The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-29
Loss to the Wrecked
Deutschland Will Reach
at Least 100000.
REMAINS PACKED
FOR SHIPMENT
One Man Falls Into Tree TOP.
Where He Remains for
Hours in Agony.

builder Of the air liner Deutschland
which was wrecked yesterday, though
heart-broken over the unfortunate end
ing Of the third cruise Of the big
dirigible, is still undaunted, and de-
clared today that he would begin at once
the construction Of an airship of half
the size of the Deutschland, but which
would be capable Of carrying forty per
sons.
General Manager Colesmann. Of the
airship company that is backing Yep
pelin, said today that the most striking
feature Of yesterdays trip was not the
accident that disabled the ship. but the
fact that she was able 10 weather the
storm for ten hours.
mo airship Of any other type would
have dared to ascend in such a wind as
we went UP in" he said, "and Ger
tainly no other airship could have gone
through such hurricane.
THE problem OF navigating the air In
the worst possible weather has been
solved, but the problem of alighting in
rough weather remains to be solved
Our faith is sti'l mistaken. and we will
80 ahead WI 20 our plan for aerial pas
senger lines.
It developed today that one of the
members Of the Deutschland's grew
motor in the aft car. became panic
stricken when the balloon made it's
final plunge toward the tree tops Of the
TeutOburger forest and jumped from
the car while the balloon was stul eight
Ieet above the FOREST HOlensteIn fell
into tree top and suffered severe in
ternal injuries. He was not discovered
until three hours later, when the at
tention of spectators was attracted to
the tree top by HOuenstein's gTOans-
D. 2
The remains of the Deutschland were
packed up today preparatory. to being
shipped to Friedrichshaften-
The Deutschland cost $4,000. and the
salvage viii amount to about 100000
The balance will be a dead loss as no
insurance company would accept the
balloon as a risk.
At sunrise today go worknen began
removing the motors, Che otner ma
chinery, and the aluminium frame
Throughout the night thousands OF
persons visited the scene Of the acct
dent
Troops guarded the balloon during the
night
Arno Arndt, q newspaper man, of
Berlin, doesn't seem TO be much az
fected by his experience as a pas
senger in the Deutschland.
Herr Arudt said the newspaper men
uitil the ship failed to make head
way. due to a broken motor Then
he said, some nervousness was dis
oBy , o'clock the motor was re-
raired," De said today, land we began
TO hope that all would bc wei. But
suddenly the bell in the cabin was
IUnC from the front COndOla. We
opened the door and saw COlsmann
signing To three men Clamberlng
along the aluminium framework. II
was explained that they were there
TO keep the ship steady.
"From that instant we knew that
something was wrong; that the snip
was not under control Champagne
remained untouched on the tables as
we crouched by the windows looking
into q dense white cloud.
somebody said, We're rising fast
The gauge showed successfully 1000,
1900, and l,5Co metres We We're
being swept no on WhlrlWIuO-
Director Colsmauu. pale as death,
entered the car and said, L don't
know what viii happen
Then followed what seemed hours
Of agony The ship became very UNI
steady We waited i'm dread
suddenly the vessel dropped like
stone $50 feet. We flung open the
Windows, and instantly noted the
fatal fact that the motors had stop
''No power on earth could save us
now. We couldn't stop our headlOnE
descent. We an waited in dread for
the fearful crash which should hurl
us into eternity.
still the ship fell and feH. until sud
denly il dropped through the clouds into
the sunlight below and we saw the
lees of TeUtoburg forest. Every one
held his breath, waiting i'm awful sus-
Fail Is Terrifying.
"A moment more and there was
horrible rendinS crash. and right
through the cabin floor burst the top
Of a tree with a long, jarring shiyer.
and. God be praised, the ship was still.
Our awful fail had ended
Director Colsmaun said quantity:
Gentlemen. the Deutschland is wreck
ed
1T was only that tree that had saved
through the hull and held the vessel
fast Had we fallen on solid ground
nothing. probably could have averted
an appalling disaster.
c"The engineers climbed down rope
ladder end tried 20 release the ship by
cuttiag he trees. Finally we all climb
ed out. eaving the ship 10 its fate and
aWhe.hkr the journey should have
been attempted I'm such weather is
doubtful Certainly the collapse OF the
motors and inability TO release the g2S
rapidly enough 10 prevent that Whlrilng
M TO nearly 6.O00 feet throws an un-
pleasant light on the Zeppelin system
an English journalist was among the
foreign correspondents on the airship
and he saws there was a strong westerly
wind blowing when the start was made.
Detailing his story, he said,
Travelling with the wind we passed
at great speed over Barulen, where the
drgihie attempted To change her route
in order 20 return TO Dusseldorf, but
the wind hal now reached the velocity
Of a gale ard we perceived mat its
speeS9 was superior to that of the air
ship. which was carried away like n
piece Of straw, troadside on at certain
moments.
'She Travelled backward, although the
motors were working with all their
power. IN order to gain the northwest
she was compelled to tack like sailing
ship
we gained a few kilometers IL mo-
ments OF calm but lost them again i'm
snCdiatCly afterward as we vainly
sought a. various attitudes currents
which might be more favorable.
Time passed, and we continued to
draw away from the goal At O'clOcl-
all Ale ballast had been thrown out,
ard in order 70 compensate Tor the loss
of gas Crom the bailOnets, eXtinsUish-
ers' were thrown out of the car
I'VE hoped To land at Munster. but
the wind forced IS to pass some seven
miles from the town Then we hoped to
reach Csnabruck, but at O'Clock we
found ourselves surrounded by dense
fog ard sailing through the air at hap