IN THE CLOUDS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 78, 11 July 1910, Page 5

IN THE CLOUDS.

AIRSHIP'S RECORD FEAT. AERONAUT FATALLY INJURE!). By Cable. —Press Association. —Copyright Paris, July 8. Baroness De la Roche, while aeroplaning at Rheims, fell from a height of fifty metres, and was so injured that her recovery is hopeless. At the same place Latham rose to a height of 4058 feet, tfle highest yet attained. He was hidden by clouds for fifteen minutes. ENCOURAGEMENT FOR INVENTORS. London, July 6. Lady Abdy, in a letter, confirms her offer of £50,000 for the <'«"..,uuetion of •i. passenger airship. She a%l<ls that the amount is not necessarily limited to £50,01)0. A REMARKABLE ESCAPE. Paris, July 8. Gaubert, while aoroplaniiy at Vichy, fell 240 feet into the Allier river, but was unhurt. ' DANGERS OF THE AIR. July S. Believing that a German aviator named Lindpainter had contributed to Baron De la Roche's fall by dying too closely above him, an indignant Rheims crowd cried, "Lynch him/' Though De la Roche's leg, arm, And pelvis were fractured, he regained consciousness and demanded that steps be taken against the alleged contributor to the accident.

A RECORD ALTITUDE. Received July 11, 12.35 a.m. New York, July 10. Walter Brooking reached an altitude of 6100 feet at Atlanta City in a Wright Biplane. This constitutes a record.