Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-31
BALLOONS PASS HERE
One Sighted Northwest of Luther
College and Another Near
Nassett.
COME FROM KANSAS CITY.
Participants in Elimination Contest
for International Race in Ger
many Cross County in
Long Distance Flights.

Two DdllOOnS carrying passengers
crossed Winneshiek county early
Sunday morning and were sighted by
residents of the county, one of them
near the E. E. Jewell farm north
west of Decorah and the other near
Nassett, east of Decorah.
About 5:45 o'clock Sunday morn
ing as they were milking, the B. E.
Jewell family sighted a large balloon
in the air near by, which was flying
quite close to the ground, evidently
seeking the city of Decorah. The
men yelled at them, and they brought
the balloon as close as they could and
called back to the men at JEWELS
asking them where Decorah was and
if they would telephone into the local
telegraph office and have them wlre
st. Louis that the balloon Million
Population Club No. of st. Louis
was sighted at Decorah. This was
all the conversation that could be i'm
derstood and they sailed off to the
northeast. There were two passen-
gers in the balloon, reported by the
papers to be Paul Mccullough, pilot;
Lieut.. John Hart, aid, of ST. Louis.
This balloon landed at Spring Green,
Wis.
The same morning another balloon
was sighted at Nassett, although it
was flying at such great height, es-
timated at two miles, that it was
impossible to ascertain what it's name
was or how many occupants. But from
the papers we learn that it was un-
doubtedly the Cole, entered by the
Indianapolis Aero Club, occupied by
DR.. l.. E. Custer, pilot; Andrew Far
rel, aid. This balloon landed at Nc
Gregor, Iowa, in a severe thunder
storm.
These, balloons were two of the
eight American bolloons which en-
tered the, air at five o'clock Saturday
evening at Kansas City, as partiri-
PANTS in the nation elimination bal
loon race to determine what three
balloons shall have the honor of Ay-
ing the stars and stripes iii the inter-
national race for the James Gordon
Bennett trophy in Germany this fall
The list of entries was as follows:
Uncle Sam (Kansas City Aero
club, Capt H. E. HONEYWELL, pilot;
Roy F. Donaldson, aid
Million Population Club | (Saint
Louis), John Berry, pilot; Lieut..
Albert Won Hoffman, aid.
Million Population Club Ill (St.
Louis), Paul Mccullough, pilot; Lieu
tenant John Hart, aid.
Cole indianapolis Aero club, DR..
l.. E. Custer, pilot; Andrew Farrell,
aid.
Drifter Cincinnati Aero club, Al
bert Holtz, pilot; Charles Trautmar,
aid.
Kansas City ii (Kansas City Aero
club, John Watts, pilot; George r.
Quisenberry, aid.
st. Louis Nv (St. Louis Aero club),
William F.. Assman, pilot; j. c. HUI
bert, aid.
Goodyear (Akron, Ohio), Capt. G.
L. Bumbaugh, pilot; r. HI. Upson,
aid.
The Million Population Club No.
9 noted above landed at Spring Green
Wis, early Sunday morning, having
travelled 375 miles. The Cole, also
noted above. landed at McGregor, 10
wa, after going 325 miles. The Good
year ended it's race at Polo, ILL.,, hav-
ing made $40 miles. The Drifter
covered 425 miles and landed at New
Berlin, Wis, shortly before noon
Sunday. The Million Population Club
No. 1. driven by storm, landed near
Nora, H., at 3:45 Sunday morning,
ESQ miles from Kansas City. Kansas
City III landed at Belleville, Mich,
$40 miles from the starting point.
The Uncle Sam. piloted by II. q.
HONEYWELL of st. Louis, was the Win
ner of the race, landing fifty miles
from the Bull Run battlefield, hav-
ing covered 925 miles. The three
travelling the farthest, the Uncle
Sam. Kansas City III and Drifter will
participate in the races in Germany
this fall.
The passing of two of these bal
looms over Winneshiek county WAS an
event of international importance,
and will long be remembered by all
u,hn Saw thpm