Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-29
Count ZeppiIin'S Great Liner
Deutschland With Engines
Disabled Meets Disaster in
Hurricane.
THIRTY TWO PASSENGERS
ABOARD ESCAPE UNHEART
'Benzine Ran OUT Is Pilots
Explanation Of Mishap Which
Destroyed Wonder Craft That
Cost S137, 600. s q
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Dusseldorf Germany, June aS,-
Count Zeppelin's passenger aissllip
Deutschland, the highest developed of
all the famous aeronaut's models, lies
tonight on the top OF the Teutoburgian
forest. pierced with pine tree stems,
mass of derlnted silk and twisted al
uminum. The thirty-three persons
.aboard escaped uninlured, climbing
down from the wreck on d rope had
der to the tree tops.
Herr Colesman. general manager for
the new airshtp company, chief En-
gneer Duers Of the Zeppelin COM
pany and Captain Wamenburg. who
personally hau charge OF tho crew of
ten, and twenty neWspa per men sailed
from Dusseldorf at S.3O o'clock this
morning for three hours excursion.
The objective point was Dortmund.
about thirty-five miles from Dussel-
dort, but q high head wind prevailed
and an effort was made to reaeh Nun
ster, garrison town, so that a land
ing might be made on the parade
ground with the aid OF the soldiers.
IN the high wind ono of the motors (
refused to work and the other two
were not perfect enough to make
any headway in the gale The nirship
drifted swaying in the violent gusts
and sometimes leaning TO an angle Of
tortX-fivc degrees. All the while the
enginemen were at work repairing
the disabled motor When this was
done MI four screws were driven at
their full power under Which, IN nor
NAL conditions, the airship was capa
bic Of attaining a speed OF forty miles
an hour The helmsman was unable
To Keep his course and the great craft
was swung about at the mercy of the
wind Colesman did not dare to turn
In the hig gale towards Osnabruck,
also a garrison station. II he missed
that he expected To continue on 90
Senne. suddenly he perceived
Whirlwind coming aud dscended to
height Of nearly 1000 feet to avoid
the worst OF t. With the whlrlwind
came heavy down pour Of rain AT
ter half an hour the Deutschland came
down to permit OF observations. and
II Was seen that the Teutoburgian for
est lay below The forward motor again
stopped ana Colesman sent five Uf the
to the AFT gondola to
belfast the vessel The Deutschland
sank rapidly having lost much gas
~ tue HlNh tllltNht anu ulNkHtu tlpHF
he top of the dense forest A heavy
branch Of a tree broke through the
'lOor Of the cabin amidshps, throwing
Wo Of the guests to the floor, other
branches ripped through the gas com
lartments and the whole great struc-
ure settled down thirty Of forty feet
rom the ground.
1T isn't the fault OF the Zeppelin
lystem, exclaimed Herr colesman.
That is an right II Is our own fault
'ur benzino ram OUT
The airship for which Herr Coles
mans company had just paid SlS1-
100. looked like wreck. The frames
we're broken, but the motors were not
damaged The SILK was ripped and
allen in torn mass on the tops of
he trees Reports of disaster. explo-
ion and death were widely spread.
N automobile from Iberg, while the
istrict governor ana his wife, with
lateria for first aid To the injured.
rived at the scene within half an
our hy special train. a company of
Ifantrv was sent from Osnnbruck
nd picketed the Wreckage. The dis
stcr occurred at half past five in
he evening. The early part OF the
ight was delightful much Ike nuto-
lobiling without the iarring The
irship maintained an altitude OF
bout 500 feet and during the tirst
our or two the passengers felt con
'mpt for the train rumblins down
Glow. and spoke OF automobiles as
lt Of date