Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-17
Lieut.. Foertsch and Assistant
Thought to Have Perished.
HERGELSELL FOUND IN SEA
All Contestants in Air Races Are
Now Accounted For.
MANY ACCIDENTS RECORDED
Message From Missing Aeronauts 10
Found-Planes Navigators
Rescued.
ipeciaI Cahleeram 10 Tho star.

Special Cahleeram 10 Tho star
YARMOUTH. England October II
The Norwegian steamship Naddod ar
rived here today. bringing the German
balloon Hergesell. which she had found
al sea one hundred miles northwest OF
Heligoland.
She discovered no signs OF the former
occupants. Pilot Lieut.. Foertsch and his
a ssistant.
YARMOUTH. England. October Il.
The German balloon Hergesen has been
picked up in the North sea. There was
however, no sign OF the occupants and
the two aeronauts are believed to have
persisted
The Hergesell was found floating half
debated twenty-five miles northwest OF
Iieligoland by the Norwegian steamer
Naddod and brought in here
Mishaps to Contestants.
BERLIN. October 1.-THE balloon
races that were started at Berlin on
Sunday and Monday of this week have
been characterized by series of acct
dents and mishaps. The Hergesell Is the
only airship TO end its flight with death
to its pilots
A total of fifty balloons started in the
two races. the first for the international
cup and the second an endurance contest.
Two Of them. the American Conqueror
and the Spanish Montanes. burst In afr.
the first at a height Of 1000 and the Sec
ond at height of 5000 feet Their oc-
cupants had miraculous escapes from
death. In each case the remains OF the
envelope formed a kind OF parachute
which saved the pilots.
Shortly after these two mishaps had
ho oir ~
| reported from the North sea. As 1t was
seen that they undoubtedly would be
driven out over this body Of water. the
German admiralty sent out a fleet OF
torpedo boats to effect rescues. while the
British government sent out two cruisers.
Several balloons made successful land
ings on shore close tn the beach. But
1--WE OF them. the American ST. Louis. the
Swiss 1lelvetia. the Spanish Castillo, the
German Busley and the German Plauen,
all came down in the water in the vicin-
ity of Heligoland. Their occupants all
had narrow escapes before they were
picked up.
The race for the international cup was
won by the British balloon Banshee.
which landed successfully on the coast of
Denmark
With the rescue of the Plauen's crew
Wednesday and the finding of the Her
gesell. all the balloons are accounted for
message was picked up near Oster-
Warne. In Hanover province. which II IL
DelleNed was written TUESDAY. IL was a.
follows:
"HergeselI. o am: height. . 100 meters
Direction and .place uncertain. probably
near the coast. Foertsch."
Aeronauts Saved in Sea.
HULL. England. October 1.-THE Ger
man balloon Plauen. which left Berlin
Monday i'm an endurance contest, was
picked up Wednesday night in the North
sea by a trawler
Clinging to the balloon were the two
aeronauts Hackstetter and Schneider In
an almost exhausted condition. The men
were brought here. and Schneider is now
in infirmary. where his condition Is
said to be quite serious.
The rescue took place about 24O miles
from Spur Head.
Hackstetter, who shows but little i'll
effects from his thrilling experience. said
last night that neither he nor his COM
panion ever expected to survive
After the start they journeyed twelve
hours overland. and then lost their bear
ings. Eventually they discovered that
they were sailing over the water.
The extreme cold affected the gas. and
the balloon dropped into the sea Wednes-
day night. They kept themselves afoat
on the wreckage for five hours before
they were rescued.