New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-23
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IBy Telegraph The Tribune.I
St Louis Oct. 22-The indications at mid
night that the American aeronauts up TO
that hour had set a record in the second inter-
national aeronautic race which will result IN
keeping the James Gordon Bennett Cup in this
country.
The achievement OF the balloon United States.
pioted by Major Hersey, OF the Weather Bu-
reau at Washington in travelling distance Of
$40 miles from this city TO close to Hamilton.
Ont. not only breaks by more than two hundred
miles the record made by Lieutenant Lahm from
Paris to England. but also bids fair to be the
best distance record in the contest which started
here yesterday afternoon
The nearest competitors so far as known, are
two balloons, whose identity is not established.
which passed over Wheeling, W. Va. tonight.
They showed no indication of planning i'm
mediate landing. and passed due eastward.
Either or both these may surpass the new rec
ord set by Major Hersey. but aeronauts here
say this is improbable, Both of these be-
lieved to be German balloons.
THE POMMERN REACHES ONTARIO
The Pommern. Oscar Erbsoeh pilot. one OF the
German balloons. was declared by the Ger
mans to be away ahead at the last reports. II
was seen passing over Caledonia, Ont. at 6:l0
D. m going rapidly at a low altitude and east
erly The first reports Of the balloon from the
Dominion came after il had crossed Lake Huron
and reached Chatham. Ont, at 3 p. m. It was
reported at Highgate. Ont. about half an hour
later. and then from Caledonia
The movements of the other German balloon.
either the Dusseldorf, pioted by Captain Won
Abercron. or the Abercron, piloted by Paul
Nickel is some distance behind the one reaching
Canada but still leading the rest of the field by
a considerable margin. 1t is supposed TO be
over West virginia having followed closely the
route taken by j c. Mccoy when he got the
Lahm cup. Mccoy and Captain Chandler in
the America. are supposed to have landed late
| to-day somewhere near Lake Erie.
rhe French balloon L'Isle de France. Alfred
Leblanc pilot passed over Springfield Ohio. at
: D m It was travelling toward the southeast
at a fairly low altitude message IN French
was dropped there by Leblanc and Edgar w.
Mix his aid A stamped envelope was inclosed,
and the message translated reads as follows:
we have arrived at Springfield at o'clock,
October %, 1907. Our direction is northeast"
In all four balloons passed over Columbus,
Ohio during the day. the German balloon Pom
mern heading the procession. Just east of that
city a note was dropped from the car of the
Pomnern, reading: Noon. Travelling north
easterly direction" 1t also stated that about
thirty bags of sand had beer used, with about
two thousand pounds left
At Cleveland another note was dropped from
the Pommern. securely wrapped with small
bag Of sand. The altitude attained by tho bal
loon at the time 1t was dropped was 9297 feet.
CROSSING OVER OHIO.
OF the balloons crossing over Ohio two passed
over Greenville late In the afternoon, and about
p. m. two more travelling in the
same direction. Their identity could not be dis
covered. The wind. according to night reports
from that territory. from the southeast, and
blowing about twenty-four miles an hour. This
will hurt materially the chances of these bal
looms It is believed, as II will swing them back
TO the north and west and toward the lakes.
After being up more than twenty-four hours it
IS not believed that they will have gas enough
| left TO essay the passage Of the lakes when they
| are reached.
! One of the German balloons, however, is
thought TO have got sufficiently far east TO es
cape this OF them had reached Wheeling
by o'clock and keeping straight to the
east
Another balloon got the southeast wind appar-
! emily ahead Of the others and is travelling TO
| the northwest, having passed over Winona.
! Mimi, at $50 p. m. Although apparently better
| situated than some Of the other balloons this
| one seemingly Will be unable to overcome the
| lead of the other two balloons, for Caledonia Is
| about 61O miles from st. Louis and Wheeling
| only 375 miles
BREAKS DOWN IN MIDAIR.
The dirigibe balloon. airshp, races have
| been postponed until tomorrow afternoon be-
cause of the inability Of some of the contestants
TO get their machines ready. Several OF the
/ motor propelled vehicles were in readiness. how
ever, and made exhibition flights late to-day.
| Special hydrogen gas Of A far lighter quality
than that used by the balloons yesterday is
being manufactured for their use. The dirig-
ible bags are also made Of much lighter ma
terial than the varnished cotton of the cup con-
testants.
One airship. the Dallas. broke down in mid
air to-day IN a trial flight, but its owner and
operator. Jack Dallas, hoated down TO earth
in safety. He was about seven hundred feet
above Forest Park this afternoon when the en-
gine broke down Fully twenty-five thousand
spectators stampeded the machine dived
down. Mounted police added to the confusion
by driving the crowds back to give Dallas a
clear space In which TO land.
He circled about slowly. and then, as he ap-
preached the ground, smashed into some tele-
graph wires. This broke the descent and ma
chine and aeronaut landed without serious in
Jury The damage to the dirigible balloon will
amount about $500