Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-10-06 | Page 19 | Two Balloons in Big Race Still Missing

TWO BALLOONS IN BIG RACE STILL MISSING Anxiety Over Fate of Two Pilots Lessened When Third Reports ST ST. LOUIS Mo Oct 6 6 Although two vvo balloon crews in the national championship race nave have been missing for tor or four days and anda a half halt anxiety over their heir fate was considerably lessened last ast night when it was was learned that the he pilot and aide of a third I balloon reported missing had Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day and spent three days day penetrating the he unsettled Parry sound bound region of Ontario The two remaining craft to be heard from are the St St. Louis V and the Wichita Kan Ilan entry both of which took a northeasterly course with eight other competitors upon taking the air he here e last Wednesday night Two of th the baboons reporting so far landed In the Parry sound region and race lace officials are confident confident confident con con- that the pilots yet to be heard from have hav landed safely and are now making their way to some point of communication n. n with the outside vv world orld Captain laul Jaul J J. McCullough pilotIng piloting pilot pilotIng Ing the St St. Louis 84 84 reported the position of his balloon last ast nl night ht as approximately miles northeast of S St St. t Louis Captain McCulloughs McCullough's s craft per a heavily wooded annd and sparsely bottled section J just t case ease of Georgian bay hay and landed at Parry sound Ontario On On- on-I on tario Across a wild country crossing many streams Captain McCullough I made his way in in three days afoot to where he filed a a. message The 84 s distance record does not I change the results as far as known of the championship the Goodyear II piloted by Ralph Raph Upson having I I I made th the greatest distance to date