The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-07
No More Experiments

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 The disaster seemed to spell the end of any further military experi- mentation with dirigibles in Amer ica and official opponents of the big ships in Washington saw all theil hopes disappear in the flames that consumed the Hindenburg. But iI1 Germany, the dirigible men talked stubbornly of yet larger and faster zeppelins. 't'
 Chairman Royal s. Copeland of the Senate commerce committed sent Col. Harold E. Hartly, an avia- ton expert, to Lakehurst to begin preliminary Investigation. Major R. w. Schroeder, assistant director of the Bureau of Air Commerce, was to arrive this morning. The de- partment of commerce also ordered Fred D. Fagg here from New York Chairman Morris Sheppard of tine senate military affairs committee said his committee would consider a congressional investigator of the tragedy.
 The proud flag ship of the Ger man dirigible service-and one Of the three dirigibleS remaining after a long series of disasters since the World war-was preparing to land last night after her voyage from Germany. She had thrown out her landing rope. Her passengers were watching the waiting crew. Sudden ly flames ran along the outside c1 her afterquarterS, at the top. There was an explosion that shook the countryside, followed by a series Oi lesser explosions. Then, shooting up a great column of flame and smoke, she crashed to earth. Flashed Round the World
 The news of the tragedy flashed around the world. Chancellor Adolf Hitler, dictator of Germany, who with other leaders of the Nazi re- gime whose swastika emblem rode proudly on the Hindenburg's rud- ders, regarded the ship as symbol of the greatness of Germany, was awakened from his sleep to be told of the disaster. On his fishing yacht off the coast of Texas, the word was flashed to President Roose- welt who immediately cabled to Hit Ter the sympathy and condolence of the American people. .. News of the tragedy went also te Dr. Hugo Eckener, head of the Zep- pelin company at Friedrichshafen the greatest living authority or lighter-than air craft, the man whose flights have made his namt synomous with dirigibles. He was stunned for an instant, then sa1o that the Zeppelin would come back from this disaster and justify his | faith and work. He probably vii come to America to investigate per- sonally. An official Investigating committee sails at noon from Ger many for the United States.
 In Lakehurst, while bodies still were being removed from the wreck. age, officials and experts were as. sembling for the inevitable investi- gation. It was likely that maya board of inquiry would be called particularly since the disaster oc. cured on naval reservation which before the Los Angeles was retired and the Akron and the Macon wers lost twas the home of the American navy's lighter-than air craft.
 Luther Flies Here
 Hans Luther, the little, white. haired German ambassador, flew khere from Washington to perform what probably will be his last i'm. portant task for his country in tn, United States-he is soon to re tire. He began immediately t questoin members of the linden burg's crew for his report to hi government.
 Commander Charles E. Rosendahl a survivor of the navy's Shenan doall disaster, one. of America leading dirigible authoriteis, an, commandant of the Lakehurst sta tion; had been an eye witness an, | he too was questioning survivors.