Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-15
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world. ka9i6e made over 800. s%s6e6ls
IN All parts a. The world besides msh
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ag66 "A An attraction during th6 fan
Tks reporter i6s6d him 4 willing
taIker and he readily entered into q
description ~ his travels and s6ts gf
kis most celebrated achievements n
aerial b&5ifssi6B "Th6 rebellion,
said he, "6a6sed mo 10 Leave Amefi6s
md 20 70 England, where ] eesh
making balloon ss66hsl5bs ny aseen
sisBs there we're fembhefaii98 A. veil
a. successful, and I started 6Ht y
travel over the world ! vent 10 South
Am6fiSs wk6fs ! met with saoCess.
then psht ~ fBdis where ! f6Hsib6d
several yesfs. In t5G8 | made an A.
6shsi6n A Lucknow which vas mar
sesd by H6fn1sgeo, who psid me 5000
"A mv shAt6 d The profits In 1863
won't % Rome Whsr6 ! made several
VOYAGES tbf0ueb the air. Ny FIRST
asssDt vas > most remarkable ono. i
wsBt no in \ hot air balloon intending
n make only 4 trial trip. In IN hour
altsr
THE ROfEs eBRE cur
II found myself passing over Tiv0h.
eighteen miles ff0m Rome J wss
much surprised Shat ny balloon had
not descended after being ~ half ~
hour, ~ my hot air balloons bod ou
former occasions. / found tbtt On
account Of tb6 imms6s5 tiz Of tho
balloon, sixty feet In di1mepf sbd
sky feet bighAahd ii having been
veil varbished4th be- Of tte san
kspE tho air In The bsil11n eas
therefore compelled " ftiuain 20 tho
sir seven hours, be yiba ,1 mCans 70 I
cause a descent. / kbeg hJf tlp 10 |
VAS being carried. fortunately ! was
carried over tho Appenibe moubisios
passing directly over Lake FsCiBO. il
vas carried within sight 81 the bcsnti
FOL blue waters Of tho Addtle. The
Winds changed 70 the east aGd drove ,
me over tho regions Of sapi0 lrpen0, I
where Mount Yesuyi1s could be- seen
smoking in The distance, About )
o'clock a cloud shut Of the suns hot
rays, and ny balloon descended 10 the
earth about FIVE miles from B~ensvebto.
| The car caught on the top Of q house,
and ! vas thrown 10 the ground, but
not much injured. The people we're
terrified, and f0f some time they would
not 10 Doar the balloon, thinking ii
Vas something supernatural ! had
great trouble IN convincing the people
that / had made q fight Of tao
hundred miles across the AppeD.
mines from Rome. This a.
censi0n Vas witnessed By the
Pope. who took great interest 10 ny
balloon and came 70 examine it after /
returned. Charlotte CusbmaD, the
actress. and Miss H0smsr, the seulp
tfess, also witnessed the a. CensiOn aud
begged 10 be allowed 10 accompanyme.
After making two moro successful
voyages at Rome / vent to Milan
where / made one Of the most porilons
ascennoDS ever made. / had taken
up a reporter n night, as he vas
anxious 10 obtain a view Of Milan By
moonlight. We descended upon q
farm six miles from the city Of mid
night. AZ very little gas was lost and
was anxious to save II, ! hired aevo
raj peasants 10 TOW the balloon back
10 the city the next morning. They
soon became tired Of the job az a wind
same up | was seated in the car.
Tho wind becoming stronger the bal
loon, instead Of being towcd, pulled
the boat out Of the canal. | cut the
rope and the balloon bounded up in
the air Tho ascent was rapid The
heat OF tho sun on the Balloon 10.
creased the volume OF gas which
caused IL 10 expand gradually until it
was full. | was enjoying the scene
around me and bad made up my mind
10 cross tho Alps and pay a visit 10 tho
Swiss republic, when looking up | saw
there was danger Of tho balloon col
lapsing. | Immediately pulled tho
B valve string, but IL wastoo late, for the
balloon burst in half a dozen places.
The upper portion rolled up in a
/, body 10 tho top OF the not, the lower
{, part folded like On umbrella. This
all occurred three miles up in the air.
OF course | fell almost as rapidly as a
stone through the thin atmosphere
for a distance Of a few thousand feet
until ] had thrown out all my ballast
and one Of my anchors. IL seemed to
mo that q terrific hurricane had
sprung up. Finding the earth ap.
! p%roaching me at a fearful rate |
thought my last moments had come.
Suddenly | saw my salvation was TO
take my stand on tho hoop and cut
/, away tho basket and anchor, but |
, had no knife.
oil AN EMPTY WINE BOTTLE
y lay at tho bottom Of tho basket. /
r graspcd IL and broke it, aud with the
. sharp edge cut the cords which held
d tho lover half of the ball On 10 the
I hoop. Instantly tho lover halt few
. to tho upper part Of the ue' lOImirR
a an excellent substitute for q para
n chute, which checked the isll and
landed me safely. The shock wac
! very great, but was not much hurt
d Looking about me found thlt had
d landed in a wheat field. A low yard
away ! saw q man struck dumb with
fear lilo recovered himself aud ran
away. | was reported TO have beer
Q killed in the trip. In 1870 went I,
y Prussia, and during the war ! made
I balloon nj Cologno for tho pruasiaT