The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-17
Trip is Made From Near Paris
in Six Hours
FASTEST TIME EVER MADE
BY Fastest Express Trains and Steamer.
Forty-Five Minutes in Crossing
Channel--Six in the Balloons
Crew.

London, Oct. l7-Another chapter was
added to the history OF aviation yester-
day, when the French dirigible balloon
Clement Bayard made the voyage from
Compiegne to London in the remarkable
time of six hours, a journey requiring
seven hours by the fastest express trains
and boats Compiegne is As miles north
east of Paris and about 1917 miles by air
route to London.
This is also the first occasion on which
a dirigible balloon has crossed the Eng
lsh channel The water route occupied
As minutes.
The Clement Bayard, with a party of
six aboard, left Compiegne at 7:l5 yes
terday morning and reached London
without stop at about l;l5 in the
afternoon. The atmospheric conditions
were perfect, and the big airship Travelled
with slight breeze behind
The behavior of the dirigible was
splendid, and the 40-horsepower engines
worked to perfection. The passengers
experienced no discomfort and were only
troubled by the haze and mist in cross
ing the channel
A most uneyentful voyage it was,
with nothing to interrupt the smooth
swinging motion of the balloon, which
each hour averaged close to thirty-three
miles An altitude varying from 800 to
700 feet was maintained, and all along
the flight over the land the aeronauts
were cheered by thousands of spectators,
who had gathered at various points.
The railway from Folkestone was fol-
\ ! nsA ryi,r
through the heart of London, circling st.
Paups beautifully on the way The bal
loon made safe and easy landing at
Norwood Scrubs.
The dirigible carried NJ, Clement, OF
the Clement Bayard firm, in commands
Beaudry and lie Prince, steersmen; Sc
batter engineer and designer; two me
chanics and Arthur Philip Du Cros, mem
Der Of the British Parliament, represent
ing the British parliamentary aerial de-
Tense committee Only these seven were
aboard, although the airship can accom-
modate thrty-nine passengers in add
tion TO the crew.
The course was by way OF Amieua,
Abberville and Boulogne, and the bal
loon was steered readily by aid of the
CDulpAsS. OCthNluItdl NAith gusts N1h5Nh
some slight rocking OF the balloon, but
otherwise she proved steady. The French
government provided three torpedo boat
destroyers, which proved of great assist
ance in crossing the channel. The Glenn
ent Bayard reached Boulogne at 1920
and Folkestone at 1880 Over the chan.
mel there was little wind, but a heavy
haze.
The noise of the engines attracted
crowds Of sightseers at Folkestone and
other towns, and the balloon arrived
over London Just as the streets were
filed with the great Sunday crowds leav
ing the churches. The appearance OF
the monster over the house tops caused
the people to wonder, and hundreds OF
thousands gathered to watch the aero
nauts, who now experienced some trouble
with the varying air currents and ed
dies.
On this account they circled st, Paul's
and the Tower bridge twice, dipped sew
eral times and flew close to the tops OF
buildings They passed over the houses
of Parliament and along to Hyde Park,
where there was wild scramble OF
spectators
The dirigible landed safely, aided by
a detachment Of soldiers