The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-31

was Berlin, where Emperor William
yesterday awaited. the arrival of the
count, but the dirfgible got only as far
as Bitterfield, some 400 miles from the
starting place and he decided to re-
turn. There are on board Count Zeppe-
lin himself. two engineers and a crew
OF seven men. The airship has now been
sailing aloft for something over 80 hours
without stopping or coming to the
ground.
Wurtzburg. May 31.-The Zeppelin air
ship passed over Wurtzburg at o'clock
this morning flying low in a southerly
direction. The early workers in the
field were aStonished at the sudden ap-
pearance of the vessel and they halted
from their labors to watch it disappear
in the direction of Professionalism
Heilbronn May 31-The Zeppelin air
ship was sighted near here at 10 min
utes past O'Clock this morning.
Stuttgart, May 31.-Zeppelin with
his two engineers and a crew of
seven men on board. came down in
a meadow near Untertuerkheim this
morning. The landing was success
full. The airShip came down lightly
but Immediately rose again and con-
tinued its journey towards Freid-
richshafen.
1t passed Esslingten at 9:45,
Plochinen at 10 o'clock and Kirohem,
below TEX. at 1915 a. m.
Ulm, Germany, May 31.-The
Zeppelin airship ran into the branch
of a tree at the Goephingen railway
station between here and Stuttgart.
The forward compartment of the
balloon was damaged. but how ser
iously has not yet been determined.
1t is presumed, however, that the
airship will be able to continue to
Friedrichshafen, as the machinery
and all the compartments. except the
forward appear to be intact at the
time the dispatch conveying this in
a W.
gen.
The Trip Northward
Berlin May 31.-Count Zeppelin,
whose remarkable performances in his
first airship brought unbounded honor
to the inventor, has accomplished the
guided his Zeppelin II from Friedrich
shafen to Bitterfield, a distance of
more than 456 miles without landing.
The journey lasted nearly % hours.
1t was announced that the count
would come to Berlin and land at the
Tempelhof parade ground. Hundreds
of thousands gathered there. The en-
peror and empress several of the
princes and the leading military Off
Gals and officers were present and to-
ward evening searchlights were set to
work in anticipation of the approach
of the airship. Soldiers kept an enor-
mouse space clear until half past 10
o'clock when a dispatch from Bitter
returning TO the starting place at
Friedrichshafen which caused the most
intense disappointment Count Yep
pelin who personally was 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 inten-
ton to undertake an endurance trip.
IL was however common knowledge
that he proposed to seize the first ia
vorable opportunity to proceed to Ber-
lin in his newest craft Zeppelin II,
which was built to replace the one de-
stroyed near Echterdingen.
The voyage began under rather un-
favorable conditions. There was a
lowering sky, rain clouds and a strong
side wind when the airship left the
floating hall. The ship assembled di-
rectly for a few hundred feet and pass
Ing over the town of F'riedrichshafen
proceeded nOrthward.
Early in the morning the people of
Trouchtlingen a small city in central
Bavaria, were awakened by the noise
of the propellers of the craft which was
passing slowly. This was the first oc-
casion the count had journeyed over