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2 1907 February 22 Friday, at Baddeck Post Pittsburg. 2 Jan 1907. OFFER 3,000,000 FEET OF GAS FOR BALLOON RACE. Aeronauts Say, However, That Only 1,500,000 Feet Will Be Required. St. Louis the Place. By Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1.—Although the National Aero club stated that only 1,500,000 cubic feet of pure coal gas will be required for the contestants in the international balloon races, which will be held here next October, the promise has been given the Aero club that 3,000,000 cubic feet of gas will be furnished if desired. The Aero club committee, having decided on St. Louis as the place for holding the races, the selection of a starting site in St. Louis has been left in the hands of the Business Men's league. It is probable some spot in Forest park will be selected. Herald New York 2 Jan - 1907 AERONAUTS LOST FOR HOURS IN AIR Messrs. McCoy and Hawley Long Missing After Ascension from St. Louis. LAND SAFELY IN ILLINOIS Voyage of More than Eighty Miles Made Without Mishap Above the Clouds. [SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD.] St. Louis, Mo., Tuesday.—Alan R. Hawley, aeronaut, and J.C. McCoy, pilot, ascended on the balloon L'Orient at half-past one o'clock this afternoon and floated away toward the northwest. At ten o'clock to-night no word had come from them, and the officials of the Aero Club of America were nonplussed, though they expressed no sign of apprehension. Late tonight, however, word was received that the Orient had safely landed at Cliffdale, Ill. The landing was made at half-past four o'clock this afternoon, when the balloon had sailed eighty-six miles from St. Louis. Messrs. McCoy and Hawley said they enjoyed the sail through the air. The temperature was pleasant, about 40 degrees. The highest altitude was 2,100 feet above the clouds. They were out of sight of land most of the time. Messrs. Hawley and McCoy were to visit the nearest telegraph office after landing and send word immediately to headquarters here. The balloon drifted toward St. Charles, Mo, but nothing was seen of it there. Telegrams were sent to Herrin, Ill., Orchard and Hermann Farm, Mo.; Warrenton and surrounding points to look out for the balloon, but nothing was heard of it at any of these places. It was feared the balloon had descended in either the Missouri or Mississippi River, in which case both aeronauts would have been in danger of drowning, but no such fear was entertained by the Aero Club officials. A large crowd assembled to witness the ascension in the coal yards of the Laclede Gas Light Company, at Second and Rutger streets. When the guy ropes were released the 35,000 cubic foot balloon rose gracefully into the air. There was not a single mishap to mar the ascension. Republic - St Louis 1 Jan 1907 A Test Trip! [[image]] St. Louis: "Now, gentlemen speaking about that 1,500,00 cubic feet of pu re coal gas, etc.—" A Test Trip! [[image]] St. Louis: "Now, gentlemen, speaking about that 1,500,000 cubic feet of pu re coal gas, etc, -"
