The Washington herald., 1909-08-06
AT THE HOTELS.


The Zeppelin airship can comfortably
carry nifty persons from Calais 20 Dover"
said Herr Emil zahn. Of Lubbock. Ger
many, who is al the New Willard. The
ships which the Zeppelin works in Fried
richshaven will build during the next
few months are likely to be considerably
larger than the one which is now sta
toned at Cologne. There Is no technical
reason against the construction OF Yep
pelln airshlps Of 10000. or 10000 cubic
feet capacity. or twice OF three times the
capacity Of the present Zeppellns.
1T Is the idea OF the German Air
Navy League TO establish air traffic
routes In Germany. Aluminium airships
could carry on regular trahic between
Berlin, London, Paris. Cologne, Munich.
Vienna, Moscow, Copenhagen. and Stock
holm In war time these ships would
be al the disposal OF the German en-
pire-
I agree with Herr Rudolf Martin. the
German expert on war in the air, that
the development Of motor-airship navi-
cation will lead 70 a perpetual alliance
between England and GERMANY. This
British feet will continue to rule the
waves while Germanys airship and land
armies viii represent the mightiest DOW
er on the continent OF Europe.
I have not found the same enthusiasm
IN this country about airship navigation
a. Il exists in Germany There every
little town has its airship club and
sports a balloon or two. Members take
lessons in flying these bags. and should
ever war overcome Germany. the war
Office could commander every one OF
these balloons for war purposes"
Richard W Thacher, an architect. Of
New York. who was seen at the Shore
ham. spoke about old iron balconies. and
said that there are very few parts OF the
old New York houses Of the better class
which have not come 70 be valuable.
"Old mahogany doors have specific
worth" continued Mr.. Thatcher, and II
there is an old black or gray marble
mantel left in any OF the downtown
houses its presence there Is not due TO
any lack Of perseverance on the part OF
the New York architects and decorators
who search for such things.
Now fresh value has been put on an
other feature Of some old houses OF New
York-the iron balconies. The merit OF
the attention OF builders and lovers OF
the beautiful when a well-knoWn archi-
tect put a similar detail on one OF his
country houses. This was a graceful
iron balcony Of the kind represented very
generally in the houses OF New York
half century ago.
The balconies were new details OF do
nestle architecture in those days. Many
OF them have disappeared in the demoli-
ton OF the downtown homes 10 make way
for fats or ONCE buildings. yet enough
Of them survive 10 convince New Workers.
OF their beauty.
'Wreckers 20 slowly now when II comes
20 taking down such a balcony. The lurl-
0er yards over on the East Side, 70 which
this wreckage is carted. now contain
many OF these graceful. rather Oriental
looking structures, which were never
meant TO do more than add ornament 10
q simple red facade. They are in demand
now for use on country houses.
They have unbeatable beauty, yet per-
sons who rave over their graceful lines
and quaint Victorian arfecration OF a for
eign inspiration used to pass them by
without the least notice"
Capt. Ellis P Campbell. Of Grimsby,
England. an old seararlng man. who IS
at the Raleigh. speaking Of marine sal
wage work, said that when a ship is
once stranded. and injury to the bottom
has taken place on account OF rocks. the
work OF the diver is exceedingly onerous
and important, because under those con-
ditions the vessel is full Of water 70 the
same level as the sea outside her. and Il
depends on the skill OF the diver and his
assistants in getting those fractures tenn
porarily stopped. either within or with
out, or both. as 20 whether the vessel
gets of and floats.
IF the rocks have penetrated the hull
u a great extent, Il often becomes neces-
ssry TO remove those rocks by boring
holes in them and placing dynamite
therein.
This is an operation requiring much
judgment in seeing that the ship itself
is not injured. As much as 900 tons OF
rock have been removed from inside a
vessel in this manner before 1t has been
ioated.
In order 10 raise a vessel that has
sunk in shallow water-such as a river
estuary-twO huge pontOons are aoated.
one on either side OF the wreck. A wire
IS placed under the vessel and hauled
taut at low tide AS the tide rises. the
PontoOns float higher. and so slowly
brings the sunken ship 20 the surface.
when she IS towed ashore.
Germany viii never be able 10 outstrip
the English navy, either numerically or
as far as efficiency is concerned Eng
land has many years the better or Ger
many in experience IN building ships. in
sea lighting, in training seafaring men.
and all other work which makes a sea
power, We are not afraid Of Germany
navy as much as we are afraid OF
France being able 10 fly across the chan
mel in monoplanes. That's where the fu-
ture danger 10 Great Britain lies, not in
Germany's navy.