AERONAUTICS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 14347, 27 October 1910, Page 3

AERONAUTICS.

A BALLOON STILL MISSING. THE LONG ISLAND CONTEST. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright VANCOUVER, Oct. 26. Tile balloon America 11. has not been located yet. Searchers have left Toronto on behalf of the St. Louis Aero Club. Milwaukee reports that probably the balloon foil into Lake Superior. NEW YORK, Oct. 26. Ralph Johnston boat Drexel’s altitude with 7303 feet, and established a new United States record. Johnston aeroplaned in a snowstorm above the clouds, and was frost-rovored when ho descended. Previously Johnston had ascended to a great height, but forgot bis barograph, and the height was not recorded. F. W. Radley, an Englishman, in a Blcriot machine, covered 20 miles across country in 19miu 4S'(sec. The judges believed the chronometers must be wrong, for the speed was so amazing. Latham manoeuvred on the edge of storm clouds. Ho was in great peril, hut tho crowds thought ho was merely “showing off.” Ho made a rapid descent, and owing to the wind he caught in a tree. Tile machine was damaged, hut Latham was unhurt. ARMY AEROPLANES. LONDON, Oct, 26. Tho Daily Mail states (hat tho War Office has purchased two noroplaneti of tho Pnullmn and Furman typo respectively. ANOTHER LIFE LOST. MAGDEBURG, Oct, 2G. Lieutenant Gonte. whilst aoroplaning, foil sixty feet and was killed under the machine, A REWARD OFFERED. (Received Oct. 27, 8.55 a.in.) NEW YORK, Oct. 26. A reward of £260 is offered for ihe discovery of the missing navigators of the balloon America 11. THE DEATH ROLL. (Received Oct. 27, 10,55 a.m.) PARIS, Oct. 26. Blanchard, the av; :r, fell 100 feet and was killed. AN All! .SHIP’S VOYAGE. (Received Oct, 27, 11.35 a.m.) LONDON. Oct. 20. The Morning Post's Lehaudy air ship travelled from Soissons, in the Department of Seine ct Oise, to Aldershot, in five boors. When entering the shed the envelope ripped, and the air ship collapsed with a crash, but tho damage was not serious.