The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-10-22
FIVE BALLOONS
IN THE NORTH SEA
eusIEY, CASTILLO, HELVETIA
ST. LOUIS AND PLAuEN
FALL IN WATER.
Contestants in international Race Res
eued by Boats After Thrilling Ex-
perlences-America II Descends In
Tree Top Close to the Baltic.

Berlin, Oct. 16.-The German bal
loon Busley came down Tuesday
morning at Ave o'clock in the North
sea The two men on board we're res
cued by a passing steamer. This is
the fourth air craft in the international
race to fall into the sea.
This news was received in a tele-
gram from Edinburgh and caused the
greatest relief, for there was great
anxiety regarding the fate of this air
ship.
Dispatches received here early
Wednesday from Cuxhaven announced
that the Spanish contestant, Castillo,
dropped into the ocean six miles north
of Heligoland aud that the navigators
Montojo and Robero we're rescued by
fishermen.
HelVetla Also In the Sea.
Wednesday evening a dispatch was
received from Molde, Norway, telling
of the descent of the Swiss balloon
Helvetia to the ocean and the rescue
of Col. Schaeck and E. Messner.
The dispatch read as follows:
DOdN Aulh alAoAhOOh lCa-
cued occupants OF balloon Helyetia at
the last moment as they we're sinking.
the gas being totally exhausted. The
balloon was saved. Schaeck and
Messner remain here over night and
proceed to Christiansand tomorrow"
..' Trswler Picks Up Plauen.
Hull. England, Oct 1.-THE Ger.
man balloon Plauen, which left Ber'
lin Monday in an endurance contest,
was picked mp on Wednesday night In
the North sea by a trawler. Clinging
to the balloon were the two aeronauts,
Hackstetter and Schneider, in an al
most, exhausted condition. The men
we're brought here and Schroeder is
now in an infirmary, where his condi.
tion is said to be quite serious The
rescue took place about 2i0 miles
from Spurnhead.
ST. Louis Descends In Sea.
Berlin, Oct. 14-The second Of the
three American balloons that srarted
In the race for the international
trophy on Sunday from Schmargen
dorf has met with disaster in the
North sea. The Saint Louis, manned
by n. II. Arnold OF North Adams
i-as5. and Harry J. Hewitt, was car.
ried overland by treacherous air cur.
rents and later in the haze the aero
nauts lost their bearings until sudden
ly Monday night they saw the. guard
lights of an unknown coast
This meant they must descend or
risk the danger of being driven far
out of the track OF vessels. They
chose the former course and for an
holr they were buffeted by the waves,
almost giving up In despair.
Eventually they we're rescued by a
lifoboat and the first intimation that
the accident had occurred to the Saint
Louis was conveyed in a wireless mes.
sage from Arnold, saying Lost every
Lhing IN the North sea last night"
America II. Has Close Call.
Capt J. c. Mccoy, the commander
OF the American balloon America H.,
which landed Tuesday, reached Berlin
at night. I'VE few $50 miles" he
said. and then we were becalmed for
four hours. The wind shifted and we
returned in the direction or Berlin.
We then travelled northward in a thick
fog and we're unable to read the maps.
Suddenly we discovered that we were
over water and decided to descend.
This was accomplished with some diff
ficulty, and we landed in a tree top
near Wismar, on the shores OF the
Baltic. We were within ten yards Of
the steep cliffs. but we climbed out
of our dangerous position with the as.
sistance of fishermen. We were
obliged to cut down the trees in order
TO save the balloon
"The duration OF cur flight was 80
hours and seven minutes, during
which we did not sleep at any time.
Although we were Obliged to descend,
we had sufficient ballast to stay up
10? another day"