New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 2, 1928, Page 23

" STURDY AIRSHIPS " ARE GRYING NEED * Eckener Says They Should Also Be Faster Friedrichshafen, Germany, Nov. 3 UP—Dr. Hugo Eckener, command- er of the Grat Zeppelin, is convinc- od that faster and sturdier airships are ‘needed for transatlantic fiying and is planning to build them. “We have mnot conquered the ocean yet,” sald the commander, who faced the poasibility of having his ship break asunder in a gale over the Atlantic. Elaborate Plans “All our energy and ability must be concentrated now in elaborating plans of the present Zeppelin to provide & more endurable and more powerful dirigible to insure really reliable transatlantic air service.” As for the air liner which he bullt and commanded during a trip of more than 10,000 miles to Lake- hurst, N. J, and return Dr. Ecken- er said, “this ship is finished for me, as far as general regular pas- senger traffic is concerned.” Clarence Terhune, the 19 year old stowaway, was receiving almost as much attention in Germany today as Dr. Eckener. When he emerged from a conference with John E. Kehl, American consul, cheering crowds raised him to their shoul- ders. He soon manifested a keen business sense and refused to say anything to newspapermen without being paid. He has offers to write whatever he may regarding the trip. Two large American syndicates were Your Old Suite Is Worth at Least $20 at The problem that a great many people have before the holidays, is, not only to refurnish their living room—but also to dispose of their old and out of style suites,. THE HOME will solve this problem for you by allowing you at least $20 on your old suife, regardless of age or condition. This will hold only for a limited period on any suite we have reported to be bidding to expleit him, and’ he has had many other lucrative opportunities offered him. As to which he would accept he has been silent. Tells of Trip Dr. Eckener described the trip of the airship and gave his conclusions at a banquet in honor of the crew tendered by the Zeppelin corpora- tion. Later & torchlight proceasion was held in their honor. On ‘the eastward flight one gale was encountered which would have torn the airship asunder if he had continued at high speed, he said. Disaster was averted only when the motors were throttled down to a minimum. A second gale encountered off the coast of Europe was not much less flerce than the first storm over NeWw- foundland, Dr. Eckener said. “I did not sleep' a wink all that night,” he continued. *But the navigations of the ship never failed for an instant. “Of course the airship rose some- what, but you should have seen the ships below, tossing like corks and with their decks awash.” Sees “Cloud” How he suddenly had seen belew him a “wicked looking object,” was recounted by Dr. Eckener. He first took this to be a fog formation, then he decided it was a cloud. A moment later he was astonished to discover that the airship was over the cliffs of Newfoundland. This, he said, despite having taken a course several hundreds miles to the southeast. “When we saw those mountains of ice underneath us” he continued, “we knew and recognized that the craftiness of the old ocean was still greater than we had Imagined. It is true that the Zeppelin -~teadied itself, but it was only after we had first repaired one of the engines which had broken down. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1928 “Wo must learn from our experi- ence to build stronger engines for our airships so that we are no long- er playthings in the grip of the ele- ments. We must build stronger airships which will enable us to cross the ocean not solely by avoid- ing storm centers. “Never in' my life did I bhave such bad luck as on thia trip. Golng. 1 got into the worst weather imag- inable, and on the return trip from Lakehurst we found such a string of unusual wind, weather and other difficulties as to seem &t in- credible.” e America and Germany are des- tined to lead the world in aeronau- tics, Dr. Eckener said in paying his compliments to Commander Charles | E. Rosendahl, United States navy, commander of the Los Angeles, who was on the westward trip, and the three naval officers who made the eastward crossing as oObservers. These officers were Commander M. R. Pierce, executive officer of the Lakehurst naval air station; Lieut. Thomas G. W. Settle, executive and engineer officer of the Los Angeles, and Lieutenant Charles Edward | Bauch, one of the survivors of the Shenandoah disaster. Duty to Perform “I bave a heart's duty to per- form.” said Dr. Eckener. “On our trip to America Commander Rosen- dahl was one of our best and loyal friends. Now we have among us three splendid American officers who have grown very dear to us. “In the intensity of our feeling I see a symbol of. strengthening friendship between Germany and America, two nations which are destined to take & lead in aeronau- tics.” Two thousand guests at the Zep- | pelin banquet cheered vociferously as the three American officers rose and bowed. A band played the Star Spangled Banner. Members of the crew who had learned the words in America joined in the anthem. During the second gale of the eastward voyage of the dirigible, pamengers said, several of their number became airsick. The ship's chow pup mascot, however, was not affected and remained as lively as ever, All the passengers mentioned the | severe cold which no amount of furs and woollen clothing seemed to counteract. Their only comfort was in hot coffee and hot water. The space for exercise to keep warm ‘was restricted. One American passenger tried to make a transactign on Wall street by radio. He was unable to get his message delivered because it was after the closing hour on the stock exchange. Poglitsch Under Arrest On Non-Support Charge Frank Poglitsch of 162 Camp street, who recently lost a divorce action in superior court, waa before Judge H. P. Roche in police court, today on the charge of non-support. 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