Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1909 — ENGLAND HAS A ZEPPELIN [ARTICLE]

ENGLAND HAS A ZEPPELIN

Dr. Boyd Tells of Flying Across Irish Channel In Airship. London, July 6.—The airship seen flying about various parts of Great Britain last May was a craft 120 feet long, of 300 horsepower, which was invented and built by Dr. M. B. Boyd, who claims that in his experimental flights he crossed the Irish channel at a speed of thirty-two miles an hour, covering a total distance of ninety miles. On another occasion, the doctor claims, he traveled 350 miles, making only one descent.