Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-03
PerilS of Ra1loonino

The Providence Journal has compiled ouito list ot fatalities, and adds that it does not know ot one distinguished aronaut that has not met With violent death by means of a balloon:
 Among the first who commenced these voy- ages Were M. Pilatre and M Romain. of France. They made an ascent from Boulogue, J une l5, l705 with Montgollier balloon, fire being klndled underneath, and the balloon ascending by means of rarefed air. At an amazing height the balloon took fire, burned the cords by which the car was suspended, and the unhappy occu- pants were precipitated to the earth, dashing them to pieces in a manner too shocking to mention.
 M. Aambeccarri, accompanied by friend, made an ascent from the same place, September Z, 1872. On his descent, the balloon became entan3ed in the branches of high tree, and ere It could be disengaged, caught fire. The aronaut leaped out Zambeccarr was killed on the spot, and N. Bonoga survived but a short time.
 About the same time mechanician, named Bittorf, ascended from Mauheim. At a consid- erabe height, he preceived too late that his vehicle was damaged. He opened the valve, descended with great velocity, and was dashed Tn pieces against house.
 Madame Blanchard aScended from TivoG. July S. IS 19, during. the progress of fte there. At the height of four hundred feet, her balloon caught hre. She was precipitated upon the pavement and instantly killed
 Mir. Harris, very experienced aronaut was killed May A. 1924 He went up from City road London. At the night of two miles, he commenced to descend very rapidly, was pre- clpltated to the earth, and dashed to pieces.
 Mir. Green ascended from Cardiff, July II. lo49. His body was found sometime after. on the Flat House Shoals, in the centre of Bristol Channel
 MT. Arban, celebrated French aronaut, as cended from Barcelona, in September l9iS- Nothing was heard of him till the middle of November, when his body was found near Rosas
 Lieut.. Gale ascended from the Hippoarome of vmcennes, on Sunday September s, 1S5O.- some days subsequently,, the body was found n H,a slump oi ferns his limbs broken and mu- met with several narrow escapes . ~
 James Goulston made an ascent in the even- ing from the Bellevue Gardens, June ?, 1852. The balloon was a new one, forty feet high, thitiy-three feet in diameter, holding twenty three thousand cubic feet of gas. It being cloudy at the time, the car was lost to view in e"o il'Hutco. ile itll lIOiH Ills NeHCle III at- tempting to descend, at the town of Lees; con- siderable quantity of blood and brains, spattered over wall, marked the spot where he struck the earth.
 MT. Knight ascended from Bombay Decem- Der H, 1853, in the presence of a large con- course of natives, amongst whom was the Raiah Of War; who promised the eronaut two hun dred rupees if he went up and came down again, of which the Rajah seemed to entertain great doubts. The balloon travelled straight out to sea, and Mr. Knight has not since been heard from.
 In September, 1851, M Merle and a con- panion were carried off by balloon that broke from it's moornss. They ascended to such a height that Merle was frozen to death, and the other descended in the greatest peril.
 Mir. Timothy Winchester made an ascent from Norfolk, Ohio, in August, 1855, starting in good spirits, and amid the cheers of large con- course of people, since which time he has not been heard from. He may have gone on an ex cursion to the north star, as the last seen of hin he was passing rapidly over Lake Erie.