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1907. Issue 14. Friday. at Baddeck.

Tribune New York
28 Ap - 1907

SHORT BALLOON TRIP.

Captain Chandler's Trip to Washington Off Because of Bad Winds.

[By Telegraph to The Tribune.]
St. Louis, April 27.—As seems usual when an Aero Club member announces an ascension, the proposed balloon "trip to Washington," by J. C. McCoy, of the club, and Captain Charles de F. Chandler, of the Signal Corps, has been postponed. The reason given last night, after everything was in readiness, was that the wind was unfavorable.

Alan R. Hawley, one of the founders of the Aero Club, and Leo Stevens, who does not care how the wind blows, went up this afternoon in the Orient. They landed an hour and fifty minutes later seven miles east of Carrolton, Ill., after a flight of sixty-seven miles. Mr. Hawley did not try to stay up any length of time, the purpose of the ascent being only to test the air currents about St. Louis. The balloon headed north at a considerable height as soon as it left Forest City Park, nearly hitting some telegraph wires as it left the ground.

Mr. McCoy and Captain Chandler intend to ascend to-morrow if the Weather Bureau will promise continuous westerly winds for two of three days. Captain Chandler's trip with him is in nowise official, but he expects to profit by his observations for the series of ascensions which are to be made by the Signal Corps from Fort Omaha and Fort Leavenworth next summer.

Herald New York
28 Ap - 1907

LACK OF WIND STOPS LAHM CUP CONTEST

Alan R. Hawley Ascends in the Orient, but J. C. McCoy Did Not Start.

MADE 67 MILES FROM ST. LOUIS

Long Distance Trip Will Be Begun To-Night if the Weather Conditions Improve.

[SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD.]
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Saturday.—Alan R. Hawley, of New York, who will be one of the defenders of the International Challenge Balloon Cup in the race from St. Louis next October, made an ascension here this afternoon and landed one hour and fifty minutes later on the farm of Robert Hardcastle, seven miles east of Carrolton, Ill., having travelled a distance of sixty-seven miles.

J. C. McCoy, of New York, a pilot of the Aero Club of America, had planned to try for the Lahm cup this afternoon, but because of unfavorable weather conditions the start was postponed until tonight. Mr. McCoy reached this decision after a consultation with the government Weather Bureau officials, who advised a postponement, as there is no hope of beating Lieutenant Lahm's record of 402 miles except in a strong, steady wind.

Mr. McCoy expects to remain in the air for two nights and a day, and is hopeful of making seventy-five miles an hour. He chose this time for making the attempt to lift the cup so as to take advantage of the full moon for a night voyage. In postponing the start for thirty-six hours he said he would take advantage of the first favorable wind. He will be accompanied by Captain Charles de F. Chandler, of the War College, who will make a report of the flight to the War Department.

 The America, Mr. McCoy's balloon, is of the greatest size permissible for entry in the International Cup race, 80,000 cubic feet, while the Orient, a balloon belonging to the Aero Club of America, and used by Mr. Hawley to-day, is considerably smaller.

It was in commemoration of Lieutenant Lahm's victory in winning the International Cup for America that a handsome cup was subscribed by members of the Aero Club and named after him. It is open to competition from accredited pilots of the 

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Balloons in Contest.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
PARIS, April 27.—With the view of comparing results obtained from two balloons of extremely different sizes, the Aero Club at 7:30 o'clock tonight started the Aigle, the largest balloon in France, of 4,150 cubic metres, and the Micromegas of 400 metres. The Aigle, whose second ascent this is, had aboard ten passengers, including Santos Dumont and Gasnier Lellane, who will go to America later on to participate in balloon races. With such heavy human freight the Aigle was unable to carry more than 400 kilos of ballast, so it is not expected to make a long trip.

Record Philadelphia
28 Ap - 1907

BALLOON STATION FOR ARMY

Hydrogen Plant With Capacity of 5000 Feet Per Hour Ordered.

Washington, D. C., April 27.—As a preliminary step toward the creation of a large experimental station for testing army balloons, the War Department has placed a contract for the construction of a hydrogen generating plant at Fort Omaha, Neb. It will be one of the largest hydrogen plants in the world, capable of producing 5000 cubic feet of gas per hour and will be built by a Cleveland company, which has been awarded the contract at a cost of $21,150.

Inquirer Philadelphia
28 Ap - 1907

LONDON AIR FILLS LUNGS WITH SMUT

Sir Frederick Treves Says the Atmosphere is Injurious to City's People

Declares That Thousands of Persons are Killed There From Breathing the Filthy Air

Special Cable to The Inquirer. Copyright, 1907, by the New York Herald Company.

LONDON, April 27.—Lecturing before the Smoke Abatement Society the other day, the distinguished surgeon, Sir Frederick Treves, made the astounding statements that the air of London in one of its cleanest parts contains six-tens of smut to the square mile, and that the lungs of the Londoners are either thunder-cloud blue or coal black from the dirt absorbed in breathing.

"The lung of a young child is a dainty pink," he said, "and the lung of a London adult is inky blue, marked by patches and stripes of black, due absolutely entirely to the dirt and soot which block up the interstices of the lungs and choke the bronchial glands, giving them a coal black surface. In fact, the bronchial gland is packed solid with soot. I have seen lungs in London that had been absolutely black from the surface to their very depths."

Then, speaking of the disastrous effects of fog on the lungs, Sir Frederick said: 

"London's fog would not admit of killing people by hundreds; it kills by thousands. If no plant can live or flourish in a London back garden, how can it be supposed that a human being can go through a London winter unharmed? It is not air we breathe, but something with a sediment in it; something you can lean up against, as I was told in Whitechapel," he said.