SCENT AS BALLAST.
GEPtMAN DIRIGIBLE'S SURPRISE VISIT TO BRUSSELS. The German dirigible balloon Clauth arrived at Brussels from Cologne quite unexpectedly on a recent Monday morning, reports a Brussels message to the London Chronicle. It earned three persons, the son of the builder, M. Clauth, Captain yon Kleist, and an engineer. The whole journey of 125 miles was made in five hours, and at an average height of 200 yards. The first intimation of the vessel's approach to Brussels was the appearance of military balloonists, who signalled a message of welcome, and offered help to the visitors in landing. Then the balloon sailed over Brussels in the brilliant sunshine. Few people saw it owing to the early hour. At 5.20 it landed without trouble. The Clauth is a small dirigible built by a German indiarubber manufacturer to test his products. When tho people heard of tho arrival of tho balloon there was great excitenient. The balloon is expected to make several flights over Brussels. It was noticed that tho balloonists used Eau de Cologne as ballast.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXX, Issue 38, 13 August 1910, Page 13
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176SCENT AS BALLAST. Evening Post, Volume LXXX, Issue 38, 13 August 1910, Page 13
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