The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-10-28

How LIEUT.. GALE LOST HIS LIFE--Inter
esting Balloon ASCENSION following
particular account Of the death OF Lieut.. Gale
is communicated to the National MteHigen-
Ger, by its Paris correspondent:
Balloon ascensions still continue TO be the
iavorite popular amusement here, at the rate
ofabout two per week. One OF the most dar-
ing of modern 9ronauts, Mr.. Gale, sand to
have been IA lieutenant IN the British navy has
just met his death in one oil his perllOus as
cents. This gentleman had been amusing
the Parsians during the last two months by
his novel and daring exploits. He attached
to his balloon two cars, one suspended some
twenty feet below the other, connected by
slight rope ladder. To the lower Car were al
fixed exploding fireworks. The eronaut, on
leaving the earth, was seated in the upper
car. After reaching the desired elevation, he
might be seen TO descend through hole in the
centre, and make his way, with a sailors
agility along his imperceptible ladder 10 the
lower car; there he attracted the attention Of
The millions below, by the discharge Of his
nrial artillery After while his diminished
form was seen re-ascending to the upper car,
and he and his balloon were soon lost in the
distance.
From Paris lie proceeded to Bordeaux
There he undertook TO initiate Poitevn, OF
Paris, by ascending on horseback; and it was
in this experiment that he lost his life. The
exploit was successfully accf mplished; he
had regained the earth, and his horse was
| loosed from the pir.hs by which he had been
held in the ascent. The BALLOON relieved OF
the weight Of to horse, strove to mount
again. Mr.. Gales orders we've misunder-
stood by his French assistants, as he spoke
French but imperlectly. The cords were
loosed, AMI up went the balloon, carrying
Gale. who was entangled among the cords,
up with il. He succeeded by violent effort
in gaining the car, aud there was immediate
| j. suhOcated by ,;ie escaping gas. They who
witnessed Ihs voluntary ascent soon lost sight
of him. Not seeing him return so soon as
was expected. search was instituted. That
nj CHIT the balloon was found, but all search
| Tor the unfortunate Gale WAS in vain Next
morning d laborer, proceeding 10 his work,
discovered the body IN wood. His face had
already been Gevoured by wild animals, and
nearly every bone in his body was broken.--
| He had evidently fallen from great height.
1t is supposed that the anchor, dangling by a
long rope, had caught in tree, upset the flat
car upon which Gale was lying, sufiocated and
senseiess, and caused him 10 10 roll off. The
balloon descended of itself, and without the
/ slightest injury, within mile two from the
spot where the body was afterwards found.
pollevin. in Paris, still continues from the
hippodrome his ignal exhibitions. l was
present, fur days ago, at his last ascension.
| He himself assembled. mounted, not upon his
white pony, but in the character of Sancho
IPanza. upon an ass. The poor animal was
allowed nothing to stand upon, but was sus-
pended by girths passing below his belly
/ Above the ass and his rider was suspended a
wicker car, in which were seated female OF
the hippodrome, representing Dulcinea del
Toboso. and man accoutred as the Knight
of La Mancha. The poor ass was most
unwilling actor in this ridiculous scene. His
1 "reminiscences Of a former ascension were not
agreeable and is required at least dozen
men pushing and hauling to bring him up 10
his post beneath the balloon. For moment
or two after leaving the arena, he beat the air