Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-07
BALLOON CAUGHT IN STORM
America II Forced to Descend Last
Night Near Emmettsburg
FIVE ARE NOT YET REPORTED
The America Makes Forty Miles an
Hour and the Others Are Sup
posed to Be Somewhere
Above Minnesota.

KANSAS CITY Mo, oct Sat noon
but one balloon, the America H. OF the
r,ne that flew awsv from here in the
races yesterday had landed 1t came
down a. Elnmettsburg, la. approximately
900 miles north Of here al 80 o'clock
this morning after encountering q snow
storm.
Judging from the high rate of speed at
which the America II travelled. about
forty miles an hour. the other balloons
must now be flying somewhere above
Minnesota
Aero club officials here believe the
other eight balloons have encountered
rough. weather and siue this as the rea-
son spr their not being heard from.
Buckeye Has Best score.
Unofficial estimates Of the distances
traveled by thepalieons that have landed
thus far follow
America H. landed near Emmettsbers
Ia 30 miles
Topeka II, landed near DunnAn MINI,
S25 miles. .f
Berlin I landed near, Austin, MINI, 3I5
uiles ,. .... ,...
Buckeye landed near Lacrosse Wis.
3S miles
A feature Of the race is that the pilot
balloon, which was making no attempt
70 go any great distance appears still to
be in. the air.
FOreCBster o'COnner'S Views.
Patrick O'Conner. local weather fore
caster says the balloons may either be
travelling in circles above Minnesota or
flying high above a veil of clouds that
covers the southern Canada region today.
Should the latter be the case he said,
It would be impossible TO see them
Heavy clouds are lowering over that re-
gion today
The balloon Topeka II landed at Dun
nell, MINI, at 5 20 a, m, TODAY, accord
ing TO a message received by George NJ
Myers, president of the Kansas City Aero
club, from Frank Mt'Jacobs, pilot of the
craft The Topeka IL was a contestant
for the Lahm cup.
The message follows:
Landed here safely at 20 m today
after an exciting night in a thunder
storm
Caught In snow Storm.
EMMETrSBURG. Ia. oct 6--A blind
ing snowstorm, several thousand fee,
America H. which sailed from Kansas
City In the International race last night
to descend al a point four miles west of
here at 80 clock this morning. When
nearing the ground the balloon struck
telegraph wires along the Chicago. MI
waukee & St Pau railway anG ras
wrecked Pilot W r. Ashman escaped
without injury, but Aide J G Hurlburt
.t-,g raGpF1tlly I,r,,Iga1 h,s coll
After the mishap the men found shelter
in farmhouse nearby. A. $3.50 O'Clock
Pilot Ashman notified the Associated
Press by telephone u his landing He
| said he and his companion had been
through a most thrilling experience.
Early last night they encountered
rainstorm and ascended 10 higher alu-
tudes in the hope Of finding clearer sail
ing. Instead they ran INTO fierce snow
storm and intense cold The balloon was
whlrled around by the wind 20 such an
extent that they considered II dangerous
to attempt 10 remain up any longer and
decided TO ascend.
In the darkness they could not see the
telegraph lines below them and before
they knew what had happened the bal
loon was entangled IN the wires
Ashman and Hurlburt expected 10 re-
turn 10 their homes in ST. Louis today
berlin I Lands at Austin.
AUSTIN MINI. oct s.--Balloon Berlin
No. /, Lieutenant Leopold Vogt pilot.
Lieut.. Schoeller. aide landed on the
Jacob Bishop farm near Austin at 10
o'clock this morning. The balloon left
Kansas City at 5:l5 p. N. yesterday.
SPARTA, Wis, Oct. 6-The balloon
Buckeye, Lieutenant F. P. Lahm,. pilot.
and J. II. Wade jr.. assistant. landed
in a field ten miles north OF here al
o'clock this morning The aeronauts
alighted safely.