Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-29
PassengerAirship
 Partly Wrecked
LIES STRANDED ON TOP OF TEu.
 TosuRGIAN FOREST.
BIG DIRIcIBLE IN A STORM
PeriIous Trip of Count zeppsIin's Deutschland with Thirty three Per- sons Aboard-HsInIess in a Gale

Dusseldorf Germany, June s. Count Zeppelin's passenger airship Deutschland. the highest developed of tonight on top of the EXTRAORDINARILY forest. pierced with pine tree stems. a mass of defated silk and twisted aluminium. The thirty-three persons aboard after wild contest with a storm, escaped uninjured, climbing down rope ladder from the wreck on the pine tops.
 Sailed from Dusseldorf.
 Herr Colesmann, general manager of the new airship company. Chief Enai- neeE Queer, of the Zeppelin company and Captain Kannenberg, who person. ally had charge of the crew of ten and twenty newspaper men, sailed from Dusseldorf at s.3O o'clock this morning Tor a three hours excursion. The ob- 1ectiye point was Dortmund, about B miles from Dusseldorf, but high head wind prevailed and an, effort was made to reach Munster. a garrison town, so that a landing might be made on the parade ground by the aid of the soldiers. and it was realized that it would require a large number of them to hold the vast contrivance of silk and metal against the wind.
 One of the Motors Baked.
 It was dangerous to attempt a. land ing in an open field because of the storm, inasmuch as the metal was like- ly to pound to pieces. In the high
 
 and the other two were not powerful enough, to make any progress in the gale. The airship drifted, swaying in the violent gusts, and sometimes lean-- ing to an angle of forty degrees and al the while the enginemen were at work, repairing the disabled motor. When this was done all four screws were driven at their full power. under which in normal conditions the air ship was capable of attaining a speed of forty miles an hour. But the helms- man was unable to keep to his course and the great craft was swung about at the mercy of the winds.
 Did Not Dare to Turn Ship Around.
 Colesmann did not dare to turn the ship around for fear of overturnfng. and he decided to drift in the gale, which was now blowing at the rate of fifty miles an hour toward Oenabruck. which is also a garrison station. If he missed that, he would continue to Senne.
 Saw Whiriwind Coming.
 Suddenly he perceived a whfriwind nearly 4.00o fact to avoid the worst of it. With the -whirlwind came a down pour of rain. After half an hour the Deutschland came down to permit of observations. and it was seen that the Teutoburgian forest lay below. The forward motor again stopped and Colesmann sent five of the corre- spondents to the aft gondola to ballast the VeSSel.
 Big Airship Sank Rapidly.
 The Deutschland sank rapidly hav- ing lost much gas in the high. altitude and dragged along the top of the dense forest. A heavy branch Of a tree broke through the floor of the cabin amidships, throwing two of the guests to the floor. Other branches ripped through the gas compartments, and the whole great structure settled down thirty or forty feet from the ground.
 Tt isn't the fault of the Zeppelin system," exclaimed Herr Colesman. that is al right It is our own fault, and our benzine ran out"
 Looked Like a Wreck.
 The airship for which Herr Coles manns company had just paid 3137 900. looked like a wreck. The frames were broken but the motors were not hurt. The silk was ripped off and had fallen in a torn mass on the top of the trees.
 rope ladder was swung down and every one was mustered below unin- jured except for a bruise or two. The natives identified the spot as near to Wellendorf, eastward of Osnabruck.