Show BALLOONISTS FINISH MILE 1200 JOURNEY CHICAGO March 25 Four 2 Four naval fliers left Chicago for the United States naval air all flying station at Pensacola Fla to today today to- to day after alter completing a mile 1200 balloon flight from that station to Murdock III Ill yesterday esterday They landed yesterday afternoon In an open field near Murdock In a gale ale which was five fifty-five miles per hour according to the estimate of the pilot Lieutenant Theodore C C. They left eP sacola Tuesday evening The landing was made after the party en encountered encountered encountered en- en countered a snowstorm at an altitude of feet The balloon was not Injured While the air airline line between Pensacola and Murdock is about 00 00 miles Lieutenant Lieuten Lieuten- ant Lonnquist estimates the actual dIstance distance dis dIs- dia- dia tance covered at 1200 miles mite This Is a record for a cubic foot toot standard navy balloon he believes The average speed was about fifty miles per hour he said |