The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-07-12

tNemphis Avalanche, June 81

70 witness Prot. Fisher, the zero
naut. to witness bis teats on the
trapez attached to the balloon, the
latter fastened to the balloon with |
four strong llalfinch cords. |
In making the ascension, the bal
loon--a common yellow canvass af-
fairs filled with hot air by means
of an alcoholic FIRE which is burned
Immediately beneath the opened
and lower end of the canvass;
when filled, Professor Fisher leaps
on his slender trapeze, the fastening
ropes are cast loose, and the large,
yellow monster goes off like a rock
ct in an upward direction for about
500 feet, when it yields to the cur
rent of the wind and goes with it.
Both Thursday and yesterday the
balloon, after attaining the usual
height moved rapidly off in a
southerly direction, the third day
alighting on Beal street, and yes
terlay striking the Jackson block,
on the southwest corner of Main
and Gayoso streets.
A large number of persons yes
terday went on the roof of the Gay
oso House, just in the rear of the
Jackson block, for the purpose Of
witnessing the ascension, and from
one OF them, who was all eye wit
ness, an .4pdldnche reporter OBJ
tanned the following particulars con-
cerning the terrible accident which
cost Professor Fisher his life.
The balloon after being cast
loose, shoot directly upward, and
then moved swiftly toward the
Gayoso House. So certain were
many of the spectators on the roof
that it was coming directly over the
house that they ran down stairs.
Just before it reached the house,
however, it commenced to descend
rapidly, and in doing so sweryed to
north and left of the Gayoso and in
q direct line for the Jackson block,
which it struck a moment later. In
striking the block the balloon prop
er, was above the level Of the root,
while Professor Fisher and tue ira
peze struck the wall some eight feet
below the root. The aronaut's head
struck the brick wall first, but re-
covering himself he placed his feet
against the wall and pushed out Vi
GENTLY, with hope, doubtless!y of
clearing the root. All this time the
huge inflated canvass was tugging
away at the small ropes, which
slone interviewed between Professor
Fisher and death. The guttering
Of tile roof being iron, with a sharp,
almost knife-like outer edge, it in a
few seconds severed the ropes
which, by the combined weight O
the Professor and the balloon, wcrt
strained to their utmost teDsion, ant
the man Of the air, with q lou(
cry, fell down, down, down, a dis
lance of at least fifty feet, am
alightipg on all iron grating, whicl
his weight shivered as if Of glas:
In falling the unfortunate ma
turned several summersaults; but
with the exception Of the first shor'
passionate cry, not sound escape
him. A large cellar extends unde
the book, and through an ope
grating he fell headlong. But fi
An iron railing upoa which J
struck with bis right arm IN goin
through the grating, which change
his position, he would have aligh
ed on his head, and death woul
have been instantaneous. The raj
ing, however, broke the force Of Il
fall and crushed the bones Of Ii
right shoulder and arm, and in
doing saved his life temporarily.
The grating through which
tell is directly in the rear of r.
Craig & Co.'s seed store, and ju
as he shot by the window like
meteor, one of the statesmen, wi
was in the rear of the store, sa
him. Running out and ascertai
ing that the white flying object W
a man, then insensible, and seer
lngiy dead, The c'erk called TOT a
sistance and carefully removed Il
wounded and almost pulyerize
man up stairs and into the stor
Surgeons and physicians were sur
moned in a few minutes and ever
thing possible was done to alleyia
the intense suffering Of the po,
man. DIR. Hall, after a careful e
animation, stated that the rigl
shoulder arm bone was literal
pulverized, and that he was all
suffering from eeBeassioIi Of Il
brain. A cash on the right for
head, another on the right cheel
and still another under the chi
sete the wounds visible on h
face. In the pit Of the left arm W;
a horrible cash, fully three inch,
IN length and extending into Il
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