Show AVIA I 1 0 R S LOST I 1 LN L H german balloon found floating in the north sea yarmouth eng oct 17 the gernian balloon hertzell razell He Hor gazell has baa been picked up in the north sea there was bo however wever no sign of the occupants ana the two are believed to have perished the hergesell Hor Her gezell was found floating half deflated one hundred miles northwest of Heli goland by the norwegian steamer and was brought in here acre tho the balloon races that wore were tart pd at berlin on sunday and monday ol of this week have been d characterized by a series of mishaps but the herge zell is the only airship to end its flight with death to its pilots A total of fifty balloons started lu the two races the first tor for the international cup and the second an endurance contest two of them the american conqueror and the spanish montanes Mont anee burst in tho the air the first at a height of oc feet and the second at a height of feet and their occupants had miraculous escapes from death in each case the remains of the enve enveloped lopea balloons formed a kind of parachute which saved the pilots shortly after these two iwo mishaps haps haj had loen leen recorded the airs airships bips to 10 bo be reported from the north sea and vs as it was seen that they undoubtedly would be driven out over this body of water the german admiralty sent out a fleet of torpedo boats to effect rescues while tie british sent out two cruisers several of the balloons made successful landing on shore close to the beach but five of them the Amor american icam st louis ahe swiss helvetia the spanish the german bassel ly and the german plauen blauen caroo came down clown in the water in the vicinity of Heli goland and their occupants all had narrow escapes before they were picked up the race for the international cup was won by the british balloon banshee which landed sue cosE dully on the coast of denmark |