Show PERISHED IN MOUNTAINS OR ORON ON TIlE THE DESERT sate fate ate of the Six Men Who Went Up in the Balloon Amer America America America ica Is Unknown SEVERAL SEARCHING PARTIES IN THE HILLS START MADE FROM PASADENA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SHORT FLIGHT INTENDED Ilos 10 is Angeles March 22 For more n more re than fifty hours now friends of the six men who ascended from Tournament park in Pasadena at 3 Saturday afternoon in the big Ferris balloon America have hate been without word of them or the thu slightest knowledge of the fate that has overtaken the tho intrepid As far as information here heie goes gocs no human being has lias caught sight of the huge huse gas g S bag since It arose arote above the park enclosure In sight of ot oOOO enthusiastic sightseers w th its load of human freight and carried by a stiff breeze sailed salted majestically Into the clouds that lay far down on the mountain sides and disappeared from view of the gathered throng Worst Is Feared The belief that some tragic fate ate has ha befallen the men who ho formed the party part has led to the formation of many relief expeditions into various parts of the Sierra Mad Madre re directly over which the strong trong current drew the balloon where It had reached an altitude attitude of but a few thousand feet feeL There are arc three dis distinct distinct distinct mountain ranges before the Mo ado javo desert d rt in la reached fifty tifty miles north of PI P dena adena If the balloon was able to sail over this fifty mile stretch of serried mountain chain and come to earth on the Mo fo Javo desert there is hope that the oc 00 occupants of time basket after tramping I many mun weary miles may be 00 able to tu reach shelter food and amI safety If the balloon was Wall not able to cross the Sierras and was wag brought down among the mountains nothing short of a miracle r can to n save sate the men from death from cx ex exposure I and starvation Searching Parties Out At 3 S this afternoon two to par parti tio ti a made up of hardy men used to the mountains and knowing all ail of the trails left Pa Pasadena denk and will search sear h all aU I night for some trace three of the missing lien n Inc In party will go to Mount fount Lowe and from there attempt to pass down the trail tran leading north md and Il d east and finally Into the west fork of f time the San S n Gabriel river near its head This party parly Is In charge of Phil Begue Besue a hunter and mountaineer TIP The other party of six in charge of Kirk Irk Reynolds will go so direct t to Swit Switzer zer s camp on the side of Mount Moment Wil Wilson Wilson 11 son and from there will proceed at once into the too west fork and follow it if f possible pos to a R meeting with the other Party Pirty Earlier today a H party part In which as t s Roy Knabenshue the aviator tutor went to Alpine tavern near the summit of Mount Lowe and search ii i now being made from there into all allf of f the adjacent canyons canons A report from this party part late this afternoon stated that no trace of the missing balloon had yet been found Through R L Carlton chief of the government ho forestry rangers on the San Sun Gabriel reserve word has been sent to all of the tho rangers to take the trails at onre once and cover all of the mountainous district posts during the night The Elks lodge of Pasadena two members of or which are arc among amons the missing party will send s nd out an expedition tonight A V A searching party is scheduled to lave 1 ave this city tonight In automobiles and proceed as far into the foothills as may rna be found possible following the v ason agon trail tran to Barley Barlt flats Deep snow covers cOers the trails In places and It Is not thought probable that the party can go far but will be able to tolaro tarry laro warm clothing and ana provisions which can be conveyed Into the moun mount mountain tain t in fastnesses by men on foot tooL Short Flight Intended It was the intention of Captain Mueller lu lIer when the ascent was begun to tomake tomake tomake make but a short flight and to seek a landing somewhere along the foothills above Pasadena He must have found th s impossible of accomplishment ow owing owing ing to the strong wind which sprang up unexpectedly soon oon after the ascent and andin andin andin in the predicament which he found himself he may mar have made the attempt to t rise above aboe the storm and cross the mountains to the desert beyond a flight of nearly eighty miles But with withro ro more ballast to sacrifice In an effort ef effort effort fort to gain gaits the desired altitude the are that he was blown by b the wind across the first range and a d being unable to rise again above the higher peaks of the second range was com compelled compelled to make a landing during durin the furious night somewhere In the moun mountains mountains taine ft A What the fate of the members of the thep p Will be should this conjecture eve to be the correct one may only be but it is not probable that they can make their way to safety un unassisted unassisted unassisted assisted Captain Mueller Is the only Iud aeronaut in the party |