New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-15
MORE AIRSHIPS In SEA
ALL 4ERON1UTS RESCUED
HeIUetia Probable Cup u inner
BusIcu Still Missing

Berlfo Oct 14-Onlv one Of the twcnty-three
balloons which started in the race for the in
ternational trophy on Sunday from Schmargen-
dorf is unaccounted for. This is the German
balloon Busley. under the command o. Dr. Me
meyer with Hans Hiedemann as assistant
Dispatches received here early in the day
from Cuxhaven announced that the Spanish
contestant Castillo had dropped into the ocean
six miles north Of HeligoIand and that the
navigators Montojo and RObero had been res
cued by fishermen. They arrived at Hamburg
tonight. Speaking of their experiences Mon
TOTO said: The balloon for more than an hour
was sometimes in and sometimes out Of the
water near Heligoland. Finally We saw fish
ing boat and sprang into the water, where We
remained for some twenty minutes before be-
ing rescued. Two other balloons passed over
Hamburg in our company"
This evening a dispatch vas received from
Mode Norway. telling Of the descent of the
Swiss balloon Helvetia TO the ocean and the
rescue of Colonel Schaeck and Z. Messner. The
dispatch follows:
Fishing boat this afternoon rescued occupants
balloon Helvetia at the last moment as they
were sinking. the gas being totally exhausted
The balloon saved. Schaeck an0 Messne1'
remained here overnight and proceed to Chris
tansund to- morrow
Molde is only thirty-two miles southwest of
Christiansund, and in order tC reach this point
the Heveta must have travelled about twelve
hundred and fifty kilometres, or seven hundred
and seventy-five miles. in a direct line, ana
must have travelled over the Skagerrak or the
still greater body of the North Sea. This is
by far the greatest distance yet reported +
the credit of any OF the contestants The ma
jorfty of them either took circular course or
were compelled to descend on account Of their
proximity to water
4 second report from Molde late tonight said
that another balloon reported to have
landed in Norway, about the same place as the
Helvetia The Aero Club officials here. how
ever, are doubtful of this and believe that the
report is simply another version Of the HeIve-
tias landing
The HeIvetia is the fifth balloon among the
international contestants TO come TO grief. the
Conqueror and the Montanes bursting at a
high altitude and the St Louis and Castillo
being wrecked in the North Sea. Although no
casualties followed these disasters, the escape
OF the ten men who were passengers IN the
unfortunate balloons was miraculous.
y. H Arnold and Harry J. Hewat the two
American aeronauts of North Adams. Mass, who
were rescued from their balloon. the st. Louis
in the North Sea yesterday, arrived in Berlin
to-day They expressed themselves as most
appreciative of the kindness received on every
hand Mr. Hewats right hand was badly LAGER
ated by one Of the anchor ropes of the balloons.
but otherwise neither OF the men sustained any
harm.
The records made in the race for the Bennett
Cup, starting from St Louis on October p lSJ''
were as follows:
DR. Oscar E,rbloeh in the German balloon Pom
rnarn landing at Asbury Park \. J.. 1854 miles
Alfred Leblanc, in the French balloon Isle de
France landing q. Rerbertsvile, n j S7oaa miles.
Captain von Abercron, in the Dusseldorf, so
miles
! G Mccoy. in the America 735s4 miles
Alan P HawIey in the ST. Louis, 7l6-2 miles
Paul Nickel in the Abercron 6S9As miles.
Rene Cashier in the Anjou, 67F2 miles
Major Henry B. Hersey, in the United States
6254 miles.