, 1875-10-30
TERRIFIC BALLOON ASCENSION.

4 Dnrinw -aernHn1it Up in II fs1nxo OF
Fsre-1ne Fails from Il Distance 0t
f2aff n allie In snlo!so and Elame-
1RiA Lts2sns Shattered to Hp1fnsern.
u i"'e!tng Green tKp> Iantngrapa.
10 mako tLeir fair successful, inviting, anil
attractive aA possible. the Drcctur. and
Managers, Of tho Mclean County Fair last
vsn Teel' aayssasa a sarvsou grand af balloon aacen
AtchcBon, dnripg aesonaut Of Cincinnati anl
Mr.. u. q. Grady AB tunlaEer, with n iarEe and
handsome balloon, equal 10 tho Dimensions Of all
ordinary cottage hosises, sero procured. Thurs
tho hour, ios tho ginnd ASCENSION. Tho bold ai,,i
dauntlesa a'ronaut ntepped gracefully forward
aud grabpcd tho trapczo. lio war cool, calm, coll
loetcd, and full OF nervc. as though oniovinE tho
"aa quite attractive. lie ia cotnna, atiycy youur
IN yGats. md has tile n1lsclt ar wfY elasticity Of
tho triu,nphaut athlete, aud Il form mud ,anltt
ttas would havo uone credit to the anti1uo
palmest spiendors. aud when laurel wrcatI,
won slIoro waA next III honur to q victorious bat
tln won Gil tho field. Az la 6raBpod tho tra,cze.
by ortlor OF Ar. Grady tho stays wcro cut, aul
swift aud graceful in featllery lightncss. Az lo
ascendod, tho Ery-ropcB wero dropped. and or
he sped nn,1 tnusultuouH antl deaIcnlng shouts
of tue PEOPLE, to whom he waved lin hand from
q diHtanco beyond where Tho clouds and tho
thnndess make their homo. Higher and hyher
went tue balloon, amid Tho uureat1alucd entilua-
astn Of the people.
When slso had rcacllcd IN altitude of noarly
half mlo, donso s1noko was scen issu,ng FROM
tue balloon. curling bucly towards tie blucr
ak1ea, "hcu, horror Of horrors, tho balloou wna
discovered to be Oil il1o, Homo thought It waa
boforo It ascepde1 +; tougnea Of red tlamo
sins wGfa n RIe1co ,,s throngh md dart from her
sed s@ ''' aaS a' os'sssP sessGP'' eo.nss II s%s
The scone now begxarod description.
Down. with tho ve!o:ity Of tho oaslot stretched
npon tno plain, down cane tlse aoronaut III
Ing and painful. tho sl.outa OF cnthuh,nsm
wo'a changed into wild wallis OF despair. Every
check waH blancllcl with terror. Women
sl'fleked aud screamed mud faintcd AWAY; chill
dron e.e uttered ut piercing cries. nad ran to mud
ifo; old 1len tn groana and BtiNoa Hobg
tnr,'cd awny their gaze only to look agaiu
and lind tho torriblo reality all too roaI horses
champod thetr bits, anappod thar roius. and ran
Fsaoresa n,'d unpiraued IN all directions; mon
to tho spot whore tho unfortunate man seomed
falling. downward, still downward, with ar.
rowy swiftness calno the intrepid aoronaut,
aea OF hro hlsa!uE and ronriug aboyo
ing him. Nearcr aud ncnrer ho approaches,
ha faco to tho fro. his feet to tho cartn. Uu 10
comeH, I'LL liz feet atrike plumb aga,tst \ nrn-
tooIng groen limb OF q sros lal9or Than u mans
It had boen d blade OF fodder upon cornstaik,
10 great vaa tho force Ut the concnsson. a
Second moro and his toet struck tho grouud |
with such force as to make quito an excaya~ |
ttou. 1te instantly fell scnyoIcss, aiu
waa thought BY all to AaYe beon killed |
outright. iIo was rescued and borno away from |
nnder tho burning balloon which was destroyed, |
1tostoratiscs mud proper medicinal appliances !
ager through air md tro was brought to |
consclouananA. iiia loft thigh betwoen tho |
ltnao atu hlp-joint wan shattered to spnser1l |
lis other leg WAS brnlBcd and lail!rt Lii |
right land wa+ badly lacaratcd. and blooding |
al"l panful abrasion appeared IN tho lcft |
tulnple. Uasidos tlieac, lis breast WIS u,nsbpl |
IN, and It vas thought hs hs4t sustained fatn, IN.
tcrnal injuries. Ilo manifested tho utmost cool
ncss and fortftHdo aud was takcn to the Lucas
Hotel ct thas town, where flo waa kindly carri
for. 1lo waa still alve whom We lot: Calhoun
nu Friday. though little hopes worc entertained
of his recovery.
+. 6.-Just before golng to prees No received
q SPECIAL Dispatch from Calhoun stating TINT
l'rof. Atchtson will likely Buryiye.