The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07
SHIP
BADLY WRECKED
CREW AND TWENTY PASSENGERS
ESCAPE DEATH IN ZEP-
PELIN CRAFT.

DUSSELDORF, GERMANY Spe-
cial-After being tossed before q heavy
gale with a broken engine, the Yep
pelin dirigible balloon, Deutschland
with crew and twenty newspaper
men, was dashed into a forest 1926
miles from here Friday.
The windows of the saloon car.
which were closed to protect the pas
sengers from the wind and rain, wore
shattered by the shock. while a tree
trunk was driven through part of the
car and another one pierced one of
the balloonets.
Nobody was hurt. and partly by
ropes and partly by scrambling down
branches of the trees all reached the
ground, rejoicing that they had suf-
Tered nothing worse than bruises and
slight cuts from broken glass.
Provisions Give Out.
The trip was intended TO last two
- three hours, and only small guam
.ty OF provisions were carried. These
we're exhausted early in the day. and
he unlucky travellers landed raven
ouSly hungry. They were Obliged TO
% Osna bruck, the nearest town.
Soldiers from Osnahruck have gone
90 try to save the airship. but the
attest reports give little hope that they
viii be able to do more than watch
,he wreck. Anyway, nothing can be
lone until the wind abates. Mean
while the vessel is settling down
among the trees like a gigantic dead
worm.
Vain Attempts to Land.
Vain attempts were made TO land
at two or three places, where soldiers
were mustered in readiness to help
in response to dropped requests. BY
evening the airship was drifting at
the mercy of the wind. Sometimes it
was lost in the clouds.
L 4 - =.
suddenly TO a height of 1000 feet
causing great loss of gas. This,
combined with Saturation from con-
tinuoUs rain, resulted in an equally
sudden fall.
The occupants expected to be dash
ed to the earth. The falling OF the
slrSnip was, however, checked when
il was about 200 feet from the ground
and the helpless hulk continued its
eastward career before the tempest
until finally it dashed into the forest
With a terrific crash.
The air liner ascended at an early
hour yesterday morning with a score
of journalists as guests, the intention
being TO make voyage over the
countryside and return in two hours.
The Deutschland was afioat sixteen
hours.
When the heavy wind arose the
pilot tried to turn the Deutschland
back to her anchorage in this city.
but he found it impossible to ma
neuver the ship successfully, owing to
her broken motor. He then tried to
turn to land at Dortmund and at
Muenster. Both attempts. however,
proved too dangerous and were aban-
doned.
GrumbIe at His InactiOn.
There was considerable grumbling
during the last few days because the
airship failed to make another flight
| and the declaration was made by
many that Count Zeppelin was fear
full Of the effect of bad weather
Though conditions were not faVora bic
today, he asked the newspaper mer
| to accompany him that he might dis
prove the current rumors.
Most of the newspaper men were
from the large cities of Germany but
a few of them were representative
| of American and English publications
The newspaper correspondents were
the guests of Count Zeppelin and the
Hamburg-American and German Air.
ship Stock Companies, joint owner.
| of the air liner.