The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03
RECORDT ZEPPELIN
THE GERMAN AERoNAUT COVERS 456 MILES AND WAS
 STILL GOING.
IN TIE AIR MORE THAN 22 HOURS
The Count Guided His AirshIp From Friedrlchshafen 10 BtterfeId and Had Started to Return When Last Heard From In Berlin.

Berlin, June 1.-Count Zeppelin, whose remarkable performance in his first airship brought unbounded hon ors to the inventor, accomplished the most striking feat in his career. He guided his Zeppelin II from Friedrich shafen to Bitterfeld, distance of more than 456 miles, without landing The journey lasted nearly 22 hours and when last heard from Count Zep pelin was still in the air on the re- turn journey to Friedrichshafen. He has already beaten all records for dirigible balloons with the opportunity of greatly improving the performance. Count Zeppelin, who personally was l in charge of the airship and whose hand was on the tiller during the greater part of the Journey. had not allowed a word to be made public relative to his intention to undertake an endurance trip. It was, however. common knowledge that he purposed to seize the first favorable opportu- nity to proceed to Berlin in his newest craft, Zeppelin II. which was built to replace the one destroyed near Echterdingen
 The voyage began under rather un- favorable conditions. There was a lowering sky. rain clouds, and strong side wind when the airship left the floating hall The residents did not pay much attention to this, as they were accustomed to night flights and when the great ship took the air there was not cheer to speed her on her way The ship ascended directly for few hundred feet and passing over the town of Friedrichshafen proceeded northward.
 Early in the morning the people oi Treuchtlingen small city In Central | Bavaria, were awakened by the noise of the propellers of the craft which was passing slowly. At this place the count dropped out card divulging hi; intention to proceed farther north
 This was the first occasion he hat iourneyed over Bavaria and his arriva an hour and half later at Nuremberg caused the greatest surprise to thou sands of pleasure seekers. who were preparing for the holiday excursions.
 The ship maneuvered over the city and then card was thrown out. stat | ing that a greater amount of water and benzine had been used, than was expected and that the craft would de scend to the surface of Lake Dutzen teich 10 replenish the water supply This, however, was not carried out Count Zeppelin continued his cruise onward without interruption in a di rect line towards Berlin, passing over several towns at a low attitude amid the rseers of the populace, until he reached the frontiers of Saxony where .f,e airship was headed straight for Leipsic
 Telegrams received there from the south indicated that Count Zeppelin would make a landing, and the entire population waited for several hours in | the streets and open spaces to greet him. Instead of landing the count put his craft through a series of maneuv- CTS for half hour, coming at times comparatively close to the tops of the buildings. He then went on, crossing Halle 10 Bitterfeld. No time was
 wasted there and to everybodys sur. prise the alrship, after describing a
 treat circle turned again and sailed fa the south.