The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-07
Atmosphere Here Seems to
Have an Attraction.
SAILED ABOVE the CLOUDS
Flight Was Started From
Hamilton.
After Reaching Marion the Balloon
Was Driven South Over Delaware
And Columbus, Then East to Ne
wark.

The big balloon, "Drifter," which n
few weeks ago landed on the Will
liams farm just west of the city, made
another trip over Marion. Tuesday,
but at the time IL was above the
clouds and no one was given a sight
of the big gas bag. George II. How
ard, one of the men who piloted the
balloon when ii landed near this city,
was the pilot, Tuesday and with him
were some of the citizens of Hamilton.
The following account of the flight
is taken from the Ohio State Journals:
George II. Howard, of New York,
George Morrer, Charles Trautm9n
and Edward Penrod, of Hamilton,
visited the city yesterday without EN-
ploying any of the usual modes of
travel, either railway, street car, mo-
tor car, bicycle or their feet.
The party, which started from
Hamilton yesterday morning in the
Rig balloon Drifter, passed over the
city shortly before noon, crossit g
completely across from north to south.
Their estimated height was 1000
feet.
The start was made from Hamilton
at o'clock. Almost Immediately a
storm was encountered and the bal
loon rose as high as possible to get
into better current of air. The first
city recognized was Springfield. The
next was Marion. At Marion another
storm was encountered ana letting
out sand, the balloon again rose high
i'm air, u. one time reaching all aiti-
tude of $500 feet.
The air then took 1t almost due
south, passing Delaware and then CO.
lumbus. Shortly south of Columbus
an eastern current was reached. There
was also a counter storm. Despite all
efforts. /; was impossible to get the
balloon above 5000 feet after leav-
ing here. The storm continuing, d
descent was made just west of New
ark.
As soon as the balloon had been
packed for shipment. the party board
ed car and came to Columbus. Thy
arrived at 1870, spent the remainder
of the day at the Chittenden and weat
TO Hamilton last evening.
The descent was made at the rate
of so miles an hour, but the mem
bers of the party. all but one OF
whom were on their first trip, said
they had no realization of the fact,
and but for the indications of instru-
mcnts, they would not have known it,
They admit. however, that they dtd
strike the ground Pretty hard.
Howard, who was the pilot, Is 4
registered aeronaut, and while but 80
years of age, has spent II of them,
more or less uD in the air.
He SAYS tn, mileage records os he
trip yesterday was 32S miles. He is
entered in the big races at Indianap-
oils. September II, and Is also to make
an exhibition flight at Cincinnati the
Cay thai Roosevelt is there.
His balloon, the Drlfter, has a ca
pacity Of 64,9l0 cubic feet and Is said
to be the second largest in captivity.
Last week he made trip and car
ried five passengers, landing success {.
fully at Dry Ridge, Ky.
Morner and Trautman are citizens
OF Hamilton, who were anxious fJt
the experience of a balloon ride.
Trautman was obliged to sail to keep
peace with the family, as his wife
had male an ascent the week proyi-
Gus He ascended to show that he
was not afraid.
Pcnrod is the representative Of a
Cincinnati newspaper. He carried a
camera and experimental taking pic.
lures above the clouds