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Sie a id ie 2 Beak odall ~, tf si At this time Lt. Antrim was taken by the Agents to the loca- tion of the footprint impressions above referred to, and it should be here noted that these footprint impressions are situated in the most open part of the reservation upon which is located the Naval Base. Further, according to Antrim, he distinctly recalls that on the even- ing of May 6th, the date of the arrival of the Hindenburg, he was stationed on the mooring mast to which the Hindenburg was supposed to be tied at the time that she would land on May 6th, and Antrim recalis that he made the statement to the crew, who were also with him at the mooring mast, that there were a great mmber of automobiles and speo- taters lining the road and fence on the west side of the reservation, at which plece the footprint impressions were located. Lt. Antrim stated that he would be glad to give the Agents an opportunity to interview the remaining mmber of Navy personnel who were stationed with him at the mooring mast on the evening of May 6th, all of whom had a complete view of the location of the footprint dmpressions as Well as the entire west side of the Federal reservation. In connection therewith, W. H. HERDON, cockswain, S$. W. HAWKINS, boatsmate, second class, and B. EH. HARRINGTON, boatemate, first class, were interviewed, and informed that they had assembled, along with the entire landing personnel, at the Naval Base at 5 P.M., in the main han- gar on May 6th, at which time they received final instructions from their respective oommanders, and that about ten after five P.M., these three individuals took up station on the mooring maste They informed that approximately at 5:20 P.M., they were joined at the mooring mast by Lt. Re Ne Antrim, who was to be their commanding officer during the landing of the Hindenburg airship. All of these individuals definitely recall that the remark was made by Lt. Antrim to the effect that there were certainly a great number of people lining the western side of the reservation, and that all of these individuals noticed that a vast mmber of spectators in cars were parked on the west side of the reservation in clear view of the mooring mast, and were so situated that they would have a clear view of the entire terrain of the fence lining the west side of the reservation, and the landing position of the Hindenburge Upon further interrogation Herdon, Hawkins, Harrington, and it, Antrim all stated that prior to the orash of the Hindenburg there were no individuals between the fence lining the western side of the reservation and the landing side of the Hindenburg insofar as they could ascertain, and further, upon the explosion of the Hindenburg, spectators converged