Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-09-22 | Page 28 | Dr. Eckener

J Iu- Iu iu- iu s a BY Hugh Allen opy tj 1929 i NE V A S 'S n 4 Tn I FIRST AUT AUTHORIZED sTo STORY f OF o FIFE HE JI IFE OF OV TIE THE a I COMMANDER AN E OF TIE ZEPPELINS F ZEPPELINS m kv SYNOPSIS OP F CHAPTERS Dr Hugo Eckener educated as a it scientist and philosopher Was VaS one of of the leading critics of Count Zeppelin Ferdinand Zeppelin Un in n tho the early days daya when Z Zept Zep- Zep p- p t was lUll first endeavoring to prove his his' theory of th the balloon balloon-as a successful mean menn of ot navigation of lof the air Zeppelin was wu as devoting his time to dirigible construction Dr Eckener was WI articles to the Frankfurter r many of at which pronounced Zelp Zeppelins Zeppelin's theories impracticable He referred d to them as as' as the air castles of an air count But In Sn 1908 nos after arter the wrecking of Zeppelins Zeppelin's third dirigible the student and tho sky dreamer met CHAPTER IVOn IV IVOn On lIOn a e spring morning of the year 1906 1909 as a. I was war working in the barden gar gar bar den of my house home in my cook c came mo running toward foward his rne and said Count Zepp Zeppelin lin is i. here hare and wants to to talk tak to Sh She Sho w was quite quit excited for for Count Count Zeppelin was w. already jut that time e a well known personality perhaps not 0 ao so much famous as at considered an original for he was a cavalry general genera who had got the idea into his hll head that he wanted to fly and had already experienced many disappointments I Thus begins the story atory of ot what proved to be a mo momentous meeting between Dr Eckener and Count I Zeppelin ns as as it lit was by Dr Ec E Eckener ener when was in Ne New v York recently at tho the close of ot his round- round the world flight J If It was vas tho the first meeting between cn the the student with with- the call of the sea In Jn his blood and r the dreamer who Vho would ride the the- cJ clouds Dr Dr Eckener was WM them then more than 40 90 years old and had had devoted his I recent years ears entirely nur l t to the study of ot economies economics s' s and writing writing- His had been the secluded life lite of tho the stu eta student dent Zeppelins Zeppelin's th the the active active lIf life of an arm army officer Zeppelin was now the JIG struggling Inventor Eckener the critic One was silvery haired halted and a aging t the e other in tn the full lull Vigor of life 1 a It was a clear spring morning The Tho h waters of Constance the lake which wall ryas wan to be made JI fa famous 11 u by lr these men men glistened a a- acl cl clear ar blue in n the early s sunlight B But t to return to Dr Eckener's ncr's dictated 1 1 description of tot what hat was said and done I told the cook to bring the count to the house I quickly made myself myself myself my my- self a D. little tidy and went Int into the tho room room where I found tho count waitIng wait wait- valt Ing Int He arose and without further preliminaries showed me a page pago ofa of ofa a a. newspaper and asked Did YOU you write this or It was an article In the Frankfurter Frankfurter Frank Frank- furter I answered in tn the affirmative for I had Indeed m made madea dB a report in that paper with regard to the latest disaster of ot Count Zeppelins Zeppelin's Zeppelins Zeppelin's Zeppelins Zeppelin's Zep Zep- airship the stranding of ot sane name in the in a n. very objective and for the he person of the count a 3 very friendly way ar rho The count continued I th thank you for tor what you say bout about me mc personally per in this article I 1 am glad to have met you OU at la last t since we wc have hav been trying to find out for along a along long time who might be bo the author of or the reports about my my- flights Inthe in inthe inthe the Frankfurter Zel ung that are signed Umed Dr E E. B Your reports are friendly and proud of ot technical knowledge kno but bu they contain some erroneous conceptions and I I have havo come como to to give ghe you some Information in this respect We discussed a a. few lew questions I i r f and and the count count said on n leaving Do you P play chess chess' If Jf so so I would like Ilke to to invite y you U to a 1 gam game one orie day when when- I am in t n then we wo can over my my affairs I answered in the affirmative and really a 0 few rew days da l' l later a a. s groom oom from the hotel came cam to me inviting me in to the name name of ot the count to supper and rL a n following gamo game of chess This was waS' repeated repeated quite often I in the course course of ot of th the next few fen weeks and wo wo v became good oo friends I became more mor and more interested In the plans of Count Zeppelin S e eTwo e Two or three months later I 1 happ happened ned to meet Count Zeppelin Inthe in inthe inthe the ear early evening on the street In He greeted me me and I soon noticed that he was wasn in a n. depressed tato of mind He then told me ins that Ire Jre was was In Jn great difficulty dif faculty and did not know any any anyway anyay way ay ayL out L As a result ot of the revolution in Russia where the countess possessed possessed possessed pos pos- vast estates he bad had lost most of his fortune He did not did not know bow how he lie would bo be able able- to o gather enough money for the buildIng building building build build- ing of ot a a new airship as nobody had confidence in his Idea and he was was' was considered Irrational to waste the rest relit of his hla fortune for such sucha a folly All official institutions and bc p public were against him tried 1 to c comfort him conscious of the m meaninglessness of my ray phrases But Bui at last I said Bald to him Im Excellency 1 1 will wUl try try to help yo youat you youat at least lenet in jn ori one otie respect as well asI as asI I 1 can cant namely in to the effort to win j jp p public opinion for your cause c cause ie I l be believe believe be- be lieve ithe Frankfurter where I h ve good connections will of some significance to your our work v l k r The Th count thank thanked fd d me but I felt very well wen that he did not derive any any great hopes Dopes from fromm the results es this support rt by by- bythe the the press would bring his whole about And this showed ha- ha attitude at atthe t th the time to tow toward rd th the Importance Im p public opinion lon Later ter he ch changed J this his Js views on on this subject Thus t I b became Became first of of all the Journalist helper lp l of Count Zep p ln rI I report this incident which is lit for me mp one of or highly historic meaning rather in In de detail I because in in- inmany n- n many quarters tho the opinion pre pre- valls that I was was s. s journalist by profession and thereby catt came eto to the tha york work of Count Co Count nt Zeppelin And nd II so wan was established a friendship friendship friend ship to to b be followed l owed by business as- as f t 53 i i ia I r a Hero HerB is the tho quay bide beside the th yacht anc anchorage cho h ora g gon eon on L Lake eke Constance Constanc a li at t Fried with the Graf Gra Zeppelin overhead which h was d destined to bring to realization tho the dr dreams dreams of Count Zeppelin transform the student student stu stu- dent of tho the north into a am a m man man of action ac action ac- ac tion and ind lift him from his library into the tho clouds there to conquer th the winds winds' and lay th the foundation for a anew a n anew new ves vessel of transportation which eventually would clr circle lt the globe To Be Bit Continued TOMORROWs TOMORROW Dr Ur Eckener makes maker his first fint flight I In an n airship