New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 11, 1928, Page 9

NAVY READY T0 WELCOME AISHP Gromd Crews Prepared at Lateburst, N. J. Lakehurst, N, J., Oct. 11 UP—The navy's alr station was ready today te recelve the German dirigible Graf Zeppelin. Plans for the grounding and housing of the huge air liner were made several days ago. The dirigible will be housed in the large hangar where the Los An- geles and five army blimps also are stored. Officials said the hangar would be plenty large enough to agcommodate the ship. No difficulty is expected in ground- ing the zeppelin. Ofiicials explained the task would be similar to that entailed in landing the Los Angeles which has become a routine task to the ground crew stationed here. Not Difficult “The handlng and the landing of the Graf Zeppelin will not be any more difficult than docking the Los Angeles,” one of the officers gaid, *“and we have a force of men well trained in that work. The only dif- ference will be that we will need more man power but the method will be the same.” Three hundred cubic feét of hy- drogen have been stored here to re- place whatever gas is freed on the trip across the Atlantic, Officers expect their greatest dif- ficulty in caring for the crowds. Ex- tra details of state police and safl- .ors will be on duty to handle traf- fic. Automobiles will be parked about half a mile from the hangar and it is expected a shuttle bus wiil be operated between the parking space and the area alloted for visi- tors to view the'landing. No Smoking Smoking will not be permitted in the vicinity of the ship due to the | inflammable nature of the gas it carries. Certain hours will be desig- nated for visitors and plans for the construction of a platform along- gide the gondola to afford a view of | the control cabin and the passen- | gers' quarters, ~ZEPPELIN NOW ON WAY T0 AHERICA (Continued from Ikirst Page) were aboard, a crew of 40 and 20 | passengers, among them Lady Grace | Drummond Hay of England. Dr.| Hugo Eckener, builder and com- mander of the airship, hoped to | bring the airship down at Lakehurst, | N, J., somo 5100 miles away, Sun- | day morning. ¢ Thg airship, taking off from Fried- richshaten at 1 a. m., headed to- | ward the Atlantic where heavy storms were_reported to be prevalent and because of this it was likely to follow & route by way of the Azores. Two hours after her departure, she ‘ was passing over morthern France, | Feverish Excitement Despite feverish excitement which had prevailed around the hangars in the last few days, the dirigible got away with clock-like precision and with less fuss at the start than it | takes to get a transatlantic liner | away from her pieer { Bhortly before 7 a. m. the doors ! of the huge hangar swung open and | preparations were begun to clear the ship. All the members of the crew | took their posts and then the pas. | sengers were taken on board. | Dragged Out At a shouted order the airship's hangars were attached by pulleys to | running blocks on either side. The huge craft was dragged slowly and | steadily out of the hangar. Goes Up 150 Feet Within two minutes after it was free of the hangar the hawsers were detached and two hundred stalwart workmen who hud .been hanging to | the lower gunwale lct go. The Graf Zeppelin immediately ascended al- most perpendicularly to an elevation of about feet. The nose was pointed upward and the airship rose higher as it circled low over Fried- Jrichshafen. Finally “it headed westward over Yake Constance and in three min- utes the craft had disappeared from view on what was hoped to be the third east to west flight across the Atlantic in a lighter than air craft. ‘The ship is named for the late Count Von Zeppelin, German airship builder and inventor, Graf heing the Ger- |them. man word for count. New York Sunday Before climbing into the ship, Dr. Eckener said: “1 expect to reach New York Sun- day morning. The last weather re- ports, dated $ a. m., speak of heavy storms. Under these circumstances of course it is impossible to deter- mine the exact route in advance In general, however, I can say we will stick to the southern course fiy- ing over France and then heading southward to avold a depression which is moving to and fro between Newfoundland@ and Ireland. The northern route is out of the question. May Go to Africs Captain E. A. Lehman, navigation officer, said it was quite possible that the airship