The Washington herald., 1909-05-31

BerIiR. Nav 3o--Count Zeppelin
has outdistanced everything in
aerial navigation by making a nom
stop voyage in his new airship, the
Zeppelin II, from Lake Constance.
TO Bitterfeld, about seventy miles
from Berlin.
According to reports up to mid
night the airship Is still aloft, re-
turning to Lake Constance. The.
distance from Friedrichshafen to
Bitterfeld is a little more than 900
miles on a bee line. and II Is prob
able that the course taken by the
airship was not less than 400 miles
After Count Zeppelin started
Friday evening a very violent wind
and rainstorm was encountered,
and the trip was abandoned An
other start was made about $50
O'Clock last night without any in
timadon being given Of the desti-
nation. Count Zeppelin command
ed. He was accompanied BY two
engineers and a crew Of seven men.
The wind was from the south, and
the course was set to the northeast.
The airsllip Travelled steadily
throughout the night, and arrived
over Nuremberg at $50 o'clock
this morning.
Telegram sent Ahead.
4 telegram based on q message dropped
earlier at Truechtlingen had prepared the
inhabitants. and an immense holiday
crowd gathered to see the airship-
Count Zeppelin acknowledged tbeir IN
terest by descending from great alti-
tude and maneuvering over the town. He
then resumed the voyage northeastward.
4 number OF reports rsaChedsJhs capital
throughout the morning from which IL
was reasonably inferred that the airship
was coming here, and The reports were
soon confirmed BY another dropped mes
sage. which was telegraDhed 10 Berlin.
Although the newspaper Offices were
closed special editions were rushed out.
and the capital was soon IN a Jurors Of
excitement The famous TempeIhof field.
The only place here suitable for land
ing. was cordoned IN the afternoon by
soldiers and police. and a military bal
loon detachment was sent 10 await the
arrivaI Of the Zeppelin Il
Imperial Family Present.
The Kaiser, crown prince and other
members Of the imperial family arrived
al the TempIehof field soon after. and Il
seems that Count Zeppelin had pre-
vicusly notified his majesty privately OF
his intention TO visit him at Berlin.
Il Is probable that none Of The bril-
liant military speetacles that have been
held on tlie field has ever drawn such an
Immense and enthusiastic crowd Of peo-
PIE as were massed there to-day Hun
drsds Of thousands arrived on foot. while
automobiles carriages. and cabs were
drawn up in their allotted places. It was
learned that the airship had passed over
Leipzig at about 3 p. m. and the ex-
element If possible, increased Every
body was watching the heavens 70 the
southwark. straining their eyes 70 get
the FIRST glimpse Of the aIrshiP, but hours
passed without q sign of Il appearing.
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Infantry barracks. where supper was Or
sered for the voyagers
Crowd Disappointed.
About $50 oclock the Disappointing
news came that Count Zeppelin had de-
cided not TO come 10 Berlin and had
turned homewsrd. 4 message had been
dropped al Bitterfeid al rs saving the
zirship had just turned. but so far as can
be asceTtained, no reason was given. Stiu
the bulk OF the crowd waited patiently
and hopefully expectant Finally at 10:I5
O'Clock military orderlies dashed across
the cleared space in front OF the crowd
shouting that the airship was not coming.
and the multitude started homeward re-
gTetfully-
a subsequent message. still not ex-
naming LElc dDd4lQDLlLl-EllL OF LLe visit to
Berlin. said that everything was going as
well as possible. q fact which adds 10
the puzzlement OF the return Every
body finds Il inexpIicable why Count Yep
peIln should come within seventy miles OF
the capital, summon the Kaiser, a large
proportion Of the citizens. and a consid-
erable number Of troops, and then return.
although declaring the air ship TO be in
good order
Numerous reports cause It 70 be known
that the wind was adverse part Of the
t-ip. Il Is stated that the loss OF ben
zi1e resulted in It's being impossible 70
make further progress. Another account
states t&at the motor was disabled, while
stir another doubts that the airship Is
returning. and suggests that Il Is staying
al Bitterheld to avoid landing at Berlin
Al night II il is stin travelling. and
reaches Friedrichshafen safely, it viii
have made, without landing, q flight OF
some 200 miles.
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