, 1875-07-17
TRAGIC ADVERTISING.
The Fate Of Prof Donaldson
and Newton s. Grim
wood.
L Rotten Balloon, Worthless
Gas, aud d Reckless
Acr0nQut.
Their First immersion Thirty
Miles Northeast Of
Chicago.
Hopeless Pursuit of the Air.
Ship by the Schooner
Little Guide.
They Probably Sank in the
| Lake Before Midnight.
| No Chance OF Their Living Gut The
Hurricane OF Thursday
Night.
Opinions Of Experts on the
Condition Of the Cas-
Bag.
1t Could Not Float in the
Air Over Six Hours.
The Hippodrome Becomes the
| Sensation Of the Day,
Opinions Of Experts on the
Condition Of the Cas-
Bag.
1t Could Not Float in the
Air Over Six Hours.
The Hippodrome Becomes the
Sensation Of the Day,
And Donaldson and GrimWood Forfeit
Their Lives to h1ake 1t So.
THE DEPARTURE.

CONDITION OF THE BAL'uo!'
iheso 10 osery feAsoh 70 1oat 'nat frot.
washington Doha''lSoa aiia hls n"p!c7s con'pan-
Ion H'r. df'nwoo"' o' ttlo 'oa''"tt. rolspea III
Tue HURRICANE OF 1n'l'7oas n'snf' iiau tho oa''
iooh pcet' III rs hoHs proper tli', tnAs T"sn'eSs
tempest "o"lo n7'e horo'S 'Foa l1a h'anc'1s'ess'
hus II. AZ snosc ID aoniaau1 reason 'o h"bpeet'
the machine WAS III no III con"it'on 10 pFaYe
oven tnh leaaof hazafdh OF q LIP Acfoho Lhke
Michigan, tie nope that Dona'dton and us
Eneet reached aol'a ground III ha7etS seon's onlS
100 despeesse.
Ihe departure OF tue balloon was faA OF CYL
snE"fy' An ast"naps mas h'roauy oeon Maac IN
1"E Tribune 10 aose!lpe tao osaefleas ana ILL.,
mnltnonS manner OF iss hacoha'oh. 1fal! Dag
OF cho"p COTTON harnossed by ~teaths OF Old
cordago to crazy wicker basket, there "ero no
aIgns OF caro- or p'ecaution In tbe proccsa ot
making ready. IN tue contrary ha't dozen
inalaefea1 1cAow" IN tno "1ppoaeono 'or''eo
lung 10 IL ~ hss'ee' "As' anu 'no aoro"a"s ','
himself PAID 80 niue fepata 10 tno s"o'nhs
g!ooe 1nat one m'Rht hasc ooen o1cu5o" 'o1 sup
posing that 10 had no concern WIN IL "aato'er'
IL WIS lmpoesiole 10 asola no'ic'hG
1RE asSEs AND fHKe"ss'
some OF thao FerY e'at.H''s 1ops1'eu. ""'cn "l7-
hEnrea what Should otnos"'ee ha'e oeon its u1a'
ploken cohtous' !no t"P'o W "n'e'. ."0 eAt
VIVA sttacaeu "ofo 6notIoo' b1'ilceA. H'1a lAnH'oa
i'll 1ahnloh noie lna'easHo u "u'ts MI" oeoa.
omJ taah OF proper REGARD 1oF tno ss'e'y o'
the tfo1ossof ma nis cothps"ton"' h'"sesaes'
tie BALLOON "ofe IN a'e o1 eaaoo'ne0a ao. uep"
tts, not TO hhso aesecsea WHICH, IN soe @eas o.
pFosoht ovl'eoce' 7con'a "uhoeoun'apu'
1uA8 alt' bAtn"m "kcu'a Aso 1cls 'Ao 'oA"-
ssehots " luz 41eont W n'nH'.s'' ""e ~!
p'slh' noooos el7o ou' tAo tfo'oSaot ANU
ae'ss 'eto" !" R'@s 'ooA 'aa 'Fooo'e ~ Aee" ~
unusaaiY aoa"c.oaS '..oo 4fo1' fA''en's .oo
WHO'S Auat!' ine po"ee 7ho"ou uo.o 'o.o'oss
IN tue oa!toon thah 10 'hc si's e"a o'h''ae9 "
! tho crowd. Livery oulcoF naa = e'k"F ~ n.e
mouth Ana "oeu uua'ol!e' ~ ~" Ho"' 'ANA
! u tae atuiohoo n9la o11aR aua 1eces'oas
CONFIRMATION WITH = fioAfocA1f'
touching 'ha A4e1Y feaa's OF m e.peamoot upon
tue lofneFs pefson' nooouY iAusnoa NUTS ne.st'
llY, or showed moro dolicAto eenhn o! the fuh
| OF 44o situation, than biz Constable, wlo. buth
| hands In bis nocketa. n,uctuated Tho thIef's
r,ioindor. with . nrriea NJ w3nk..
'"!o.uee !,, "'s1 ''..A..,- y,
Donaioson Was oF!aehtlJ 9e!y netsoua apou.
! tho Htalt Ilo Hhtstled vacAntlF to 4lmaclf. AMT
| took tfequenl observations ot tho Wind AMI tho
nrom,.e n tin skv. Hunbnrnt dusty. and rcst!
% i.s. h. formcd . nicture.ou. coutra.t with The
spathetlo canvaamon who Kept tue balloon 70 10
nooripgs. Tho two reporters who enterod tho
car toecaber held no conversation with him, and
.,.tts h.. x.x. l., ~. 49, =, -, tr.rI,1, d;,-
"nlo 'ao1 roso - ,,Na.s no .,. ~ +'.'4.s.' ~ .
| 'osue' ne s"u"8 n'n'e''', monh's' :.
platform Of wiro betting just under tho neck Of
thu balloon, In which unfragrant neghborhood
1,a ,,m,,nad III ,,,s mxe,ine beeams 4 sDecx in
the upper blue'
| TUE CROWD
| had Z good chance to scratInize him, ~ ho
! 1a.r.,, In ,ha attitude of An aurtfonoer. oysr
I
s"o uppo' u'oF w ~uu o4saepssu au".o 0a.'f ~ -"
| nervous rhtlteEy with IN acquaintance down Do
low. lilo looked shurt Aut very s4uase.bhoul-
dored, with \ Rympnss's breadth OF chent aud