The morning times., 1896-02-10
AERIAL WAR SHIPS COMING
Emperor William Backing a Ger
man Scientists Great Invention.
He Expects to Use Airships for Coast
Defense Before the Close of
the Century.
New York journal.

Berlin. Feb. 8.-Leading scientists here
predict that before the close OF the century
half of the worlds passenger traffic will be
conducted in the air.
Trusting in the Judgment of some of the
most eminent meteoroiogistso OF Germany,
number OF capitalists OF Berlin and other
large cities are forming a big syndicate for
the construction of airships, patterned af
ter the invention OF Count Won Zeppelin, q
well-known and popular Wnertemberg Of
| ficer.
The inventor has now, after years of as
siduous labor perfected his contrivance and
1t is approved by all who have seen il. 1t
is pronounced the greatest achievement OF
the age.
The people of Stuttgart, where the in
yentor resides, though praising the Count
for his brave services during the Franco
Prussian war, have always ridiculed him
| for spending his time and money on what
| they thought was a pseudo-scientific Chi
mcra.
History credits Count Won Zeppelin with
having contributed mucn toward the sue
cess or the German army in 1871. With u
| few comrades he undertook rcconnoiter
/ ing tour of the AIsatian strongholds. He
! vas piily oiS Va liC party NHc NSNoPt0,
the others were either killed or taken pris-
oners. lie managed to place important in
| Formation in the hands of General Won
4 Moltke.
Count Won Zeppelin has spent all his life
and energies in seeking to solve the prob
leu OF controlling aerial navigation. His
enormous estate has been spent in the con-
struction and trials of airships.
|
into his confluence. Among these We're the
great Stuttgart scientist, Professor Foers-
ter. and the late specialist, DR.. Won Helm
4 hoitz. These friends prophesied great
| things for the inventor. They anticipated
| that some day Won Zeppelin would an
nounce TO the world that he had overcome
ali obstacles.
Now. after decades Of hard study and
| financial sacrifice, he invites the scien-
tific word TO examine the results. But it is
also known that he is at the end OF his re-
| sources. and thai ne has not money enough
| left TO build another ship which scientists
! say will cost ut least SO, 600 marks.
! The Zeppelin airship is a cigar-shaped
vessel, aud can be steered upward and
| down ward. right and left, forward and
backward in fact, all the difficulties OF
aerial travel are mastered.
The buoyancy of the ship is easily OBJ
'talne.i, rising 10000 feet without officially,
and it can be dropped lightly by few
simple manipulations.
So far the lead 70 be carried must not
/ exceed 5000 pouEds for each vessel. but
/ It is believed that improvements in this
matter Win be made at an carly date.
a Daimler kerosene motor, constructed
entirely OF aluminium. furnishes power for
! wings and screws. 1t is sad that the
means of propulsion are perfect in every
| detail.
! Several inventions specially adapted TO
| prevent the waste OF gas are adjusted in
the vessel, allowing it to remain above
| ground for a week or mere at time.
The kaiser has shown a deep interest in
| the invention OF Count Won Zeppelin. He
intimated shat ii should be utilized at
once for ceast defense.
Despite Official denials it is also learned
that France is on the eve of perfectine
| a similar invention. None appreciate bet
ter than the German military the value OF
| such vessels in case of war.
|. Marine vessels would be helpless with a
craft above them able to drop explosives
on their decks, aud towns and forts would
4 also be at their mercy.