Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-10
German Entrant Only One
Remaining in Race, Has
to Beat Buckeyes mileage
to Win Trophy.
FOUR CONTESTANTS
BLOWN DOWN IN IOWA
Records Of Several Balloons
Spoiled When a Storm
Drives Gas Bags Back ;
Berry's Narrow Escape.

one balloon, the Berlin IL, Stlll IN Inc
air, the race for the James Gordon
Bennett trophy, which started from
here Thursday, is now between the
United States and Germany. OF the
five balloons in the international race
THAT have landed, the Buckeye, an
American balloon, has made the great
lest distance, 365 miles. The Berlin II
must beat this mark to lift the cup.
Where the Berlin II has drifted Is
lproblematic. No word has been re-
ceived from it since the race started.
Inasmuch as all the balloons that have
come to earth were caught in storm
lin the Minnesota region, and the Ger
imam balloon started in the same dfrec-
ton as the others. 1t is thought prob
able that the Berlin II has encountered
the same disturbance.
Where Balloons Landed.
The last balloon reported down was
the Condor representing France. 1t
fell last night near Mingo, Ia, but no
report of the landing was received un-
It'll today. The bags in the interna-
tional race that have landed follow:
Condor Mingo, Ia, 240 miles.
America II. Emmetsburg, Ia, 29O
miles.
Million Population club, Mason City,
Ia, 800 miles.
Berlin I, Austin, Mimi, 345 miles.
Buckeye, Sparta, Wis, 365 miles.
The Lahm Cup Entries.
The Lahm cup record was not ap-
preached. The distances travelled by
the two balloons which entered solely
in an effort to lift the Lahm cup fol-
lows
Topeka II, Dunnell, Mimi, 325 miles.
Kansas City II, KEENAN,, Wis, 46o
miles.
The little pilot balloon Pennsylvania
failed to establish an altitude record,
as it attempted to do. 1t landed near
Buffalo Center, Ia. a distance OF 300
miles.
Honeywell Broke Ribs. i.
Chicago, Oct. &c. E. Honeywell,
the balloonist, who landed with MS
balloon, Kansas City H., at KEENAN,,
Wis, yesterday afternoon discovered
on his arrival that he had fractured
two ribs and sustained other slight
injuries in alighting.
1--WE were on our way back when
we landed he said, lin the morning
we came low enough to discover that
we were right over Ashland, Wis. We
arose and in the afternoon descended
+, low enough to see that we We're head.
ed back toward the starting point and
came down to prevent losing any more
| mileage
Condor Blown Back.
Kansas City. Mo-, Oct. THE Con-
dor III. came down in corn Held al
| ter having been blown more than
| hundred miles back over it's course.
At, one time yesterday, according to
| pilot Dubonnet, the balloon was over
Lake Michigan near Chicago and later
scared above st. Paul and Minneapolis.
| Not knowing which way they were
drifting their supplies exhausted, the
| balloonist were finally driven to earth
| by hunger and cold The Condor ILL.,
entry in the international race for the
| Bennett cup, landed safely at
| Mingo, Ia, twenty miles east of Des
! Moines at 9 O'Clock last night.
Berry at Mason City.
| Mason City, Oct Captain John
| Berry and Assistant Paul Mccullough
of the balloon Million Population club
of St. Louis, in the Gordon Bennett cup
race who lost their balloon here, spent
today gathering up their clothing, IN
struments and other property which
| was scattered over several miles IN
different directions from this city. The
balloon has not been found, but is be-
lieved to be not far south of here.
Captain Berry said he reached
| the great lakes region before the wind
changed, which sent the airship back
| over the course.
| Berry went through the. worst ex
perience CT his career when he at
tempted to bring the balloon to the
ground. The balloon anchor struck 8
barn and tilted the basket, so that A
I ]. Mccullough aide to Captain Berry
was thrown out. Berry saved himself
! by clinging to a rope as the bag, re
lieved OF McCullough's weight. shot
| upwards.
Dangling by the rope, Berry was car
ried hundreds of feet into the air and
an hour later came safely to earth sew
eral miles south of here when the bal
loon, losing its buoyancy, settled
Berry did not try to anchor the aero
/ stat and the balloon sailed away.
|
Bishop Davis Nearing Home.
Davenport, Oct. 7.-Rt. Rev. james
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