The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-08-14
ZEPPELIN AIRSHIP
AASS OF WRECAGE
sxpIodes During a thunderstorm
and Blows Away.
INVENTOR BROKEN HEkaIED
Swept Fron Its Moo-iaes - Echtcrs
dinzen While AZ Anchor DursHg
Long Anticipated Trial - To
Construct NeH Airship 81 Once.


Ec1.s-5iosea. Ger-z1y-A Ira
matte sz5 cane 70 Count Z=17aiia's
attempt 81 tzsasy-toar-lour sndur-
a-cs fight II his monster di-igi5le
balloon and TIE zi-ship. NH TIE
6zy before vas cutting r-2idly
through the ai- and pu-suin- auto
mobiles. lies = Al open 6eli near
here : mass az twisted. useless METAL
i chapter ot accidents. due TO storm
a-5 TIE failure OF mechanical acpli-
zaoes combined. vas responsible 70.
TIE abrupt termination OF ths fight
q Tie honeTard .oarne--
Nevertheless, the performance Of
the zlrshiP the day prior 10 its de-
strzet5o1 added zsw izareis 10 those
sirsa5y gained hE Count Zeppelin Il
descended and landed CT dry land
easily szd smoothly One Of the steel
wire stars snapped hut otherwise The
zi-s1iP vas IS ua-uEsi IS if il had
bes- dropped into lis accustomed
plaza II Lake Constance i was the
first tine o. record thar Z dir.gib!a
tzl-coe had landed o. firm ground
without sustaining injury
T1o1z1 Count Zeppelin was much
czs- DIVA :! The unlocked for ending
OF what promised 10 BE- 2 record
breaking fight throughout. Il Is prob
zbls that he VIII lose 70 tine il coz
s---caas another airskip. = Gov
e-rue-r cteck for sl25.o11 i on the
way 70 hin and subscription lists are
tsi1g opened = the large cities 10
raise funds for another airstip-
When ove- EcEteriingea Count
zsppeli7 decided ID land. and the
landing vas effected easily and
smoothly. oaly one CT the steel wire
s-zgs bei1g broken. The engineers
Immediately SCI about making repairs
70 the balloon. which rode a. anchor
i, ,ls e=a-re Of = large force OF mill
tsT- which had been called cut 70
keep the crowds away
Count Zeppelin tsieEraphsd to
F-isd-lchshsfsn for more gas cy.n-
6s-s and then vent 70 Al inn for
luncheon He had not returned when,
q $50 o'clock. the wind suddenly
sp-aag up. Some OF the bystanders
remarked 20 the officers that storm
vas b-eEiag and advised them 10 Sc
eure tie sirship. but their warning
vas 1nhes6sd. and az ass a fo-nii-
able gust OF wind struck the airshil
trozisi5e.
Al first the craft hesle6 over and
then her bows ross il the air. carry.
ing with them z number OF soldiers
Who we're holding the ropes After
posing fo- = moment az 4 height OF
City feet the sirship crashed 10 the
ground and the forward motor ex-
pio3sd- From tie bows shot forth a
fame. While from the rear came thick
clouds OF black smoke. shroud.ng the
entire structure
When the air cleared the airship
Eas seen lying IN an open field OF
high plateau, with the aluminium Ell
Eelops il ragged. tangled strips The
metal stars and bands and portions OF
The motors were stTevn about. black
snsd and burned scraps.
OSce-s rushed forward and found
that several soldiers had been hurt.
The four engineers who had occupied
the forward platform OF the airship
had escaped death. but we're suffering
from injuries. They were taken 20
the balloon broke away 10 couple up
the MOTORS so IS 10 ascend beyond
danger. but had failed.
Cou1t Zeppelin was immediately
ss1t for When he arrived and saw
the hopeless wreck he broke down
His head was bent on his chest and
tears were streaming from his eyes
as he STOOD il an attitude of desuair
il f.3lt Of the shattered airship.
Then friends induced him 70 enter z
motor car and return 10 Stuttgart.
Whence later he left By train for
FTisdriehshafen.
Fr.sdrichshafen--Coant Zeppelin's
secretary said on the night following
the accident that the Count already
vas preparing plans for another bal
loon.