Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-07-19
FRIGHTFUL DEATH.
Prof. La Mountains Balloon Collapsss at
Iona, Michigan, and He Falls Two
Thousand Feet-ihe AeTonaut Crushed
Into Shapeless fuip.


Thousand Feet-ihe Aelonaut Crushed
Into Shapelsss fulp.
An Iouia, Mich, correspondent of the
Detroit I'ua writes Of date July 5th +;
AmO & the many advertised attractions
Of the celebration of the Fourth by our
citizens was that of the ascension of
Prof. La Mountain, Of Brooklyn, Mich,
IN his mammoth air ship. The imminent
danger which always characterizes such
events excited the morbid curiosity OF
several thousand spectators who thronged
the public square for hours before the
appointed time. A heavy aqnall of wind
necessarily delayed tue ascension for two
ur three hours, but at the end Of that
time the air became perfectly calm.
Under direction Of the Professor the bal
loon was got into position, ANA its iuila-
ton with hot air was commenced. The
canvass soon filled, and doomed up nearly
scveuty-nye feet high. The basket was
willow one, of Il sile sufficient to hold
one person comfortably. II was attached
to llie balloon by six or eight long ropes,
which were fastened at the top TO II round
piece of wood some two or three feet in
diameter. The ropes were Ia no manner
! fastened together between the top and ihe
basket. An each piece was one luBdr,d
| feet long, il seemed, even 10 tic incXpaii-
cncrd eye, that there should have been
/ webbing or net work, at least over the
bag or bulge Of the canvas. The fear
was generally fclt that some accident
might occur by the canvas snppMg
! through h. tween the ropes. II was also
noticed that the ropes were uneyculy dis
! tribnied three or lInr being IN u e M
pa atiyc cluster, leaving tkeuther Stands
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