New-York tribune., 1908-07-06
In PERIL
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from the effect Of the sudden change the Boy
screaming with pain and shfverins with cold
Mueller despite his own misery. took the LAD
In his arms and warmed him as much as pos
sible Fortunately the bak did not remain long
at the great altitude. and began 70 descent
slowly.
LANDING OF THE VILE DE DfEPPN
How long they remained above clouds II vas
impossible for Mueller determine Without
Instruments he was unable calculate tinna.
direction or distance Soon. however, they vere
able TO distinguish the lights Of a town beneath
them. They passed these lights and then sighted
another group Certain that safe landing
place could be found Mueller made preparations
TO descend
The valve was opened gradually and rhs
balloon settled slowly At $50 o'clock they
landed gently In a field three miles from Ben
ton Harbor Mich The rtpCord was buried IN
the soil, and it took three hours Of hard work
| before the bag could be gathered into a compact
roll At midnight they boarded an eiectrtc
car and went TO Benton Harbor. They could
not send a telegram, because the Office there
was closed.
The receipt OF the messages from Haddoek
and Howard. Of Cinainnati, caused consider
able anxiety and a nfesaving sent
out TO cruise for signs Of the balloon. The life
savers remained on the lake nearly ten hours,
and then learned their return that the VIE
de Dteppe had reached Michigan in safety
The experiences in which LeichIeiter and Pc
terson were injured told In the following
dispatch sent to Secretary Pickens, OF the Areo-
nautique Club. OF Chicago:
More or less carved up by barbed wire fences.
bumped and broken by trees and generally
bunged up. Captain Peterson and myself ars
here undergoing repairs and figuring out the
possibility Of getting back Chicago this week
he frir, - ne n .
ever experienced The night was clear, with q
good breeze blowing steadily northeast through
out the night. and until we struck a blazing sun
just west Of Lake Huron we had traveHed a. an
average altitude Of between 500 and 1000 feet
o'clock in the morning. the night being hlurnt-
mated by stars and the moon When II oecaus
| darker the drag rope twice indicated that va
were dangerously near the earth During rn9
trip We passed over large number OF cities and
towns and talked with the people often. until
by unfortunate chance We lost our mega
phone
The sun came out bright and warm at 8
o'clock II had taken much Of our sand ballast
10 keep the bag up at night. but with two sacks
left and gas expanded by the sur we decided
TO undertake the crossing OF Lake Huron and To-
stretched much under the hot sun and snoc
TO such a great altitude that we were compelled
to let out considerable gas .+L
That downfall literally We sailed
well into Canada at a 5000 foot altitude. but
suddenly the bag began descending. Down To
5000 feet the descent was fairly slow. Then
SheoI got into the bag, and we completed QUE
drop in record breaking. bone grinding and hesn
tearing order
curled I'D against another From this ve were
fauned into barbed wire fence torn 20 tatte-5
and passed. by a long line OF bumps. to some
wire fences. Finally we came 70 anchor with
Captain Petsrsons army boot repostng on my
bleeding. recumbent head
We were held prisoners. Jarnr1ed between q
fence and the basket and tangled rores. for
almost half an hour. while several farmers
TrrestIes With the lighting bag and finally sue
+6a O@f
Captain Peterson has broken rib and a oo1e-
deep cut across a knuckle Of his right hand Ny
lacerated BY barbed wire; likewise the right side
of my face and my left instep- Altogether, &c
was a beautiful landing.
An hour and a half after We made our
uuaintance with Canadian soil another balloon
was sighted following our tracks. Through our
glasses IL appeared TO be the Chicago II was
Sailing high and apparently good for a long
trip The only other one Of the entrants rs
saw was The Illinois which took a terrific droo
over Lake Michigan apparently into the water.
then again to considerable height. We
lost sight Of them about the middle OF the lake.
The following message was received to-nishs
from Captain Hudson. who sailed IN the balloon
America:
CarsonvilIe. Mich, July 5-Landed safely
quarter mile from Lake Huron Three and
half bags ballast not sufficient 10 attempt 20
cross Lake Huron and Georgian Bay.
TIE following message received to-ntgrs
from Dr. Frederick ] Fielding. who started froru
Chicago in the balloon Fielding yesterday
West Sheffield. Que. July 5-Cane down ac
this place to-day at ?.
c. A Coey sent the following message from
West Monkton. Ont. tonight:
West Monkton. July 5-Landed in township
Of Logan. County Of Perth. Dominion OF Canada.
at 9 80 this morning. July 5. on a farm OF James
Mofrart the estimated distance from Chicago To
the landing point being five hundred miles
After leaving Chicago the wind was so low We
concluded II useless 70 Try for the distances
prize so we settled down for the time prt1e.
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 properly and led Us 70
daylight began TO appear and at 80 q
sailed over agfnaw Mich. where We dropped
some messages. We continued eastward. and
at s as a. m. reached Lake Huron. travelling az
an altitude Of 5000 feet due TO expansion OF gas
bv the early morning sun When about in the
middle Of the lake due 70 the peculiar effect tho
atmosphere had the gas. We dropped 1000
feet in less than three minutes. Not knowing
whether going across the lake or
lengrhwise OF IL. we became little alarmed and
strapped life preservers. but soon by dis
fall After reaching the shore the sun again
expanded gas and we rose altitude ot
IL, 600 feet We tried 10 learn where We were.
but were sailing high could not hear.
Thinking that might soon reach Lake On
tario. and knowing II we did we would hardly
have enough ballast 10 go lengrhwfse OF 70. wa
decided 10 make landing which excep-
tionally rough due high winds. We tora
down fences with our basket and anchor and