Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-06
BALLOON HORROR.
AN ASCENSION At SIN FRANCISCO
WITH FATAL RESULTS.
The Air Bag Torn to Pieces and the Uccu-
pants Hurled to the Earth and Fatally
Injured-A Probable Case Of Lynchine at
Nashville, Tenn-A Milwaukee Ticket
Scalper Observation-Disclosures Crime
and Casualty Record.
BALLOON FATALITY.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5.-About half-past
three this afternoon, Professor Colgrove aero
naut, and 9. b. Williams, manager Of Wood
wards Gardens, attempted to make a balloon
excursion from the garden. The wind was
blowing almost gale. The balloon seemed to
have been insuffciently inflated with gas, and
rose heavily above the buildings of the garden.
soon after dropped and scudded along at low
elevation tearing away the telegraph wires in
its flight. In moment the bag was ripped
and the gas escaped with roar heard for
blocks. Both the occupants of the basket were
thrown out, falling on Folsom street, between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth, while the balloon
from the gardens and vicinity instantly col
leoted and medical assistance was summoned.
Williams was fearfully crushed about
the face and head, and died in
few moments. Colgrove is somewhat bruised
but his injuries seemed mostly internal, and
although alive at last accounts he was in
sensible and not likely to survive. The disas-
ter has caused considerable sensation, and
many who frequent the gardens assert that the
balloon was badly patched and unsafe at least,
and express surprise at Williams risking his
ascension, especially in SO boisterous weather.
DEATH OF PROF. coLaRovE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5.-Professor Oolgrove
has since died from his injuries. Professor
Martin, seronaut, said others who were present
at the ascension begged Mr.. Williams not to 90
up, saying that in half the gale that was blow
ing ne was literally taking his life in his
hands. The men fell about two hundred feet
the balloon rebounding after striking the tel
egiaph wires, then striking chimney and
again rebOundlng, at which moment the
aeronauts were thrown out.
A TICKET sCALPER DECAMPs
Especial Telegram to the Globe.1
MILWAUKEE, Oct 5.-One Marshal Heller,
ticket scalper, has been missing since Satur-
day of last week. Yesterday his wife disap-
peared also-gone to join her husband Heller
took with him several hundred dollars be-
longing to the Northern Transit Company pro-
peller line, also various sums belonging to the
Goodrich transportation company and two or
three railroad companies whose lines reach out
OF Chicago in southeasterly direction. The
detaultlng agent has been resident OF Mil
waukee about one year. An estimate makes
the amount carried off by Heller somewhere
between $500 and 81, 600.
ABAD TRIO.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
NASHVILLE, Oct. 5.-Charles D, Wambleton
Alice Brown and Ella Flinton were arrested to-
day IN this country, the former charged with
committing rape On Mary Snilgea a Young
girl OF IL, two women heing accessories to the
crime. 1t seems that Wambleton induced his
victim to go to a house accompanied BY his
two female accomplices, and while there a
friend made an effort to induce her to marry
him. which she refused to do. Wambleton
then assaulted her and was assisted by the two
women OF the house. The affair creates intense
excitement. If the two women were Iynched
it would not be very surprising.
- BUSINESS.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
CINCINNATI, Oct. 5.-The wife Of Mr.. Henry
Blackwell, a Fifth street merchant left home
SIX weeks ago with gentleman acquaintance,
ana was not heard from again until Yesterday
when she returned, entered the store, took
S6oo out of the open safe, and escaped.
TRAMPs.
LEWISTON, Me-, Oct. 5.-Thirteen tramps
armed with rocks and other missiles boarded
the train from Cumberland, on the Maine Gen.
tral railroad. this morning, and defed the con-
ductor to arrest them. After running some
distance the train was halted on the draw
bridge here and help called for, when the ruff.
hans left the cars. Several arrests were made.
FIGHTING REVEREND.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. ga desperate encounter
occurred night before last between Rev, Geo.
Long, Baptist preacher, and Frank Goddv.
ab?ut four miles from Springfield, No., in
Whlch the latter had his abdomen ripped open
by a large pocket knife in the hands of the
former and died several hours after. Both
were driving heavy laden wagons in the oppo-
site directions and reither would give wav and
let the other pass. Both got into a desperate
rage, leaped from their wagons and Joined in a
fierce fight, which resulted as above. Long
was arrested in Springfield yesterday
SUICIDE FOR LOVE.
CINCINNATI, Oct. ga distressing and prob
ably fatal attempt at suicide occurred thia
morning, at the boarding house No. 81 Fourth
street. Miss Lille George, pupil of the Gin
clnnati College of Music, whose home is at
1ona H Iowa, was engaged to be married to
Mr FREQ. W. Ferrlman. A. o'clock yesterday
morning he was taken with congestiye chills.
ana ID DIED at III last night. She attended him
faithfully during his illness, and before he
DIED said. Good bye, Fred; We will not he
separated long" This forenoon she placed the
muzzle OF pistol over her left breast and
n ,i1eG ANhough not dead yet, there is very
little hope of her recovery.
LONDON, Oct. 5.-The Iron Ship Builders and
Boiler Makers association of Stockton, on the
Lees, has resolved upon strike unless the
masters modify their action relative to the re-
ductlon of wages.
NO TRACE OF PROF. WISE. SO
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 5.-The Times Jau7nal has q
special from Girard, ILL.,, from its reporter, who
left last night with John Wise, Jr., to explore
Macoupln creek bottoms for the lost balloon
ists which says they have found no trace of
the balloon or its occupants in that section.
and they do not believe it came down
south of Springfield It was
seen Sunday night by farmers east of Girard
very high in air, and circulars were also fond
near Illiopolis on the Wabash railroad between
Springfield and Decatur. This expIodes Ma
coupln bottom theory, but there are little
grounos 70 base another upon, and as much
mystery surrounds the fate Of the mronanta
now as at any time. ""''
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