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1907. June 14. Friday at Baddeck

Record Philadelphia
27 Apr 1907
BIG AERIAL TRIP STARTS TO-DAY
Attempt Will Be Made to Balloon From St. Louis to Washington
Washington, D.C., April 26.-The first long-distance balloon ascension test, which Captain Charles de F. Chandler, United States Signal Corps, and Mr. McCoy, of the Aero Club, New York city, are to conduct, will be undertaken tomorrow at St. Louis. The objective point will be Washington, D.C.

The trip is to be taken in order to demonstrate the efficiency of balloons as signal agencies in warfare. The aeronauts expect to make no descents, but to land in this vicinity Monday next. The balloon in which the journey will be attempted has a capacity of about 80,000 cubic feet, which is the standard size of balloons of the aero clubs of the world.

The record for the longest distance in America was made in 1858, by Professor Wise who started from St. Louis and landed near the eastern end of Lake Ontario.

News. Chattanooga Tenn.
27 Ap - 1907.
BALLOON TRIP TO WASHINGTON
TWO GAS BAGS WILL UNDERTAKE A LONG DISTANCE JOURNEY

St. Louis, April 27.-Two balloons, the America and the Orient are being inflated and weather conditions being favorable, ascensions will be made tonight by Aeronaut J.C. McCoy of the Aero Club of New York City and Charles De F. Chandler, United States signal corps, in the America's basket, and Aeronauts Alan R. Hawley and Leo Stevens of New York in the Orient's basket.

It is the intention of Aeronaut McCoy and Capt. Chandler to ascend at 7 o'clock this evening and undertake a trip to Washington D.C., in an endeavor to win the Lahm cup, offered by Capt. Frank Lahm, U. S. A. to the aeronaut who makes a continuous voyage covering the greatest number of miles.

Hawley and Stevens will ascend at midnight to test the air conditions in this vicinity in the interest of the balloon tournament to be held here in October by the Aero Club of America.

The America has a gas bag fifty-three feet in diameter and a displacement of 78,000 cubic feet. With its car and equipment the balloon weighs 2,200 pounds.

Aeronaut McCoy stated today what he expects to remain in the air tonight, Sunday and Sunday night.

The Orient is a much smaller balloon than the America and would be incapable of a long distance flight. Today is hazy and cool.

Inter Mt. Butte Montana
27 Ap 1907.
POSTPONE AERIAL JOURNEY

Oregonian Portland
27 Apr 1907.
POSTPONES LONG BALLOON FLIGHT
Weather Conditions Not Favorable for Trip From St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, April 27.-After a conference with the Weather Bureau officials today, Aeronaut B. C. McCoy, of the Aero Club of New York, concluded to postpone the long-distance balloon flight of the America for at least 36 hours, as the wind conditions are not now favorable.

It was the intention of McCoy and Captain Charles De F. Chandler, United States Signal Corps, to undertake a trip this evening to Washington, D. C., in order to try for the Lahm Cup, offered by Captain Lahm. U. S. A., for a continuous voyage covering the greatest number of miles.

Allan R. Hawley and Lee Stevens, of New York, are to ascend at midnight tonight in the Orient, to test the air conditions in this vicinity in the interest of the balloon tournament to be held here in Ocober.

Gazette St Joseph Mo.
27 Apr. 1907
BALLOON TRIP TO WASHINGTON
First Long Distance Journey to Test Efficiency of the Balloon as Agency in War.

WASHINGTON, April 26.-The first long distance balloon ascension test, which Captain Charles D. F. Chandler, U. S. signal corps, and Mr. McCoy of the Aero club, New York City, are to conduct, will be undertaken tomorrow at St. Louis. The objective point will be Washington and the trip is to be taken in order to demonstrate the efficiency of balloons as signal agencies in warfare.
The aeronauts expect to make no descents, but to land in this vicinity Monday next. The balloon in which the journey will be attempted has a capacity of about 80,000 cubic feet, which is the standard size of balloons of the aero clubs of the world.

The record for the longest distance in America was made in 1859 by Prof. Wise, who started from St. Louis and landed near the eastern end of Lake Ontario.

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Wind Not Favorable for Trip From St. Louis to Washington.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

St. Louis April 27.-After a conference with the weather bureau officials today, Aeronaut B. C. McCoy of the Aero club of New York, concluded to postpone the long distance balloon flight of the America for at least thirty-six hours, as the wind conditions are not now favorable.
It was the intention of McCoy and Captain Charles Chandler, U.S. signal corps,[[cut off]] undertake a trip this evening to Washington, D.C., in order to try for the Lahm cup, offered by Captain F. H. Lahm, U. S. A., for a continuous voyage covering the greatest number of miles. Allan R. Hawley and Lee Stevens, of New York, are to ascend at midnight tonight in the Orient, to test the air conditions in this vicinity in the interest of[[cut off]] balloon tournament to be held here in October.
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Transcription Notes:
Some words need deciphering. Butte Inter Mountain Newspaper in 1907