The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-10-08
BALLOON. HORROR.
an ASCENSION. At SAN FRANCISCO
WITH FATAL RESULTS. 'U..
The Air Bag Torn to Pieces and the Occu-
pants Hurled to the Earth and Fatally
Injured-A Probable Case of Lynching at
Nashville, Tenn-A Milwaukee Ticket
Scalper Decamps-Mi miscellaneous Crime
and Casualty Record.


Nashville, Tenn-A milwaukee Ticket
, Scalper Decamps- Crime
and Casualty Record. .......
I..' .fs.1 BALLOON FATALITY. .it.-t slH.,
SAN FRANCISCO, loot. 5.-About half-past
three this afternoon, Professor Oolgrove, zero
naut, and G. II. Williams, manager of Wood.
wards Gardens, attempted to make a balloon
,excursion from the garden. The wind was
blowing almost q gale. The balloon seemed to
have been insufhciently inflated with gas, and
rose heavily above the buildings of the garden,
soon after dropped and scudded along at a low
elevation, tearing away the telegraph wires in
its flight. In a moment the bag was ripped
and the gas escaped with a roar heard for
blocks. Both the occupants of the basket were
thrown out, falling on Folsom street, between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth, while the balloon
came down few rods beyond. A great crowd
from the gardens and vicinity instantly col
lected and medical assistance was summoned.
Williams was fearfully crushed about
the face and head, and died in a
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 Colgrove
has since died from his injuries. Professor
Martin, Rronaut, said Others who were present
at the ascension begged Mr.. Williams not to go
up, saying that in half the gale that was blow
ing he was literally taking his life in his
hands. The men fell about two hundred feet,
the balloon rebounding after striking the tel
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again rebounding, at which moment the
seronauts were thrown out.
TICKET scALpER DEcAMps.
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
defaultlng agent has been resident of Mil
waukee about one year. An estimate makes
the amount carried off by Heller some where
between $500 and 81 900.
ABAD TRIO.
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, young
girl of 10, two women heing accessories to the
crime. It seems that Wambleton induced his
victim to go to 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 lynched
it would not be very surprising.
BUSINESS.
C1Nc1NNAT1, Oct. 1.-The wife of Mr.. Henry
Blackwell, Fifth street merchant, left home
six weeks ago with a gentleman acquaintance,
and was not heard from again un til yesterday,
when she returned, entered the store, took
$500 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.
trail 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
fans left the cars. Several arrests were made.
FIGHTING REVEREND.
ST. LOUIS Oct. "a desperate encounter
occurred night before last between Rev. Geo.
Long, Baptist preacher, and Frank Goddy,
about four miles from Springfield, No., in
which 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 way and
let the other pass. Both got into desperate
rage, leaped from their wagons and Joined in
fierce fight, which resulted as above. Long
was arrested in Springfield yesterday.
SUICIDE FOR LOVE.
CINCINNATI, Oct. "a distressing and prob
ably fatal attempt at suicide occurred this
morning, at the boarding house No. 311 Fourth
MCc0 v,1I liz -
cinnati College of Music, whose home is at
Bonaparte, Iowa, was engaged to be married to
Mr.. Fred. w. Ferriman. At 2 o'clock yesterday
morning he was taken with congestive chills,
and died at 10 last night. She attended him
faithfully during his illness, and before he
separated long," This forenoon she placed the
muzzle Of pistol over her left breast and
fired. Although not dead yet, there is very
little hope of her recovery.
STRIKE.
LONDON, Oct 5.-The Iron Ship Builders and
Boiler Makers association of Stockton, ON the
Lees, has resolved upon a strike unless the
masters modify their action relative to the re-
duction of wages.
NO TRACE OF PROF. WISE. /.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 5.-The Times u aurnaz has a
special from Girard, ILL.,, from it's reporter, who
left last night with John Wise, Jr., to explore
Macoupin creek bottoms for the lost balloon
lists, 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. 1t was
seen Sunday night by farmers east of Girard,
very high in air, and circulars were also found
near Illiopolis on the Wabash railroad between
Springfield and Decatur. This explodes Ma
coupin bottom theory, but there are little
grounds to base another upon, and as much
mystery surrounds the fate of the aeronauts
now as at any time. .,'. .-.
." II Singular Tragedy. .,....
A very curious and melancholy incident
happened on one occasion in church in
India during service. The windows and
doors We're, of course, all ;. wide open, and
through one of those open, doors a cobra
glided into the churc.. Several of the
congregation noticed it, and were not I'm.
reasonably much alarmed. The beadle, q
native, was fortunately on the alert, and he
managed to procure a tulwar, with which he
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