Show pres dents son takes trip in a bal loon washington theodore roo evelt jr the president s son had his first experience as an aeronaut on wednes day ascending from the navy yard in this city at 1 40 clock in the afternoon and landing four miles from delaware city at 5 30 P m having traversed miles in three hours and forty minutes accompanied by his fellow aay travelers captain chandler pilot and captain fitzhugh lee the president s aide young roosevelt returned to washington shortly after midnight |