| Show SHAFTEB HAS A BALLOON Could Sue the Enemy From a Great Height Washington June 30The reports from Santiago a to reconnoitering parties par-ties and efforts of our officers to take observations of the city lead to the belief be-lief at the war department that a big balloon may be utilized by Genera Shafer as a means of surveying Santiago San-tiago and all the surrounding country General Greely chief signal officer sent a complete balloon train with General Gen-eral Shatters expedition and It Is now available for use on the field if General Shafter desires this mode of observation observa-tion The balloon is of the latest make and contains when Inflated 17000 cubic feet of gas The complete equipment of gasmaking machine and apparatus for filling the balloon also accompanies the train An experienced aeronaut a major in the signal service has the balloon train in charge I Is said observation ob-servation could be taken at a height of several thousand feet the balloon being be-ing anchored within the American lines with continuous communication between the balloon and the ground by means of a telephonic apparatus These balloon observations are in vogue with foreign military bodies but It is thought that General Shafter may not feel disposed dis-posed on the eve of a Mg fight to try fare a comparatively new device in war |
