The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-31
Yesterday Count Zeppelin
Flies in His Airship 456
Miles in 22 Hours, Smash
ing a Few Records.
EMPEROR WILLIAM IS
MUCH DISAPPOINTED
Entire City of Berlin Awaited
The Arrival of the Aerial
Monster, But It Failed to
Pay Them a Visit.

Berlin. May 31.-Count Zeppelin qui-
city got into his new airship. Zeppelin
II, at Friedrichshafen Saturday night.
sailed to Bitterfeld, over 4J6 miles
without landing; then turned around
and started back again. 1t is believ-
ed here that he still is in the air on
the return trip. Bitterfield is about
seventy miles from Berlin.
With this journey accomplished the
inventor has performed the greatest
flight in his career. He already has
beaten all records for dirigible bal.
looms. with the opportunity tonight Of
adding greatly to the days feat. The
field was made in twenty-five hours.
Zeppelin was accompanied By two en-
gineers and q crew of seven men.
It was announced and widely distrib-
uted in special editions Of the newspa-
pers that the count would come to Ber-
lin and land at the Tempelhof parade
ground. Hundreds Of thousands gath
cred there yesterday afternoon.
Emperor Waits In Vain.
The emperor and empress. several Of
the princes and the leading military Of
ficials were present. and toward even
ing searchiights were set to work in
anticipation Of the approach OF the air
ship. Soldiers kept an enormous
space clear until half-past ten o'clock
ut night, when q dispatch from Bit
terfeld announced that the airship VA
returning to the starting place. This
news caused intense disappointment
Count Zeppelin had not allowed q
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 opportunity to pro.
ceed to Berlin In his newest craft,
which was built to replace the ono de-
stroyed near Echterdingen last year.
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 last night. The residents
did not pay much attention to this. a.
they were accustomed to night flighta
and when the great ship took the air,
at 9:42. there was not q cheer to speed
it on its way. The ship ascended di.
rectly for a few hundred feet. and
passing over Friedrichshafen proceed.
ed northward.
Airship's Noise Wakes Town.
Early in the morning the people OF
Treuchtlingcn, a 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 a card divulging his
intention to proceed north. This was
the first occasion he had journeyed
over Bavaria, and his arrival an hour
and half later at Nuremberg caused
surprise to thousands Of pleasure
seekers.
The ship maneuvered over the city
and then a card was thrown out stat
ing that a greater amount of water and
benzine had been used than was ex-
pected and that the craft would de
ecend to the surface of Lake Dutxen.
teich to replenish the water supply.
This, however. was not carried out
Count Zeppelin continued his cruise
onward In q direct line toward Berlin
passinx over several towns at low al
titude amid the cheers of the populace
until he reached tho frontier Of Sax
ony. where the airship was headed
straight for Leipsic-