The semi-weekly miner., 1882-07-29

RDAY, JULY 20. f.
wUDOuD N SPACE.
4 1g3oai Tour Which took P1Aol
ADo0g Tho 0Doo00.
Jseo ~ PhilaaalpAla nessl.
A halloo0 wedding and bridal tout
amone the elouds tollswsd hy IN aesi'
n flight Of Q seose q 0ege q mating
ereditoss wsse ths sensational fe.-
tases of . trip 70 The Kansns wilda
from which Chaales e. Wise and hi'
con John, the Philadelphia aeronants,
hsve inst retained. John n. Kin
ny, . praiIi ie deaisen In the aMuse-
ussat line, who styles himself 1.-THE
acknowledged lamous and only bal-
loon manager In the wosld," deter
mened to regale the residents Of To
Feka, Kan, and the surrounding
towns with . balloon asceasiSn on
the Fourth, and he called In the
Wise family to help him through.
Histerms-t5oO and all expenses paid,
the aerouauts to leave their aerial
ship In Topeka-wers sufflcient In
ducement. Professor Wise aud son
reached Topeka, Kau., In due time
with the Rccord's s.. .Ooo-fUot balloon
which made the East Park ascension
a year ago. The flight was to he
made from Hartzeli I ark, aud 900
feet Of pipe had heed laid to convey
the gas for imitation from the Topeka
works. The most elaborate prepara-
tions had been made end the show
was to be cnlivened by . genuine
wedding ceremony over the heads Of
the multitude. Tue srdor Of the aero
nauts sustained y sudden fall when
they discovered that the exchequer
w1s In . condition Of esnptiuess and
all the equipment under attachment
for debt. They proceeded with their
preparations for the ascent with the
hope that the receipts Of the show
would be sufficient to make ends
meet. Several thousand pers0ns
gathered t the park, but as the very
unpopular admission feeOf fifty cents
was charged, the masses were satis-
fed to take their view Of the as<.en-
sion from the outside. This state of
a6ain was not very reaasuring to the
aeronauts, and wien they applied for
y stipulated advance deposit OF $50
they received . very small part Of
tl,at sum. Added to this, the fact
that the crr,litors were waiting 10
srixe the balloon on its return from
tI.. voyage, and that Mr.. Kinney
was In a Lli.-ful state Of intoxitatioII,
,lh. temper "f thu elder Wise can H.
The bride and groom
were there, eager to carry out their
part of the programme. She, Miss
Jennie Adams, Of Missouri, was
dan,sel. pluc&y and plump,
while her future spouse, Albert Nor
ris, from the state Of Illinois, was
tall, lank specimen Of the H"csier
without much ''larni'," whose ideas
lid not soar quite as high AS thoee Of
his sweetheart. The pair entered the
basket and sat down on a couple Of
Squire Hazcn, who was &C.
lected to tic the knot, followed after.
Mrs. Haxen had insisted on an extra
cable being swung out, to which she
could fastem, and insure the Squires
return. Young Wise, having receive
ed Instructions from his father to
ship the balloon E'r Philadelphia as
soon ~ he could land in n convent
vnt place, jumped into the bs'sk.t.
The nuptiai knnt was tied fifty feet
up in the air, after which the Squire
was landed aud the newly y-,,latle man
and WIFE, In charge Of John Wise.
shot up 100 feet into space on their
bridal tour. They sailed through the
clouds for seven and onc-half mile,
aud landed in Il ~niall town, where
the bridal PARTY babe the young aero.
naut goo<l-by. 1t was ut that mo-
snent that the bridegroom conveyed
to the balltnnist In whisper the un-
welcome intelligence that he was
l,enhiDess, aud unless lie could OotaiR
. short loan be would have to walk
his bride hack to Topeka. The last
Wise cav OF the man and wife, ~ he
ts'ok his flight skywarl again, they
were making :Or their destination.
the vivacious wife stritling boldly
ahead anil the tall form Of her Albert
up the rear. The balloon
rose II, 900 feet In the air, where It
struck IN casterly current, and final.
" young Wise touched terra firn'a
near Usage City, f"rty-Ave miles from
ro,~ la. The balloon wss discharged
Of gas. shipiNd ut once for this city.
and at Kansas City the eide, Wise
|oinctl his SON and came on direct t
philadelphia with bs.lsnce Of 81"
due hiM by tho champion balloon
When the senior aerOnaut
tool; the train f'r Topeka ds'zen law
yers were On the station platform.
where they had stood for hours. and
watched the arrival Of several trains.
armed with legal processes for the
balloon, which had (xen captures!
with an aerial attachment by one oi
the principal crtditors. Professor
Wise received y letter from Topeka
lawyers threatening criminal pr,-
/. the ha!lmn was not pro-
L,sectl at Kartze!l park forthwith.