Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-10-26
IT LANDED IN JAMAICA
BALLOON, TORRENT, CAME TO
EARTH THERE.
After an Aerial Voyage Of 81 Miles
from Pittsheld, Mass.-carried Leo
Stevens and Capt Hedge, Who Were
In Brattleboro Tuesday Morning.

! from fltlSHciut HaoS' Seiis'a 1Ne
Stevens and Capt. Hedge, Who Were
in Brattleboro Tuesday Morning.
Windham county participated in the
balloon race given Monday under the
auspices of the Aero club of America
by furnishing "A place for one of the
! big gas bags to Land. After an aerial
/ Journey of about 81 miles from Pitts
field Mass. L'Orient, carrying Leo
Stevens as pilot and Capt. Homer W.
1 Hedge, president OF the Aero club,
alighted Ia the town of Jamaica shortly
after O'Clock Monday afternoon.
The second balloon, the Centaur,
manned by Charles 4. Walsh as pilot
and Major Samuel Reber and Capt.
Charles +. Chandler, both Of the United
States army signal corps, came to earth
shortly after | o clock three miles east
If Remington. The balloons started
from Pittsiield at 1923 Monday morn
inL in the race planned for last Satur-
day but postponed on account Of unfa'
vorable weather conditions. Three au'
tomobiles left Pittstield in pursuit
race with the Centaur and arrived IN
Bennington shortly after IL had an
chored ON the mountain. The motorists.
however. were under the impression
that il was l. Orient that had come to
earth and they proceeded to chase the
balloon that was still in the air under
the belief that il was the Centaur.
They discovered their error too late TO
arrive at the landing place Of the Cen
taur in time to win the silver cup Of
fered as prize to the automobile
which reached the Ccntaur within 20
minutes of the time when she anchored.
The endurance contest between the
balloons and the automobiles was
planned after the race for the Hawley
cup was declared off Saturday. The
trim carried the machines and airships
n distance of 30 miles to Bennington.
The balloons were in sight of each 9th.
er for three hours, and after them sped
the automobiles. The Centaur was
slightly behind l. Orient on crossing
the Vermont border line. and after get
ting over Bennington Pilot Walsh de-
cided to land. The descent was accom-,
plished on the slope of Woodtord
mountain The occupants of the Cen
taur stated on landing that they con.
sldefeu thelr opJe', 'la,', ,,,'.,,si
that tneIr UP hau DeGm
from q sSlcn'ihe ne 5! po,oir,tor
Instead OF iahul"s III .iI..ss,1', iii,'s
l. Orient continued in northeasterly
direction, passing over Arlington
SALISBURY and Manchester and AT
length reaching Jamaica. At that town
the balloon descended far enough to
enable me oecuPah's ~ AZ -
tax Win Icsl'leI'' 'n'Vus g.. sC,,,o
phone ana aIler n!ahoeuNlinE ~ I'm
time maze u .iah'liHs va - n,.,r To-,
when the paiiooh apl'e"i.u wv ,,,aJo
maica MS presence was quiehil l"a[o t%o
out, ana ny Hit"u0 VI 'n' "
ihna oisauls " .i."' I.,oI;o.,I,. aftnr
hed ol tnt tr'"'' NM Ii Ga,'t' tTodoo
iahuihS Nj o'', '.e .i. ''l,' t, antI ,,,ado II
let thc gas out V' 'ne E'5 W, VI. M,
ready Tor ShipHeh, 20 NV n;nn iT,n Latoi
spent 'he m'snt ~ WV a., % so t,a;n
coming 10 bi"t'ieooio on NY boro
IursdaN o'h'nS am .tIni ..a;n
until the departure 0I thI 49, .i'''"
which theN TOOK LOT wv In I'm, s.asti,r
Nheh intervene" AZ III. Io'@, o., $50. an,.,.
bN helorihei iePo' ,Gl va, 't;,,, ae
nauts told an interesting ~nallasi' ~
thelf nish'' -Nltel nv nv III ,,.oS
was mica WIN gas '", ','''L L,iah+ ~
released ana snot up 10 heiSn. W
1900 feet \ prlsk so!llheasI IeIIa p.CrIr
bore the AR travellers IN nSI'4mr''o nor sn,t nart
direction for Il tlIne az ''e nto, t;ios
of She trip the pursuing auIon'opl,,@ oIa,,r5
could be seen llEe craving m, "H'S 'iome Us
the roads far below Inc Pa'l9oI "a 'V9 S90
steadily ana soon an Ii'i.pHe t. % ~ ,Y't6 t6o
feet was reached All GpJerts .b;n, o4 ;no
earth were lost 10 view. peio" "os.i'us t'i.o
appeared Dut. oanNS I,. on n''' s+r,,oi,
clouds. lheh ,he o'iiVon 49,, ,,on
bank OF aark cIouuS anu, ana "t,sD tho hoslot.
could see the other aeross '"e ,os D"G hag
work car attacheu 10 tnc
Some ballast was cast anu . are 'np af az
rose above the mist into latei VI az
lhoop", I o,,arooo+s vera cast
tered ITO degrees oVercoats Mcle ''9
off and sweat ran from every Poi1' aa,
last the earth pegah 10 appeal "iu josor;od oGod
the bennington monument "us a. u'9nian niaoa
far below. 1hat was 'he na'i p'%oo
the travellers recosnaIea t a. Iu, n,,rronts l of
the earth Here connlct,ng currents ,in +pa Ta
atmosphere were met WHEN u,Uae and ,"I
airship back over i'S FORMER GUS Ia"+;ons %%S
around IN circles several enes "rroro ,roro
were tried but contrary culieh'o "cio