The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-06-21
A HORROR OF THE AIR.
frfghtfui Accident To an Aeronnuf
While Making an Ascension Seated
ON n Trapeze.

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frfghtfui Accident To an Aeronn
l. While Making an Ascension Seat
on N Trapeze.
At Memphis on the 2lst ult. a va
:, multitude assembled TO witress Pre-
Fisher, the aeicnaut, perform his lea
o en- the trapsZe attached TO the bs
e loon, the latter issieLed 10 the ba
!, !oon With four s,IOng half-iuCh cord
TIE BALLOON.
, In making Tie ascension the ba
loon--a common yellow canvas
atfair-flled with lot air by mean
OF an alcoholic fire which is burne
Immediately beneath lhe lower an
open end of the canvass when filled
Prot. Fisher leaped on his slende
trap ze, the fastening ropes are cas-
loose, and the large yellow monste
goes eff like rocket in an upwar
direction, for about 500 feet, when
yields 10 the current of the wind an,
goes with it.
TIE FATAL FLIGHT.
| The balloon after being cast loose
=. shot upward, and then moved direct
ly toward The Gayoso House. So Ger
tain were many OF The spectators ol
the roof that il was coming directly
over the house ihst hey ran dowl
stairs. just before it reached the
house, however, it commenced to de-
scend rapidly, and in doing so swerv.
ed TO the north and lett of the Gayoso
and in o direct line for the Jackson
Block, which itstruck a moment later.
In striking the block the balloon
proper was above the leyel of the
root, while
PROF. FISHER AND TIE TRAPEZE
struck the wall some eight feet be-
meath the guttering of lhe roof The
G:onaut's head struck the brick wall
frat. but recovering himself placed
his feet against the wall and pushed
violently outward with hope doubt
less OF clearing the roof. All this
time the huge Inflated canvass was
tuggipgaway atthe smallropes, which
alone intervened between Pfof. Fisher
and death. The gGttering of the roof
beibg OF iTon with sharp, almost
kniie-like cutter edge, it in few sec
onds severed the ropes, which, by
the combined weight OF the Professor
and the balloon, were strained to their
utmost tension, and the man Of the
air with loud cry fell
DOWN, DOWN, DOWN,
a distance OF at least fifty feet, and
alighted on an iron grating, which
his weight cracked s ii OF glass In
falling the unfortunate nan TUNED |
several summer saints; but with the
exception of the first short passionate
cry, not q sound escaped him. A
arge cellar extends under the block,
and through an open grating he fell
leadlong. But Tor an lion railing
lpon which he suruck with Lis light
lrm in going through the grating,
which changed his position, lie would
lave
ALIGuTED CN Ills HEAD,
md death would have been instan-
aneous. The railing, however, broke
he force of the fall and crushed the
zones of his right shoulder, and arm,
nd in Going so saved his life tenn
ioarrily.
HEsnOT BY THE WINDOW
Ike q meteor, one Of The salesman
gho was in the rear of the store saw
i'm. Running out and ascertaining
hat the white flying Objectwas man,
hen insensible snd seemingly dead,
he clerk called for assistance and
arefully removed the wounded man
% stairs and into the store. Sur F.,
cons and physicians were summon
d in few moments and everything ,
ossible was done tU alleviate the
l.erse sufferings of the poor man.
Dr.. Hall, stated after an examination, {
bat the right shoulder arm bone was
LITERALLY PULvERIzED,
nd that he was also suffering from
oncussion of the brain. A cash on
be right forehead another on the right
heck, and still another under the
ight chin, were the wounds visible on
be face. In the pit OF the second
rn was
A HoRRID CASH,
ally three inches in length. and ex-
ending into the socket. The latter
round was caused by one of the small
opes tearing from under his arm,
there he had it fastened for safety, ,
nd it is only surprising that the rope
id not wrench the arm from the
ocket. He lay with his white CHASTITY
ice upturned, while from his pale,
lightly pressed lips low means issued
xpressive of the great agony he was !
His right name is George
;. Clarke, and he is man twenty !
hree years of ago. He Is of a most
family now residing in
Ohio. He made one or two
scensions under the superintendent
1 Prot. Fisher whose name he after
Mr. Clark, while being removed to
he hospital, never recovered his con-
and last night, about IL
'clock, he breathed his last. From
he time the ropes severed, he never
poke an intelligible word. Toward
he last his moaning ceased, and when
is spirit winged its fight, the transit
rom life to death was hardly noticed,
0 peaceful was it.
TWO FORMER ACCIDENTS.
While in Texas, he was injured by
,eing dragged through horse rack,
nd again in louisiana he was consid-
rably bruised by being thrown against
he center pole of the circus. Neither
ccident was serious in its results,
Iowever, and he continued his ascen-
ions until yesterday, when he made
is final one.