The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-31
Count ZEPPELIN
BREAKS RECORDS
German Airship Inventor Ac-
cOmplishes a Most Aston
ishing Feat.
HE SAILS HIS MACHINE
MORE THAN 456 MILES
Then Starts Upon Return Trip
Without Making a
Landing.

BERLIN May 30.-Count Zeppelin,
whose remarkable performances in his
first airship brought unbounded honor
to the inventor. today accomplished the
most striking feat in his career. He
guided his Zeppelin II, from Fried,
richshafen to Bittcrfcld. distance of
more than ass miles. without landing
The journey lasted nearly twenty-five
hours, and, SO far as known tonight.
Count Zeppelin is still in tho air on
the return journey 10 FrIedrichshafcn
He has already beaten all records for
dirigible balloons. with the opportunity
of greatly improving the performance.
II was announced that the count
would come to Berlin and land at the
Templehof parade ground. Hundreds
of thousands gathered there this after
noon The emperor and empress. scv-
eral of thc princes and the leading mill
tary officials and officers were pres
cnt, and toward evening searchlights
were set to work in anticipation of the
approach of the airship. Soldiers kept
an enormous space clear until 7:30
clock tonight. when a dispatch from
Bittcricld announced that the airship
was returning TO the starting place at
Fricdrichshafen. which caused the most
intense disappointment
personally Ill Cnarge.
Count Zeppelin. who personally was
in charge of the airship and whose
hand was at the tiller during the great
er part of the journey, had not allowed
a word 10 be made public relative TO
his intention 10 undertake an endur-
ance trip. 1t was, however. common
knowledge that he purposcd to seize
the first favorable opportunity 10 pro
cccd 10 Berlin in his newest craft, Yep
pelin H.. which was rebuilt TO displace
the one DESTROYED near Echterdngen.
The voyage began under favorable
conditions There was lowering sky,
rain clouds and strong side wind
when the airship left the floating hall
shortly after 9 clock last night. The
ship ascendcd directly for a few hun
dred feet, and. passing over the town
of Fricdrichshafcn, proceeded north
ward.
Early in the morning the people OF
Trouchtlingcp, a small city in central
Bavaria, were awakened by the noise
of the propellers of the craft, which
was passing slowly. This WAS the hrst
occasion upon which the count had
iomneyed over Bavaria and his arrival
an hour and a half later ut Nurem-
berg caused the grcafest surprise 10
thousands of pleasure seekers. who were
Maneuvered Over City.
The ship maneuvcrcd over the city
and then a card was thrown out, stat
inc that Z greater amount of water and
bcnzine had been used than was eXs
pcctcd and that the craft would de-
sccnd TO the surface of Lake Dulzcn-
teich to replenish the water supply.
This, however, was not carried out.
Count Zeppelin continued his cruise
onward without interruption IN "A dl-
rect line toward Berlin, passing over
several towns at low altitude until
he reached the frontier of SaXony,
where the airship was headed straight
for Lcipslc.
Tclcgrams received there from the
south indicated that Count Zeppelin
would make landing and the entire
population waited for several hours IN
the streets and open spaces TO greer
him. Instead Of landing the count put
his craft through n series of maneuvers
for a half hour. coming at times, com
parativcly close TO the tops OF pu,d-
inpS He then went on, crossing Hallc
10 Bitterfed. No time was wasted
there. and 10 everybody s surprise the
airship, after describing circle, turned
again and sailed TO the south,