Word: gondola
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...bearded Dr. Hugo Eckener barked that proud announcement on Oct. 15, 1924 as he stepped from the gondola of the LZ-126 in the Navy's airship dock at Lakehurst, N. J. Neither his drill-sergeant bearing nor his snapping eyes gave hint of the ignominy in his mission: he was delivering the ship to the U. S. Navy from Friedrichshafen where his Zeppelin Co. had built it as a Reparations payment. Within the silvered hulk was a crew of stolid Germans, a mail cargo, a tabloid edition of Vossische Zeitung, 1,000 toys for Wanamaker's store...
Down the Grand Canal, under the Rialto past the columns of San Marco and the gilded lady on the customs house, went an Italian fire boat last week, spouting high in the air. After it came a gaudy gilded gondola-of-state. Seated in the stern sheets were small King Victor Emmanuel and large Queen Elena of Italy, swathed in pearls. Other gondolas, other barges followed, carrying Princess Maria of Italy, Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark and other notables. The whole procession debarked at Venice's public gardens to open the 18th Biennial International Art Exhibition and inspect...
...help Young out by saying that he is married. Young is therefore forced to dig up a girl (Lily Damita) to pose as his wife. Both couples and the friend set off for Venice where, as anticipated, Young and Lily Damita are last seen drifting inseparably in a gondola. Even better than the idea of proving that Lubitsch is not inimitable was the idea of teaming Ruggles and Young. A cloudy alcoholic petulance sometimes mars their friendship. Young says: "I will tear you down and put up an office building where you used to stand...
...into the gale, ballooning crazily and quite out of control. Over the flatlands near Flushing Bay Pilot Dixon signalled Mechanic John Blair to yank the ripcord which would open a 25-ft. gash in the top of the helium cell, dropping the blimp instantly. Mechanic Blair leaned from a gondola window, put his weight on the cord, fell out to his death. The Columbia collapsed in a tangle of metal and fabric. From the wreck was dragged Pilot Dixon, unhurt...
...pilot who was imprudent enough to fly the short-cut spotted the stranded plane, hurried on to Miami whence an autogiro and two Goodyear blimps were sent to the rescue. Gently the blimp Puritan eased itself down until the men could grasp the railing around the bottom of the gondola, pull themselves aboard. No one could think of a way to recover the airplane, which was undamaged...