Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1907 — BALLOONS SEEN HERE. [ARTICLE]

BALLOONS SEEN HERE.

two of the big gas balloons in the great international balloon race which started from St. Louis, Mo , Monday afternoon passed Rensselaer Tuesday morning and watched by practically the whole town until they were out of sight. The tirrft one was sighted at about 6:45 o’clock and was bearing directly over the town, coming almost direct from the west, but when perhaps a half a mile or more away it veered to the south and went off in a southeasterly direction, probably passing about over the town of Wolcott. It passed directly over the barn of A. G. W. Farmer, six miles southeast of town, and Mr. Farmer had an excellent view of it. The ropes and basket could be seen here but not very plainly. The second balloon appeared some five or ten minutes later, coming from the same direction but was carried off more to the south from here and apparently would pass close to Remington. They were both traveling at quite a rapid rate, although in view here for a half hour or more. , At Remington four of the balloons were seen, one passing over the south part of the town, one considerably south of town, and the other two —the ones saw from Rensselaer—north and east of Remington.