AMERICAN AIRSHIP DISASTER.
J 10 PASSENGERS IXJCIiICn. I Nov York, Hay 2t. The Morcll nirs]ii|i. -ISO feet long. Impelled by live 40 li.p. engines, fell :illl > feet during a trial trip in tli<> pri'-'-iJj '' of a thousand people at ISerkeley. ( il Ifornisi. Sixteen of the occupants were seriou-Jv injured. sustaining luctuicd limhs. The \ictiie- were local residents I who [ teinplatetl investing in a company propping to build similar airships, |
AN iXVENTOU'S MISTAKEN DISCOYEItY. Received 25tli. 10..1.1 p.m. New York. Mav 25. Morrell claimed that he had discovered a successful combination of the principles of aeroplanes and dirigible Walloons. When at a height of 300 feet the airship tilted, no-e downwards, it was then enveloped and burst. The airship fell slowly until 75ft from the ground, when it collapsed. The occu|U"ts .Seven Here severely injured and others slightly. The inventor's leg was broken.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 132, 26 May 1908, Page 3
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142AMERICAN AIRSHIP DISASTER. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 132, 26 May 1908, Page 3
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