would go as far south as the coast of Africa and then head for the Axores. He added that the most interesting thing about the trip, in view of the weather situation, was that her navigation would effer op- portunities to experts on board for interesting meteorological studles. Many Wild Rumors All sorts of wild rumors prevailed about stowaways being secreted aboard the airship. The Zeppelin company management countered these with the laughing assurance that any unauthorized passenger found after the start would be dropped overboard with a parachute attached. Two stewards were aboard to look after the needs of the inner man on the trip. There were plenty of pro- visions, including veal, pork, chick- ens, sdusages, eggs, vegetables, fruit, candies tea, coffee, cocoa, mineral waters, beer, wine and schnapps. When the American prohibition zone is reached forbidden liquors will not be thrown overboard but the man- agement will have it placed under seal by customs officers at Lake- hurst, Passonger Refused One excited Russian from Paris rushed into the offices at the last minute and put down $3,000. He swore he was not a bolshevist and did not want a berth, being willing to sleep in a gangway. To his in- tense astonishment the offer was not accepted. A ninety-year-old Berlin woman wanted to travel by the Graf Zeppe- lin to see her son in New York. There were numerous offers from waiters to serve in case the stewards decided not to go at the last minute, and film struck damsels who sought the shortest route to Hollywood. The passengers who in the last few days were jubilant and animated were coolly business like when the hour drew near for the start. 1 On Board The first passenger to arrive at the hangar was Lieutenant Commander Charles E. Rosendahl, U. 8. N., com- mander of the American dirigible Los Angeles. He was in his naval uniform, Farcwells Are Saild A half hour before the take-off the officers were given a few minutes respite for last farewells with their wives. The pilot's cage was decor- ated with floral offerings front fam- ilies of the crew and their admirers, Commander Rosendahl said before going aboard that his stay in Ger. many had been pleasant but had also been most instructive, He praised German hospitality and added: “I am happy that I have learned to know the men who have put Ger- man awlation on such a high plane. Nothing but congratulations is due Grat Zeppelin will no doubt be an important factor in the de- velopment of regular airship service.” Carrics 20 Passengers One by one the passengers entered the cabin until at 7:50 all 20 were aboard Including Robert Reiner, of Weehawken, N. J., and Frederick Gilfillan, an American living in Switzerland. The cabin windows were goon Jined with faces. Dr. Eckener meanwhile was walk- ing up and down with his wife ap- parently unconcerned as the chief navigation offcier Captain Von 8chil- ler, who was in command at the take- off, debonair and smiling gave or- \ &‘H NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1928 ders which were quickly passed from uth. mouth to mo De. Eckeoner is Last When Dr. Eckener last of all quickly ascended to the cabin, puil- leys were attached to running blocks on rails on each side of the hangar and the Zeppelin was drawn out slowly and ateadily as the inflation #as gently rippled the surface of the balloon. Within two minutes it was in the open fleld. The hawsers were detached and the airship floated al- though still held close to the ground by 200 husky workmen who clung to the gunwale running along the lower surface of the ship. Ship Goes Up In response to a sharp order from the pilot's cage, the workmen let go and the huge silver ship rose to a level of between 150 and 200 feet, ‘with its heavy load of passengers and 83,000 cubic meters of hydrogen; 26,000 cubic meters of fuel gas and a reserve of 14 tons of benzine. The | fuel load was sufficient for a flight of 130 hours and a range of 13,000 kilometers (about 9,300 miles), Waye Goodbye Officers from-an open doorway waved their handkerchiefs in fare- well, There was a burst of “hochs” and “hurrahs” from those below. | The airship circled once over Fried- richshafen headed west and within three minutes disappeared from view, Dips Out of sight As the airship dipped out of sight over the north shore of Lake Con- |stance, newspapermen in cars and |afoot began a stampede for the telegraph office, visitors departed