The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-07
Germans of High and Low Rank Throughout the Empire Add to Donation for
 Zeppelin.
FUND IS GROWING FAST
Disaster Seems Likely to Stir Up Gov ernment and People to Digging Deep Into Pocket.
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Berlin, Aug. 6.--A national com mittee has been formed at Stuttgart under the presidency of Prince von |Hohenlohe-Langenbourg to raise a public subscription for Count Zeppe- In. Already more than s375,000 has been raised and the promises received reach double this amount
 The subscription list of the Berlin lbourse totals over $25, 1000. Senator Possehal of Lubeck and the Essen Mine company each have given a sim liar sum, and an anonymous sub 'scriber to the fund at Heidelberg has s5,000. The total of the list which Is being circulated at Co., logne has reached $s,50O, of which amount the city council voted s2,500. From every city In the empire comes the announcement of the opening of subscription lists for Count Zeppelin, all of which are rapidly filling up with sums ranging from s2,5Oo to single mark. which indicates the widespread sympathy that exists for Zeppelin In the loss of his airship.
 Echterdingen, Aug. e.--A visit to the spot where the Zeppelin airship now lies hopeless wreck would have a saddening and depressing effect up- on any one who had witnessed the majestic flight of what was once the most perfect balloon yet constructed. A cold drizzling rain added to the cheerlessness of the scene. The re- mains of the balloon had been torn asunder by workmen during the night and twisted sheets of aluminium were heaped in tangled masses along the highway.
 Only a narrow streak Of burned grass marks the spot where the air ship made its descent yesterday morn ing. Some of the delicate and compli- cated machinery seems to still be per fectly good, and even the instruments for the taking of photographic views during flight escaped destruction in the explosion Everything of value that might be used again has been either removed to place of safety or is under guard. The ground, how ever, Is filtered with remnants of half burned balloon cloth and splinters of wood and aluminium. The two gon- dolas that were suspended beneath the car are practically intact, and the forward motor was still in order when 1t was tried to-day Only one of the machinists who witnessed the explosion yesterday could be found at the scene to-day. He said the dis aster was inexplicable. Neither motoi was working at the time, and there was neither light nor fire anywhert near the balloon. It Is assumed tha the strong concussion to which tn, airship was subjected by the whirl wind caused the self-ignition of tn, hydrogen gas.
 Even as early as o'clock thi' morning and In spite of the inclemen weather thousands of people from thu neighborhood collected around thu wreck. Several hundred soldiers wer' on duty to keep the people and reli' hunters at a good distance from thu remains or the aerial SldHt. IHoto graphers were chased away by the sol diers, the count having no desire tha his misfortune become the subject o picture postcards. One man, however was successful in taking two views Some persons also got pieces of wet partly burned cloth which they care fully hid.
 The general mourning of yesterda has given place to a more cheerfu view to-day. It is believed that tn disaster will stir up the governmen and the German people and tha Count Zeppelin soon will have mil lions for his work where in the pas he has only had hundreds of thou sands at his command.