Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-10-13
Daily Yitaiaiaa.


Tho Providencs Jdsvnal has complied qpite Q lst
Of fatalities; and adds that il dOeu NOT know pna
distinguished Gronest that has not mst win xvi.
oient death by means Of q balloon - -A'' =
Among the Arss who commended thsso veyagst
wero NJ. Patre and NJ. Roman, .of Esasse.-s
They made an ascent from Boulogns, juno IS,
1885. with Montgolfer balloon, . frs being Kim
died underneath. and the balloon sscsa1ing by
means Of rarefcd air; At an amasing holghe tho
balloon took Rre, burned the cords by which tAs
car was suspended, and the unhappy occupants
were precipitated to the earth, dashfng them to
pieces in manner too shocking TO mention. ~
NJ Zambcccarri accompanied by af afsisnd made
al ascent from the same place, Sepsembn2, 1872
On his descent the balloon become entangled in
tho branches Of ahigh tree, and ere II could DO
disongaged, caught Are. The scroneats leapci
out, zambecarr wns killed. on the spot, and N.
Donoga survived but short time. F ,inl b1
About the same time amechanican. named Bit
tori, asccndcd from Mannheim. At q considerable
height, he perceived too late that his vehicle was
damaged Ilc opened the valve, descended with
great velocity, aud was dashed in pieces Agaiusta
house. a{ .as, ..
Madame Blanchard assembled from Tivoli, July
y, 1910. during the progrrss ofa fete there. At
tho height offour hundred feet. her balloon caught
FIRE. She was precipita,ed upon the pavemoatand
instantly killed. t. 81 es ,al .Y;.
Mr.. Harris. very experienced oronaut was
killed May 81, 1924. He wcntup from City Road
London. At tho height of two miles be oommeh-
ccd to dcscond very rapidly, was TO the sarth, and
dashed to pieces. .ss =. pp.tge.l
Mr. Green ascended from CardiE July II,
1870. His body was found some time aftef. on
The Flat House Shoals. In the centre Of Bristol
Channel se5is ysnt ta
Mr.. Arban, celebrated French wronsut. as-
cended from Barcelona, in September 1919
Nothing was heard ofhm until the middle u
November, when his body WAS found neaf Rosaa.
~. Il. ia Al. = -
Nncennes. on Sunday. September 6th, $780,
Some days subsequently,, tho body was found in
n clump of ferns, his limbs broken and mutilated,
tho face completely eaten away by dogs and other
wild animals. Iia had previously met With ~.
oral nnrrow escapes. fi .n4as tore
James Goulston made mn ascent in the evening
from the Bellevue Gardens, june I'd, 1852. The
balloon was II pew one, forty feet high, thirty
three feet in diameter, holding twenty y-three thou
sand cubic feet of gas. 1t being cloudy st tho
tine tho cnr was lost to sight in two minutes
he fell from his vehicle in attempting 10 descend,
Mt the town Of Lees; considerable quantity OF
blood and brains spnttered over wall, marked
the spot where he struck tho earth. j Jiig
Mr.. Knight assembled from Bombay, December
lith 1858, in the presence of large c0ncourse of
natives, amongst whom was the Rajah OF Dar,
who promised tho Tronnut two hundred rupees II
hc went up and came down again, Of which the
R.iah seemed to entertain great doubts. The
balloon travelled straight out TO sea, and Mr..
Knight has not since been heard from.
In September. 1851. NJ. Merle and companion
were carried of by balloon that broke fiom its
moorings. They assembled to such height that
Merle WAS frozen tn death, aud the other descsn-
ded in tho greatest peril.
Mr.. Timothy Winchester made an ascent from
Norfolk, Ohio in August, 1855. starting In coed
spirits. and amid the cheers Of large concourye Of
people, since which time he has not been heard
from IIe may have gono an excursion 10 the
North Star. MS the last senc Of him he wss passing
rapidly over Lake Eric. f"'ta7