hy automobile and train and an hour later Friedrichshafen had resumed its usual aspect of tranquillity. THREE AMERIGANS ABDARD JEPPELIN Commander Rosendahl of Los Angeles Included in Passengers Friedrichshafen, Germany, Oct. 11 (P —Twenty phssengers, including three Americans, and a crew of forty were aboard the Graf Zeppelin When the airship started for Lakehurst, N. J, this morning. The passengers were Commander Charles E. Rosendahl, U. 8. N., Rob- ert Reiner, of Weehawken, N, J., Frederick Gilfillan, an American liv- ing in Lucerne, Switzerland; Lady Grace Drummond Hay; Colonel Emilio Herrera, who is planning a passenger airship service from Spain to South America; Albert Grazesin- ski, Prussian minister of interior; representing the German federal council; Ernst Branderburg of the federal ministry of transportation; Dr. Denkendorf, meteorologist of the aeronautical institute; Dr. Krueger of the aeronautical testing institu- toon; Count Brandenstein-Zeppelin, son-in-law of the late Count Von Zeppelin; Karl Von Tyszka, repre- senting insurance interests; Engineer |Bock of the Telefunken Company; Engineer Schirlitz of the Zeiss Opti- cal Company; Dr. Ludwig Dettmann, a well known painter; Karl Von Wiegand, American newspaper cor- respondent; Rolf Brandt of the 8cherl Publishing Company; Walter Kleffel of the UMstcin Publishing Company; Theo Matelko a cartoonist and two motion picture cameramen. Dirigible Passes Over Lyons, France Lyon, France, Oct. 11 (#—Graf Zeppelin, German dirigible en route |to the United States, passed oOver Dron aviation field near here at 12:25 p. m. Greenwich meridian time today. It was headed south. (Lyon is approximately 250 miles by air line from Friedrichshafen, Germany, from which the airship left at 8:00 a. m. central European time or 7:00 a. m. Greenwich time.) Outfit the children here, Choosing is easy these wide stocks. from Foot- wear for every school or vlay occasion. Oxfords and pumps for lit- « tle girls—dainty and dur. able, Stoutly built shoes and oxfords for little boys. And .wide assortments of boots and overshoes for wet weather. da buZ tha}tr!” It's exasperating when men don't understand < and embarrassing when they do. Women who have learned of Midol don’t have painful periods. Midol s not a narcotic. Tt acts only on the organs affected. Per- fectly safe, but swift; it brings com- plete comfort in five to seven min- utes! 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The Graf Zeppelin carries the firat paid transatlantic air passengers, in- cluding the first woman to croes {he ocean in a dirigible, Besides exceed- ing in size any of its predecessors, it uses a newly developed fuel blue gas and its frame has been con- structed of an improved grade of duraluminum with 20 per cent greater tensile strength. It is a commercial venture, essen- tially, while the ZR-3 represented war reparations and crossed the ocean for delivery to the U. 8. Navy. Yet the two have points in com- mon. Dr. Hugo Eckener, Zeppelin builder, who commands the Graf Zeppelin, also was in charge of the ZR-3 on her distanee record break- to the naval station at Lakehurst. Captain E. A. Lehman, staff officer, was another aboard the ZR-3 when it left Germany at 8:35 a. m. on October 12, 1924. The ZR-3 was the second airship to cross the Atlantic. The British dirigible R-34 in July 1919 made a stormy trip, nearly exhausting its fuel before it reached Roosevelt Field at Mineola, R. I. The United States navy is repre- sented aboard the Graf Zeppelin as | it was on the ZR-3. Lieutenant Commander Charles N. Rosendahl of the Los Angeles is making the trip. The ZR-3 carried Commander Jacob Klein, formerly in charge of the Lakehurst naval station; Capt. George Steele, Jr., first commander of the Los Angeles, and a naval engineer and an army ob- server. The ZR-3, luxuriously fitted wp with sleeping accommodations, kitchen and other comforts, housed 27 Germans in addition to the four Americans. The Grat Zeppelin s carrying 60 persons. The Graf Zeppelin 1s bringing & large quantity of mail consisting of 56,000 pieces. The ZR-3 brought over elght sacks of mail. Construction details of the two| ships, save for size, do not differ greatly. 