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Show Zeppelin's Sixth Airship, the Deutschland, Is Wrecked i kiv 3i, i i- ."t--rc-f ''.r.-.v-liii.Jr K.'-': s-4 t-:k'-.i! Ao'j A'.-x -r I lvaw . ewv'avf le a I I r rjZSU- rWH DUB8ELDOBF. Bheisiak Prussia, May 16. After a career of six weeks, tke Deutsehlaad, latest of the models of Ceuat Zeppelin 'e uil fated dirigible bariooua, stranded today on tbe roof ef its shed, a total wreck. The crew aad Meseegers escaped lajury. The, finish of the airship was less 'peetaeular ' then that of its predeees-ars. predeees-ars. but more complete. ' The accident teenrred as the Deutsehlaad waa being released for a paseeager trip. Eight paasesgers, four mea and four wassna. bad seated themselves ia tbe cabin, thaj crew were at their posts and 200 men on the ground clung to the guide ropes ss the powerful ersft slowly emerged from her berth, and under tbe pressure of over hslf a millioa cubic feet of gas, struggled to be free. Just ss the airship cleared tbe abed a violeat gust of wind drove her back against the entrance. At the impact several ef the ballonnettes burst and the released gaa destroyed ber equiti-brinm. equiti-brinm. Tbe army of mea at tbe guide ropes eluag on desperately, but were powerless against tbe wind, aad another rust lifted tbe airship bodily. She dropped oa tbe roof of ber shed, her back brokea and bar bull left dangling ever one edge. , In thie position tbe crew aad passes-gers passes-gers were left helpless, until a fire brigade, hurriedhr summoned to the scene, ran a Udder to ths top of the ballooa shed and pulled them out of tbe wreck. The Deutsehlasd was built to replace ia tbe psaaenger airship service the earlier craft ef tbe same Baste which eaavs te bar ead ia the Teulobargiaa t V forest oa June 2, last. The motors snd the vertical storing places of the original Deutsehlaad were ssved and atiiixed in tbe construction of ber successor. suc-cessor. Ths latter mads ber maidea flight on Wsrch 30. Isst, aad bad siasa aude a number of euersesful tripe. Today's wss the sixth serious accident acci-dent which hss befslien the Zeppelia dirigibles. The Ze-ppelia I., Zeppelia II., Zeppelia 111., Zeppelin IV, the Deutsehlsad aad the aew -Deotschlsad sll bsve come to grief after short though brilliaat liven. |