Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 185, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1912 — GREAT VANIMAN BALLOON CATASTROPHE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GREAT VANIMAN BALLOON CATASTROPHE

OUR Illustration shows rescue boats searching for the bodies of Melvin Vaniman and four of his airshipafter the dirigible "Akron” was blown up one-half mile in the air off Atlantic City. The gas bag of the airship is seen floating on the water.