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The Woolworth bullding is only 757 feet high. And the Los An- geles, smaller than either, 18 656 feet long. The Puritan, a baby bimp, is 186 feet. The Graf Zeppelin is 116 feet high, compared with 111 feet for the Los Angeles. The former has a lifting gas volume of 3.708970 cubic feet against the Los Angeles 2,470,000 cubic feet. The Graf Zeppelin’s motors are 550 horsepower and are reversible. They were developed from the 400 horsepower motors built for the ZR-3. Both types develop a little greater power at sea because of in- creased compression. The Graf Zep- pelin may require as long as 100 hours to make the passage to Lake- hurst. The motors, it is said, will need only minor adjustments every 1,000 hours because new Maybach roller bearings used throughout the motors reduce the wear and tear on the rotation surfaces. “Blue Gas,” a hydrocarbonated gas is used. Thus the problem of carrying heavy liquid fuel is large- ly solved. The Graf Zeppelin also carries benzine which is fed to the motors in mixture with the gas. The motor can be switched from gaseous to liquid fuel in a few sec- onds without interrupting the oper- ation of the motor or impairing its power. The weight of *“Blue Gas" was purposely fixed a little heavier than air so that it will drain by gravity from the storage bags into car- buretors and because fuel consump- tion will lighten the ship and counteract an equally slight loss of buoyancy through {incvitable secpage of the lifting gas. When the ZR-3 set out for Amer- ica she was hailed as the “last of the Zow~ "'~ because construction of the giant ships had been forbid- den under the Versailles treaty. Like the Graf Zeppelin, the ZR-3 was delayed several times before it finally got off on its 5,000 mile voy- age to America, When it finally left’ Friedrichshafen, early on Sunday morning, cheered by a crowd of spectators, Commander Echener pointed the ship over France for the Azores. Twelve and a half hours after leaving Germany. she was above the coast of Spain and 33 hours out from Friedrichshafen she reached the Azores. At midnight October 14, the dir- igible was off the southeast coast of Nova Scotia and three hours later was near Cape Cod Light. At 4:15 a. m. the ZR-3 reached Boston and shortly before 8 a. m. was over New York. 8he arrived at Lakehurst at 9:52 a. m., and, with the aid o is 770 foct?berthed i the huge hangar an hour slightly | iground crew of 350 men, was {later, The ZR-3 encountered two storm disturbances but weathered them without trouble, although headwinds lat one time cut the speed down to {30 miles an hour on the last leg of the flight dawn the American coast. {The ship, favored by the wind, made 190 miles an hour. The average speed was from 65 to 75 miles an hour. The only mishap to the ship on the flight was a two-foot rip in the | |gas fabric. The motors functioned without trouble. The Graf Zeppelin Crosses Border Into France Paris, Oct. 11 () —Sailing majes- | tically over southern France on her | voyage from Friedrichshafen to tlLe | United States, the Graf Zeppelin, | first German dirigible to cross the French frontier since the Armistice !!ell years ago, was heading for the Atlantic coast this afternoon. At twenty-five minutes past noon, the giant air liner which is carrying twenty passengers including three | Americans was over Bron aviation | field near Lyons, having covered a | distance of approximately 265 miles from Friderichshafen at an average speed of 55 miles an hour, ‘Weather conditions in southern France were unfavorable with rain and contrary winds reported all along the line from Lyons to Bor- deaux. Big Airship Flying I At Height of 990 Feet Montelimar, Rhone Valley, France Oct. 11 (P—The Graf Zgppelin, heading in a southwest direction, ipflS&Ed over Montelimar which is jabout 80 mil2s dircctly south of Lyons at 2:05 p. m, Greenwich | meridian time (9:05 a. m. eastern standard time.) The dirigible was flylng at a height oif approximately 900 fect. The weather was very cloudy and the visibility was poor. | Montelimar 1s about eighty miles north of the mouth of the Rhone | and about ninety miles on an air- | plane from Marseilles, FALLING | IR Poor Visibility Throughout France Paris, Oct. 11 UP—With bad weather reported to be general throughout France surprise was ex- pressed in French aviation circles today that Dr. Hugo Eckener had chosen s0 unfavorable a time to start for America in his new diri- sible the Graf Zeppelin. The airship would have to fly very low if it were to be seen at all over France. 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