Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-15
THIS BALLOON IN SWIM ABRUZu MUST WORK
German Busey Adopts Popular Become American and Toll
Form of Aeronautics Senator EIkins Condition.
DROPS INTO THE NORTH SEA OTHERWISE NO WEDDING
Steamers Small Trouble Prospective
| Rescung Aeronaus. Father Opposes Union
ARSH1P LEFT TO OWN DEVICES WOULD BE
Suds
| leased by Half titudeT oward
posed Match
German BusIey Adopts Popular
Form of AeronautiCs.
DROPS INTO THE NORTH SEA
Steamers Small Boat Has Trouble
Rescuing Aeroaauts.
A1RsHIP LEFT TO OWN DEVICES
Scuds Away Over Waves When Re.
leased by Half-Naked Pilots-Two
Balloons Still Missing.

BERLIN. October 1.-THE German bal
loon Busley came down Tuesday morn
ing, at . o'clock in the North sea. Two
men on board were rescued by a passing
steamer
This news was receiv ID in a telegram
from Edinburgh. and caused the greatest
relief. There was great anxiety regarding
the fate of this airship.
The Busiey is one of twenty-three bal
looms that started in the race for the in
ternational trophy. last Sunday, from a
suburb of Berlin. Now every one of the
contestants has been accounted for.
There are. however. two balloons still
missing These are the Plauen and the
Hergesell, which started Monday in the
endurance test.
The dispatch received by the Aero Club
from Edinburgh says the Busley early
Tuesday morning got into communica-
ton with a coaling steamer. bound for
Edinburgh. at a point in the North sea to
the northwest Of Heligoland The steam
er signaled that she would stand by.
Rescued With Difficulty.
The aeronauts then opened their safety
valve with the idea of bringing the bal
loon down. In the meantime L e steamer
had launched a small boat to pick the
two men up.
The balloon fell to the sea and was
driven by a strong wind away from the
steamer. The men in the boat pulled
their hardest and finally managed to get
a line fast to the car, which was being
dragged amid clouds of spray over the
tops OF the waves.
They hung on until the two aeronauts
had been rescued. The transfer of the
| balloonists to the small boat was attended
with the greatest difficulty.
AS soon as they were safe on board THE
free Of the weight of the boat. went ca
reening away over the sea.
The aeronauts were half naked and ut
terly exhausted. They were taken back
to the steamer. where they received every
| attention and were given food and re-
storatives.
| The rescued men are DR.. Niemeyer and
| Hans Hiedemann. They landed at Edin
burgh this morning and Immediately
| started for home by way of London. The
| point where they were picked up Is ter
| miles from Heligoland.
Search Sea for Derelicts.
While the news Of the rescue of thu
| two balloonists from the Busley was
heartily welcome, the most serious ap
prehensions are entertained for the safet,
of the other two airships. 1t is now
| three full days since the Plauen and the
Hergesell have been heard from.
Exhaustive meteorological observations
| indicate that they were driven out over
| the North sea. The German admiralty is
conducting a thorough search of this body
of water.
The surveying ship Zieten. fourteen tor
pedo boats and q fleet Of twenty fishing
| smacks are constantly engaged. One d.
vision is steaming in radiating lines from
Heligoland to the English coast. a second
| is cruising along the west coast of Schles-
| wig Holstein and third is patroiling the
north Tristan and Dutch coasts.