Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-11-11
BALLOON FATALITIES.

Thurston, which has created such a
painful interest throughout the
country, has also brought out
through the columns Of the news
paper press, many scraps of history
connected with balloon travelling.
The Providence Journal has compiled
quite list Of fatalities, and adds
that it does not know of one distin-
guished seronaut that has rot met
with violent death by means Of a
balloon:
Among the first who commenced
these voyages we're MIR. Pilantre &
Mr.. Roman, of France. They
made an ascent from Boulogne, June
Is, 37S5, with Montgolfier Balloon,
a fire being kindled underneath, and
the balloon ascending by means Of
rarified air. AT an amazing height
the balloon took fire. burned the
cords by which the Car was suspend
ed, and the unhappy occupants were
precipitated TO the earth, dasAing
them to pieces in manner too
shocking to mention.
NJ. Zambeccarri, accompanied by a
friend made an ascent from the same
place, Sept. 2,1Sl2, On bis descent,
the, balloon became entangled in the
branches of high tree, and ere it
could be discharged, caught fire
The aronauts leaPed out. Zambee-
CARR was killed on the spot. and III.
Bonoga survived but short time.
About toe same time mechani-
clan, named Bittorf ascended from
Mannheim. At considerable height,
he perceived too late that his vehicle
was damaged. He opened the valve,
descended with great velocity, and
was dashed in pieces against house.
Madame Blanchard ascen1ed from
Tivoli, July Sth, 1919, during the
progress of a tete there. At the
height of four hundred feet. her bal
loon caught fire. She was precipi-
tatea upon the pavement and in
s'an:ly killed.
Mr., Harris. a very experienced
atonaut, was killed May "a, 1924.
He wens up from City road, London.
At the height of two miles, he COM
menced to descend very rapidly, and
was precipitated to the earth and
dashed to pieces.
A, Mr.. Green ascended from Car
diff. July 11th, lS49. His body
was found some time after, on the
Flat House shoals, in the centre Of
Bristol Channel.
NJ. Arban, a celebrated French
eronaut, ascended from Bar celona,
in Sept, 1S4S. Nothing was heard
of him till the middle of November,
when bis body was found near Ro-
sas.
Lieut.. Gale. ascended from the hip
podrome of Vincennes,on Sept. Sth,
1850. Some days subsequently.
bis body was found in Il clump of
ferns, his limbs broken and mutilated,
the face completely eaten away by
dogs and other wild animals. He
had previously met with several mar
row escapes,
In September, 1851, nj. Merle
and a companion were carried up in
a balloon that broke from its moor
ings. They ascended to such a
height that Merle was frozen. to-
death, ,and the other descended in the
greatest peril.
James GoulstOn made an ascent IN
the evening from the Boulvue Gar
dens, June the End, 1852. The BAL
loon was new one, forty feet high,
thirtY-three in diameter holding
twenty-three thousand cubic feet Of
gas. 1t being cloudy at the time the
car was lost to view in two minutes.
He fell from his vehicle in attempting
to descend at the town Of Lees;
considerable quantity of blood and
brains spattered over wall, marked
the spot where he struck the earth,
Mr.. Knight asefnded from Bombay,
December Ia, 1858, in The presence
Of large concourse Of natives, a
mongst whom was the Rajah of Oar,
who promised the eronaut two hum
dred rupees, if he went up and came
down again, of which the Raiah SEEM
ep to entertain great doubts. The
balloon travelled straight out to sea,