White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-11-02
The Horror i'm the Clouds.

A correspondent of the New York UorM thus
describes the awful death of Frof. Wilbur at Paoli
Indiana:
1t was the gayest day of the week at the fair:
everybody was in holiday dress, the girls looked
their prettiest, the farmers the most ficrid, and
the country beauX were be-iIecktied and invested
in colors vying not only with the rainbow but
with the utmost powers of aniline. The centre
of attraction was, Of course, the enclosed space
where the balloon was to be inflated about which
gathered an eager crowd, looking ut everything
connected with the expected event. STUDYING the
ropes, peering about to find where the gas came
from, and pestering the amiable professor with
questions as to how the gas was made what made
the balloon go up, and other questions of that
sort. The professor laughed good nature,lly ex-
planned as much as possible, and everybody was
jolly in anticipation Of witnessing that to them
unusual of things, balloon ascension
At about o'clock in the afterernoon the in
fatiOn Of the ballOn was commenced, and as the
bag swelled out almost to bursting and struggled
to be free, everybody was ON tie gui rire-those
remote from the spot straining their necks elm
bing on carriages, and even upon the fences to
clear. 1t had been announced that the editor of
the Orange County Union would accompany the
PrOfef sOr in his ascent and great things were ex-
pected from the report which his well known
ability as descriptive writer gave every reason.
to believe would lie forthcoming in the next issue
of his newspaper. l was standing beside the
professor, laughing and holding necessarily dis
jOnted conversation with him, for he was busy
with reDarafiOns for his HVhf Ha bol ;,,s< ,o<i
ded his head and said langb;,,iv .W!sm I.,'",
bye. old fellow mi see Won og.,, .oo. ); s ~.
Knapp stepDed into tbe car and The uroeo..a.
who had hold of the rone f,xtamr;n,. ~. oar :.
tbe holy of tha baIioon rbont.S !. = sn1 '~i !"
But he had snoken too soon and ,ro. ~, '.,,, o.,
reach the ear but st;,i nnw;.s Nv. ~ s 20
His hand and .ndeavorei IN ci;,,h i,'.' L. "o IT,, ~
succeeding n, lv m 6r as IN o,et nn .r s l,,aI
rim of The bastst 1rbsrs ba hrn.' d.,,:, e' S 'nS
strncrno His mot;ons and ~. sss s.nt .hs. anu s
haskell came in contact with rora ,.h;n, hnS tns
fastened the balloonwnrevions, ,o tbo a.n"n. ".'
the earth while il was being inflated nn.et tho
car when IL was about twentv.;ve S.t Eo,. the
ground. and Mr Knanp flI stHrnad t .hn ."uS .,iT
But there was mo time for caring far hin, g., ta.
ror held eyeryboiy sDell.bonnde "' "'''' '"' 'o'-
shout of admiration vent n, from ,hoso ,r,,o
were too far distant from the scana t,' tnn,, H.
had really bapnened. that an accdsnt haJ h.f.i'
len the advent,rrr. who rupporef that The ascent
was i,eng made .,,. ro. s.,I.... ''"' 'io a'oeh'
But 70 those in m. immeJ;ps. r;.;,;.. 81 a..
car. the sipht w.s an owfnl "ne and c:- = my my
ment everyone seemed paralyzexl with terror and
or cry The balloon I;yht.nsI h., ~. 81; < WI NJ
Knanp. sbot inward with rsadG,, "o,.;., a." VI MI WI.
a scr.ar, ,f t.rror ,rh;.h r;,IJ ~ siy, ..u
hearrrs came down FINN tI. NM. -. , y. me me
eronant hung utterly homeless nT .sca,r~ d...i'
At INV side stood a woman who as 4 aTE.rwarI
heard was the Drofessor,s wifi. H. ay.. -,