The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-26
TWO STORIES FROM PARIS.
4 BfLLOON hCCfDENT IYD OUEER
TiI ITBESY or 4 LTNiTIC.


CanrI o,taee ~ HsNHr Jor, n~e.
Auntirr tdl'ou ACCIDENT occurred on
81. Com iit", IF Noc.u.i..' crn,no'cd
% -.'"i 'r Amy "ur. r-. VINO qua r. q rrrft
a.uI un I''i $500 nr1. la. u...f 'l..
Co. .tnIt hos. .ald lIn- funI.h cfl r,u"u. iur
i.r f" uHi a.tun.,h- ,ojHiu. ,i--
.1rNi'r. Hnd tunNi'll". luc lail'Iu. tf.. r...r-
t.,.i lud Isil for uut of 20 spectral f.I.l drtl.,t
81 irHtihc r'-earohr-. For some time f.i .i.e
l'uivcr~ Inns been whiting Va ia .rtp scnir rncri-
b'f- Of ti~ committee iOf the purpose ol fuahrg
special .'u3ici u different I'D iiudes but ans
weather ha. boon stormy and cold. on Weduc4-
tyowii. ahd thou 10 Goddard " . in favor of
fur hor d"lry, his companions were impatient.
Ihr TINKER. j. q ball Iun of 300 cubic Yards
n,l ii' "a 'tf when weighs l.r1 pliiuds. II IS
t'r anne u.'d 10y tgllrd in his llrti-- cl- i7-
ccn.. lns. When nllcd with ga AZ Ia Nillrtte,
c.yii i,rt"h- stepped INTO The car Col. Lau.-
-,,lit. Major NauLin. tupt-. ildard and Remand,
all 81 the Military Committee GODDARD and his
bert 1i4-undicr. q brother ~ Gnstnn 1-saudcr
the companion Of the unfortunate CrOc6 and
At II o'clock the cords were cut and the hal
loon. having some ~ SACKS If sand ON board
rose -,ywl into the afr and dtif,cd rapidly away
above vinccnnc4. Now 10 vnur pcncils" said
Col. Laus .elat, the time has come for taking
notes. We arc 2n o. q res from the earth"
The port of Ninccnno- had Just been pa iarG.
aud Tho vineyard. Ut Munifou were near at
hand when .harp Whi.tliny sound was heard
GODDARD looked up quichlN and. selling y baud
iDi 81 sand, threw b uut. Instead OF falling tho
sand came '..N into ~. car, which was prof
Icic.. ana iis,andist immediately began to
throw over sand. and told thc others 90 do 500,
hut they seem to have boon panic stricken. Tina
lower part 81 NE balloon collapsed, ANA rene.
went ul CO. -oo IL hr could push Il out. hut fYnrd
the r's escaping from an enormous rent. lhe
MIXERS vas falling 10 the ground, a. "a pea ant
dc.,rihcd II. u.ca "lunile Of nr-. all iu
some ten seconds eirucN IN an empty lot. Thi
car wa- half buried in the earth, 80 heavy WA
when within nifty yards " the ground GODDARD
-piahg INTO The ropes ana i'ld the oih.t' % 10
D. b N ] b. O. 81 +.
to de- 80. Godard lost two secouds while trying
t9got The gthtrs up, md hence came down t.
The ground with such force that his knee-plu
was shattered. Tert4. who was up In the ropes
aii the ti.le, wa, unini nfcd; -,mdicg g-r"i"d
his LEFT lcl bro zen Goo three places Major MansM
had hi- lcit leg hru.tu, one Of tine Captain. .tul
Dig Hhfln hrp"cn, and the other Wa stretched
ont -eusric-..
Fortunately none Of the party were so severed,
iuiUrr i- fu on ger tloir lives. Int f lat
ports there are fears thru amputuion viii h1
urcc.. agy in thc ca.c Of col. Lat .tlat. Gula,d
INN, tInt Nlr rrnt IN iNr balloon Wa tlN-rd
hy the intensely cold weather of the past few
< lunatlr Of Snlnt-omcr named Icprttrc o.
cnl.ed from the ASYLUM and took refurc in "A
tower There hc remained iur three DAYS. G,iN-
ir' all attempts M capture. and defending TO
narrow winding stairs with bricks taken from
the rhimurA. The whole town wis uut to watch
th' struggle. and the troops were called uIon -
maintain order in the streets. On the third day
tcrnff to f N u,,,n me crazy man. who th0nsiit
that he was defending his lite. but In moment
li4lt't Nl- Itlil- " iNll ~tlr lAtlA MtNiu-
cl iN tlo bead. The sight Of DIS blood -cru+ -
have mHddencd the crowd. which cried out with
inli-uhtiuu. forgetting that tac autNOr wu-
~eu-clc-- creature. and the Sou -prcfcct orirrrd
the troops 10 lire upon Leprcir" They fired a
hundred shots, Wuuuulug tile luuattr in several
pl1ons. Wl eu tho General comm0udins came ifli
and put a stop to this terrible worA. lie asked
VIA had ordered the uring.
" | did TO-" said ". titt. tho Sous-preicct and
! take the responsibility
:, Then must tell YOU, said the General
that Won have no right 10 give orders 10 my
men for such work rs this. II Won want To con-
tiuuc 10, YOU lave yuul own police
The Go. oral ordered tho sol iicr hack To keep
order in the street. Nothing daunt"d. aud EN-
c"Htaetd b., the bowling mob, NJ. Olivier Eitt
called mp his rHrdIrWes and 0r'nrrd them 10
fire upon the luhatic. As they were slow IN
/ ObCA lus, VI. Van tAs-Dl the ltuCur'ur Of the
ictrhli" fOr The district. seized revolver from
the helt OF gcndarue and discharged all the
chambers al Lrifc rc. Tie liti'r Wd- nearly
] na.vd. having c-clned from hi- bed in the U''-
lum Ia his shirt. and was covered with blood.
having been wounded ia several places. lie
drd-rd about to avoid ~" Nre nf fht police
/ which was Kept up tor -ume hour. ana when ne
iuuui iIu-tlf gro" ing feel. IL 30 o. OF hn'd
/ tried to hide in tive chimney llis foot -lfprd
1 and he came rolling down To the lower moor.
] when he was captured.
Fortunately ione Of his many wounds wore
/ uurlni but public opinion fc,uiteu AGAINST ms
.t1Hl.ffA "IA = g. ttfag % "t,... rit i'H.u.. 90
Nm Ri't rud 100 'H--ol v"r" .o'If hrf'rr Tive
A~-ilc- cot Duuai. ih'y were -cut"u' al tu thI
ltU-l. Die Il. uf l. Il I-.t. ". lttt
and Any fv,nc- in th" case IT Nau &C. -"l