The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-19
topeka To EARTH
Jacobs Balloon Makes a Record
Flight.
Alights in Pennsylvania After
Travelling 4O2 Miles.
MIR. COLE THE PILOT.
Feared at First Would Be Car
ried to Lakes.
Part Of the Time Travelled in
the Rain.
MR.. COLE THE PILOT.

Pittsburg, Pa. Sept. 19.-The first
of the balloons which left Indiana
polls, Ind, last evening to make its
official report is the Topeka, from
Topeka, Kan, entered by H w. Ja-
cobs, which Sunday afternoon alighted
on the Reybus farm near washington.
Pa, and about thirty miles from Pitts
burg.
E S. Cole, president of the Topeka
Aero club, accompanied by H w. ia
cobs. late last evening got into tele-
phone communication with Pittsburg,
telling of the flight and experience
Cole claims to have broken the record
for time and distance in this flight,
having travelled 4O2 miles in twenty
hours and fifty minutes. This breaks
the record made by the same balloon
of 375 miles from Topeka to Tangler,
Ok. Cole said:
THE fight was a success in every
way The Topeka was never over D.
$50 feet above ground, and our mean
height was about 2,000 feet. When
we left Indianapolis, it looked as II
we would be carried out over the
great lakes, as the wind set in that
direction, but it soon changed, and we
came over into Ohio. We passed Col
umbus, Ohio, this morning at sun
rise, and there while about 1900 feet
up we struck an air eddy which gave
us much trouble. causing us to rise
to great height to get out of it. This
took up most of our gas, and brought
us to the earth sooner than we hoped.
Saturday night was surely one of
great anxiety for us, as it rained al
most all the time and was very dark.
We passed the University City from
ST. Louis at good altitude this fore
! noon, and had quite chat with the
| bows on her I think the 81. Louis is
possibly one of the balloons which
| went over Pittsburg about the time
| we settled
Many Were Anxious.
! Indianapolis, Ind, Sept 19.-Thou-
sands of people here used the telegraph
all day Sunday in their efforts to ascer-
tain tidings of the balloons that sailed
| in the championship and free-for- al
races. The reports concerning the bal
looms were neager ana it was not unit
8 o'clock last evening that the speed
way officials learned of the probable
| whereabouts of the f1iers. According te
1 the messages the only balloon that was
recognized was the Drifter. as it pass
ed over UniontoWn, W. Va, in the af-
lternoon. Another message said a foch
tof balloons passed over Allegheny coun-
iey Pa, about an hour later. The the
ory of the United States weather Off
cials here was that the racers would
sail northeast from Indianapolis anc
gradually were off to the south and
reach the coast in a latitude south o1
New York. The advices by wire in &
measure confirmed this theory.
There was a rumor after the star
that A B. Lambert, of st. Louis. di-
rector of contests, had disqualified al
of the starters in the free-for-a all race
except the Drifter because they were
late in starting. No attention was paiC
to the rumor by the speedway officials
Lambert left Immediately for ST. Louis
! 1t is certain all the entrants in the
free-for-all events did not know ther'
was any question of their eligibility tt
enter as they sailed away in the bes
of spirits. Before the start C. G. Fisher