The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-31

GoeDingcG. May 31.-The Zeppelin
airship. on its way back to Frederick
shafen from BItterfeid. came down in
an open field near here today. The
landing was intended only for a men,
euver but the envelope OF the pointed
bow, Of the vessel came In contact
with the branch of tree and was
torn. After an examination of the
damage it was decided to send TO
Freiderichsnafen for workmen to re-
pair the damage before proceeding.
The rent is only slight one and can
be mended by tonight.
The count explained here this morn
ing that he did not continue on TO Ber-
lin from Bitterfeld last night because
the alrship had lost some gas and he
thought 1t wiser to start on the re.
turn trip to Frederichshafen, par
ticularly as the homeward journey
would require from fifteen to twenty
hours.
Tho aeronaut is satisfied with his
journey, which is the longest eXcur-
sion yet undertaken. The airshIp COW
cred $50 miles including Its maneu-
vering, within thirty seven hours.
Schweinfuerst. Germany, May 81
The airship Zeppelin II passed over
.Schweinfuerst at half-past three o.
clock this morning on her way back
10 Friederichshafen from Bittergeld
The vessel left the floating shed on
Lake Constance little after o'clock
Saturday night The objective point
was Berlin, where Emperor William
yesterday awaited the arrival of the
count, but the dirigible got only as far
as Bittergeld. some 400 miles from
the starting place when 1t was dccid-
cd to return There are on board
Count Zeppelin himself. two engineers
and "A crew of seven men, The air
ship has now been sailing aloft for
something over 80 hours without stop
ping or coming to the ground,
Ulm. Germany. May 31,-The Yep
Telin airship ran into the branch of
a tree at tho Goeppinsen railroad sta
lion between here and Stuttgart, The
forward compartment of the balloon
was damaged, but how seriously has
not yet been determined IL Is pre-
sumed however. that the airship will
be able to continue on to Friedrich
shafen. as the compartments except
the forward one, appeared to be in
tact at the time of the discovery of
the accident,
Berlin. May 30.-Count Zeppelin,
whose remarkable performances in
his first airship brounsn unbounded
honor to the inventor, today accom-
plished the most striking feat In his
career. DE guided his Zeppelin III
from Friederichshafen to Bitterfield,
a distance OF more than 4G5 miles.
without landing. The journey lasted
nearly twenty-five hours and SO far
as known tonight Count Zeppelin Is
still in the air on the return journey
to Friederichshafen. He has already
beaten all records for dirigible bal
looms with the opportunity of greatly
improving the performance.
1t was announced that the count
would come 10 Berlin and LAND at the
Templehof parade grounds. Hundreds
OF thousands gathered there this al
ternoon. The emperor and empress.
several OF the princes and the lead
ing military officials and officers were
present and toward evening search
lights were set to work in anticipation
OF the approach of the airship. Sol
diers kept an enormous space clear
until half past ten o'clock at night.
when dispatch from Bitter6eld an
nounced that the airship was return
ing to the starting place at Frieder-
ichshafen. which caused the most in
tense disappointment
Count Zeppelin, who personally was
in charge of the airshiD and whose
hand was at the tiller during the
greater part OF the journey, had not
allowed word 10 be made public rel
ative to his intention TO undertake an
endurance trip. 1t was, however, COM
mon knowledge that he purposed to
seize the first favorable opportunity
to proceed 10 Berlin I'm his newest
craft, Zeppelin III. which was rebuilt
to displacc the one destroyed near
Echterdineen.
The voyage began under favorable
conditions. There was lowering
sky, rain clouds and 4 strong side
wind when the airship left the float
ing hall shortly after 0 o'clock last
night.
The ,airsnip descended directly for
a few hundred feet and. passing
over the town of FriedrichShafen, pro"
cecded northward.
Early in the morning the people of
Troucntllngen, 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 occasion the count had journeyed
over Bavaria and his arrival an hour
and q ,,oIf lafar at NurenlbpTo caused
the greatest surprise to thousands OF
pleasure seekers who were preparing
for the holiday excursions.