Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-01
zeppelin's, With Count Aboard,
Made Plaything Of
The Winds.
SWEPT HELPLESSLY ALONG.
Soldiers in Automobiles and a.
Horseback Raced in
Pursuit of II.
Tor a While the Elements Triumphed
control of Machine Regainod and
safe Landing Made.

Munich. April 1.-The Zeppelin air.
ship made an attempt today TO fly
from Friederichshafen 10 this city and
back Tt encountered a storm and
a,is driven far out OF its original
course, and after II hours in the air,
landed safely at Dingolnng, g. miles
northeast OF Munich
Part Of the Journey was made under
circumstances Of peril; one Of the mo-
tors refused 20 work. and st was inn
possible for the airship TO make head
WY against the wind. which increased
steadily in violence Helpless and
drifting rapidly 20 leeward, the air
ship Travelled for four hours while
count Zeppelin and his men awaited
au opportunity TO make a safe and
successful landing They were fol-
lowed over the country by soldiers I'm
swift automobiles and by three squad
.1ns Of heavy cavalry. The troops we're
sent out to be ready TO render assist
srrc when q descent was attempted.
rhg airship outdistanced them and they
wore not i'm ar tho finish
THE WINDS PLAYTHING.
Munich. April 1.-The Zeppelin airship
with the count himself on board, IS the
rI8ything OF the winds and is being
swept helplessly over the country. She
Is out Of control and drifting with no
hope Of being able to make Roadway
usllnst the increasing wind
The wind is too high to attempt
landing
soldiers in swift automobiles are rae
ing over the country after the vessel IA
Hrdcr 70 be on hand should a descent be
attempted and several squadrons OF
heavy cavalry have been ordered out
and are galloping down the roads 10
lhe northeastward for the same pur-
pose.
The airship left Friederichshafen
early this morning and five hours later
appeared i'm the air over the outskirts
OF Munich. A distance of III miles was
covered in five hours. The count left
Freidcrichshafen with the intention of
trying 10 sail from there 20 Munich and
back. il was his intention 10 land
bore in tho presence OF the Prince Re-
gent and the entire garrison Of Munich,
but owing 10 a squally and increa sing
VIVA the IlauNuNtlA were lAlltTaihlNs
Au attempt was made over the parade
grounds outside the city. but as soon
as IL was seen to be impossible the ship
iftcd again
The count then tried 90 return TO
Munich, but by this time the wind was
s. strong he could make no Roadway
aHl IL was noticed that tho airship was
n0.ng driven sideways down the wind.
Whom the seriousness Of the situation
Hgs realized troops were ordered out
tO follow the airship and these prepared
90 render any assistance possible
A BRAVE BATTLE.
The count endeavored to overcome the
resistance of the wind by rising 10
greater altitude. but this vancouver APP
plrcntly was not successful, Tor the
balloon was driven rapidly from the
sight of the people Of Munich in a
uortheasterly direction.
At "a quarter past II, two hours after
its urst appearance here, the airship
was over Frcysing.
The airship Be- manned by Count Yep
Ielin. Mai Spcrling, several officers OF
the engineer corps and a crew of sol
diars from the balloon battalion OF the
German army.
The departure took place al five min
utcs past Z from Friedrichshafen. 10
was stul dark and the weather dull
The wind was strong and contrary.
The ship passed over Frlederichshafen
at an altitude Of ] 900 feet az moderate
speed and turned IN the direction OF
Munich Ravcnsburg, Aulenhur8, Err
BACH Bielsbrach and Augsburg, points
between FriedeTichshafen and Munich
We're brilliantly lighted with electricity
iu order 20 show the aerial nayigators
tho direction IN which they wanted 10
travel
When the airship was sighted shortly
before p o'clock approaching Munich.
thc church bells Of the city rang out
m peals Of welcome and cannon fred
a salute AS the ship drew nearer the
hirr M the motor could be heard ON
tho streets of the city Tho vessel
made its way Go "a point over the exc
position grounds and descended 60
within 800 feet Thousands OF people
had gathered on the grounds and the
vancouver was greeted with an outhurst
of cheering The prince regent of bn-
Ntra was present and salutcd Count
zeppelin who stood on the bridge A
ha 300 played the national anthem.
The air7hlp then moved on ~ the
direction of the palace, where ID was
"otod from The foWcr by the prln-
o's.es of the royal family
DRIVING BEFORE THE STORM
Eriing, April 1.-The Zeppelin airship
driven before a storm that Is incroas-
l"s Dob violence passed swiftly over this
in'u az 1913
Tho ship apparently was trying 90
ia"o mo gale u disappeared n tho
direction III Landshut
~ A sNOWsTORM
lHuishut April Tho Zeppelin air-
fhlp nHated over Land hut al no min
NI'f past ~. going to the northeast. 40
appeared quickly in a snowstorm that
hll arisen suddenly. N ls understood
uhere are between rs and 20 officers
and men on board the airship..
The count has dropped out "a note adj
dressed to tho commanding officer Of
tn' three fquadrons of cavalry follow
lug hIs route The message reads.
Relieved Comrades.
Many thanks. please remain M tho
afiFhhorhood Until thc wind falls ana
K can return 40 Munich"