The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-10-21
FELL IN THE SEA
Another American Air Ship Meets
With Disaster
HAD EXCITING Time
The Passengers, Suddenly Finding
Themselves Over Deep Water, Don
Life Preservers, Descend to Water
and are Finally Rescued by Life
Savers.

and are Finally Rescued by Life
Savers.
a dispatch from Berlin, Germany,
says the second Of the three Ameri-
can balloons that started in the race
for the international trophy on Sun
day from Schmargendorf has mel
disaster in the North sea. The
Saint Louis" manned by N. H. Ar.
mold, OF North Adams, Mass, and
Harry J. Hewitt, was carried over.
land to treacherous air currents AMI
later in the haze the aeronauts los,
their bearings until suddenly they
saw the guard lights of an unknown.
coast.
This meant that they must de-
scend or risk the danger Of being
driven far out Of the track Of Tes-
sells. They chose the former course
and for an hou trhey were buffeted
by the waves, olmost giving up in
despair.
Eventually they were rescued by a
life boat, and the first intimation tina.
an accident had occurred to the
Saint Louis was conveyed in a
wireless message from Arnold saying:
Lost everything in the North Sea
last night
Following SO closely on the dra-
matte experience Of A. Holland For
bes and Augustus Post, the naviga-
tors Of the "Conquerer," which burst
at an altitude Of four thousand feet
soon after the start Of the race, both
men having thrilling escape rom
leath, the disaster to the Saint
Louis" was the subject Of excited
interest in Berlin throughout the day
and evening.
The press coTmHnicata3 with
Mr.. Arnold at Wilhelmshayep, to
which place he had teen transport
ed by one of the torpedo boats:
which were sent out to render as
sistance to any OF the balloonists
who might drift out over the water:
Mr.. Arnold told a graphic story OF
the mishap. He said:
"All day Monday with the excep-
l;onsof the ea,iy sfternool we were
unable to see the earth and we low
cred the balloon repeated to COM
1lunicate With 4. peoce 10 asccr-
tain our whereabouts. Apparently
we could not make them understand,
hut 1.:is probable WIS du2 to our
poor German. Finally We decided
to risk procs eiius, still having twen-
ly sacks If ballast.
Moving in north|es:erly direc-
20. - -. >venins = passed c'.y,
the lights Of which We're visible FIVE
miles to the west and we learned
later that it was Bremerhaven. Soon
afterwards we noticed light houses
and buoys, which convinced us that
We were moving about big water, but
we had no idea where we were.
s'In order to avoid drifting out OF
\ the line Of ship traf1ce We conclud-
ed to 20 down to the water. but be-
afor doing so We put on life preserv-
erz. This was a perolious task, for
it was dark and there was great
danger of being swampec in the bas-
ket.
"After pitching about in the wa
,er for almost an hour and giving
I'D all hopes Of rescue, Hewitt, who
had climbed into the riging, dis
covered a flash light and soon after
ward was life boat approaching
us. The boat, however, could noi
reach US, as we we're being dragged
through the waves at the rate OF
about fifteen or twenty miles an
hour. The boatman shouted to US
20 jump overheard. which we dld
81 tried to save the St. Lou'>
Clubs ballon by ripping 1t up, ou'
he rope was jerked out OF my nanos,
About ten minutes later I was picked
| ap by the boat, which In the mean
time had saved my companion.
Hewitt. We were landed here, too
tired to proceed to Berlin, whittier
We will go.
Two of the competitors In the en-,
durauce races have not been fe-
ported, and it is hoped that these
escaped the changeable lower cur
rents which affected the other com
netItors and succeeded at higher a.
titudes in reaching Russia.
A report received here from Was'
erloog Island, in the North Sea. says
that balloon passed over there but
that there vas no further tidings o.
II The fotilla of torpedo boat de
strovers is searching the North Sea
where a thick fog prevails.
KILLED At GREENVILLE.