New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-14
.RNOLD AND HEWITT
FALL INTO SEA
,,rpICIN 4ERON4UTS"
N4RROW ESCAPE.
Cared bu Lfeboat after Hours s
Struggle in Dark Three 4ir-
ships Still Missing.

81, oct 1G-The second OF the IHIee
D., balloons that started In the race TOT
i-+ar-7a1fonal trophy on sunday from
I'o-eer,5orf =. has been wrecked in the Nor'h
=. The St Louis. manned oy n n AIhoii
eea Adams Mass. and Harry j. Hewitt
nc carried overland by ueacherouS al C"'
Fas ar5 later. IN the haze. the aeronauts lost
Ten.s f,ssrinps. until suddenly last night they
NC -. e,,ard lights Of an unknown coast
- meant that they must descend or risk
5o,car of being driven far out Of the track
1s They chose the former course. and
o bour they were buffeted by the waves.
~ - Giving lp in despair before they were
-escnel BY lifeboat
The first intinlation that an accident had oc-
n the St Louis was conveyed in a wire
message from Mr. Arnold. saying: Lost
sr.-rrbfng in the North Sea last night"
ror,v1ng so closely on the dramatic expe-
-. ~ A Holland Forbes and Augustus Post,
-. naz1gators OF the Conqueror. which burst
- height Of 4ot-0 feet soon after the start Of
-. rare, the accident to the St Louis was
biar+ of intense interest in Berlin throughout
5o,- ,,n-fl nearly midnight. no details Of the
rescue having been learned up to that hour by
,ba officials OF the Aero Club or the friends of
,b4 men Communication, however, was finally
obtsne5 with Mr Arnold at Wilhelmshaven.
pejo boats. which last evening were by the Ad
rirsl.v sent out TO render assistance 10 any Of
The aeronauts who might drift over the water.
he said:
Mr. mold told a graphic story of their de-
scent and rescue. He said:
All day Monday. with the exception Of the
early afternoon, we were unable TO see the
earth. and We lowered the balloon repeatedly TO
communicate with the people TO ascertain our
whereabouts Apparently we could not make
:hem understand. but this probably was due To
our poor German Finally, we decided 70 risk
proceeding. still having twenty sacks Of ballast
Moving in a northwesterly direction, in the
evening We passed city. the lights Of which
we're visible five miles 10 the west. and We
lssrned later that it was Bremerhayen. Soon
sfterward noticed lighthouses and buoys,
which convinced Us that we were moving above
tg water. but We had no idea where We We're.
IN order 10 avoid drifting out Of the line Of
snip traffic We concluded to 90 down to the
wafer. but before doing 50 We put on life pre-
sr7ers This was 2 perilous task, for it was
cara and there was great danger Of being
eEamped in the basket
After pitching about in the water for almost
an hour. and giving up all hopes Of rescue
e It, who had climbed into the rigging. dis
covered a fashlight. and soon after saw life
boat approaching Us. The boat, however, could
not reach Us. as we were being dragged through
the al the rate Of about fifteen OF twenty
niles an hour The hoatme~ shouted 10 US 10
jump overheard which We did
81 tried 70 save the 81. Louis clubs balloon by
ripping = up. but the rope was jerzed out Of my
hands. About ten minutes later I was picked
Up by the boat. which in the mean tine had
saved ny companion. Hewitt. We were landed
fOGr i-p5 n n lin " her
viii 60 tomorrow"
EXPERIENCES OF CAPTAIN NTCOY.
Captain J. 9. Mccoy, the commander Of the
American balloon America II which landed
near Cuxhayen this afternoon, reached Berlin
tonight with NJ Noghmann- He gave an in
tsresting account Of his journey in the air.
We few 100 miles" he said. and then were
fecalaed for four hours The wind shifted. and
Ne returned in the direction Of Berlin which
We observed last night. We then travelled
northward in thick fog and We're unable TO
Rad the maps. Suddenly We discovered that
We were over water and decided TO descend
Ths was accomplished with some difficulty, and
We landed ia tree toy near Wismar on the
shore Of the Baltic. We were within ten yards
the steep cliffs, but we climbed out Of our
dangerous position with tie assistance Of fish
ef1en- We were obliged 70 cut down the trees
IN order to save the balloon.
The duration Of our flight was y hours and
minutes, during which We cid not sleep At
any time. Although we were obliged to descend,
We had sufficient ballast to stay up for another
day"
Three Of the balloons in the international race
are still uaaccounted for. They are the Ger
nan balloon BusIey. the Spanish Castillo and
Tie Swiss HeIvetia
TWO Of the competitors in Mondays endur-
sAce race have not been reported, and it is hoped
N-el these escaped the changeabe lower cur
rents which affected the other competitors and
succeeded Al higher attitudes in reaching Rus
report received here from WangerIoog
sand. in the North Sea, says that q balloon
passed ever there but there were no further
0'iss OF il The fiotIIa Of destroyers is search
e lhe North Sea, where thick fog prevails.
-ae English balloon Banshee. far pres
' eumates 90, has covered the longest dis
~Ice N the race. 20 miles
"e Princess Victoria, a German balloon.
typed IN the harbor Of Ottermdorf at O'Clock
Rresano!f morning. The occupants. Milarch and Won
TT s~am ashore.
re,.i ibeiglan balloon Utopia landed at o'clock
bunsley evening near Cuxhaven, within five
~ TtIeo yards Of the beach.
rsa--i ~e herman K0ln landed at o'clock this
cerrs on the island OF NoTrstrand. and the
sbo-+@ FegnitZ came down at dawn to-day
BrerHI"o Two hundred yards from the water near
rsSferssl maven These two airships left Berlin
Hais 'oay in the endurance contest fourth class
tbe "a a dozen others have come down close to
ne "a ADAMS. Mass, Oct. IA dispatch say
tbI, Vseoed al sea- received in this city
~ @i'erhoon by relatives Of Harry j. Hewitt
ii Ids boi-i peiied y Henr. Arnold. Of this sty
n balloon ascent from Berlin
car. Arnoid. who is a local newspaper man. be-
n. efesied in aeronautics last year. and made
nasa ascension on September J. 1891 He has
es,n Se'ehleeen flights this country and he
ac,iv. elshied balloon pilot in July last lie p,as
Q9ub - ene formation Of the North Adams aer,,