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1907. April 6. Saturday at Baddeck. lmt [[strikethrough]]71[[/strikethrough]]89 [[NY?]] Telegraph. New York 5 Feb 1907 BLIZZARD PREVENTS DR. THOMAS' ASCENT Nirvana, Frozen Stiff in Act of Inflation, Disappoints Waiting Thousands at Norfolk, Va. (Special Dispatch to the Morning Telegraph) NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 4. Dr. Julian P. Thomas returned to New York to-night without having made an ascent from the Jamestown Exposition grounds in his mammoth balloon the Nirvana. It was intended that the ascent should have been made this morning, and R. H. Sexton, chief of the Publicity Bureau of the Jamestown Exposition, and Mr. Bronson, of the Aero Club, New York, were to have accompanied him. Blizzardy weather prevented the inflation of the balloon in time for the morning ascent, and then it was arranged for the ascent to be made at 3 P. M. The inflation of the balloon at the city gas works was begun, bit the cord netting over the canvas and the canvas itself began to freeze with the falling sleet, and Dr. Thomas feared it might be too dangerous for the ascent to be made, especially by reason of the fact that the balloon while being filled with gas took a tilt, so that it would have scraped the side of a building in going up and probably broken in its frozen condition. Dr. Thomas ordered the balloon shipped back to New York at once, but said he would return again in about a month to make the ascent. The failure to-day was disappointing to thousands who were out to witness the ascent, which if attempted at all would have been in the face of a wind blowing twenty miles an hour. Herald Boston 5 Feb 1907. SAILS EIGHT MILES IN AIR PARIS, Feb. 5, 1907. Count Henry de la Vaulx made another successful flight with his airship yesterday from the shed at Sartrouville, travelling to St. Germain. He sailed above the famous terrace and then back to the shed, manoeuvring in that vicinity for a quarter of an hour. The total distance was about eight miles. This was his 201st ascent since he began his career as an aeronaut, and his eighth with his new steerable airship. Herald New York 5 Feb 1907. Aeronaut Begins Third Century Comte Henry de La Vaulx Makes His 201st Ascent Since He Entered Upon His Career. Hovering Over St. Germain Sails from Sartrouville, Lingers Above Famous Terrace and Returns to Balloon Shed. [Special Cable To The Herald.] Herald Bureau, No. 49 Avenue De L'Opera, Paris, Tuesday. Comte Henry de La Vaulx made another successful flight with his airship yesterday from the shed at Sartrouville, traveling to Saint Germain, sailing above the famous terrace and then back to the shed, manoeuvring in that vicinity for a quarter of an hour. The total distance was about thirteen kilometres (eight miles). This was Comte Henry La Vaulx's two hundred and first ascent since he began his career as an aeronaut and his eighth with his new steerable airship. Les Shorts Paris 3 Feb 1907 L'AERONAUTIQUE Dans la vague de froid! Les aéronautes qui n'ont pas craint de partir en ballon samedi et dimanche, emportés par la vague de froid qui transit les terriens, ont bien mérité de la météorologie. Samedi soir, à 8 h. 35, le ballon le Sylphe s'est élevé du parc de l'Aéro Club, aux Côteaux de Saint-Cloud, monté par M. Paul Tissandier, Léon Barthou, François Peyrey et Mme Lafaurie. A 11 heures du soir, le thermomètre-fronde marquait –12 et la température au thermomètre ordinaire est descendue jusqu'à –16. La descente s'est faite à 5 h. 15 du matin à Mongauguier (Vienne), entre Poitiers et Parthenay, dans un brouillard épais. Inutile de dire que les aéonautes étaient littéralement gelés. Le paysage au clair de lune, entre Chartres est Châteaudun, était de toute beauté. Dimanche matin, à 11 h. 30. le ballon Bengali, parti du même parc, monté par MM. Maurice Monin et Georges Suzor, est allé atterrir â 2 h. 35 à Tremblay-le-Vicomte (Eure[[cutoff]]t-Loir), à 70 kilomètres de Paris environ. Bulletin So Francisco Cal. 6 Feb 1907 Balloon Experiment Will Be Conducted WASHINGTON, Feb 6.–Quietly, but with a determination to satisfy himself thoroughly on the subject, General Allen, chief signal officer of the army, has been making preparations for extensive experiments with balloons, airships and aeroplanes with a view of settling upon some system of aerial navigation for use in operations of the army, either in time of peace or war. Recently there arrived in this country from France a type of balloon used by the French army, which was purchased by the Signal Corps in order that its merits might be tested. It is the intention to conduct the experiments at Fort Omaha, just outside of Omaha, and for this purpose $50,000 already appropriated has been allotted for fitting up the fort with all necessary appliances. Star Cincinnati O. 6 Feb 1907 Expected That Some Surprises Will Be Sprung ---------- (Associated Press Dispatch) Washington, Feb 6.---Quietly, but with a determination to satisfy himself thoroughly on the subject, Gen. Allen, chief signal officer of the army, has been making preparations for most extensive experiments with balloons, airships and aeroplanes with the view to settling upon some system of aerial navigation for use in operations of the army. Recently there arrived in this country from France a type of balloon used by the French army, which was purchased by the signal corps. In New York there is being constructed an immense balloon. It is the intention to conduct the experiments at Fort Omaha, just outside of Omaha, Neb. and for this purpose $50,000 has been allotted. Gen. Allen said to-day that he will be prepared to conduct experiments with every conceivable kind of machine offered. Gen. Allen believes this country is far ahead of any other in the matter of flying machines, ad that some will furnish surprises. It is expected by the department that before long the American army will have an equipment superior to that of any other army in the world.
