Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-04

- at $50 Count Heppelin's great
N" ,, emerged from the floating dock
,,-;oar,chshaften. The airship rose
,u,mediately from the waters of the
\ ,Dna 10 height of about 400 feet and
. snsr describing one magnificent circle
the lake, proceeded in a bee-line
.h,s city. arriving here at 6:65
.'.,ock The ship continued on Its
and in another hour had covered
". tuometers and was over Schaff-
,.rssn From that point it continued
tho Rhine to Basic. Count Yep
..,in's plan Is to continue to Mayence
nr the Rhine and from there re-
.n IN Metz. cross over to Stuttgart
~, ,e,irn. if the weather continues
,.,,-abIv. 10 Friederchafen at about Z
.,,Iock tomorrow morning.
Tho only official taking part In the
ssht is Major Gradnitz
,,,bough the day and the hour OF
a., accent of the airship had been
u, strictly secret, long before DAY
Nm, today the streets of Friedrich
fan presented lively scene, Tor
.,nerience with the doings or
,.o men who sail the air had taught
,hs natives that certain signs were
.1,.,ce of a forthcoming ascension.
c,,,souently the local inhabitants
IA heir summer boarders were out
: g-sat numbers when the sun APP
besred
ZEPPELIN ARRIVES.
Count Zeppelin arrived at the
boating dock at o'clock accompan-
I'D by his nephew. DIR. Eckner, a
ssl known yachtsman of Hamburg,
md Mai. Gradnitz, the only official
preventative. Neither the imperial
ymmissioners nor the counts usual
,aleial suite. nor the military motor
Ists who intended to follow the flight
| had been notified or invited. 1t was
| rd that the count wished to make
. Ms great flight quietly and without In
reference,
AIRSHIP ENERGIES.
Not the faintest cloud marred the
beauty OF the day, The surface of the
AXE vas like mirror and the distant
Alphine giants stood out strong and
Nghty clear in the atmosphere. AZ
minutes after 6 the COLOSSAL body
II the airship emerged slowly from the
Boating shed, towed by three launches.
FINDER the direction OF DR.. Eckner the
|pontouns were towed out from under
a fha "a In hnx
|oYer the surface of the lake. Then,
iowly, the nose of the snip was raised
70 higher level. Above the noise Of
he propellers, which sounded like the
Beating of giant drums arose the voice
II the count giving the command to
cast OFF, and the airship rose hori-
!ontaliy to a height of about 400 feet
md then swept off in the direction of
Constance. She turned shortly, how
/ iyel, In a graceful circle and came
+ TACK near the lake, So light and
/ agile were her movements that the
ount seemed justified in starting his
Ong journey OF "a hours without am
1 reyous trial trip and he started in
ne direction of Schaffhausen.
Headed IN the direction of Constance.
me airship sped along almost in q
'ee-ine over drowsy villages and
leepy towns.
COMES TO FULL STOP.
After Constance was left behind
Eeetators were out to see the flight
ne news OF the ascent not having had
ane TO get further ahead. Suddenly,
ME sun over the water, the airship
Earently came to full stop for sew
aa minutes This gave the cores
g'lueht OF the Associated Press who
as ioilowlng in motorboat time to
mertake the monster. After a short
~, .he two front propellers, which
yoAeu Ike the fins of a great fish.
sesh 10 revolve and at once the bow
we snip assembled. From below II
a ppealeu as though something had
"a ,er wrong In few seconds, how
tne rear propeilers moved and
kB"nt %'isnlp again resumed her hori-
s ys' position, Gracefully swinging
Bho' 70 me right and then to the left
ne took up her rapid course II was
o,te' that the count had been sub
.Mg The aerial craft to some severe
una that the result had been to
sauSltction, The mass of 1000
md ot metal, woodwork, machinery
M otoln no longer seemed colossal
M h'tantic' ungainly and uncCuth.
lnae,a, S -.eat so wonderful that the
was . LOT the moment forgot that
Tue handiwork OF man.
PEOPLE OUT EARLY.
r tne people of Constance, who had
roaI early were aware of the an
Ibe nia. VI the alrship The shore and
nr C oh were black with people shout
!, for 'n'erIui welcome and their wish
he air. soou voyage, Like an arrow
Al Car shot over the city.
BIS mots'enoe the correspondent left
nod a.r Doat and in an automobile
Nv around the city and mali, ca,,oh,
r"Nn the balloon far beyond the clty
hn N the Rhine valley. The air.
""d risen again about 100 feet
AZ mn ahu there were further maneu-
~. ne laporers IN the fields rested
raneo spades to gaze aloft at The
sr visitor Drivers stopncd thoi,
ihelr efforts not to iose am.
bonio :" me strange apparition and he
|biion ~ we road with all their at
nsss ilViied In the air were oblivio,is
Eeiac automobiles and other road
'NNNps TO GREAT HEIGHTS.
AiD ,I a. the inland Of Relchennu the air.
NJ tbis ,,ued to a height of 1000 feet
came de onlN Tor few minutes.
be Ras uuwh 10 It's previous level 10
tbla' winch escaped more easily I'm
Aad !, ar OF the greater attitudes,
Womb not been for these maneuyers
hpt nm nave been impossible to have
pser "a ANN WIN ne airship IN a 5O-horse-
NJ coll dd'uinohlle,. The traveller in the
a. OF ~ t"slly nave outdistanced a
Inc lost 's power Allowing for the
"a nrnc. ~ Hlhneuverlng, the alrship
w. an hour. way '''e OF "pou' gu
4 hshln news Of the departure OF the
ieeiion' rom Lake Constance ana The
tu h on.N was taking had, during Inc
AOnes ~ ne2n telegraphed and teie-
: lpsrs. oyer the country. ana as n
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