Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-09-08
"a one after auo,her. in tones OF hurried


excitement 4
am beside you, Monsieur Nadar."
came n repy yen ses know you. As
TO ny name !; IS Carl Won Pack. principal
aerorau, 10 tie Prus.ian forces, row in
thousands below as. and | am going to carry
|you prisoner TO them.
A, the conclusion OF the above remarks
the Prsssian hauled IL the French colors. |
substituting in III r place those ef his own
nation He had. in pom, OF tact been sen,
up by the Prussian commander less with
obtain possession OF bis dispatches.
Monsiecr Nadar nothing daunted. quickly
and fear es.ly re,o,,ed; Thank you per-
aaps you vii capture me first. And your
companion yonder !? he added pointing to
| the other ballon. as jet out of speaking dis
! tance
| GU will soon discover replied bis an
tasonist, at the same time firing at him from
revolver, the ball taking eaec, By passing
through the neck Of the 1n,repide, just
above the Frenchmans lead. The gas
poured out with kissing sound from the
bullet holes, but Nadar was equal 10 the
occasion, for il. a moment the purour
were stopped with s. srorgfy adhesive
subs s'ance which be carried with him in case
OF emergency 1t was evidently the desire
of the Prussian 10 ann at ,he asronaut hi ~
! SET rather than TO destroy the balloon, tor
The second shot passed hroueh the edge or
close By him Swift as thought
Monsieur Nadar thought OF "a ruse TO
deceive the enemy, Tor on the second shot
be threw up his ann with ,ou1 cry and
drspped out OF sigh. in the car The P:us.
siSn thus deceived, raised himsalf 10 his
nov,i warfare exposed hinselt to view,
waving bis hat WITH JOY III anticipation Of
: his prize. Nadar ouly required this oppor
tnnily for well alme shot from his re-
. ful groan Of agony lie directly poured
i, five or SIX successive shots into the body OF
he balloon, which instantly began TO settle
down on It's way to tie earth, bearing with
!, the &c, &C body Of It's late exnltant owner
= Our heroes attention was now called 10
enemy number two, ~hH had got nea'
; enough TO !ire, but who bad made no at
, tempt to do so. Moneit ur Nadar conceiv-
q lngthat his intention was 10 grapple with
O him, hang cut q bag ct oa las', and quickly
9 rose above the coming enemy. he shgh
q alteration OF altitude brough, the Intrepid
ia contac: with iresh current Of air, whicl
4 waited it, as it were. at al angle with ,h
q course pursued. The effect of this was /
n cause the balloons 70 crofs the PrUssan on
. at the time being below. 1t sealed hi
o doom, for Nadar, watching bis chance vi
"a breathless anxiety, made all ready, AMI &
the very instant Of crossing lie cut away th
d graphing iron which hung underneath ,h
70 car. With crasL j, tore through the eEe
n mys balloon. Thought could hardly
ot quicker than the fll ght to earth q shapelet
"A mass.
= Monsieur Nadar, after this extraordinar
!, victory, descended to the current OF air
IN had before ben journeyin ing IN, and allhou.
be all hour be, oud the usual time for accom-
an pl,shing the passage. Paris was ached
90 him, and bis dispatches were delivered
q, safety.
ch For this heroic act be received unan
al nous vote OF thanks from the then existil
az government besdes handsome mone'a
Il acknowledgement NADIA performed ma,
a other journeys during the war, bu, none h
n brought + IN lo;o o =ucn close proximity ~i
y. the Psnasians as tn. aerial combat