Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-24
SEVERAL OF CRAFT
ARE STILL IN AIR
OF the Six Balloons Landed
the German Entry, Pom.
mern, is I e a d / n g.
Others May Beat
Its Record

The America landed at Ratureni
maryland. having travelled TOO miles.
The Anjou landed at Mineral va
having travelled 700 miles.
The Dusseldorf landed at Dover
Delaware, having travelled 750 miles.
The st. Louis landed at Minister
MARYLAND, having travelled 7bO miles 4
Inc Pommern landed at Ashur,
Park, N. j.. having Travelled 902 miles
The Aberoron, landed at Primo
Wm.. Va, having travelled 670 miles.
Baltimore, Md, Oct. 23.-The
balloon America in. charge OF i
niot 2 cAgoy, landed at 8 o'clock
this morning at Ratuxent, two
ana half miles from Annapolis
Junction.
Yesterday afternoon the Amer.
lea was over northern Ohio, but a
change of wind brought the bal.
loon into Maryland. 1t is estimat-
ed the distance covered was sew
en- hundred miles. There were
no mishaps.
Richmond, Va, Oct. 23.-The
French balloon, Anjon, landed
near Mineral, Louisa county.
about 8 O'Clock this morning. It
had covered about 700 miles.
The pilot Rene Cashier and
Aid Charles Levee were in charge
The men were exhausted for lack
OF sleep and are now resting.
Baltimore, Oct. 23. The Amer
lean balloon, st. Louis, with
Hamley and Post plotting it, land
ed about mile southwest Of
Minister. Nd, at $40 a. M.
Dover, Del, Oct. 23. - The
German balloon Dusseldorf landed
at Little Creek, three miles from
this city. this morning.
Asbury Park, N. j., Oc.. 90. -
The German balloon Pommern
from st. Louis, landed here at 9
O'Clock this morning.
ST. Louis, Oct. %. - A mes.
sage from Paul Nickel state that
the German balloon Aberoron
landed at Prince William, Manas-
sas county, Va, at 7:10 a. m. to-
day.
Balloon Hits Earth.
st. Louis, Oct. 23.-The beginnfr
OF the end of the greatest balloon ra,
ever held in America, the second col
test for the international aeronaut
cup, was signalled last night by IL
landing of the American balloc
United States" at point twel,
miles south of Hamilton, Ont, ne,
the shores Of Lake Ontaria The Uni
ed States is believed to have had IL
lead in the race at the time Of landir
and in it's twenty-five hours of figl
from st. Louis had coyered a distan,
of approximately 700 miles, measur,
in an air line.
The United States is the prese
holder of the cup and the record f
the race, having established 1t in i
4O2 mile flight from Paris last yea
The pilot of the balloon is Maj. Hem
B. Hersey of the United States weatl
er bureau at Washington, who act,
as aid to Lieutenant Lahm of the Uni
ed States army in it's winning race
1906. Lieutenant Lahm was too i'll
participate this year.
The nearest rival to the Unite
States is believed to be the big chron
yellow German cruising balloon. Il
Pommern. which was last reported
whirling across Lake Erie in a thirt,
five mile gale. The Pommern passt
over Cleveland during the afternoe
and sent down message, reportir
"all we'll" 1t is figured that the Pom
mern was but little distance behir
the United States during the afternot
and there is belief that she may e:
ceed the formers record
Experts Are Disappointed.
News of the landing of the Unit,
States last night was just bit di
appointing to the followers of the raj
here, who We're confidently predictir
that Major Hersey would break II
worlds record of 1000 miles. The
are several experts who still belie'
that this record may go by the boar
They are also of the opinion that Il
record for the duration. Al hours and
minutes, may be exceeded. Both Il
distance and the endurance records a
held by Count Henry de la yaulx
France.