New-York tribune., 1908-08-05
MIsHAP TO PROPELLER.

Fvervthing was going smoothly when the
trouble 10 the propeller occurred and somewhat
Impeded the progress Of the atrship but when II
had been brought down Count Zeppelin found
the defect so slight that he telephoned his sec
retary at his Office n Friedrichshafen- We viii
start again some time tonight and complete the
trip
His expectations were realized. for in less
than four hours everything had been made per-
feet detachment OF military engineers kept
curious public away from the airship 20
which they had gone out in boats The people
then gathered on the banks OF the stream and
sang patriotic songs and cteered Count Yep
peltn.
At 1918 p. m. the airshtp arose again from
the rapidly flowing Rhine ard scared mouen-
rariIy over the spot where the injury had been
repaired Then the bows were turned toward
Mavence. where it arrived at II O'Clock and
passed over the gas lighted city almost beyond
the view of the populace which had gathered
IN the streets expecting to witness the passage
Quickly the airshfp left the town behind.
soaring onward for a short distance. then. after
executing a few ulanCsuvres. il was turned
homevard. Whether it viii follow the itinerary
laid down by Count Zeppelin. retracing its out
ward path 10 CarIsruhe and thence hytnS
southeasterly over Stuttgart 70 Lake Con-
stance. is not known # the airship maintains
the speed at which il travelling to-day II
should arrive in Friedrichshafen tomorrow
forenoon.
SECRECY AT START
The quiet villages and small towns along the
beautiful shores Of Lake Constance awOke this
morning to find that the event for which they
had waited for weeks and months had Oc-
curred-Couut ZeppeIins airship had started
on an epoch-making journey. \ majority OF
the scant population Of Freidrichshafen. how
ever despite the strict secrecy Of the counts
associates got wind that something was about
to happen and assembled before daybreak at
Munzen. opposite the floating balloon she'd IN
this shed. throughout Monday night. workmsn
had been busy preparing Tor the journey At
6 O'Clock this morning everything was in reati-
ness for the exit of the airship.
Count Zeppelin could not have chosen more
delightful weather a glorious sunrise began
the day and there was not a cloud in the sky
The lake was as smooth mirror AT 6:13
O'Clock the ship began to move slowly and
emerged from the shed Count Zeppelin and his
nephew took their positions The airship
lowered for a moment on the surface OF rhs
lake and then Count Zeppelin shouted Loose
aur' The four properers OF the machine. two
fore and two aft. resembling nsh ms. began to
sound their drun-nke melody and carried the
craft horizontally about two hundred yards in
the air with bows turned toward the land.
Then it circled gracefully and headed for Nun
zelI. A cheer from the crowd on shore.
but il was not exceptionally vigorous one.
for most of the spectators believed that Count
Zeppelin only testing the machinery. His
intention OF starting of Immediately a great
journey not known This belief was
strengthened by the fact that the officers ard
government commissioners expected TO make
the twenty-four hour trip were missing from
the platform beneath the big gas bag As
matter Of fact they had not even been IN
forpsd Of the counts intention to SAIL Hs bad