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

FH today the Zeppelin airship broke away
# from its mornings. took fire and dis
"a appeared in the air.
"a Several persons We're injured. Count
Nj zeppelin however is safe
"a count zeppelin's airship descended
" m a plateau near the village of Ech-
'# terdingen, five miles south of this city
81 shortly before s o'clock this morning
Ri owing to defect i'm one of the motors.
n Count Zeppelin decided to send to
# Frederichshafeh for mechanics to
III make the necessary repairs. Two COM
panes of grenadiers were sent to
nIcket space around the airship to
Mt eep off the crowdng villagers and
n country people anxious to OBTAIN
III close view OF the novel craft
81 It now apears that the airship eX-
E}rlWed during thunderstorm at
#oeock this afternoon. Previous to eX-
t&rloding IL burst into flames. 1t is sup
ffrosed to have been struck by lightn-
81 ing The latest report from Echterdin-
.1 zen says it is completely ruined.
III The balloon blew up unexpectedly
fierce gust of wind tore the balloon
u from its anchorage and drove 1t in Il
"a southwesterly direction for some 90
a yards Here the rear end of the great
4 fabric dropped and smoke and flames
a we're seen to burst out from one end
n 10 the other. Then in a few seconds
= came the explosion and a great col
a INN of flame shot upward into the
air This was followed by the crash
Ing down to the earth of the motors
and frames that had been attached to
the underside of the airship. Several
bystanders were knocked down.
Two causes had conspired to make
il necessary to land the airhip at
Echterdngen, the overheating OF the
piston box OF the foreward motor and
4 Inc escape of considerable gas, owing
A 10 the fact that the count took the air
n ship 70 a height of about 5000 teet.
X The Zeppelin airship had just com
Eeted the most remarkable voyage
{n the history of aerial navigation. 1t
3eft the lake of Constance yesterday
'morning for trip to Mayence and re-
turn. The flight was successful in d
great many ways. The machine re-
Bponded absolutely to the control of its
pilots and was navigated over the lake
Pf Constance down the valley of the
Rhine, over Strassburg and several
pther cities, and was expected back
Ht its starting point this morning. 1t
3uffered an accident last evening, how
Over, and had to come to the surface
~ the Rhine for repairs. These, how
Over did not take long and the airship
~ as soon on its way.
Il shortly before o'clock this morning
sthen the machine was expected at
fnedrichshafen. Its point OF depart
Ore, 1t came down at Echterdingeu
|EKe miles Snnth
Pc piston box of one of the motors
lfad become overheated and also be-
pause the amount of gas in the bal
fpons had been reduced as u result Of
falling in high attitudes.
/" count Zeppelin has devoted his life
thd his personal fortune to the develop
Spent Of his airships. The vessel that
q las lost today was the fourth he has
constructed.
II Nhen his own money had become ex-
eusted the German relchstag voted
Hfm Sl25OOO to construct further ex-
~ nments and No. was the result. The
fVernment agreed TO purchase this
Pp ON condition that 1t fulfilled GER
IN requIrements. the principal one be-
14b mat II remained In the air "a hours
~ land on terra flrma. This stipula-
en mad not been fulfilled.
~ Ne alrship was 443 feet long, with n
meter OF about 45 feet, 1t tapered
a punt point at che bow while at
stern were Ynrious rudders and
& i,IeS used in steering. 1t was 7'.-@
usIheaih with two Independent plat.
~ uS eacn carrying a motor capable
III %,ce'eioping horsepower. AS many
III 70 passengers had been talon aloft
|F one time. Sleeping accommodations
:% t provided for the Grow and an ap-
"a J"luS was Installed for the dispatch
~ lecIlpt Of wireless telegraph mes
me initiating gas was distri-
~ among Ia separate interior COM
"a uHeHls' which were contained with
,he outer rigid envelope of alumni
me accident to the Zeppelin alrshIp
i&calis me end OF the French military
mp Fatrie In December 1907, which
, aS lnen considered the finest dirigible
1911 III existence. The Patrie was
nqe'golng repairs 10 her machinery
"a Nerder. a sudden gust of wind
n rueN the airshlp and the 200 men who
4 NV holding the guide ropes were
TarSsel along for several hunds,1
i'us before they lot GO. The balloon
"a r alpt UP 10 great height and dis
rive days later the Patre
f''le down In Ireland.
Fl THE LAST MESSAGE.
"a osIll'gart, Aug, Count Zeppelin's
A mp passed over this city al a. %
4 ,"cS this morning, going I'm a south.
Boo direction. The enthuslasism of
y country people who watched the
fsnl was indescrlbable.
ne following message was dropned
ON the airship. ''iS'
rom Zeppeln's alrship above
n ,sSnW,ssart homeward bound after an
COUNT ZEPPELIN"
ZEPPELIN G A, r. VETERAN.
,. HSw York, Aug. SIT Is not gen.
Lhng known that Count Zeppelin.
pose mammoth airship Is breaking
4 ,uglhe records In Germany Is n
X,,,9n ~ the Grand Army of the
tupil' He served through the
nom KEN clvil war as a cavalry or
M AZ tho army of the Mississippi in
srh,n.t ue commanded by Gen. Carl
b0 pu'l' Al the battle OF Frederlcks.
twsd me young German cavalryman
.rlii. nus escape from capture TO a
tarrloa,' ieat of howemanship, which
tno,NN MN through the limo OF bay-