Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-11-27
A BALLOON ADVENTURE
Full Particulars of Fulton and
Bragg's Thanksgiving Folly.
Additional Incidents Not Heretofore
Published.

1t is an incontrOvertibie fact that am
bilious newspaper men will go to great
/ er extremes than most other people t
thoroughly advertise their business
! but it is a rare thing that an edit0
will jeopardize his very life to give hi
Journal a more extended reputation, a.
in the case Of r. l.. Fulton, of the Rene
gazette. For the past six months he
and a corps Of scientific assistants have
been at work preparing a monster India
rubber balloon, named the "Gazette, .
in which Mr. Fulton, Allen Bragg, and
4 professional :eronaut were to make an
ascension on Thanksgiving day. The
filling of the balloon with gas began on
the 22d instant, and was continued
with great difficulty until the morning
of the 9th. In the meantime several
reats were made in the India rubber by
careless attendants, which required
great labor to repair. While the infia-
ton was in progress two men nearly lost
their lives from sufiocation and in the
forty-eight hours that were consumed
with filling the balloon enough Incl
dents of a peculiar character were
crowded to make readable dime novel.
had all made mention of Mr.. Fulton's
novel and risky mode of advertising
his paper. Virginia City was desig-
mated as the final point of destination,
and it is unnecessary to say that the
whole population of that wicked city
were on the alert all day looking for
the journalistic balloon; but they were
doomed to disappointment. Thanks
giving morning came and all of Reno
turned out to witness the departure of
he two daring and enterprising jour
1alists. At 8 O'Clock the professional
trOnaut who was to accompany Fulton
md Bragg made final examination
If the monster air ship and pronounced
III the arrangements complete, and
fter the three had entered the basket
he attendants were instructed to cut
he cords. The balloon now majestically
scended amid the enthusiastic cheers
# Rene's populace. 1t was grand |
ight-this monster air ship, contain
ng nearly 5000 feet of gas. An hour
ater Remedies could see nothing more |
f the balloon but vascillating small .
peck in the heavens, the character of I
'hich could not be distinguished even
nth the aid Of powerful glasses.
Before proceeding with this narrative
will be necessary to remark that the
aronaut who accompanied
re two journalistic heroes was an
ALLAN named Stephano, who, if not
lily regarded as lunatic, was looked
pom by Remedies as an uncommenly
ccentric person. An hour or two be-
re the start the nearest friends of
ulton and Bragg implored them to
)andon their aerial flight and not risk
leir lives with the cranky italian; but
J before said, they started out on their
journey. After the noon
~ hour nothing more was seen of the
llloOn and its occupants. But at 9
clock that afternoon the people of
were horror stricken by
rusing the following note which was
sted in front of the Sitter State office
rancher:
GIN MID AIR.
To WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN: The
allan in the balloon with us is a raw
g maniac whose conduct has i'm
riled our lives since we left Rono
agg is holding and endeavoring to
,urely tie him while am penciling
is note. He is very powerful and has
ade several Intellectual attempts to
} open the balloon. If he continues
we shall for our own pro-
'tiOn be compelled to throw him "
erboard. We are now three miles
)ve the earth's surface. FULTON,
of the Reno Gazette"
The rancher who posted the foregoing u
notice, stated that while Il
wing along the road something pl
mod to fall from the skies, grazing u