The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-23
One Of Racing Bags Drops
Down at Asbury Park
This Morning.
TWO OTHERS ARRIVE
Germany Claims Two OF the
Three and America the Other.
Record Not Broken, as
Starting Point Is Only
$50 Miles Away.


terest prevails here as the end of the
big balloon race approaches. News of
landing balloons is coming in fast,
and there is much close figuring being
done to determine the approximate dis
tances covered by each contestant
heard from. Records of flight distances
and for duration are being broken by
nearly every balloon in the race. The
record for the race as sailed from
Paris last year was 402 miles.
The German balloon Pommern NO. 1,
with Oscar Erbsloeh as pilot, landed
today at Asbury Park, n. j., after
covering an airline distance from st.
Louis of nearly $50 miles. The worlds
record for flight. not made in con-
test, however, is 1900 miles, held by
Count Henry de la Vaulx, of France.
Count de la vaulx also held the dura-
tion record of Il hours and 40 minutes,
which is being exceeded by every cup
contestant landing today. The Pom
inern apparently holds the lead in the
race.
Another German contestant. the
Dusseldorf, with Captain Won Abercron
as pilot, is apparently second having
landed near Dover. Del, with dis
tance of approximately S25 miles to her
credit.
The American balloon st. Louis has
landed at Westminster. Md. not far
from Baltimore, after q flight OF 80
miles. The United States landed last
night at Caledonia, Ont, after a flight
Of $50 miles The third American con-
tcstant. the America, with Chandler
and Mccoy in the basket, landed at 5
o'clock this morning at Patllxent. Md,
twenty one miles from Baltimore.
The English contestant. Lotus H.,
has landed in Ohio 375 miles away,
having descended because of the illness
of Lieutenant Brabazen. the aide to
Pilot Brewer.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 23.-Reports
from various sources indicate that three
of the balloons which left st. Louis
Monday afternoon passed over this city
between 6:45 a. m. and 7:10 o'clock this
morning One was positively identified
as the German balloon Pommern, which
was seen at Cleveland yesterday after
noon. Another was partly identified as
the English balloon Lotus H., which
passed over Wheeling. w. Va, yester-
day travelling eastward.
A note dropped from the German bal
loon and picked UP by man on his
way to work reads: Am 5000 feet in
the air and have Travelled 1000 miles.
Am trying TO make Atlantic City"
The balloons We're seen by people in
all parts of this city and created in
tense interest, as no one thought that
any of the air craft would travel as
far as the Atlantic seaboard. In some
sections the crowds of people watching
the balloons we're so great that street
car traffic was interfered with
The first balloon report came from
Bryn Mawr, ten miles west of this
city, at $3.50 a. m. Then Roxborough,
Germantown and TIolmesburg. all sub
iIrbs OF this city. next reported ball
loon. The first New Jersey town heard
from was Beverly at 7:25, Riverside at
7:S0 and Burlington at 1880. Hights-
town, N, j., also saw one of the bal
looms, as did Bordentown and Wood
bury.
WILMINGTON, Del, Oct. 23.--One of
the balloons that started from st.
Louis on Monday afternoon passed
over Wilmington this morning. 1t was
first noticed about. $3.50 o'clock in the
southwest, and in half an hour ap-
peared to be over the centre of the
city. 1t was moving northeast, ap-
parently about ten miles an hour. 1t
appeared to be 700 or 800 feet above the
earth.
AS the balloon advanced in its course
over Wilmington 1t increased in speed
and soon seemed to be moving at a
rate Of about twenty miles an hour.
But 1t still retained its altitude, and
powerful glasses were required in order
to discern any distinguishing features.
All over the city persons who possessed
glasses of any power leyeled them at
the aerial visitor.
Captain Ludlam. keeper of the light
house at Edgemoor, Pa. by means of
his marine glass, distinguished the Ger
man flag floating from the balloon, and
also its number, which was 8, the num-
Der of the German balloon Abercron.
1t was then proceeding in direction
a little north of east and crossed the
Delaware River short distance above
Edgemoor. At the rate 1t was moving
and in this direction, ii promised to be
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