Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-22
Passenger Service Established
From Frederichshafen to
Dusseldorf.
300 MILES IN NINE HOURS
Count ZeppeIin's Deutschland
Carried Twenty
Persons.
Count Was az Helm--Cabin Finished
In Mahogany-Isuffet Service
Aboard--Irips. se5 to $50.

Count Zeppelin demonstrated the ad-
vantage OF an air route in the section
Of the country traversed. The Deautsch-
land cut the railroad time one third be.
tween Mannheim and Dusseldorf. COW
eing the distance In four hours. where
as the railroad express time Is six
hours
dusseldorf, Germany, June 2.-The
hrst regular alrship passenger service
was inaugurated today when Count
leppeling's great craft. the Deutsch.
and carrying 20 passengers, success
iuliy made the first scheduled trip from
trlederlehfhafen to this city. a dis
lance OF 300 miles, in nine hours.
me weather was perfect and the
motors worked faultlessly. The aver
age time maintained for tho complete
course was approximately 80 miles an
hour' but between F'riederichshafen ana
stuttgart the i24 miles was covered
!" an average rate OF Al miles an
h0ur The best speed for a single hour
was AN miles.
''' ~eppeiin was at the helm when
'ne Dutschland left Frederichsbafan
Z" O'Clock this morning and sailed
away on the trip that was 10 mark an
tpoch In aviation. The nassonsor,
we're some Of the directors of the |
iA"'ourg-American Steamship com
p1'V ana the German Airship Stock
''ppahy joint owners OF the dirigjhla
and guests '''0'
iney occupied the mahogany walled
ana carpeted cabin situated hot,.aa,,
w sOhaolas and from the windows Of
"'n they viewed the scenery as the
' car swept along. Count Zen-
distance '' part Oh me
me route was via Stuttport Mann
"a anu cologne to Dusseldorf. IL
10Y Oeen carefully marked out in adj
-, lot the guidance Of the pilot ana
Y" followed exactly. There was M
Nv surfing and the Deutschland made
o., way unhampered through a nood
V bright sunshine. 49,
The hour and minute OF the ra.s,n.
-. we various points had been hpi-
-, '.aeu ahead 80 that not only noonla
-. cities on the line who filled The
'''e's' but the Inhabitants M an a.
cboa.- .oi'''e villages turned out ana
,os-. ''u enthusiastically a. the immense
rna .,''Ne structure with its whist
'e''"s drove over their be.d. a,
-, ~ OF between 200 and zoo To-,
,.. ~ deutschland swung gently into
~, ''nulnE here az noon ana the r,,,,,t
bou,5 'ounding the landing Yards
, n, welcome.
"e city had been Raily dooora,as !
II ha ~ inc event. The promoter, t
enterprise ana their ,,ro,,s :
R.,,.' - 'ained az a public dinner F,
"'epiar trips viii lao 49, /
or ~ N''S already have been soI1 :
,s ,,,, ",s' lew DAYS at from s2k 10
rs.,.' me airship Is equipped win |
Assem-. -'"' which viii supply the
, /. 's with a bunct service snch
~ ""orded on railroad trains
:. "e dimensions OF the Deu,sch,on, ,
5 yss N 700 feet. width as feet. b
IA !, capacity IS 2a.S5a cubic vards /
ssi "rfies three motors bsyin p
.n., $50 horsepower. n ,,a. a. 2
ho,' 20 maintain a speed OF as mile. p
10 no, It's lifting capacity Is 49, e
.er 49, 80" OF which II. 900 pounds
e.s 7. e'eW' passengers ana ex-
o,.,,- Is expected to be ahle %
lies. continuous trip OF zoo 81