Show AERONAUTS LOST hOST LOSTIN hOSTIN IN m TilE TiE CLOUDS Balloon Baloon Bearing Seven Prom- Prom Men Caught by Firce Gale Philadelphia Aug AuS- 21 l. I in lie tue direction of the tIme Atlantic CH City Mead Mead- Ica o otts ott's ws s 's ho balloon LIen Ben Franklin said to bethe be bebe the be largest In time the United States is fleeing before a i. i howll howling northwest storm tonight It I t holds holts In Its backet hacket the time lives of or seven members of or the time Den Ben cn Franklin Aeronautic Society of the lie Wilted United States Stales In the lie presence of or a 1 cheering crow crowd of I 60 persons sons tl time the remarkable ascension was ma made this afternoon from froni rom the Atlantic Atlan tic grounds of oC Limo Iho United States Improvement c Improve Improve- tc It hash ment company at Point Breeze reeze I haj from 6 G o'clock In time the morning until ulU In the afternoon It to tn Inflate the time monster mon molt 20 tie Samuel Sam Sani- and for time the flight stem ster bag amid prepare fh al tie uel Kil King the lie old SS aeronaut superIntended superIntended super Uler- Intended the time ascension Bul Crow CIU 1 I H e. e As AI the thom ropes were cut and Ind the time huge hUJe bird The bag JJ spread out J. J like an Immense white haired navigator of or the clouds clouts stood perched on the tue Ut edge of UI basket Hold Holding hold hold- ing onto a rope rOI with one hand han and amid show show- how how- ering down dowis upon time the crowd crowt several se cards bearing the lie words Goo Good bo Those besides Professor King ICing in the time basket Iw ro Dr T T. Chalmers Chalmer Fuller president of the thic society ociel Henry Henf S S. Gratz first vice Dr George Georgo II I. I Mm- Mm merman second vice president D. D J loch Koch I secretary George RO treasurer trel- trel treas tm-ens- Arthur thou T. T and amid W W. V N N. N Jenni Jen- Jen ni n gs The Tho lien Ben Franklin rose roso ros rapidly to n a height of or about 00 lr feet and ami want WIM for fOl 15 minutes A After ties ties' hidden l by 1 a i cloud coul on lothe to lo reappearing the balloon drifted rIle quickly the M t and wa was lost to sight The TIme party had expected ted to make maee a landing Lcm w hac erp between Wild wood and Atlan Atlantic AlanI Alan Alan- tit tic Le City It I Is feared timy have been carried cur car I ned ried out to sea ca an and amid lo lost 1011 l |