The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-08-12
FLIES THROUGH AIR.

TWENTY-FOUR hour vOYAGI
: BEGUN By COUNT ZEPPELIN.
The Ascent Made Very Successfully
Travelled Over $50 Miles, VIII
Only One Descent.
A dispatch from Friedrichschaf.
en-, Germany, says arising from its
floating dock on the dark green
waters of Lake Constance early
Tuesday morning the great dirigible
air ship Of Count Zeppelin was sent
away for "a hour journey in the
air to Mayence and return. Late
that night the apex of the triangu-
lar fight had been turned, and the
monster of the air, with nose point
eo southwark, was reported speeding
along under starry skies toward
Friedrichschafen, where it is hoped
the journey will end Wednesday. The
fight to Mayence, however, was not
an uninterrupted one, for something
was wrong with propeller while
speeding along above the valley of
the Rhine and Count Zeppelin was
compelled to bring the air ship down
to the surface of the river at Nachen-
helm, eight miles frorm Mayence,
dirigible again was sent on high and
the trip that probably will prove a
record one was recommended.
The weather for ---e ascension was
most auspicious. The ship Of the
air rose majestically to height OF
400 feet, and crossing the lake circl-
ed the town of Constance, then turn
ing retraced the path of its fight,
and describing perfect circle, pass
ing over Friedrichschafen and then
scared westward over the lake to
Basle, on the Swiss frontier. Turn
ing the vessel slightly toward the
northwest Count Zeppelin steered 1t
over Mulhausen, and then directed
it's fight northeasterly to Strass-
burg, thence followed the valley Of
Rhine norhward to Mayence, dis
tance altogether of 250 miles.
Everything was going smoothly
when the trouble to the: propeller
occurred and somewhat in1peded the
progress of the air snip, but when
the balloon had been brought down
Count Zeppelin found the defect so
slight that he telephoned his secre-
tary at his Office in Friedrichschaf-
en-: We will start again some time
tonight and complete the trip"
His expectations were realized,
for in less than four hours every
thing had been made perfect.
The people gathered on the banks
of the stream and sang patriotic
songs and cheered Count Zeppelin.
At 1915 o. NJ, the air ship rose
again and turned her bows toward
Mayence, where she arrived at -
o'clock, and passed over the gas
Cd city almost beyond the view
of the populace, which had gathered
in the streets expecting to witness
the passage OF the balloon.
Soaring onward for short dis
tance, the air ship was turned home
ward. Whether it will follow the
itinerary laid down by Count Zeppe-
lin, reracing its outward path to
karlsruhe and thence flying south
easterly over Stuttgart to Lake Con-
stance, is not known. If the air
ship maintains the speed at which
it was travelling today, it should
arrive in Friedrichschafen tomorrow
forenoon.
The quiet villages and small towns
along the shores Of Lake Constance
awoke this morning to find that the
great event for which they had wait
ed for weeks and months had occurred
ed-Count Zeppelin's air ship had
started on an epoch making journey
A majority of the scant population
Of Friedrichschafen, however, de-
spite the strict secrecy of the Count S
associations, got wind that someth-
ing was about to happen and as
sembled before dayoreak at Nun
;ell. opposite the floating balloon
shed. In this shed, throughout
Monday night workmen had been
busy making everything ready TOR
the Journey. At S o'clock that morn
ing, everything was in readiness lot
the exit of the air ship.
Count Zeppelin could not nave
chosen more delightful weather 1oF
start. a glorious sunrise lnau-
surated the day, and there was no1
cloud in the sky. The lake was
as smooth as mirror.
Meets With Disaster.
Count Zeppelin's airship, which
descended on a plateau near the VII
llage of EchterdlnSen, H'e Aiiies
south of Stuttgart, shortly before
O'Clock Wednesday morning, owing
10 ? defect in one Of the motors
,roke away from its moorings during
storm at 5 o'clock that Afternoon
hurst into flames and exploded
Four persons were injured by tn
Ayine debris. Count Zeppelin es
caped uninjured. The alrshlp va
completely wrecked.
: The storm blew up Unexpectedly
A fierce gust of wind tore the bailoo'
from its anchorage and drove II
: southwesterly direction Tor som
: so yards. Here the rear enc Oh III
: great fabric dropped and smoke an
flames were seen to burst out fro1
one end to the other. Then IN 1e'