10 June 1909
(Warren Sheaf, Minnesota
Source: Library of Congress, Washington , D.C.
Quote from the article:
“Capt. Egenas (Egenæs?), comamnding [sic] the St. Olaf, reports that he was
surprised by an airship in the middle of the night, on the North
sea . The airship passed right over his steamer, and at the most
opportune moment the deck was strongly illuminated by a searchlight. The
airship left in a southerly direction. Capt. Egenas could see that the airship threw
a searchlight on the deck of another steamer, too.”
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