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1907. [[?]]. 14 
Annual. Atlanta Ga.
28 Apr 1907

AERONAUT CARRIED DISTANCE OF 67 MILES

Balloon comes Down After Hour and Forty-Five Minute Into Herd of Cattle.
(By Associated Press.)

ST. LOUIS, MO., April 27.-Aeronaut Allen R. Hawley. of New York City, made an escension here afternoon in the balloon Orient and was carried 67 Miles before coming to earth, seven miles east of Carrollton. III,, after being up for one hour and fifty-five minutes.

The balloon came down in the midst of a herd of cattle on the farm of Robert Hardcastle. Just before the basket touched the ground, it missed a barbed wire fence. barely clearing it, and sank down upon the cattle stampeding the herd. A Team being worked in a field adjoining. took fright and ran away. Farmers hurried to the spot and assisted the aeronaut to pack up the deflated balloon, which was later hauled to Carrollton, where Hawley will spend the night.
This was Hawley's seventh ascension. He expects to make another Tuesday night and two more later in the east, as he is required to have made ten ascensions to qualify to act as pilot of the St. Louis entry in the international tournament here in October. Mr. Hawley, accompanied by J. T. McCoy and Leo Stevens, of New York, and Captain Chandler, United States signal corps, arrived last night. It was the intention of the aeronaut, McCoy and Captain Chandler to ascend this evening in the big balloon America for a trip to Washington, but it was postponed owing to unfavorable air currents.

Pioneer Press
St Paul
28 Apr 1907

AIRSHIP AMID HERD

Cattle are Stampeded by Great Descending Gas Bag.

FARM TEAM RUNS AWAY

Illinois Rural Life Made Exciting By Aeronaut Hawley's Advent.

St. Louis, April 27.-Aeronaut Allen R Hawley of New York City made an ascension here this afternoon in the balloon Orient and was carried sixty-seven mile before coming to earth. He landed i safety seven miles east of Carrollton, III., after being up for one hour and fifty-five minutes.
The balloon came down in the midst of a herd of a cattle in a meadow on the farm of Robert Hardcastle. Just before the basket touched the ground it missed a barbed wire fence, barely clearing the barbs, and sank down among the cattle, stampeding the herd. A team of horses being worked in the field adjoining took fright and ran away.
Farmers Hurried to the spot and assisted the aeronaut to pack up the deflated balloon which later was hauled to Ger-

Herald Boston
28 Apr-1907

BEVERLY MAN PERFECTS AIRSHIP AFTER 10 YEARS

SVEN J. ANDERSON, AND VIEW OF FLYING MACHINE HE SAYS IS SUCCESS.

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ANDERSON'S NEW FLYING MACHINE

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THE FLYING MACHINE READY TO TRANSPORT

IGITIVE IS SEEN

Leo Shorts Paris
26 Apr - 1907
Le plus grand Ballon de France
Un match dans la nuit. – <> et son sa ellite.– Le