, 1873-10-01
BALLOON N-ACCIDENT,
1no fcrribso Casualty Mt VvnpelIo, In.

BAlLO0N-ACCIDENT.
Ano :fcfrtbso Casualty Mt xynpello, In.
n, r'o,n 20 Wapello {ia> Rcnntsea,, Sept %.
,vo Wmo OF tllo most frightful scenes that mon md
1T hs sso Tarsd gps :? 2S seas IT aSof Ssss na
haat h13aa o o'cloel =. m.,-tho npoctaolo OF n,an
descending from, great iglt with grcnt rapid
,,ty' win to certainty that in n,oniout lo will
rrof. John II. Bolcy Inns boon making neeen-
slons IN Illinois and III this Slate recently, Il,
!iot'alr balloon. Tho manner Of 'intlalion is as
3ollows: iio a'ga trench np1no twenty ;Ryo inot
is sd VIII Gf roo ood eos es 'o oep ue
mattor, and cororosl oyor. At the mouth tho
fire 10 Hct, and largo barrel with aslovoin each
end to kcol, out cnders, a:,t covered with conont
to prevent burning constitutes the chimney vt
the ottor ond. Over tho chimney tho mouth Of
tho balloon Ia placed, to Cntch tho hoRt M it
rises, Tho 1nuuth Of tho balloon Ia secured to u
strong woodon, hoop six or eight foot In diano-
t. t9r and to tlts hoop arc fastoned' tho ropes
ncronaut ssanda in his giddy flight. Ho dill
not ilso q basket, ns is usual, During tho
ploceas Of imitation tho tlamoy como up into tho
lnrrel md frequently ten or twolvo fcot into
full, anl just beforo sturiug It is customary
to llave some trusty map ontor tho mouth Of the
bnloon and place eovor ovor tho top Of tho
barrel, 90 ms to prevent dangcr from fire. Ills
noually performs this duty. Occaulonally Mr..
13uley laa started without this precauton, but 1t
is hazardous. md ouce before hn balloon eaugllt
fire, burning Rlowly without blazing, and ho got
we'll, and coultl not bear tic intense heat Of tho
balloon, md the ascent WIS attempted without
tho lrecn1tion of cnvoring the borro. Tito sick
result.
Tho wind wae blowing briskly from the south,
and II was not prudent to make tho attempt, but
tho Professor wGs to receive so1no pecnnary aid
from tho Agricultural Society, and ONO or two Of
tho Board of Managers hal given their assent TO
Of tho ascensiona shomll 10 ma1o tint day.
Flcnce tho i.tlucomont in part at loast, to bravo
tho poril. Besides, Alr. Boloy WIS bravo. con-
Eciontiona man, and ho To1t that ho must ro-
No sooner lad the bniIoon been lot 60 than to
tho horror and damay Of every ono It wns dia-
covered 10 be Oil fro ncar itH mouth, and tho
Professor instead of standing on his bar was
holding to il with Ills hands aNd dangling, be-
low. It was fearful sight, that sent an
intcucribablo shudler through tho crowd
Thore Was no o,,tcry, but . sort Of smotherod
Eronn ; that vas more appalling. Women sank to
pcnse. Mr.. Boloy did not appoar to notice tho
tro until ho had gained a, altitude Of hun
drcd loot or more md then 1t was too late to lot
20. Bosides hls aasistnnta Bay that the balloon
Ns5 lAlly lulHtON, Allu no Ou9 III LuGll
Thought It would riso so high. But up It shot,
and ho held on to his frail support, tho flames
ovory moment cutting away the canvass above
the hoop, mud thus hurrying tho instant that
long ropes attached to tho top OF tho
balloon that llad boon used during III
nation To control it. and one OF these
Hwinging out over tho sphere ca1ne near him
several tin,os aud he attompted to grasp it.
Could he havo done SO he would have had othor
means OF support, bealdes his weight on this
would have inverted tho balloon, turning tho
buraing end up, and, though lie might have de-
scended with ,'ncomforable rapidity, it is prob;
him. But lie missed his grasp and lost llia hat
in the effort, which came whirllng down in ad-
vA1lce. moment moro and tho canvasH parted,
md he came lnrtng through apaoe, feet fore
sight that witnessed it : The fail occupied but
faw seconds, but they seemed all too Tong.
Hc tel! in q stubblo field OF low ground nearly
q half 4 mile from the startng point, coming
down on his feet with B'ich foreee as to drive
them i'll tho ground foot, aud breaking the
bones of h!s logs III many placoa, and tlrnsting
their ragged onds through the t!ash. Tho body,
head aud arms woro not visibly injured. Tho
upper end ot tho balloon shortly after ho left it,
quarter Of milo away.
John Fl. Boloy Was born in 'Alloghany County,
Pom. Ie moved to Alonsgil'o, Yinton Co., O.,
leaving thas plaeo last june (2Sth), for Aledo:
made twonty-eight agconsions before coming
Wost, and has made twelve sinco, 11o leaves q
wife aud four children in destitute circum-
stances His wife has hoen staying in Ohio,
aud the three oldest children aro now thoro.
Recently she bocanle 80 uneasy about him that
she felt Shc must come soon or mover ace him
again. She was hero and ontreated him several
times during intlation not to nuke the ascol-
sion, as sho folt ho would neyor como down
alive and at last whom everything was really sllo
bado him adiou and told him to kias tho baby for
tho last timo. Her presontimont seems to haye
heon too true.
Ills ren1ains havo beon takon to A1edo, ILL.,,
for intcrlnont.