Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-22
Fall from "a Balloon.

AN RRoNAVr STRIKES on THE BACK 90 A SPECTATOR.
From the Baltimore American, To-day.
Aeronaut {. W. Williams came near losing his
life yesterday afternoon at dorchester Beach, and
Mr.. Henry Scales, bleacher, living at No. 30
Franklin street, also had a narrow escape. As &c
is both are injured Mr. Williams slightly and Mr..
Scales severely. The accident happened In the at
tempt TO perform the balloon and parachute feat.
The air-ship mad been gradually inflated, and In
one or two minutes everything would have been
10 reaalnes MI Nave 1a s I me psrsne5 ol
The people holding the air-ship down over the
fiume gave way on one side and the Others were
unable 20 hold. Mr.. Williams, seeing that the
balloon was going up and that Mr. Young was not
near, made spring for the basket lie got one
foot In the basket, and with good hold on the
ropes was prepared 10 make a successful exhibi-
ton. owing 10 the fact that everything had not
been made ready, and that all the ropes had not
been gotten out OF the way, the cradle caught ana
broke loose from the air-ship 40 feet above the
ground. Mr.. Williams was started on q headfore-
moss d ns, 70 'e es he.sang dIye he mSnasd
10 catch himself In the ropes and al came down
In crowd OF people. Williams fan was broken
head. IL is thought that MT. Scales WAS also
struck on the hips by the basket Williams was
frsJ thought 10 be dead or MORALLY injured He
was picked up, and after being carried a few feet
regained his senses and hmDed 10 the hotel, as
sisted By TWO persons MI. scales was not 80 Tor.
do not think that any bones are broken. but that
the shock shattered his nervous system
Apaches Led By American Bandits
From the San Francisco Examiner.
IL has been discovered that the little band OF
Apache Indians who for the past two years have
been committing depredations In Montezuma Dis
trict sonora, Mexico, near the Chihuahua line,
are led by two Americans named Red Murphy and
West Prof. Sherman who was attacked by the
party short time ago saw them with fleld-glass
and recognized both men, who were In the same
party q few days ago when it killed Mexican near
the Town OF Bavisbce, since which time has been
ascert aimed that the two Americans are the lead
ers. This band has been committing depredationa
In that vicinity ever since the surrender OF Geron-
limo, the Apache chief, and has committed many
murders
A scnooLBoys SUICIDAL Newark, n. J., Paul
White, a lad OF ten years. died yesterday morning
from the effects OF q dose OF "Rough on Rats
which he took with suicidal intent He had
a whipping by his father. IL II thought this ieo
him 70 take the poison
The Berlin Tagetiaa says that Count zedlts-
Ter OF the interior and that negotiations nave
been opened with Herr Miguel win view 70 hs
accepting the once.
Emperor Francis Joseph has appointed Emperor
William honorary colonel OF the thirty-fourth N
fantry regiment OF Austria
There Is likely 10 he q controversy between TINS
Gettysburg Association and the Gettysourg Com
mission over the location o. monuments put upon
John b. cozzens, formerly OF Cozzeps' wee
Point Hotel died yesterday az his home, In New
Hes s.S Sy I'm IN ne for so%s ne sIc oS .SassS
GIDEON PitsS Of Honeoye, ontario county, n. J..
dted on Monday morning. He waa the fnxhW G
the vie Of freoeEack DougiasA