Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-05
SEVERAL HURT, COUNT SAFE
Mad Descended on a Plateau
Near Echterdingen Because
OF Defective Motor.
,us, Before Encouraging Message Had
Been Receiycd--Count Is u Grand
Army Veteran.

ia Struggart aug During storm
y today the Zeppelin airship broke away
"a from It's moorings. took fire and dis
"A appeared in the air,
Several persons were injured Count
81 zeppelin however is safe.
81 Count zeppelin's airship descended
q On plateau near the village of Ech-
NJ tsrdlngen, five miles south of this city
n shortly before s o'clock this morning
owing to defect in one of the motors.
h After an examination of the machinery
Count Zeppelin decided 10 send to
H Frederichshafer for mechanics to
"a make the necessary repairs. Two com
n panies of grenadiers were sent TO
nickel a space around the airship to
n keep off the crowding villagers and
u country people anxious to obtain
n close view OF the novel craft.
A II now apears that the airship eX-
a NODDED during a thunderstorm at
4 o'clock this afternoon. Previous to eX-
ploing ii burst into flames. 1t is sup
A sosed to have been struck by lightn-
" inr. The latest report from Echterdin
sen says 1t is completely ruined.
The balloon blew up Unexpectedly.
"A
from its anchorage and drove II in a
southwesterly direction for some 90
Yards Here the rear end of the great
a fabric dropped and smoke and flames
we're seen to burst out from one end
a 10 the other Then in few seconds
came the explosion and a great col
A umn of flame shot upward into the
air. This was followed by the crash
Ink down to the earth of the motors
49, 4
the underside of the airship. Several
bystanders were knocked down.
Two causes had conspired to make
il necessary to land the airhip at
Echterdlngen, the overheating of the
piston box of the foreward motor and
the escape of considerable gas, owing
10 the fact that the count took the air.
ship to a height of about 5000 Feet
The Zeppelin airship had Just com
{bleted the most remarkable voyage
Yin the history of aerial navigation. 1t
|left the lake of Constance yesterday
morning for a trip to Mayence and re-
turn. The flight was successful in d
great many ways. The machine re-
sponded absolutely to the control of its
pilots and was navigated over the lake
Of Constance down the valley of the
Rhine, over Strassburg and several
uliti GIlItS, anu WIS expected DICK
al its starting point this morning Ii
nifered an accident last evening, how
tver, and had to come to the surface
a the Rhine for repairs, These, how
Ner, did not take long and the airship
vas soon on its way.
shortly before o'clock this morning
Rhen the machine was expected at
Friedrlchshafen. its point of depart
lre' It came down at Echterdingen,
Ave miles south of Stuttgart, becaus-
lha piston box of one OF the motors
had become overheated and also be-
PAUSE the amount of gas in the bal
oons had been reduced as result of
FALLING in high attitudes.
Count Zeppelin has devoted his life
IND his personal fortune to the develop
! ment of his airships. The vessel that
a was lost today was the fourth he has
& CONSTRUCTED.
when his own money had become ex-
lausted the German reichstag voted
Il MIN S25,OOO to construct further ex-
fpfnments and No. 4 was the result. The
government agreed to purchase this
8shlp on condition that II fulfilled cer-
am requirements, the principal one be-
8ng mat II remained In the air "a hours
& ana land on terra flrma, This stipula-
& ZION mad not been fulfilled.
ne airship was 443 feet long, with
IF 'ameler OF about 45 feet II tapered
IVA olunt point at the bow while at
I' stern were various rudders and
n flames used in steering. 1t was f'.-'
suusfheath with two independent pat.
II iHis' each carrying a motor capable
GeVeloping li0-horsepower. As many
n =" 10 passengers had been taken aloft
y one time. Sleeping accommodations
nIe provided for the Grow and an APP
puIaldS was installed for the dispatch
,nu zee, lpl ~ wireless telegraph mes
49, me initiating gas was distrl-
Fl 49, among 10 separate interior com
' uUents, which were contained with
mum. '''''pe VI "'"''''-
4 me accident TO the Zeppelin alrship
fcalIs The end OF the French military
sas"lp Fatrie IN December, 1907, which
i Asiiou.eh considered tho finest dirlgible
.hlergoins repairs to her machinery
~, efqer' A sudden gust of wind
,.s me airship and the 200 men who
az holding the guide ropes were
yar1ss along for several hunds.1
ibns netore they let go. The ballAon
s,,',n hhot up to great height and dis,
fa AK. Five days later the Patrie
same down in Ireland.
THE LAST MESSAGE.
Stuttgart Aug. 5.-Count zon,ol,r,.
i ,cilp passed over this city al g, 20
1 ,ro this morning, going In a south
ky erection The enthusIaslsm of
XII country people who watched the
~ was indescrlbable
uom the alrship: '''''''
s,y,t,eua,n ,Heppelin's alrshlp above
"'ntful trip '' "'''' an
COUNT ZEPPELIN"
ZEPPELIN G. A, r. VETERAN.
,,. Sew York. Aug. 5.-It is not gem
wbay known that Count Zeppelin.
M Io a. mammoth airship is breaking
w.cprsS u'b records In Germany, Is
n.,,h or he Grand Army OF the
t,6un,llc lie served through tho
Frcr i,hn ciYIl war as cavalry Of
No. h1 INC army of the Mississippi IN
| d, bn,.l 40 commanded by Gen. Carl
| nl"g AZ the battle Of Frederlcks-
| twed Hue Young German cavalrymun