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...Henry Helm Clayton delivered a lecture on "My Balloon Trip from St. Louis to New Jersey and the Future of Aerial Navigation" in the Living Room of the Union last evening. The lecture was illustrated by stereopticon views of the balloons at the start of the international race, views of cities and fields, of mountain peaks and seas of clouds seen from the balloon and of flying machines without gas bags, which Mr. Clayton believes will be the future means of navigation...
After describing the sensations of his 40 hours of floating in the upper air currents and of the landing at Asbury Park, New Jersey, Mr. Clayton told of the great use that has been made of balloons and kites during the last 20 years for scientific research of the atmosphere...
...Henry Helm Clayton, meteorologist at the Blue Hill Observatory, will give an illustrated lecture on "My Balloon Trip from St. Louis to New Jersey and the Future of Aerial Navigation" in the Living Room of the Union this evening at 8 o'clock. The lecture will be open only to members of the Union...
...Clayton was in the German Army balloon "Pommern" which recently won the international race from St. Louis to Asbury Park, New Jersey, and his knowledge of the upper air currents was greatly instrumental in winning the victory. This knowledge has been gained by Mr. Clayton during a long period of research work. In 1885, after a year's experience as assistant at the Ann Arbor Astronomical Observatory, he became assistant at the Harvard Observatory, where he made many meteorological observations. In 1886 he became observer at Blue Hill Observatory, and with the exception of three years as local forcast official...
...following lectures will be given in the Living Room of the Union: December 3, "My Balloon Trip from St. Louis to New Jersey and the Future of Aerial Navigation," by Mr. Henry Helm Clayton of the Blue Hill Observatory: December 10, Dr. Wilired T. Grenfell, on some phase of his hospital work in Labrador; December 16, "The Battle against Graft in the Cities," by Honorable William H. Langdon, District Attorney of San Francisco. These lectures will be at 8 o'clock and will be open only to members of the Union...