The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-09

Piloted by R. \, Campbell of the
Aero club. the big balloon "Salt Lake
City made highly successful flight
yesterday. Ascending from the Eighth
South and Main street grounds at 9:ll
o clock yesterday morning, the air
craft made an exhilarating voyage of
about fifty miles. descending near
Huntsville at SIX minutes before noon.
Weather conditions were perfect for bal
looming.
Captain IT. F.. Honeywell, the vet
eran air pilot, made the trip, but left
the direction Of the flight to r.. N
Campbell and j, Frank Judge, mem
bers of the Aero club Lewis B. Nc
Cornick, who made the initial flight,
did not accompany the others on yes
tcrday' voyage, as the aeronauts want
cided to make the flight with three
instead of four men, IN order to mount
higher, A height of 5000 feet was at.
tanned when the balloon sailed over the
peaks which mark the opening of
Weber canyon.
Interest Is Intense.
Interest in the balloon flight was in
tense. Hundreds gathered at the
grounds TO watch the ascension and
thousands viewed the balloon AS it
driftcd over the city. During all of
the forenoon The Tribune g telephones
were kept busy with inquiries as TO the
direction, duration and length Of the
flight.
The balloon, after drifting slowly
over the city, disappeared towards
Great Salt lake 1t crossed an arm of
the lake west of BountifuI but con-
stantly ascending. finally found cur.
rent that sent it towards the east
Crossing Lagoon at an altitude of $500
feet; the course was laid northeast and
the voyage terminated IN a field five
miles east of Huntsville.
Captain Honeywell has high praise
for Campbell and Judge, both of whom
are already capable air pilots "They
know as much about the game as /
do, said the veteran Of l63 flights.
1t is possible that the Aero club will
enter its balloon in the cross-country
race TO start soon from Topeka. Kan,
and Campbell and Judge will guide the
craft in The flight
Start Is Ideal
OF to a perfect start and under ideal
weather conditions. the balloon was cast
rose in the air from the starting point at
Ninth South and Main streets Carefully
conserving the ballast for the flight over
the Uintah mountains. the aeronauts did
not go TO "A high altitude In passing over
the city.
While the hundreds OF spectators
thought the big balloon had a narrow es-
cape In passing the Newhouse hotel in
course OF construction al Fourth South,
the big bag was under perfect control
and rose over the steel frame at the
expenditure OF a few hendfuls OF ballast
ire balloon passed over The business. sec
ton OF the city at altitude OF a few
| hundred feet and drirted laziIy towards
| the northwest
| Its progress over the city was watched
by thousands and the Bonneville school
was temporarily dismissed that the pupils
might watch the flight At this point a
message addressed to The Tribune was
merry scramble for the honor Of picking
| up the letter from the clouds BY this
| time the balloon had reached an attitude
OF 700 feet and was still ascending while
| holding It's northwcstcrly direction
Flight Over Mountains.
Again crossing the same arm Of Great
Salt lake bisected in the initial flight, tho
| ascending balloon found the easlerly cur
! rents and bore toward the hills on the
right Weber canyon was crossed Just
above It's mouth on n diagonal northeast
and southwest line The two high peaks
| In this locality were crossed AT an altitude
| OF 5000 feet. the apex OF the peaks being
| about 100 feet below the car
After crossing Weber canyon, with The
drift stlll toward the northeast the gun.
| ply OF ballast wes found 10 be low and the
airmen began 10 look for a landing place
4 strong air suction was experienced ir
crossing the canyon entrance, and il was
| necessary TO throw overheard the con
| tents of S-~Teral sand bags leaving the