Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-10
Zeppelin Ii. Wrecked,
Goes to Bottom of
North Sea.
CARRIES SEVEN BODIES
Torpedo Boats Work Through
Might and Recover Half of
the Victims.

Heligoland, North Sea, Sept 10
Torpedo boats, with searchlights re-
manned all night at the scene of yes
terday's airship catastrophe, in which
only seven of a crew of 81 were saved.
One body was recovered late last
night and six were found this after
noon, including those OF Captain Met
zing, chief of the naval airship service,
and Commander Hanne of the wreck
ed Zeppelin Ii. Doctors are working
over three of them in the hope of re-
suscitating the men. The bodies OF
seven others are probably in the cabin
of the airship at the bottom of the
deepest part of the North sea. The
hurricane which destroyed the airship
turned into a steady gale today and
it was impossible to locate the wreck.
r. Berlin, Sept. 10.-The worst of the
numerous disasters which have over
taken Germans airship feet happen
ed last evening when the new naval
Zeppelin ship LII was wrecked while
on a voyage from the mainland to
Heligoland, % miles away and Is of
the crew of % were drowned. This
is the twelfth accident to befall the
Zeppelin airships and the first to be
accompanied win the- loss of life.
1t had been previously announced
that the LII was going on fifty-four
nonstop trial trip from Friedrich
shafen to Wilhelmshaven. where it
was to be joined by two waterplanes.
Thence it was to proceed with the
waterplanes to Heligoland, from
which place it would cruise across
Schleswig- -Holstein to Danzig, re-
turning from the latter place TO
Friedrichshafen by way of Potsdam
and Hanover.
HIT BY HURRICANE.
The voyage apparently was without
incident until the disaster. This was
about o'clock last night, when the
LII was struck by a hurricane Is
miles north of Heligoland. The
great airship was struck by the ter
rife gusts almost amidships and
hurled to the surface of the sea,
where it was pounded to pieces by
the wind and the waves. 1t floated
for about an hour and then buckled
in the middle before it sank.
The German high sea fleet Is now
assembled at Heligoland for maneuv-
ers and Immediately the news reach
ed that island torpedo boats and de-
| stroyers steamed at full speed to the
rescue. They arrived in time to save
several of the crew from the sea.
Other ships followed them and the
] sea is being searched for a wide area
| for other possible survivors, but IL is
| feared the prevalence Of the storm
precludes hope that any more
members of the crew Will be found
alive
1t is understood that some officers
of high rank were aboard the LII,
but the only names mentioned in tn =
early reports are Lieutenant Hanne,
the commander, and Captain Won
Netting Both of these are said to
have been drowned.
SHIP BREAKS; TWO KILLED.
| Le1ps1c, Germany, Sept. 10.-The
great military airship Z-2 Zeppelin
dirigible) wrenched from the hands
of $50 men today and was carried
aloft by sudden gust of wind. Two
soldiers were killed.
EMULATES PEGOUD.
London, Sept. 10.-Kent, an English
aviator, unintenticnally emulated the
feats of Pegoud, the French airman.
, IN turning somersaults with his ma
chine in the air near Farnham yes
terday. Kent was 1000 feet in the
air when his engine stopped He lost
control of the machine, which turned
four complete somersaults. Kent
then secured control of the aeroplane
and descended in steep spiral, land
ing safely but somewhat shaken up.
. Il thought l was done for that
J time" he said. but nevertheless ht
resumed his flight short time aft
erwards.
Sebastopol. Russia, Sept. 10Th.
military aviator, Druschinin, fell yes