The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-07
BALLOONS IN
 HARD STORM
SEVEN OF THE NINE 5UFFETEO BY ELEMENTS AND FORCED
 TO DESCEND TO EARTH
Two Yet Unaccounted For and May Have Parsed the Storm Line and Crossed the Canadian
 Border.

weather today drove to earth seven of uhe nine racing balloons that left here yesterday in contests for tho James Gordon Bennett trophy. the I.ahm cup and the altitude record None of the other two bags that sail ed has been heard from.
 The missing bags are the Condor of France and the Berlin II or Ger many.
 No records were broken by any of the balloons that are down. The es- timated distances range from 29O to l6O miles. Two fell in Wisconsin two in Minnesota and three in Iowa.
 Reports from the landed balloons bring stories of hard battles with violent snow, rain and windstorm that ragged high over northern Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin last night and today. The disturbance appears to have been travelling in a circle Two balloonists stated in dispatches that they were carried south man. miles by the storm after flying swift ly in. a northerly direction.
 None of the fliers was seriously in jured but J c. Hubert, aide in the America IT, sustained severe bruises when the bag was forced to descend. In coming down balloon encounter ed the telephone wires and both oc- cupants of the basket were hurled to the ground. William G. Assman, the pilot, was not hurt.
 Opinions vary as to the locations of the two balloons up Some of the aero club members think they are still being buffeted about in the storm.
 Patrick Connor, government fore caster at the local weather station says it is possible the bags rose higl enough to clear the storm and are continuing their northward flight int. Canada. All of the ba looms reported down travelled at high speed and il some of the aircrafts did clear the storm range they doubtless are now out Of the United States. Another theory is that some of the missing balloonists have landed in remote sections and have been unable to get in communication with the out side world This appears plausible for three bags that Ianded early to- day were not heard from until late this afternoon
 The balloons landed as follows:
 America H. William G Assman, pi- lot; l. C. Hurlburt, aide; near Elm mettsbmg la., at 1:30 a m today estimated distance 200 miles.
 Pennsylvania I A. T. Therholt, pilot E. R Hunneywell aide; near Buffalo Center, la. at 6:2e; estimated distance 300 miles
 America H., Frank M Jacobs pilot w. w. Webb, aide; near Dun nell, Mnn., at 8:30 a. m; estimated distance, S25 miles
 Berlin l. Lieutenant Leopold .Vogt pilot; Lieutenant Martin Schoeler aide; near Austin, Minn., at 10 a. m; estimated distance, 345 miles.
 Million Population Club, John Der ry. pilot; Paul Mccullough, aide near Mason City, Ia, at 5 p m; estimated distance, 320 miles.
 Buckeye. Lieutenant Frank C.. I.ahm. pilot; J. c. Wade Jr., aide, near La Crosse, Wis. estimated S65 mi es.
 Kansas City II. ]. C. Honeywell. pilot; John Watts. aide; near Ken nan. Wis, at 9:2O a. m; estimated distance, 450 miles.
 The Topeka IL. and Kansas City II were flying for the Lahm cup and they failed to lift it The America li and Buckeye were also eligible to this event The Lahm cup rec orI. 1i71 S9 miles, held by Allen R Iiaw.eg was not even approached.
 Foreign balloons cannot compete for tue l-ahm cup
 The Pennsylvania was trying for  the altitude record t Is not known what height the bag reached
 Thrilling Experience.
 Mason City, la October 6-Cap- tain John Berry, veteran of many thrilling balloon flights, went through