Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-02
bYOVERHEAO TROLLEY Loss Of THE PA[R|E
Proposed Loop to the New First Instance of Runaway
Union Station Airshp on Record
NORTH FROM C ST. FRANCE is ALL STIRRED UP
Local Traction Companies Will Fear the Big Ggbe May
Operate. Into German Hands,
MAY BE DONE IN SIXTY DAYS LAST SEEN OVER IRELAND
Bill CARVING tn. pronoson into Possibly
Effect Will Soon Re Drafted Clouds She Sink :
introduced. Little Hope for Her.
First Instance of a Runaway
Airship on Record. -,
FRANCE is ALL STIRRED UP
Fear the Big Dirigible May Fall
Into German Hands.
LAST SEEN OVER IRELAND
Possibly She May Burst in the
Clouds or She May Sink at Sea.
Little Hope for Her.
Special CahlegEam to The Star.

Special CahlesEam to The Star.
LONDON. December "A dispatch 10
Lloyd's states that the French military
balloon which broke away from the men
who were holding 1t at verdun Saturday
passed over Tor Point County Antrim.
at 4:o6 pm. yesterday. The wind was
southeriy at the time.
Tor Point is on the Antrim coast and
only about thirteen miles from the south
westerly coast OF Scotland. over which
country the wind. should it's direction re-
main unchanged. will take the balloon.
Previous statements that the dirigible
was manned and under control are NOT
corroborated by the trained observers who.
on the contrary. say that the airship was
going northward backwards" before q
southerly wind blowing at the rate OF six
miles an hour. The weather was cloudy
and the aerostat soon disappeared IN the
mist.
Sighted Over Wales
An airship. believed to be the Patrie.
was seen passing over Wales from various
places in Cardiganshire this morning.
travelling seaward at a great altitude.
Some OF the spectators declared that three
men were clinging to the ship.
In the afternoon an airship passed over
Belfast going northward apparently under
control
France Is 'sDesolated., $500 .
PARIS, December 2.-Up to /: 30 o'clock
this morning the only news CONCERNING
the runaway airship Patrie was contained
In dispatch from London that dirfsdb.e
balloon. believed to be the Patrfe. had
been sighted in Wales Sunday. This was
not accepted as conclusive by the French
omciais. who have inaugurated an elaho-
rate nunt with warships and automobiles
ior the missing balloon.
The dramatic disappearance OF the Pa
trie, whose world famed Accomplishment
and almost daily lowering over Paris have
given her place in the hearts Of French
men. has created CONSERVATION. Details
OF her escape show that the a.rshtp got
away only after desperate efforts had been
made by 200 soldiers to hold her to earth,
Inc Patrfes motor was being repaired, in
the suburbs Of Vardun preparatory to
making trip. Suddenly gale descended
and sweeping under the ships stern. inrew
the vessel upward. The soldiers held on
grimly and were dragged $50 yards or
more, but finally all were forced to aban-
don their efforts to prevent being carried
away. - - :.
She Wont scooting.v -
Relieved OF the weight the Patrie shot
up into space and disappeared In the
darkness. One Of the officers, describing
the scene, said: tFti. -
"She plunged away like huge Ash en-
do~-ed with giant strength. Then she
scared heavenward, and in almoment was
eaten up In the blackness. Her speed IN.
doubtedly was at least eighty kflometers
an hour"
the duration of her flight An expert In
of the opinion that gas escaping from the
valves will bring her down In twenty-four
hours. but that on the other hand, she
might rise to an extremely rarefied at
mosphere and explode =