The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-10-21
RaIloon Fatalities.

The recent unfortunate and probably "a.
tai balloon ascension Of MIR. Thurston, which
has created such painful interest through.
out the country, has also brought out, through
the columns of the newspapers, many scraps
Of his connected with balloon travelling
The Providence Journal has compiled quite
q list 6f fatalities, and adds that it does not
know of one distinguished Gronaut that has
not met with a violent death by means of o
balloon.
Among the first who commenced these
voyages, were NJ. Pilaue and M. Roman, of
France. They made an ascent from Bo-
logne, June Is, 1885, with a Monteolier
balloon, a fire being kindled underneath, and
the balloon ascended by means of rarifed
air. At an amazing height the balloon took
fire, burned the cords to which the car was
suspended, and the unhappy occupants we're
precipitated to the earth in a manner too
horrible to mention.
NJ. Zambeccari, accompanied by friend,
made an ascent from the same place Sept. O.
1912. On his descent the balloon becam G
entangled in the branches OF high tree, ant
ere it could be disengaged, caught fire.
The aronauts leaped out. Zambeccari was
killed on the spot, and NJ. Bogona survived
but short time.
About the same time, a mechanician
named Brytorf, ascended from Mannheim
At considerable height. he perceived, toe
late, that the vehicle wOs damaged. He
opened the valve, descended with great We
locity, and was dashed to pieces against {
house.
Madame Blanchard ascended from Trvo
Ii. July 8, 1919, during The progress Of tet'
there. Al the height Of three hundred feet
her balloon caught fire. She was precipita
ted upon the pavement and instantly killed
Mr.. Harris, q very distinguished Rronaut
was killed May Gath. 1894. He went VI
from City road, London. At the height 0
two miles, he commenced to descend rapid
ly, was precipitated to the earth and dashed
to pieces.
A Mr.. Green ascended from Gordifl
July, llth, ls49. His body was found som,
time after, on the Flat House shoals, in th
centre of British Channel.
Nj. Arban, q celebrated eronaut, ascend
ed from Barcelona, in Sept, lsAs. Moth
ing was heard OF him till the middle of No
vember, wheH his body was found nea
Rosas.
| Lieut.. Gale ascended from the Hippo
drome OF Vincennes, on Sunday, Sept. sth
1850. Some days subsequently,, the bod,
was found in clump Of ferns, his limb
broken and mutilated, the face completed,
eaten away by dogs and other animals. He
had previously met with several narrow
escapes.
James Goulston made an ascent in thu
evening from the Bellevue Gardens, Jun,
I'd, 1862. The balloon was new one, for
ty feet high, thirty-three feet in diameter
holding twenty-three cubic feet of gas.
being cloudy at the time, the car was los
from view in two minutes. He fell from hi
vehicle in attempting to descend at tht
Lees; considerable quantity of blood and
brains, spattered over a wall, marked tht
spot where he struck the earth.
Mr.. knight ascended from Bombay, Dec
l4th, 1853, in the presence OF large con
course OF natives, among whom was the Ra
jah Of Oar, who promised the eronaut two
hundred rupees, il he went up and came dovn
again, of which the Rajah seemed to enter.
tain great doubts. The balloon travelled
straight out to sea. and Mr. Knight has not
been heard from.
In September, 1851, Merle and compan.
ion were carried off by q balloon which
broke from it's mooriDgs. They ascendec
to such height that Merle was frozen tc
death, and the other descended in the great
est peril.
Mr.. Timothy Winchester made as ascen,
for Norfolk, Ohio, in August. 1856, starting
in good spirits, and amid the cheers of q
large concourse of people, since which be
has not been heard from. He may have
gone on an excursion to the North Star, al
the last seen of him he was passing rapidly
over Lake Erie.
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