ZEPPELIN.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2443, 6 March 1909, Page 9 (Supplement)

ZEPPELIN.

In the unconquerable spiiit übkj 1 Zeppelin.'afterpredict the man’s final mastcij « * e air Jemarkable "S’ whiS ended wi,h the dcatruction of th, ’ c gSl,, l e I 'l.TOli<-tlo., of d=- «■ thSiron Els know the meaning of Tho — « sifSirws main; 0111 I )lc ? t ? t tlie single idea steadfast Plodders of t oUl) ded whose genius -infinite cant perseverance aim an )} Scs^n I “SS gray dfs£ shop at Fneclricli.haiu • f c thc ter of last UX* lip ,, cup from the m ento colin ti-ymcn touched the bca s , a<i*ectionand stirred thein to ‘' Vt lias awakate demonstration, wh ot)>or cn ? l t wK“wkl'n foi'lhpo" rin ls <•' uSveeiotlon tichly deseevK Ui ffthfsoStion oftSo pioblem fune with little apparent progree. towards tho goal. poverty purred him to greater exertion Ho » lamxlied at as a brainsick fool. Hiballoon experts of the German govenu meat put no faith in Ins plans. H - friends urged him to abandon the search. “I intend,” ho replied, to build n- vessel which will be able t< travel to places which cannot be appreached by other means My balloon must bo able to. *<> '™°' ‘ renewing provision, iuel oi gas. s. shaft io in straight lino across land and water, from one fleet or «rmy to another, carrying persons dis patches and perhaps men foi pa tici ration in actual warfare. H travel quickly and be,able Jo ascend under ordinary conditions. In I«az he made a successful balloon journey from Berne to Lucerne but Ins work was lightly esteemed until 1900 when the-surprising success oi his fust d - gible caused a genuine sensation. Since that time his progress has been easier. The German government, has assisted him both by encouragement and with money to carry on his expei lments, and the popular subscriptions now pouring in will probably guarantee his financial future. Whether the remarkable voyage oi his last dirigible warrants the positive assertion that the airship has ai i ivc , or whether its strange and dramatic destruction at the moment when success seemed most sure has demonstrated the futility of human attempt to conquer the air, are still moot questions. But the indomitable pluck and perseverance of von Zeppelin have unquestionably conquered the hearts of his counrymen and given, him bigfi place among the pioneers of aeria navigation. No man may command success, but lie docs more who, like Zeppelin, deserves it; and Zeppelin is happier than most in that, 'alter tasting tlie mingled pains and pleasures of°fortune -and misfortune, hope and despair, ho lias lived to enjoy thc encomiums that too frequently find their expression in the chiseled inscriptions upon tho tomb.