Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-10
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A HEAHT-1EsbrSa FINALE 10 pCURflE OF
fstLY CRtEBRATt TtoN-AN AERoNAUT FALLS
,hAtF AaE1.E THROUGH THR Am TO THE
KAIaTH BENEATH.
The following details of the death Of the
aefonaut Ia MOuntaine, at Ionia, Michigan,
are printed 10 the Chicago 1tsRes OF Monday
| A heavy squall OF wind delayed the ascen.
sion for three hours, but at tue end Of that
tine the air became perfectly calm. Under
The direction Ct the professor the balloon was
got into position, ana It's imitation with hot air
commenced. The canvas was soon filled and
lOomed up nearly seVenty-ffye freA hlghs Phe
basket WAS willow, VI n size sufnctenb 70
hold one person comfortably. lt was attach
"a 10 the ballOn by six or eight lVDg ropes,
which were fastened at the top 10 round
piece of wood, some two OF thee 1eet Ia diam
eLer. The ropes were in no manner fastened
together between the top and the basket. AS
each piece was one hundred feet long, ,it seem
ed eyet to the inexperienced eye that there
SlIuuld have beca svllle webbing OF network,
~ least, over tie bag or bulge OF the canvas
1t WAS aiSO nUtIceu tnat the ropes were dne-
Vcnly distributed, three or four Ueingtn cOm-
par1tlye cluster, lea vilg the other STRANDS tar
apart. Everything Oeing In readiness, the
~UT1s, "Let heT go, were given, and the ar
sup unrted up with great rHpidlty, while the
daIlng RsrOnaut waved Iis hat to tue uneasy,
uncertain multitude WHO almost breathleSSiS
ald IN silence watched lus hight. immediately
UPON leaving thU VTOuHd tue mouth Ot the
canvas beHan to flap around with great NlO-
renee. When 1ully u hiatt mile from the earth,
and when the whole structure looked no larg-
er than hOgshead, the balIOn slipped between
,he rUpes and was instantly Inverted. The
car ami Its occupant dropped like shot, and
AMEN the ropes We're pusIed taut The round
piece OF wOOd before alluded to was torn from
he canvas. With the most terrific velocity
Ali. III fttsa
basket. That he MAS CONSCIOUS was SVidtn nj
.rvLn his struggles. With an the tntsnSityot u
life with Dut Vne chance, lie stEvVs tO RAISE the
1asket 81 bOYe hInl, sNluenty hoping " use II
- parachute. He succeeded ln lils object,
JuL when aUVut 100 1ett hlgh he uUse0 hts
aold, folded hlS hand aud NtulS before hls
ace, aud has lset struck the ground Will
Iuu, heavy thud. ihen snsued u panic ana
apTVar In Lhe crowded multitude witch u ln-
Aeacr1bahle. Women fAlnted: strong ueu
N~pt, and. TO "a " the CONFUSION, lLie cabY YAs
,aGns nylng over tue crown Ake hugh blrd.
sonle Une cried Vut 70 get from the way, Hs IT
would i&It with crushing tVrc~. Then Tie cry
NAs taken up, anda general ush t0r satoty ,and
.nany we're mVre u less injured. LA MUun-
.uiMs WIZ crushed to literal pulp. NVt 81 u
II motive or life was visible when lie WAS
reached. A medical examination disclosed
lie Iact thai hardly whole Dohe WIS lett
Mauy were grUnna aud sphnteEed ~ powder.
hs Jaws 1eii uPOn his arLas, and were pulVsr-
.Eed. The blvd Sp0rLed fro1a MS mouth and
ars. 1he cOrpsu MAS Laid Vnt, and pLAced On
sllH public square, where ie was VFSWsd W
| thousands duIInG The afternoon, aud was sehI
~ his home At BEVUk11 Il, Mich, on the fVRoH-
.ng day. LLL--H -.l
DowN on TEE SRows The New Hampshire
Legislature has paSSed . law Prohibiting the
euLEauce IutU tnAt st ate, ,Or exhibiting therein
J II any circus, under penalty Ut $lOVV