Ogden Daily Standard | 1906-06-14 | Page 5 | Airship in Washington

AIRSHIP IN WAd washington HINGTON makes a visit to the white house and capitol NV washington ashington lune aune 14 an airship under compile control flying over washington was the spectacle aclo witnessed here today thousands turned out to see the novel sight and cheered the navigator as he skillfully directed the craft the ship started from a point three miles from washington orr on the virginia sade s de after twice circling the monument at a distance of feet it steered for the white house where it landed 50 yards from the south portico mrs airs roosevelt was wag at the window when the descent was made and exhibit exhibited el great interest in the strange loo looking liing structure turo after remaining a short time the navigator ascended carrying his ship over the newspaper of flees and then took a straight course down pennsylvania avenue for the capitol where it was received by thousand of people and also by senators and representatives and the employed emp loyes about the building the navigator finally brought his ship to the earth directly in n front of the capitol after remaining 15 minutes the navigator again set sail and passing over the building north of the dome started back to virginia