New-York tribune., 1907-10-20
ARMY BALLOONS TRIP.
TRAVELLED 475 MILES.
Captain Chandler Wins Lahm Cup
by Journey of 475 Miles.

Washington, Oct 19.-The army balloon which
started from st. Louis Thursday evening
landed at 1870 o'clock yesterday afternoon about
three miles from Walton in Roane County, w.
Va. according TO a dispatch received by the
Signal Service to-day from Captain Charles
DeForest Chandler. United States Signal Corps,
who is with the balloon.
The distance travelled was about AIS miles
The distance the balloon had 10 exceed TO win
the Lahm cup was 4o2 miles
st. Louis Oct. 19.-The remarkable flight Of
J. c. Mccoy and Captain Charles de F. Chan
der in the Army Signal Corps balloon TO-
which broke the record established by Lieuten-
ant Lahm in London last June. has set stand
ard for aeronauts who will participate in the
international balloon contest which begins on
Monday
When the news was received to-day that
Mccoy and Chandler had landed safely after
flight of over twenty-one hours. I'm which they
covered q distaAc5 approximat1d 1T 40 ml,s.
there was general feeling II relief In aero
nautic circles For a time II feared that
owing to lack OF tidings from the balloonists
tncy had met with some mishap, but the record
they established has apparently had no daunt-
ing effect on the other aeronauts who viii strive
for the James Gordon Bennett Cup on Mon
day and several have announced that they ex-
pect TO exceed the distance trayersed by Mccoy
and Chandler.
According to announcement Of officials In the
aeronautic contest, the contestants may compete
for only one prize, the James Gordon Bennett
Cup. now held by Lieutenant Frank p Lahm
The announcement that several aeronauts had
entered their names in the contest for the Lahm
Cup offered by the Aero Club of America, with
the expectation of combining the two races
caused the contest committee at q meeting to-
day to adopt a resolution declaring that no con-
testant in the Bennett Cup race should at the
same time enter for any other event.
There will be a separate race for the Lahm
Cup during the week. and should any aeronaut
exceed the distance travelled by Balloon 10. Nc
Coy and Chandler will lose the prize
No trial ascensions Were made to-day all
the balloonsts were engaged in preparations for
the contest of the coming week. Tonight the
aeronauts were guests at dinner given by the
Aero Club Of st. Louis.
Washington oct. 19.-Omcers of the sig
nal corps OF the army were disappointed
tonight in not receiving from Captain Chand-
Ter some details of the balloon trip An ex-
animation of the map of West Virginia, how
ever makes it clear why there much
delay in receiving the report of the landing at
Walton, Roane County. This county is
tremely mountainous, and has railroads
traversing it. One coal road penetrates few
miles from the south and one touches the south
ern boundary. Both are inaccessible from wal
ton which has neither telegraph telephone
lines. It is supposed that Captain Chandler sent
his brief dispatch across country to the nearest
telephone and had it filed at Charleston. He
will have great difficulty in packing his balloon
and reaching the nearest railroad point in order
TO return to st. Louis