Middletown transcript., 1873-07-19

BaLLooSiS9 wirm HoT AIR-FRisHr-
It'll DgArm on la MorsrAIS The Chi
Gag" Tribune has dispatch from Ionia.
Michigan giving an account Of the death.
by the collapse Of his balloon, Of La Noun
tain. a, that place. on tho 4th Of July
He was a brother Of the celebrated La
Mountain. WIN. it will be remembered.
was a very successful ;cronaut in the EN-.
ployment Of the government during the
war in observing from balloon the move
mcn,s Of the Confederate forces. His bal.
loon was what is known rs hot.nir one.
and was simply filed with rarilcd air.
aud not gas. The canvas had somewhat
Of worn appearance. as il the worse for
being filed with heated air too often At
the summit. whore the canvas was sown
together, n block some ten or twelve inch.
es in diameter wns fastened, and through
a hole in this six guy.ropes were secured
hanging down over the sides Of the bal
loon. being a, the bo,tom some seventeen
feet apart, and these were tied 20 the bas-
kct by the professor himself There
were no ropes running around the balloon
horizontally to keep the guy.ropes from
SLIPPING, or to prevent the whole thing
from sliding out between the ropes with
gus, Of wind At 3.55 p. NJ the pro-
fes.or stepped into the basket, and the
balloon took shoe, up almost pcrpcudie.
llarly with tho professor swinging his
hat TO the crowd, all apparently enjoying
: the sight, In few moments more, how
ever. the mouth of the bllloon was OBJ
E ~
then to pass between the ropes careeninc
over on the SIDE. when the ropes broke
out from their fastening at the top. and
the iall commenced Ia Mountain was
noticed 10 be apparently making some
efforts 70 get the basket above him, aud
ii pns,ibl. to break the fall but after the
first struggle he frll 50 rapidly iha, 10th.
lng could BE distinguished but the falling
body his ha; comm. after him. about 200
Zee, Or more behind. tie oll cany., near.
/ ly collapsed falling down gradually
ILL., laIy .tgne tho ..ouul hal1 4 2 NJ
T l.,t Z. um lht ut,hNc-t corn 2 Jt the iu.
huiaing Il stuck With ,ueA terrible
thu! that i jlrrri the ground ipr h1y
rods around unl made an iuIcn'iau N
tie .oiil ground cgh; inch IN depth
b re was scarcely bone Ia TIC whvlr
bpIy hot broken in'o fragments Il was
a> ,mp q, rag There were y,rs ,ew
i,l.tates of the skin, except p''ba light fo.i.
'tc bht ct ihe u.h, T.: being driven
rAnAsl ihc bnt'rm nf the le1r
la body Was hil out n q eou,u,
a isl formed and procession Of all
who Wished te view the rema.ns passed
1rarui The professor i brother =;
! H. ye.e5atgl rrouaa Nib i.al twa or
iarse ysu. a. This cues uame
ElWatl Lam an'ain H. VA a jeNeler
+ ~ ulIe, ana lived Al Brooklyn. y -
H. hai ,ad ia,t bet1fe he aep, Up tia,
hr wished 10 take The uain f5r home .,
.nnn as possible after coming down, as
HI Nltr wns sefs sick He himself hai
40, hf1 he clothes oii for ,,u days
There atic from ld.e0n ~ II QUO rco.
plr who Witnessed til, 4otriblc tragedy
H. va, sven by rear'e four miles fom
the cts At au angle d thiriy.iye degrees
rhc he.r t,tina,.s make ,he height from
which h. ieil from .n0p Ia BOO feet
i 81 ~ nha were pn the Eil back Of the
t5an snil tie .traugest sight was 10 vii.
ne'' the reope 'waying hack and forward
+ ike a iel # whra, moved Is ,h. wiud