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Show within the limits of St. LouIh. H was next reported in southern Illinois. At Nashville, 111 , the drag ropo touched tho tree tops Ballast was thrown out at North Prairie and tho balloon ascended to an altitude of 2,000 fnot. The last report ot tho balloou in IIHnol3 came from CarnI ebortly after noon. It then paved into Kentucky. HAD ERRATIC FLIGHT. St. Louis, Mav 11. Tho balloon Viking, Vi-king, which landed in a wrecked condition con-dition near Center. Ky., late yesterday, yester-day, had an erratic flight. It ascended at Qulncy. Ill , Monday evening al j C:30 o'clock and traveled southward slowlv. Early . jeterdHV morning It was slghled at Wentzvlllc, Mo., and It uaescd over tho Mletls!irP' river |