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dropping bombs which did slight dam
age When they come again they viii
find IL difficult TO assail the factory.
for enormous defensive works Of con-
crete have been erected.
COnunt Zeppelin has just written his
"reminiscences, which are now appear
ing in the magazine Der Greif here.
He was a military attache attached
to the Northern army in the American
civil war and narrates many amusing
and enlightening incidents Of that
great struggle
It is not generally known that Yep
pelin's first balloon ascension took
place in the United States at this time
He conceived the central idea Of his
dirigible in 1853 and has been work
ing on it 50 years. eXpendtng almost
all his personal fortune Of about three
million dollars besides much money
contributed by wealthy friends
Has Talk With Lincoln.
Here is Count Zeppelin's account Of
meeting President Lincoln.
Through the good offices Of the
Prussian ambassador was able to OBJ
tain an audience with President Lin
coin I solemnly dOnned my frocl1
coat and high hat but found no special
pomp attaching TO the ceremony
At the White House I was taken into
the room where the president worked
From behind the writing table a very
tall lean form arose. with large
head unlempt hair and beard, and
strikingly projecting cheekbOnes, out
sifreWd, kindly eyes During my short
talk with the president his private sec
rotary. Reed, sat on the writing table,
swinging his feet rythmically 20 and
frO-they stuck far out Of his trOuser
legs and were incased in a pair OF
shoes resembling moccasins-
President Lincoln expressed him
self as much pleased at my coming.
and my plans. and wished me success
in the studies which proposed 10
make"
Of the headquarters of the Army of
the Potomac he says;
headquarters was a gigantic cluster
Of tents. standing in long rows in the
about in the midst OF this chaos Of
tents struck me as far from easy
had a letter Of Introduction TO the
commander Of the army. General Hook
er. which I was TO deliver to him IN
person. but. as he had gone to Wash
ingtOn over Sunday, I could not pre-
sent my credentials. and found che
greatest difficulty in getting shelter
and food especially as my English in
those days was very meagre- EFentu-
ally a Swede. Capt. ROsencrans. who
spoke good German took me into ais
tent"
He later presented himself to Gen
Hooker with a pass
Gets Invitations to Drink.
He received me very kindly and as
signed a tent for my special use From
toward me by asking me to take a
whisky with him every time he saw
me Among the more important Df-
fcers whom I met was Gen Butter
field. chief Of the general staff. whom
I have already mentioned When he
was postmaster general he had organ
lied the first post delifery system for
san Francisco. and the talent for organ
ization which he had then displayed
had caused him to be looked upon as
the best man for the important mill
tary position which he held when I
met him.
I'm planning operations he attached
special significance to knowledge Of the
probable weather conditions and for
this reason he became especially fond
Of an excellent aneroid barometer Of
mine which I had obtained from Lon
don and paid good money for.
."Gen. Butterfield saw this instrument
in my tent borrowed il from me, and
then found it impossible to separate
himself from it. Longer and longer he
would keep il each time he borrowed it,
until at last he failed to return il at
all When I was about to leave the
army I requested him to return il again
and again. and became finally so press
ing that / compelled him 10 go into his
tent 10 fetch it out.
After waiting outside a long time,
i followed him into the tent II was
empty