Show u AIRSHIP WAS BIG KITE Commercial Photographer Attracts Crowd by Attempt to Get Picture An airship rumor startled the na natives natives tives in the vicinity of Liberty park yesterday when commercial photographers photographers tried out their big kite for forthe forthe the purpose of taking a birdseye pho photograph photograph of Salt Lake The spreading wings of the big biplane attracted a large crowd to a vacant lot near Ninth South and between Second East and Third East streets The device resembles an airship in some respects but it never leaves earth without being tethered One string anchors the kite keeping it In captivity so to speak The other son con controls a spring which is fastened to the shutter of a camera set on a light plat platform platform form between the outspread wings of the kite This camera pointed down downward downward ward has a wid angle lens and it re records records cords on a plate an accurate view of whatever falls within range and focus It was the intention of the owners to get an aerial photograph of Salt Lake The tryout of the machine attracted a large crowd The camera was sent aloft but when the wings hit the up upper upper per currents the manipulators on the ground nearly lost control The wind windas was as too strong and the kite was hauled home When it was within i klOO feet of the earth it swooped down and dashed against the ground damaging the machine as well ns as the camera As soon as fair weather arrives It will be tried out once more |