Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-06


signs of the balloon. The life savers
remained on the lake nearly ten hours
and then learned on their return that the
Vile de Dieppe had reached Michigan in
safety.
The experiences in which Leichleiter
ard Peterson met their injuries was told
in this dispatch sent to Secretary
Pickens of the Aeronautique Club of Chi
cago:
More or less carved up by barbed wire
generally bunged up. Capt. Peterson and
myself are here undergoing repairs. and
figuring out the possibility of getting
back to Chicago this week. The trip
itself was one of the finest sensations
ever experienced. The night was clear,
with a good breeze blowing steadily
northeast throughout the night. and until
we struck a blazing sun just west of
Lake Huron we had Travelled at an aver
age altitude Of between 800 and 1000
until about o'clock in the morning. the
night being illuminated by stars and the
moon. When 1t became darker the drag
rope twice indicated that we were danger
eusly near the earth. During the trip
we passed over a large number of cities
and towns and talked with the people
often until. by misfortunate chance, we
lost our megaphone.
Dropped Like a Shot.
o'clock. 1t had taken much of our sand
ballast to keep the bag up at night, but
with two sacks left and gas expanded by
the sun We decided to undertake the
crossing of Lake Huron and to remain up
until late in the evening. The bag
stretched so much under the hot sun and
shot to such a high altitude that we
were compelled to let out considerable
gas.
"That was our downfall literally. We
sailed we'll into Canada at a 6OOO-foot
altitude, but suddenly the bag began de-
scending Down to 5000 feet the descent
was fairly slow. Then sheol got into the
bag and we completed our drop in record-
breaking, bone-grinding and flesh-tearing
order.
THE basket bumped tree, rebounded
and curled up against another From this
we were damned into barbed wire
fence, torn to tatters and passed by a
long line of bumps to some wire fences.
Finally we came to anchor. with Capt.
Petersons army boot reposing on my
bleeding recumbent heau.
I'VE were held prisoners. damned be-
tween a fence and the basket and tangled
ropes for almost half an hour. while sew
eral farmers wrestled with the fighting
bag and finally succeeded in Jeating the
gas out of it.
Capt. Peterson has broken rib and
a bone-deep cut across knuckle OF his
right hand. my left thumb is half sew
cred and the whole hand 1acerated by
barbed wire; likewise the right side of
my face and my left instep. Altogether
it was a beautiful landing.
IAN hour and half after we made our
acquaintance with Canadian soil another
balloon was sighted following our tracks.
Through our glasses 1t appeared to be
the Chicago. 1t was sailing high and ap-
parently good for long trip The only
other one of the entrants we saw was the
Illinois. which took a terrific drop over
Lake Michigan. apparently into the
water. then rose again to a considers Bile
middle of the lake.
This message was received last night
from Capt. Hudson, who sailed i'm the
balloon America
safely quarter mile from Lake Huron.
Three and one-half bags ballast not suf-
ficient to attempt to cross Lake Huron
and Georgian bay"
This message was received last night
from DR.. Frederick j. Fielding in the
Fielding-S San Antonio:
West Shefford Quebec. July 5.-Came
down at this place today at ) pm
Hurrah! the Junebug Flies. .
HAMMONDSPORT. N. Y. July 6.--Be-'
fore a crowd Of several thousand persons
Glenn II. Curtiss made an ascension yes
terday in the aerodrome No. 3. the June
bug. and for the first time in the series of
trials made turn during the flight and
faced directly toward the starting point
After covering five-eighths of mile 1t
was necessary to- fly over a vineyard, and,
fearing disaster owing to the fact that he
was flying low, Curtiss brought the ma
chine down with slight damage to the
front controls and the eighth wing. Mr.
Curtiss was uninjured.
The flight and the maneuverS were con-
sidered great success. it being his first
attempt to fly in circle. The members
of the aero club committee. who left here
last night expressed great satisfaction at
the outcome of this trial. The aerodrome
was repaired last night and experiments
will he continued today.
Leon Scars Briefly.
TURIN. July 6.-An immense crowd of
spectators witnessed the experiments yes
terday of Leon Delagrange. but after two
attempts to fly the French aeroplanst
was obliged to desst owing to violent
storm. Shortl afterward, the weather
becoming calm. Delagrange kept his ma
chine i'm the air for two minutes and
forty-five seconds at a height Of ten feet,
covering a distance of two kilometers
eight hundred meters.
Personal Mention.
Capt Campbell. judge advocate general
OF the navy, has gone to Maine for a two
! weeks holiday and Solicitor Hanna is
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