The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-27
balloon lin FLIGHT
FOR ROYALTY S GAZE
crowpP Prince Of Germany Wishes
lie Were Aboard, Count Yep
pelitl''s Airsllip.
N1ARFv'ELol JUS sue CESS
Giant Craft to be Made by Ger
man Inventor and This
One Demolished.

BERLIN. Oct. &c.
Count zeppelin's dlriglblc balloon, which
last week did 200 miles In nine hours,
made anascent at Friedrichshafcn, Lake
Constance today before the German
crown prince. the king OF wucrtemberg
and the Arclid,ike Franz Salvador of Aus
tria. Against brisk northeasteriy breeze
blowing twenty-five to twenty-eight feet
second. the balloon. 40 feet long. with
tho whlte-halred count at the helm, man
euvered above the lake for an hour and
three quarters at height of 475 feet.
Tho crown prince telegraphed to Count
Zeppelin on Sunday that he wished to
ascend in the ship today. but eight days
idleness had reduced the motive power,
and the princes venture was deemed un-
safe. Following the ship in q steamer on
the inke, the prince could not control his
enthuslasm, shouting again and again,
How / wish | were on board"
A Graceful Descent.
Obeying the rudder with perfect pre-
,cisicn. the airship described two wide
loops round the steamer bearing the royal
party, which showed It's enthusiasm by
hearty and prolonged cheers. A few min
utes before the end of the review Count
Zeppelin executed graceful. gradual de-
scent to within few feet of the surface
OF the water, and then assembled az stead
fly and easily as he had descended.
This was the first trip with the balloon
filed with hydrogen, the other asccnts
having been with lighting gas. Today's
trip against n strong breeze also revealed
that the craft can be operated with the
same security and facility as in light
wind.
Todays dress parade" trip of Count
Heppciins ship was the last IL will ever
make. Tomorrow IL will be totally dis
mantled In order that Its prop Hers. steer
Ing apparatus and other auxilaries may
be transferred in an improved form TO n
giant new craft. the construction OF which
Count Zeppelin has already begun. The
new ship Will be known as Zeppelin No. 1.
No further trials will take place this wear.
Count Ieppelin's bureau at Friedrchs-
hafen authorizes denial OF the report
that the imperial government has pur-
chased the airship for $500 Nothing
but the toating balloon shed on Lake
constance. in which the ship Is housed.
has been taken over by the government.
which advanced the count $4,000 for its
construction. Captain Won Keller man
aging director of the Motor AirshIp Re.
search Society, which granted Coun, zen.
peiin subsidy of $4,000, says that the
question of purchase cannot be considered
untii the Reichstag has voted the neces-
sary funds, ~ I
Trial Of Military Balloon.
The first trip OF the German military
palloon since the recent repairs at Aups-
burg took place ut Tegel. near Berlin.
this forenoon. The dlrigible craft re-
manned aloft for three and a half hours.
under the steersmanship of It's con-
structor, Major Gross. and ACCOMPLISHED
a highly successful series of maneuyers
~ light winds. The course included
nishts over charlottenburg, Spandau and
IruneWasd. The mechanism responded
perfectly in all respects and 1t was seen
.,1 several vital difficult $ hitherto OBJ