Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-23

Sote dropped from the Pommern timed $40
,. M, reads:
$40 r. M.-Open water ahead. Lake Erie.
Mind north, northwest6 a quarter srsI north north
Ali we'll OSCAR ERBSLOEH.
The note from the balloon came down.
on Euclid avenue in crowd of several
hundred persons who had watched the
balloon in it's flight over the city.
Mccoy and Chandler in Ohio.
CHICAGO. Ill, Oct. 22.-The Associated
Press tonight received the following tele-
gram. dated Marion, o.. 4;9O p. M:
Course northeast. win descend on reach /
MCoY AND CHANDLER,
Balloon America.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. oct GA balloon
passed over New Augusta, ten miles north
east Of this city. at $3.50 this morning. 1t
was moving at a high speed in a north
easteriy direction Its color could not be
seen. The weather Is cool and clear
Three more balloons passed over the
county a few minutes after the first bal
loon passed over this city. high In the air,
at lO:3O II is believed that six of the nine
balloons that left st. Louis are passing
over the state today
note dropped from a balloon at
Augusta, this county. at 1O:so gave the
information that the balloon was the
This message was dropped at Marion at
1O;S5 a m. from a balloon:
Since early morning three balloons have
been in Hignt, enc directly ahead OF us,
ing faster. two others south and behind
uS. We are moving slowly east by south.
MCoY AND CHANDLER
One ia Nertheza Michigan,
DETROIT. Mich. oct. 22.-The Western
Union ofice at Alpha, Mich, 2SO miles
north OF this city, on Lake Huron. reports
that balloon passed over that city about
$3.50 this afternoon, The balloon was travel
ling eastward over Lake Huron.
dispatch from Chatham. ont, sixty
nlhf northeast from Detroit. on the main
liR$ ~ The Grand Trunk railway. says a
9Hlloon passed half mile northeast OF
there soon after o'clock. going due north.
A dispatch to the News from Adrian
ixty miles southwest OF this city. and near
no Ohio iine, says balloon passed over
hat city about 2:4O D. m, heading north
ast.
Reports Earlier in the nay.
ST LOUIS, Oct. 22-Apparently scattered
10 nearly every point of the compass by
variable winds the nine balloons compet-
ng In the second International aeronautic
cup race, which started from here yester-
day afternoon. were reported today far 70
while one Is said to be travelling over Ten
nessee. far TO tine south. Several Of the
balloons are In the vicinity OF the great
lakes. especially Michigan. while four 9TH
ers were sighted late today IN the vicinity
OF 81. Joseph, Mo.
The reports received so far are measre
and scattering. The headquarters Of the
Aero club OF America is without advlces
and the officials OF the race are dependent
entirely upon the newspaper dispatches for
information.
The first reports OF balloons today came
from Indianapolis. Ind, South Haven.
Mich. near Kalamazoo; Grand Rapids,
Mich; Prescott, Ind. watseka H., and
Tadmore, O, The latter place is S75 miles
east in an air lire from st. Louis, while
St, Joseph. MO, is a27 miles TO the west
German Balloon Located.
The balloon sighted at TadmOre was said
- be bright yellow This would seem to
indicate that It was one OF the German
contestants -Four balloons were reported
near 81. Joseph, but were too high 20 he
distinguished The balloon sighted at South
Haven Mich, is reported 10 have carried
two American fags. Both foreign and
American balloons displayed the American
emblem prominently, however, so the flags
would be OF little Assistance in determining
either the name or nationality of the air
70 have a huge white patch visible. This
undoubtedly was the white number cloth.
which each contestant carried. There Is
strong belief here that the balloons reported
20 the northeast are tire three German con
testants. the English entry and one OF the
French teams. All Of these made the aght
TO the higher attitudes from the start and
evidently caught an upper current from
the southwest.
~. thr.o American teams ana the terench
balloon Isle de France kept to the lower
levels and II Is believed they were carried
% the west aud are believed to be the ones
eported In the vicinity OF st. Joseph.
RepOrts frOn Many cities.
KALAMAZOO. Mieh.. Oct. 22.-It Is re-
ported from Olivet, forty miles northeast
u here. that two balloons passed over
here al II o'clock.
AT s:A5 this morning a balloon passed a
Mort distance north OF Plainwell, eleven
Jmnes north Of Kalamazoo. II Was travel
Ing fast IN q southeastern direction.
Al l0a5 a balloon. presumably the one
sighted at Plainwell. was seen short dis
tanoe north OF Augusta, Mich, going north
east Augusta Is fourteen miles east OF
Kalamazoo
DETROIT. Mich. oct. IA dispatch to
1he Journal from South raven Mich. says
balloon carrying two American flags
passed there about O'Clock this morning.
a huge white patch was plainly seen on
the side OF the balloon II was going north
cast.
balloon passed over HE northern part
81 Detroit az I o'clock today. apparently.
about 1000 feet in the air. ID VAS going
northeast. which WIN probably carry e
, ''sr the foot Of Lake Huron. II this bal
.oon IS the same one sighted at South
A. "a nd
St0ckbridge up 70 lii46 and q undoubt-
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