Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-08-07
ZEPPELIN AIRSHIP
IN A LONG CRUISE
GREETED BY THOUSANDS
ON WAY.
AUTO CANNOT KEEP UP.
Big Ship Certain to Complete Trip and
Win 100000 for It's
Owner.
AUTO CANNOT KEEP UP.
FARMERS GAZE IN woNDERMENT.

Count Zeppelin in his great airship is
making a record for dirigible balloons
today for everything indicates that he
will stay in the air twenty-four hours
and thus win the 100000 offered by
| the German government. The balloon
! is making remarkable time and no acct
dents have been reported.
The weather was excellent this morning
when at $50 o'clock Count Zeppelins
great airship emerged from the dock at
Friedrichshafen. The airship arose i'm
mediately from the waters of the lake
| to a height of about 400 feet and after
describing one magnificent circle over
the lake proceeded in bee line for this
city, arriving here at $3.50 o'clock The
ship continued on it's way and within
another hour had covered 45 kilometers
and was over Schaffhausen. From that
point it continued along the Rhine to
| Basic.
Count Zeppelin's plan was to continue to
Mayence along the Rhine and from there
return to Metz, cross over toe Stuttgart
and return, if the weather continues
favorable, to Friedrichshafen at about
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Keeps Flight Secret.
Although the day and the hour of the
ascent of the airship had been kept
strictly secret. long before daylight to-
day the streets of Friedrichshafen pre-
sented a lively scene, for long expert
ence with the doings of the men who sail
the air had taught the natives that GER
tain signs We're evidence of forth
! flu fhn
local inhabitants and their summer
boarders were out in great numbers
when the sun appeared.
Count Zeppelin arrived at the floating
dock at 4 O'Clock. accompanied by his
nephew. Dr.. Eckner, a well known
nitz. the only official representative.
Neither the imperial commissioners nor
the counts usual official suit nor the
military motorists who intended to fol-
| low the flight had been notified or in
vited. 1t was said that the count wished
to make his great flight quietly and
without interference.
Looks Like a Success.
Not the faintest cloud marred the
beauty of the day. The surface of the
| lake was like a mirror, and the distant
Alpine giants stood out strong and
mighty in the clear atmosphere. At ff-
teen minutes after the colossal body of
| the airship emerged slowly from the
she'd, towed by three launches. Under
The direction of DR.. Eckner the pom
toons were towed out from underneath
| it and the airShip lowered over the sur
| tacesof the lake.
Then slowly the nose of the ship was
raised to a higher level. Above the
noise of the propellers which sounded
ike the beating of giant drums arose
the voice of the count. giving the COM
| Al. Is.
horizontally to a height Of about 400
feet and then swept off in the direction
IF Constance. She turned shortly, how
ever, in a graceful circle and came back
over the lake. So light and agile were
ler movements that the count seemed
justified in starting his long journey of
twenty-four hours without any previous
| trial trip, and he started in the direc
lion of Schaffhausen. His departure was
the signal for prolonged cheering by the
spectators on land and afoat in various
small craft who wished him a good voy
age and safe return.
Start of Great Bird.
The airship sped along almost IN a
bee line over drowsy villages and sleep
ing towns. Suddenly, while still over
the waters of Lake Constance, the air
several minutes. This gave the cores
pondent who was following in a motor
boat, time to oyertake the monster.
After a short rest, the two front propel-
ers, which looked like the fins of a
great fish. began to revolve and at once
the bow of the ship assembled. From be-
low it appeared as though something had
gone wrong. In a few seconds, however,
the rear propellers moved and the air
| ship again resumed her horizontal posi-
lion. Gracefully swinging first to the
Eight and then to the left, she took up
her rapid course. 1t was evident hat
Count Zeppelin had been subjecting the
aerial craft to some severe test and
| that the result had been to his satisfac-
| ion. The mass of 1000 pounds of metal,
woodwork, machinery and cloth no longer
seemed colossal and gigantic, ungainly
and uncouth, but a creation so wonder
ful that the spectators for the moment
forgot that it was the handiwork of man.
| The people of Constance, who had
arisen early. were aware of the approach
of the airship. The shore and the piers
were black with people, shouting a
cheerful welcome and their wishes for a
good voyage. Like an arrow the airship
shot over the city.
All Germany Interested.
| At Constance the correspondent left
his motor boat and in an auto spend
with the balloon far beyond the city
limits in the Rhine valley. The airship
had risen again about 100 feet higher
and there was further maneuvering. The
| laborers in the fields rested on their
spades to gaze aloft at the strange visit
or. Drivers stopped their teams in their
aagerness not to lose anything of the
strange apparition and the people on the
road with all their attention riveted in
| the air were oblivious of passing autos
| and other road traffic.
! Over the island of Reichenau the air.
| ship assembled to a height of 1000 feet,
,ut this was only for few moments.
| it came down to its previous level to
ave gas " hich escaned more easily in