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Show Many Die in Zeppelin Himlcnliiirg Explosion - - 1 ; '! - ' ' .'. if ; -i - 1 ' . . - 1 -. 1 1 J . ;.... ill )f a'-" --. .....'iTi'ViiI''iIi''V"'"'-"''"''' This remarkable picture was made just as the giant German dirigible Hindenburg burst into flames and exploded as it was preparing to land at Lakehurst. N. J., following a flight from Germany. Ninety-eight persons aboard were plunged to earth in the flaming wreckage. Thirty-four died almost instantly and of the C4 rescued, many were horribly injured. An explosion of a gas cell in the stern was blamed for the disaster. |