Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-05-30
Il erf1ble Ride of an Aero.
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who gave balloon ascension at
Falls Field a few days ago, was ad
vertlsed to perform the same feat in
/ Victor yesterday, but it SO happened
that the people we're given an op-
portunity OF witnessing a sight not
down in the bills and one that not
many OF them would care to see re.
! peated. M. Lavella makes his as
tensions by aid of a hot air ballodli
TO which; is attached II trapeze, and
on this slender bar the intrepid aero
nant hangs by his legs; one arm, or
neck; and performs 0tiief fcats riot
particularly pleasant for nervous
people to gaze npon.
At Victof; Ills ballaeu was inf1a-
ted within about rod of the old
brick hotel and when the air had
becon1e sufficiently heated, he step,
ped forward dressed in his tights,
and grasping the trapeze BAT hi his
hand, gave the signal for the men
to cut the monster loose. The or
der was obeyed; but, thanks to some
ores blunder, oiie Of tile CITY ropes
held fast, which caused the balloon
to careen terribly before the cord
strapped, and then as it shot otupward
with resistless force, it swung the
unfortunate man toward the brick
wall. He saw his daiigcr, bit was
rowerless to avert 1t, and in n sec
ond he struck against the wall with
a sickening thrid: The people could
see that he was badly hurt, but he
retained his grip upon the bar and
was drawn up the side OF the build
ing, tearing off the wooden cornicc
and then sailed ont into the clear
air. The people were horror strick.
en-, and many turned away their
heads i'll expectation of the awful
fall, but happily the mans nerve
did not torsake him III tile terribly
emergency. Slowly aud painfully
ne pulled himself up until lie was
able to throw oite leg over TIC Bar,
and with his shonlder partly resting
against one of the ropes; lie Naited
until the balloon should have spent
its force and commence TO descend.
At one time lie Was seer to sway,
AS if attacked by sudden faintncss,
AID Their it was thought that he
must surely tall, but he recovered
himself in moment and secured Il
! tirner position:
The balloon Gotitihled to ebeed
upward, ard in short time it had
reached a high latitude; willie the
! boGy OF tie man could barely 5e
Distinguished Men, women and
childfen ran tlftUugli the fields; fol-
| lowing the baIloon in its course, and
at last, 70 their inexpressihle relief,
! ,he ar shi p t"liiuenced to look
larger, and cheer announced that
| the air was cooling and that it was
coming toward the elrth IN
.lhout halt All hour it came Within
he reach of score of on:strctChcd
hands and was secured while the
injured man Was tetidGfly cared for.
lie was taken TO a house, and a
physician was summoned, who pro
nonnccd the hurts of most serious
nature. The left thigh was badly
crushed, bone in the left arm was
broken and 1T was feared that in
ternal injuries bad been sustained.
Some idea lpay be obtained OF the
| f1ree with wfitli lie struck the wall
| when it is, kGowii that a new ralr
OF shoes which Ire wore were split
open by the violence Of the blow
At the latest report last night he
was in a dangerous condirion, but
ii was imrossible to ascertain the
extent Of his Internal INJURIES
Rdchestsr U3mdcrat, May IL:
: The preface 10 the law plainly
! teaches US that God rednites mar
fO Eooy~ EVic a,,rn1un m A,nanf9r No