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Hindenburg — Part 1
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He
stated
that
after
the
ship
settled
most
of
the
flames
appeared
on
the
starboard
side
of
the
wreckage,
and
Iithin
the
brief
period
of
twenty
minutes
the
entire
ship
was
consumed
by
fire.
It
this
time
he
outlined
in
detail
his
various
rescue
activities,
and
in
connection
therewith
he
stated
that
he
juped
from
the
ship
when
she
was
a little
over
thirty
feet
from
the
groud.
Deeg
stated
that
he
had
no
idea
whether
he
hard
the
blast
or
detonation
before
he
saw
flames
appear.
He
also
informed
that
he
felt
or
heard
nothing
unusual
prior
to
the
detonation
and
appearance
of
the
flames.
He
did
testify
that
he
recalled
talking
to
Captain
Lehmann
on
the
star-
board
side
of
the
vessel,
and
that
during
this
conversation
Captain
Lehmann
instructed
him
to
move
to
the
port
side
of
the
vessel,
which
was
more
or
less
uoccupied.
Be
also
testified
that
insofar
as
he
knew
the
entire
trip
from
Germany
had
been
most
satisfactory,
and
that
he
was
of
the
opinion
that
the
mechanical
as
well
as
the
operative
functions
of
the
vessel
were
normal.
He
recalls
that
after
the
detonation
all
of
the
furniture
in
the
dining
salon
started
to
roll
backwards
and
the
ship
canted
to
a
fifty
to
sixty
degree
angle.
He
also
testified
that
after
the
Hindenburg
had
sighted
land
in
America
the
various
airplanes
were
observed
flying
in
the
air
in
the
vicinity
of
the
Hindenburg,
and
that
he
recalls
that
one
news
airplane,
apparently
containing
newspaper
photographers,
flew
along
with
the
Hindenburg
for
about
fortyhfive
minutes.
as
also
stated
that
none
of
the
antics
of
any
of
these
airplanes
caused
him
undue
concern;
further,
he
had
no
concern
for
his
own
safety
or
the
safety
of
the
Hindenburg
until
after
the
appearance
of
fire
and
the
sound
of
the
ex-
plosion.
-
BEVERIN
KLEIN,
a steward
aboard
the
Hindenburg
on
Hay
6,
19}?
testified
before
the
Board
of
Inquiry
on
May
1},
193?.
He
stated
that
he
made
all
of
the
voyages
with
the
Hindenburg
as
a
room
steward
during
the
season
of
1936,
but
that
prior
to
1956
he
had
hadno
previous
experience
with
airship
travel.
He
stated
that
on
May
6th
at
the
time
the
Hindenburg
came
to
a
stationary
position
during
her
approach
to
n
mooring
inst
to
begin
mooring
operations,
he
was
standing
in
the
dining
salon
on
the
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