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JDLY 2, iglO. [jmn 'Zeppelin VII," which last week sailed from Friedrichshafen to Dusseldorf for its initial passenger service voyage.—On the right is a detailed view of the passenger "car," which is placed (marked X) below the "keel" of the airship, between the two navigating cars. The " Deutschland " (Zeppelin VII) Success and Mishap. REGRETTABLE as the disaster which occurred on Tuesday to Zeppelin VII, or " Deutschland," is, the lessons that will have been learnt will probably more than compensate for the loss which it entails. Carrying a crew of twelve and twenty-one passengers, the great airship left the shed at Gobzheimer Heide, near Dusseldorf, on Tuesday morning, and rising to a height of 500 ft., started off in a south-easterly direction for a three hours' cruise. After about two hours, one of the propellers stopped, due to a defect in the motor, and about the same time the wind changed and a storm rapidly developed. Against this the airship was unable to make any headway. First an attempt was made to reach Munster, but the wind forced the airship about seven miles off her course. Then Osnabriick was made for, but as the airship by this time had been nine hours in the air, the petrol supply gave out, and the vessel became practically derelict. Eventually the dirigible settled down on the fir trees of the Teutoberger Wald, where it now lies in a precarious state. Fortunately every one of the thirty-three persons on board were rescued without mishap. The first trip of this great aerial liner on Wednesday of last week was as successful as Tuesday's was the reverse, when it left Friedrichshafen at 3 a.m. and came to rest at Dusseldorf nine hours later after a journey of nearly 300 miles. The route was over Ulm, StuttgaTt, Mannheim, and along the valley of the Rhine. Count Zeppelin was personally in command and there were a dozen other persons on board. On Friday the first regular passenger trip was undertaken. Manned by a crew of twelve and carrying twenty passengers, half of whom were ladies, the airship cruised for three hours over the heart of industrial Germany. During the latter part ot the time, rain and contrary winds were encountered but the passengers suffered no discomfort. Rain and wind prevented the ship leaving her shed on Saturday and for the same reason the voyage to Cologne on Sunday had to be abandoned. In general appearance the latest Zeppelin is similar to her predecessors, except that the gangways connecting the two cars are enclosed, and in the centre of this a miniature Pullman car is fitted. The walls are- constructed of aluminium, covered with mahogany ; the furniture consisting of a score of wicker chairs. The external appearance of this cabin can be gathered from the photographs which we reproduce. "Clement-Bayard II" has Another Trial Trip. IN the early hours of Saturday week, the " Clement- Bayard II" was taken from its shed at Lamotte-Breiiil and manoeuvred for over an hour above the forest ot Compiegne and along the valley. This time the landing was effected successfully. Lieut. Tixier was in command, accompanied by the usual crew. Cologne to Brussels by Dirigible. THE military authorities at Etterbeck, near Brussels, were surprised in the early hours of Monday week by the landing of a strange dirigible in the barrack ground. It subsequently turned out to be the Clouth airship, which had sailed over during the night from Cologne, and had crossed the frontiers of France and Belgium without being noticed. Capt. von Kleist piloted the airship, assisted by Eugene Clouth, a son of the constructor and an engineer named Dilq. The distance covered was about 125 miles, and the time taken about 5 hrs. 20 mins. The Willows airship at anchor on East Moors, Cardiff, during its recent excursion across that city, to which we drew attention on page 486 of June 25th; and on the right the dirigible is seen en route sailing over Pen-y-lan Hill, Cardiff. 509
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