Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-20

Aftcr reaching an attitude of close
n thirteen thousand feet, crossing
safely the lofty Manzano mountain
range. soaring over the broad Estan-
ella valley, remaining in the air two
hours and a half and travelling ninety
miles from Albuquerque as the crow
flies. the Stamm balloon, bearing Aero
nauts Joseph A. Bondin and Roy \,
Stamm. and which left his city at IL
o'clock yesterday morning, descended
safely near Lucy. y. NJ, at the base of
the pedcrnal mountains at 1;25 p. IN.
Yesterday afternoon.
The following telegram was re-
cctved by the Morning Journal last
night from Mr.. Stamm:
-Iucy, n. NJ, Oct. 10. 9:l9 p. NJ
Morning Journal, Albuquerque: After
n magnificent trip we landed ninety
miles from Albuquerque
I'VE passed three miles north of
Coyote Springs at 1880 a. m. at an
altitude of 1926 feet. Above the
central ridge of the mountains We de-
scended to 1000 feet above the earth.
We passed between Moriarty and Es-
tancia at 1880 r.. m. at an altitude of
12,4G4 feet, and reached the highest
altitude at 1907 y. m. this being IL
1872 feet. This was directly over the
ranch of Angus McGillivray. We de"
scended abruptly three miles beyond
at 1926 D.. m. at the base of the Pedcr-
nal mountains.
ROY A. STAMM."
Lucy, y. NJ. is a station on the
Belen cutoff Sixty-eieht miles from
Helen and forty-tWo miles from
Vaughn. The landing, according to
the operator at Lucy, was made twen-
ty miles from Lucy. so that the ball
~loonists had a considerable little stroll
10 make to reach the nearest railroad
point.
Mr.. Stamm also sent last night at
The same time the following telegram
to his mother. Mrs. NJ. p. Stamm, who
was very anxious as to the result of
the excursion:
Landed safely beyond Estaneia
valley, ninety miles from Albuquerque.
Glorious trip.
ROY \. STAMM."
While the trip was not nearly SO
long as was hoped for, taking into ac-
count the lofty altitude and the dura-
ton of the flight it was an extremely
successful one and the first long dis
lance, high altitude balloon flight
made in the southwest.
Balloons in the Valley.
Judging from the reports received
BY the Morning Journal and private
messages yesterday afternoon the Es-
tancia valley was fur of balloons go
ing in every direction and at all alti-
tudes. Vaughn saw the balloon going
by at a stiff gait southeast at 4:30,
some hours after it had landed forty
miles this side of that thriving town.
Balloon passed at very high altitude"
said the message, Willard, some
fourteen miles this side of Lucy, saw
the balloon going merrily along thirty
miles east of Mcintosh at , p. m,
half an hour after it HI : IRA firma.
A telephone message from Estancia
at 3 O'Clock said the balloon was still
in sight from that place.
Moriarty reported the balloon going
hastily northeast at $3.50. There We're
evidently a whole drove Of balloons
turned loose in the Estancia valley
after the Stamm airship hove in sight.
Tho Morning Journal office was be-
Sieged with inquiries all last evening
as to the fate of the daring %aeronauts
and their craft. The conflicting re-
ports from the Estancia valley towns
had the people guessing for a while.
The message from Vaughn stated
that a postal card was dropped. but
owing to the high wind it blew over
somewhere rear ToXico or Amarillo |
and was lost.