Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-11
Forbes Tells Of Losing Control OF
Balloon and Giving Rip Cord
Too Strong a Tug.
ENTIRE SIDE RIPPED OPEN
Yates Condition Very SCrious-Physi-
clans Decline to Let
Him Talk.

Glasgow, Ky, May IA. Holland
Forbes and j. C.. Yates. who were i'm
jured late yesterday ia the fam of their
balloon the Viking, recovered con
seriousness about n O'Clock today and
Mr. Forbes was able 10 tell briefly his
adventures OF yesterday Mr. Yates is
in "a serious condition and physicians
decline to permit him 10 talk.
Mir. Forbes said hc had lost control of
the balloon during the afternoon and
seeing q favorable position. pulled the
rip cord To- effect "a landing He gave it
too much Of a tug. IL appears and the
entire side of the balloon from near
the apex was ripped open. The balloon
therefore descended with great rapid
ity Mr. Forbes dictated few tcle-
grams o. DC sent to friends and rela-
tives and said ne would make a full
statement tonight or tomorrow.
The men are being wei cared for al
the home Of Tilden Boston. q farmer
near Center. Ky
Physicians I'm attendance on A. Hol-
hand Forbes. the New York aeronaut
and J. g.. Yates tho New York astron-
omcr. who were injured yesterday I'm
balloon accident near Center. Ky.
returned this morning from call TO
Center and report that Forbes in
juries are not so serious and that while
they are uncertain about Yates iniur-
ics they believe there is a chance for
him Co recover Both men are stu
conscious only az intervals.
Forbes. during conscious moments
made disconnected statements. declar-
ing that the balloon had passed over
portions OF Illinois, Missouri. Tennessee
and Kentucky He said they were
over Illinois yesterday morning. He
failed To say what happened TO the
balloon but an incohcrent statement
about leakage Of gas furnished a
plausible clue His statements about
gas caused some Of the country people
who heard about them TO declare that
the aeronauts had been overcome by
escaping gas from tho balloon but the
superstition was hardly borne out by
ANYTHING Mr.. Forbes said
what appears certain is that control
OF the balloon was lost in some man
uar and that 10 drifted until its buoy
ancy was 500 far spent that q gust OF
wind. COR sudden loss OF gas sent II
down with great force.
The aeronauts are at Bruce's Mil re-
moto from either wire or railroad com
muuication
FORBES EXPERIENCE.
New York. May lI-A Holland
Forbes has had long and adj
Venturous career as bsllo0nist He
is vice president of the Aero Club Of
America. on october nth. 1908. while
he was competing for the James Cor
don Bennett distance trophy at Ber-
lin his ballon the Conqueror. burt
at a height Of 5000 feet and fell
swiftly The gas bag. however spread
after its collapse into a parachute
form and lowered the aeronaut gently
20 q house top uninjured
MIR Forbes won the Lahm cup on
oct. "a. 1909, for the longest flight Of
that year with Max c. Fleischmann
| OF Cincinnati, ne started from st.
| Louis ON October ~ and landed in
| Chesterfield county Virginia. after
covering "a distance Of 731 miles In 9
| hours and Is milutes
VIKINGS 81 SATIC FLIGHT.
81 Louis. May 1.-THE balloon
| Viking. which landed In a wrecked
! condition near Center. Ky, late yester-
| day. had an erratic flight II assembled
| at Quincy m. Monday evening at
! $50 o'clock and travelled southwark
| slowly
| Early yesterday morning it was
| sighted at Wentzville. Mo, and IL pass
| ed over the Mississippi river within
/ the limits Of ST. Louis. II was next
| reported IN southern Illinois. Al
! Nashville. m. the drag rope touched
| the tree tops.
Ballast was thrown out at North
| Prairie and the aerostat assembled 70
an altitude Of 5000 feet. The last re-
! port of the balloon In Illinois came
! from Carmi shortly after noon. II
| then passed into Kentucky.
MEDICAL HELP SUMMONED.
Glasgow Ky. May 11.-Medical as
| slstance for A. HOLLAND Forbes and Y
/ c. Yates. the injured aeronauts. was
| summoned from here this afternoon
/ Telcgraphic Instructions from New
| York 10 send them there could not
| bc complied with OWNS 10 theu
/ serious condition