Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-29

Osnabreck,, Germany, Juno :S,-Count
Zeppelin Is hero today to superfntend
the salvage of tho airship Deutschland.
which came to grief In less experienced
hands yesterday. Tho count, who In u
years of age. has an engagement In tho
near future to fly from Friedrich shasen
to Vienna and exhibit his invention Ia
Emperor Joseph. and proposes to make
good his promise. Tho prospects OF
early resumption OF passenger service.
however, Is not bright. Tho accident
VIII necessitate the suspension OF sew
erai months ' of advertised excursions
~ VIII Dc necessary to dismantle the
airship, and the work of taking Il To
pieces was begun. The next yoyace
VIII be made with Zeppelin at tho helm.
Dusseldorf. Germany. June 29-count
Heppelin's passenger airshlp Deutch-
land. the highest developed OF all tha
famous aeronaut's models. lies on ton
OF the Teutobergian forest. pierced with
pine Tree stems. mass OF debated silk
and twisted aluminium. The thirty.
lhree persons aboard the airship when
~ rested on tho pines after wild con-
test with storm. escaped uninjured,
wreck
rope ladder to tho treetops.
Herr Colesmann. general manager NJ
the new airship company Chief Engin-
eer Duerr OF the Zeppelin company and
Captain Kannenberg. who personally
had charge OF tho crew OF ten ana
twenty newspaper men sailed from
Dusseldorf at S:30 o'clock yesterday
morning for three hours excursion.
The objective point was Dortmund.
about thirty-f1ve miles from Dusseldorf
but high head wind prevailed and an
EFFORT was made to reach Munster. n
garrison town. 80 that q landing might
be made on the parade ground by tho
| ala or the soldiers. IT was rcalized4
that 1t would require large number
or men to hold tho vast contrtvancc OF
SILK and metal against the wind.
Ono Of Motors Stopped.
| 1T was dangerous to attempt a land
| Ing In an open field because OF the
storm. as the metal was likely TO pound
to pieces. In the high wind one OF tho
motors refused to work and the other
two were not powerful enough to make
any progress in tho gale. Tho airship
drifted. swaying In the violent gusts
and sometimes leaning to an angle OF
40 degrees. All the while the engine
men were at work repairing the dis
abled motor. When this was done all
four screws We're driven at their fun
power, under which, In liorm Il con,ii.
tons. tho airsh!p was capable OF at
tanning speed OF forty miles an hour
But the helrnsman was unable to keep
his course and the great craft was
swung about at the mercy OF the winds.
Colesmann did not dare TO turn tho
~ fny 90
decided to drift In tho gale which was
blowing al tho ratio OF ffty miles an
hour toward Osnabruck. also a garri-
son station. II he missed that. he ex-
pectcd to continue on to Zcnne.
Rises to Avoid a Whiriwind.
Suddenly he perceived q whirlwind
coming and assembled to n height OF
nearly 1000 feet TO avoid the worst OF
1t. with tirc whiriwind came a heavy
downpour OF rain. After half an hour
the Deutschland came down to permit
OF observations. and 1t was seen that
the Teutobergian forest lay below. Tho
forward motor again stopped and
Colesmanu sent five of the corresponds 1
ents to tho aft gondola TO balance the
vessel.
The Deutschland sank rapidly. hav-
Ing lost much gas in the high attitudes.
HIu uEdSktu uicilS tHc tOp Sk tIS dcNSo
forect. a heavy branch OF 81 treo broke,
thru the fioor OF tho cabin am!dships,
throwing t%c of the guests 10 tho floor
other branches ripped thru tho gas 4
compartments and tho whole great
structure settled down thirty or for.
feet from the ground
ut isn't thu saIir OF t,o Zeprs
system" exclaimed Herr Colesrrrse !"
that Is all right II is QUE own's-
our benzlne ran out" Id
Craft Cost StS7,5OG.
Tho airship. for which Herr ca
manns company had just paid s..
500. looked like a wreck. The braa
were broken, but rl,e motors were
damaged The silk WAS tipped and
had fallen In torn mass OF the tops
of the trees.