A special train was
engaged to carry the passengers to New
York. The Stowaway who hid in the
bag of the dirigible until it had left
Friedrichshafen, received attention from
the authorities. although 1t was believed
his case would be left in the hands OF
German officials for disposition after
he is returned post haste-by steam
ship-to Germany.
Carried Is Sacks Of Mail.
The Zeppelin carried Is sacks of
mail. considerable freight, 800 canaries,
a baby gorilla and a young chimpan1ee.
the birds and the animals being con-
signed to a New York animal dealer.
Col Nelson Morris Of Chicago. who
arrived aboard the Graf Zeppelin, had
previously made more than 80 Atlantic
crossings
And among all those other crossings,
by steamship, there was only one as
smooth as this" ne said.
And Joachim richard of Boston and
Herbert S. Siebel. Saginaw, Mich.
ieweler who was the Associated Press
special correspondent aboard the Graf,
both of who had also made many prev
ious crossings by steamship, agreed with
him.
"Why. 1t was so smooth" said Mrs.
George e. Grouse of Syracuse, N. Y.
that they didn't even have to have
those little partitions In the berths that
they have in steamship berths to keep
you from falling out when the ship
rolls. ~
1T Just wasn't like flying at all.
While we were over the ocean with no
land marks to watch we couldn't tell
that we were moving at ALL"