Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-30
AIRsHiP ZEPPELIN III
ARRIVED SAFELY AT BERLIN
Left Friedriehshafen Last Friday
Morning-DeIayed by Accident
Meeting of orviIe Wright and Count
Zeppelin.

Berlin, Aug. 29.-The airship Yep
pelin III. with Count Zeppelin at the
helm, arrived safely at Berlin shortly
after noon today The voyage from
Friedrichshafen, where the start was
made at 400 o'clock Friday morning,
was marked by an accident to the air.
ship which eausaed a considerable de-
lay at Bitterfield. AT that point Count
Zeppelin met the craft and was --eet-
ed by the crown prince representing
the emperor. The emperor himself
witnessed the arrival of the airshin
here today.
Count Zeppelin and orviIle Wright
Meet.
Two monarchs of the air, Count Yep
pelin and Orville Wright. the foremost
exponents of distinct systems of aerial
navigation. met at Berlin this after
noon for the first time. They were in
troduced to each other by the monarch
of the German empire.
Mr.. Wright during a conversation
with the emperor, was utterly sur
prised at His Majesty's technical
knowledge of flying machines and the
results achieved. The emperor ex-
pressed regret that he would be unable
to see Mr.. Wright fly at Berlin owing
to other engagements.
In a talk with Count Zeppelin, Mr.
Wright expressed admiration for the
wonderful airship the count had con-
structed. He said he would like to
see experiments with smaller craft on
the same system, however, as vessels
such as those used bv the count were
too expensive.
Berlin was Happy. .
From one end of Berlin TO the other
the shout Zeppelin is here" rang out.
The peoples desire to see the giant
dirigible with the renowned construc-
tor at the helm cruising over the roofs
of the capital. at last was to be graft
fed. Berlin was happy, as the count
had announced that at 1890 he would
appear over the Tempelhof parade
grounds.
The Trip from Bitterfield.
The airship left Bitterfield early in
the morning, with the count, lis
nephew, Engineer Duerer, who had
navigated her from Friedrichshafen.
and eight others aboard. Some repairs
had been effected. but only three pro-
pellers were working. the one which
was lost not having been replaced. The
motors worked perfectly and the trip
to Berlin was made without mishap
Wittenberg and Juterbog1 were passed
amid the cheering of thousands. Pots
dam, the city of palaces, was thronged
with crowds to witness the flight of
the airship. For some minutes the
ship lowered over the gardens of Sans
Souci and then she turned in the direc-
tion of Berlin, slackening speed so
as not to arrive before the scheduled
hour.
The roofs of houses. church towers
and the open spaces in the outskirts
of the city swarmed with people who
cheered and waved flags and handker-
chiefs as the vessel passed over.
Bells Rang and Band Played.
Tempelhof Field was reached Just
after the conclusion of church services.
The emperor and empress had motored
from the dedication services of the
newly built garrison church, which
was burned down several months ago.
They arrived at the special tribune
constructed in the center of the i'm
mense field just as the bows of the
airship appeared over the edge of the
parade grounds. The hundreds of
thousands who had gathered there
sighted the craft at the same moment.
and roar of cheering went up. "Zep-
pelin, Zeppelin" was the cry from
every throat. The church bells rang
out in merry peal and the military
band played the national anthem.
The airship started at 1124 tonight
on its returiu voyage to Friedrich
shafen. 1t took southwesterly