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Seward Daily Gateway
Seward, Seward County, Alaska
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In the Gordon Bennett cup balloon race, US Army lieutenants Olmstead and Choplaw died when their balloon was struck by lightning and crashed in flames in Nilesterrode, Holland. Two Swiss balloonists burned to death over the mall, and a Spanish pilot was killed by lightning.
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BRUSSELS, Sept. 24. American lieutenants Olmstead and Choplaw, pilots in the United States army balloon which started with 13 others in the Gordon Bennett cup race Sunday were killed when their craft fell at Nilesterrode, Holland during the night after being struck by lightning and falling in flames.
Two Swiss balloonists were burned to death when their balloon caught fire over the mall, and a Spanish pilot was killed when lightning struck his balloon.
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Nilesterrode, Holland
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Sept. 24
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american lieutenants olmstead and choplaw killed; two swiss balloonists burned to death; spanish pilot killed.
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American lieutenants Olmstead and Choplaw were killed when their United States army balloon, participating in the Gordon Bennett cup race that started Sunday with 13 others, was struck by lightning and fell in flames at Nilesterrode, Holland during the night. Two Swiss balloonists were burned to death when their balloon caught fire over the mall, and a Spanish pilot was killed when lightning struck his balloon.