Show harrowing ride in a runaway airship AERONAUT TELLS OF VOYAGE ABOVE LAKE MICHIGAN CLOTHES FROZE TO BODY capt william Matt eray gives graph account of unwelcome tr p single M estep meant plunge into eternity gaylord mich dressed in a natty gray flannel yachting suit capt wil Matt eray was seen the other morning at wolverine shortly before he started off la search of his airship the columbia chich he left anchored to some trees in a big swamp 15 miles east of wolverine his experience both while on board the disabled ship and after landing will be enough to fill a boob he was nearly drowned three different times encountered wild animals after making the land ing slept in the dense forest miles from any human inhabitant lost him self in the woods after wakening and wandered around all day before he finally reached a place where he could be directed bad to civilization capt Matt eray was 25 year old on the day he started h s famous trip he Is a native of paris france where he got his early training he has crossed the english channel by the air route has exhibited in the east and middle states and as tar west as the iowa cities he gives a graphic description of his adventure the crowd was so great at the fair grounds I 1 at first did not care to mal e the trip on account of the high winds which I 1 could see by the traveling clouds the crowd wh eh had come over miles to see the big ship which had been on exhibit alon for two das began to talk take and I 1 saw no way out of it I 1 started to make the trip between 5 30 and 6 clock in the afternoon and in about two minutes after she got under way I 1 fan into the high winds which threw the gasoline engine out 0 kilter I 1 was already over green bay I 1 got there so fast that landing was imps sible it began to get dark I 1 tried to land again but got into the water I 1 threw out some ballast and rose above the clouds the next time I 1 tried to land it was in a big lake I 1 think it was lake michigan I 1 could see nothing but water I 1 had thrown the engine out short ly after I 1 started as I 1 wished to save the lighter ballast to make a landing it I 1 got a good chance the next time when I 1 arose I 1 ot into the higher atmosphere and my wet clothes froze to my body the big gas bag was dripping and as soon as we struck the higher air it was cov ered with a thick coating of ice I 1 expected to get killed any moment but made up my mind I 1 would stick till the finish but was going to cut the ropes from the frame work ot the ship and float with the gas bag it the worst came the frame work was so trail that one misstep would have thrown me out into space I 1 was hungry and thirsty from be ing in the high air and nearly frozen and became exhausted so I 1 made a net out of the land ng rope across the frame of the chip tied myself to it and fell asleep I 1 must have slept a long time and was awakened by the has et striking on a tree I 1 untied again and again he was dashed in to the water myself made a lasso out of the drag rope and after striking several trees finally got the rope over one and fas bened it cl abing down to the ground and pulled the ship with me uncas bening the canvas rudder I 1 made a bed of it at the foot of the tree and went to slee I 1 was awakened la the night by a b g alaci bear which came sniffing around but be did not attempt to do any harm I 1 saw ill kinds of wild animals and dozens of deer which wo ild give a stare at the big thing in the air and run a vay in alarm I 1 arose in th morning and v albed around for four hours covering about ten miles and found myself at the starting point took another start and late erday arrived here in an exhausted condition I 1 am now go ng after the ship capt Matt eray has been sailing the air tor 15 years and has had several narrow escapes |