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Show Successful Airship Flight East St.. lyouis. 111. H. M. Seeler a mechanic, made a successful inaugural inaug-ural flight on Saturday in a new dirijr ible balloon invented by W. H. Smith of this city. The balloon shot up into the sky and traveled at a tremendous tre-mendous height. The ascent was made from Edgemont. til. beeler guided the craft nine miles toward Belleville. 111., and then returned in a zigzag course. As he descended the steering apparatus fouled a chimney and Tas broken, but Seeler brought the airship to earth without mishap |