The sun., 1910-05-12

r,,,.s He-riugion Yates. amateur astrono-
-, n \ew York, were found at noon
,..asv m the log hovel of Joseph Rastin.
aGrern county farmer.
Tss men we're living hat on their hacks
.,.rcrIv able ~ move But they we're a.
r..srfl a. cruld he under the circum-
sian-rs
T.srr balloon. the Viking. which was one
~ n. arEest ever made, is packed upon
.r.son ready 70 he moved here for ship
r.p, ,7 New YorE
Tss hiding place of the aeronauts. for
thsv nd not want tho newspapers 20 learn
n he accident. was reached after nearly
a, hours n driving with an active and
rre'-cted horse over roads that we're
sluost inpassahle in PLACES.
Ths .og cabin u al tho top of a hill
Which - ,hicksted 30 denssly that horse
had ~ 10 I'D toit
When the newspaper man and his
rids lad of /? years. came in sight
cf,bs nace they saw half dozen vehicles
M he rarryard approaching the house
and Introducing himself the newcomer
Wa tod that three tables of folks had
already eaten but that he might get
loosIr m tho fourth round Of food
NstrnborS had come for miles to SEE
tho rslloonists who had failed 20 gst killed
ana tho balloon itself which the visitors
described a. an airship.
Nr Nate- and Mr. Forbes were in the
par.,r and each had a he'd 20 himself
R0.A Nere begging the visitors 20 please
g. Auav from the windows. for the neigh
ho-s nsleved IN optically Teasing on
something which most of them had never
seen before
IN front " the sckrOom doorway
chars we're piled 20 form a barricade.
he PATENTS welcomed the reporter as
Ne revealed his identity before entering.
IN, they would only admit him after he
had promised 10 help keep everybody
slss beyond the pale
We wanted q break the record held
nv lount neIavauX. who covered a dis
tance n .5aS miles in 1870. and that of
CoI schreck. who in isp9 remained in
The ar seventy-two hours said Mr.
Fo-bes His companion had another
rurpose Mr. Yates has liking for
astronomy The ascent from Quincy
was his initial experience IN aeronautics.
Re mad with him a telescope and photo
grarhic apparatus and hrs chief idea was
n ~an something new about Halleys
comet
VI Yates believes he got some re-
ma-ahle pictures taken az a height
Of about lsOOO feet
The aeronauts left Quincy AZ $50 o clock
Monday evening Mr.. Forbes tells the
rpst Ne said
We arose N a height of about .0OO feet
ard '-avsliet southeas' part of the might
lr very hrhl wind A. N o'ylock In the
ro-~,ng 90 ,rossed the Mississippi River
We struck p reverse wind and ram. barE
over 'h- river 90 o'cio X We lowered
o,s- ne stream and a. - O'Clock ve
psrs over Gilmore. Mo ~ thar time va
vsrs 1ostinE o. height n LIS ieet
Just A. sunrise ue arose % = nn0 feet
'ra' - ruGh' strike IN eastern wind IN
tbs we vefe sus .'-Sfll althoggh th-
'sio,it. vas sfyHt W rros-ad try ME-
o. Iork and again .ro--a5 mo N..-t-.IpuI
rhou' ten miles north " ~ Louis ~ rr
o. lork
NNsr this night n apps rer'lv purr o.eie--
movement us stru.k an sls'-tout the1sia-. %
Wind snd sem 10 Straight line ul'I We
p nded The ssyattous varied from ..Or
fee 20 .O.OUo When a. he elevation NJ
rs OnO fse' ~ % N n .,lo,A TIssdav morning
Il A. A..
hour ater 80 pissed through tho -. ont
FURRY when A. q height NJ Is '0o fec We
made q record Al o'ciook 10 ne afternoon
when 80 reHchsd the extreme alfitude n
- soo feei higher b. 1Oo 'ss' Than any
Furhorized rerord ever made n America
In d-s~sndinr from rho great alry alton
~ had very lttlr .and lsft and ~ tho "a
contracted rNa blll0on hag bsramr o.
tT"mslv nahhv IveT't thing. however.
uant gen urth 80 we're n feu hundred isst
a7oye the Cround. vhsn rho Hpp'rdiN line
br0sS loose from th" ring supporting the
tsssst There Wa IN l.tri" ga n Pho hag
% ~ time that 'hr rigging collapsed and
wa tns BASKET attached naturally dropped
Tr.s caused the rip cord which D., sitscBsd
p ths ring 70 rip open The balloon st tha
no gHt n ~ fs'i from rhr sT0Uri
rsnnot describe the -snzstlo1 NJ that
''r 'as' 10 the ground o. came N sud
denly have = faint recollection of seeing
nar hsior me IN pl0uEhcd ASlt ard
su u1~onsrpously trying. b. sarned. 10 tiIt 40
tfs 5lskp that Mr. Yates and might
sg-ng free from tie rigging when close
'- hs ground Be~ause the basket did MT
'- a. % would have done under ordinary
e. Instances vas the cause n our injury
'sIsys the only thing 'hai prevented
Pho rraak ktnE ~ our backs " hen the basket
70 HN'fotn suuarsly down under he weight
~ ..s bag vas The rubber air mattress
49, 90 had placed In the bottom NJ rhe
Dssss' nat Ne right be comfortable uhen
n" 0lnred - lie down
f0r moment ! vas stunned hy 'he i'm
rsr When I recovered ] saw two ~
'r's- men coming N our AID They eN-
I" .l's1 10 aud on improy sed litters We
sr-s rsrrisd n this house
.a. rou ve Ners - badly shaken up
- '.1 no' move. Dr. Pare of Monroe,
'Is .a''isment nver the way = fsu miles
's~s ri znd after pounding us IN = uianne
t''' oIld make our New York specialisfs
Job .'d us 80 we're not seriously injured
on t1' no bones were broken Nc also
' . ~ keep siill ard mi talk more than
p" f...-r Z, this necessary
'F-. ssinG the more remote circum-
t'+r which might have had a bearing
~ 'a -cident Mr FORBES said.
-'rfrs from Quincy We wers unable
& -r'- more than thirty-three forty pound
rar. .lrd vhirh t0grther tith the tre-
~'-... height % whish ve ascrnded
'... .f tN- trip We should not have
r.'. 'r. 1.gh' with ies- than Fity nags Of
f..ar u- -giually vd wanted ~ got into
r'rs '.rly sind and be van II over
r.H ..,r me ~ lawrence River region.
f-. ... fou 80 al that hRht artillery