The Nenana daily news., 1918-12-05
YANKEE A|RMAN SETS NEW MARK
 FOR HIGH CLIMB

United States air service, who made a new record flying to an altitude of 2s,Oo0 feet over the state of Ohio on September IS, which record has been officially confirmed, has written an interesting report of his sensational flight to Major General Kenly. director of the military aeronautics.
 ] Following is Captain Schroeder's story:
 7 ''In order to take an airplane to higher altitude than any other pilot in the world, I made three attempts. The first one took me 24,000 feet, the second to 27,000 feet, and the last one to 2S,000 feet, but now I feel certain that can get to 3O,0OO feet.
 ''The cold thin air is ones great eos ou'Sis"is. Hhdue Steauy climb. circularly passing through clouds at 5000 feet, 12,OOO feet and 16'000 feet. At 10000 feet, while still climbing in large circles, my goggles became frosted, making 1t difficult for me to read my in struments.
 When I reached 25,O0O feet. I noticed the sun growing very dim. l could hardly hear my motor run, and l felt very hungry. The trend of my thought was that it must be getting late, that evening must be coming on, but l was still climb ing so thought l might as we'll stick to it a little longer, for l knew l could reach my ceiling pretty soon, then l should go down even though it were dark, I could land all right, for had made night landings many times before, and so I went to talking to myself and this. I felt was good sign to begin taking oxygen which I did.
 Il was then about 25,OOO feet and as oon as I started to inhale the oxygen, the sun grew bright again, my motor begain to exhaust so lou ] that it seemed something must be wrong with it. I was no longer hungry and the day seemed to be most beautiful one. felt like singing with sheer joy as I gazed about through the small DOT tion of my goggles which had no frost, due to drop of oil splashed on them from the motor.
 Tt was wonderful to see the very clear blue sky with the clouds thous- ands of feet below. The frost on my goggles bothered me very much. When l was about 27,OOO feet. I had to remove my goggles, as was unable to keep steady climb. My hands, by this time, were very numb and worried me considerably. The ; cold air made my eyes water and I was compelled to fly with my head we'll down inside the cockjit. Il kept at it until my oxygen gave out and at that point I noticed my aneroid indicated very nearly 29,O0O feet. The thermometer showed 32 degrees below zero, cen tlgrade, and the revolutions per minute had dropped from 1900 to 1860. This is considered very good and l could not understand why I was only 29'00O feet, after climbing for so long time, I remember that the horizon seemed to be very much out Of place, but felt that I was ! flying correctly and that I was right and the horizon was wrong. About this time the motor quit, Twas out of gasoline, so descended in large spiral. When I descended to about 20.C1o feet, I began to feel much better and realized that the lack of oxygen had affected me, l passed down through the clouds, 16,000 feet and as re- member, it was showing from these clouds upon the next layer some 4'0oo feet below. am not positi 'e of this as I may have been affected