The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-30
Count ZeppeIin's Airship Meets
With an Accident
On the Return Trip From the
German Capital.
PROPHLLERS BREAK.
And a Fragment Pierces the
Gas Envelope.
Stays Up Until Good Landing
Place Is Found.

BuelzlS, Germany. Aug. S0.-The Yep
penn airsElp, which started last night
from the Tempelhof parade ground Jn
It's return voyage to Freidrichshafen.
met with an accident early today and
landed here at o'clock. The two pro-
pellers were broken and q fragment of
one of them pierced the envelope. per-
mittlng the gas to escape. The airship.
however, was kept up by throwing over
ballast until a favorable landing placa
was reached.
The ship came down gently and it
least two days to complete repairs.
kilograms have been sent to Friedrich
Shaten for workmen. material and gas.
Trip to Berlin.
Berlin, Aug. 30.-The airship Zeppelir
III, with Count Zeppelin at the helm.
arrived safely at Berlin shortly after
noon Sunday. The voyage from Fried
r1chshafen. where the start was made
Friday, was marked by an accident to
the airShip, which caused q consider
able delay at Bitterf1eld. At that point
Count Zeppelin met the craft and was
greeted by the crown prince represent
iEg the emperor. The emperor wit
messed the arrival.
Two monarchs of the air. Count Zep-
pelin and Orville Wright. met at Ber-
lin for the first time They were in
troduced by the monarch of the Ger
man empire.
From one end of Berlin to the other
the shout Zeppelin is here rang out.
Berlin wss HAPPY. as tho count had
announced that at 1880 he would ap-
pear over the Tempelhof parade
grounds.
The airship left Bitterfeld early in
the morning with the count, his
nephew. Engineer Duerr. who, had navi
gated her from Friedrichshafen and
eight others aboard The motors work
ed perfectly and the trip to Berlin was
riade without rlishap.
Great Enthusiasm Manifested.
The roofs of houses. churches. tow
skirts of the city swarmed with peo-
pie who cheered and waved as the
vessel passed over. Tempelhof field
was reached just after church services.
ed from tfTe dedfcation of the newly
built garrison church. They arrived
at the special tribune contructed In
the center of the immense field as
the bows of the airship appeared over
the edge of the parade ground. The
hundreds of thousands who had gath
cred there sighted the craft at the
same moment and roar of cheering
went up.
The church bells rang out and the
military band played the national an
them.
Zeppelin meanwhile had descended
to a low altitude and carried out
series of intricate evolutions grace
fully in full view of the people Then
the balloons nose was turned toward
the city over which it circled for two
hours in all directions, executing ev-
cry manner of maneuver and ascend
ing and descending, sometimes com
ing SO close to the earth that tho
spectators could see the faces of the
occupants
Then the balloon came slowly over
the field. the motors stopped and the
vessel glided to the ground. The band
played and the emperor saluted as
Count Zeppelin stepped forward. The
emperor then advanced and shook
hands heartily. He presented Mr..
Wright to the count and the Ameri-
can aeroplanist and Count Zeppelin
exchanged congratulations.