The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-09
SIX BALLOONS
CONE TO EARTH
REPORTS OF LANDINGS BY THE
AERoNAuTs sTRAGGLE IN.
SEVERAL ARE IN PERIL
coey Takes Tremendous Drop Over
Lake Huron--one Of the Air
ships Falls In Qulnte
Bay. 4

Bay.
Chicago, July &C. A. Coey, pilot
ing the Balloon Chicago. sent the fol-
lowing message from West Monkton,
Ont, Sunday night:
West Monkton, July 5.-Landed in
township of Logan, county of Perth.
Dominion of Canada, at $3.50 this
morning, July 5. on a farm of James
Moffatt the estimated distance from
Chicago to landing point being 500
miles. After leaving Chicago the wind
was so low we concluded 1t useless to
try for the distance prize, so settled
down for the time prize. We crossed
Lake Michigan in exactly three hours.
sailing very low rather than waste bal
last trying for upper air currents. Our
compass evidently did not work prop
erly and led us to believe we were
going southeast. At 2:30 a. m. day
light commenced to appear and at
where we dropped some messages.
We continued eastward and at 6:45
reached Lake Huron, travelling at an
altitude of 5000 feet due to expansion
of gas, by the early morning sun.
Swift Drop Over Lake.
when about in the middle OF the
lake, due to the peculiar effect of the
atmosphere had on the gas, we
dropped 1000 feet in less than three
minutes. Not knowing whether we
were going across the lake or length
wise of it, we became little alarmed
| and strapped on our life preservers.
| but soon by disposing of considerable
| ballast we checked the fall. After
reaching the shore, sailing out on the
| cold mist we lowered over the lake.
the sun again expanded our gas and
we rose to an altitude of 10000 feet.
We tried to learn where we WERE but
were sailing so high we could not hear.
Thinking that we might soon reach
Lake Ontario and knowing If We did
we would hardly have enough ballast
| to go lengthwise of 1t, we decided to
make landing, which was exception
| ally rough, due to high winds. We
| tore down fences with our basket and
anchor, and dragged for nearly a mile
We were all slightly bruised. Our
fears for other contestants in other
balloons gave us no it, III, lsfffill,
knowing what would be theft fate IL
they proceeded on our course"
America Heard From.
The following message was received
| Sunday night from Capt. Hudson, who
sailed in the balloon America:
L szl. I,,l, IoI
| safely quarter mile from Lake Huron.
Three and half bags ballast not suffi-
cient to attempt to cross Lake Huron
and Georgian bay"
| Fielding Reports Descent.
| The following message was received
! Sunday night from DIR. Frederick J.
! Fielding, who started from here In the
balloon Fielding:
West Shefford, Quebec. July g.
Came down at above place to-day at
FIVE p. M"
One Drops Into ouInte Bay.
Picton, Ont, July 6.-Two balloons
| passed over this town at 1880 Sun
| day morning. One balloon, containing
two men, dropped into the Bay of
/
miles from here. The occupants, who
were wearing life preservers, were
rescued by a yachting party and taken
to Glen Island. The other balloon con-
! tinued in an easterly course.
Columbia Lands Near Clinton, Ont.
Clinton, Ont July 6.-The balloon
Columbia, one Of the nine which left
Chicago on Saturday, landed at eight
o'clock Sunday morning on the farm
| of w. Dodds, about a mile and half
south of this town, 1t crossed Lake
Huron in about an hour and three
| quarters, maintaining an altitude of
| 5,40o feet. In landing the basket
struck a wire fence and the occupants.
Capt. Peterson and Mr.. Leichlelter
had their hands severely cut. but
were not otherwise injured.
King Edward Comes Down.
Port Huron. Mich. July 6.-The bal
loon King Edward landed at $3.50
o'clock Sunday morning three miles
north of this city, after a thrilling ex-
perience over Lake Huron.
| United States Drops Messages.
| Kincadine, Ont, July 6.-The bal
| loon United States passed over here
early Sunday morning. Three cards
were picked up at Bervie. bearing
messages to Chicago. One Indicated
that the balloon King Edward was
floating in the lake between Chicago
and st. Joseph. and asked that boat
be sent
| One Passes Thousand Islands.
Syracuse. N. Y. July GA balloon
going in a northeasterly direction. In
the Chicago to Ocean race. passed
Clayton, in the Thousand Islands. at
noon Sunday, name unknown.