Telegram-herald., 1888-05-27
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th.s1 - A.s dzops<<i s.sle isss freH = a~lsooa
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cassss clss..i ilastag i saEsrsiy - tas an ~
opsn las ehaes.
50 s-sd zf~ers D. Hogan - . zreap q
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aas 1oag sse sE a l1sxs ssesas "a ser<ewsss
u so.u - 80 hszs naaks ia foe4A2r,ty
tsat.ra aagza - iesai leFoaaaL. to
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in< All s~zs. aBt car snrisg ne la~z four
yual.s AS assse~i aiInself - h.1ioouing -
pFofazisa lie ha- ssnaissi Ne sablect thor-
sssAls. so~sFsf. lsf asAaT yzsFs. hsstaz
llual <hitia<.4i L4ksa Tia keen-st latsEs-s
aad tsiixi-s ia tss seienes of sailing air salFs
- rugged ~ a soskshop as as home, aaa
sna<~ ss sssns sxsfy spare aasnssns expert
s.saslns n ths consixucsins q oaA.o<Hs. sna
"a e~=y psssihss oeo..nioa naa male an
ascsnzioa, Eregllantly gulax ap - eosAaisirr-
2bls nsightA
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ing - - aaYtfling anl-ss | caa Las al Fre-
vioas rocersss ansl tai fzFller tAsaa any liviag
aaaa fs< hpsdrsd lest iezs o. = fsy. hsn-
aTea ts.a asas ~sD eOazss aotAlnz far a'a !
nylat st .as.st d0slbls tic 1astance'
fia Fepe@tei tass tAik when settiag hs
ear reAay. All a. ess Tie balloon ssosndet
A. shs osliooa lsft tAs Earth ano q ths guy
rops. hoi1ag rss oDuis oFoks
To describe tais parsieuiar "ehate" r Is
oaly necessary - nnaEise wtite sioos
tsaasF f.>s IN dlazseres, eus tlroign the
csaier, IN tlis S4y yoa eaye tSo psAsaehniea
tls professor 7aly cayftsg sne Il coutainod
Ic0 yar,sz q sious cioth II = aos aniike =
msnaosh umbrella witkaak a sflck, tas
braces being nsxihla cofSs ruansng do~n
twenty I've laes, ant fastening 70 an iron
rsax t~o fsss In dismstsr. The other cords
al Faa sleAF up - tha saz.s q Ihs ''ehuf~,
20 taay oannot give say. Tbs parachute
Wa fas,enssl ~ ths oussl.ie q the hos air bal
looa 10 a perpsudieplar tern hy = cord
Waen ths t.1i0ou ~as at the proper heixhs
The professor intended b take acid q ,hs
isoa ring. swing ciear from the balloon, do
pend 9n the air a. inaats tbs chute AMI
t.ka as cl.asces q rsaeaing ssrra Arnaa ia
saf.sY Tho balloon vas ia1atsd - cOOoo
f.ss q k0s air. oaiioon, paracegte snd aP-
rarasns for indzting he balloon al heing of
NJ uoxans o~u manufacture. As hs
sf~pu-a IN sbe car ard s2vo orders for the
ropes holsiing the balloon 70 The ground 20
bs east "a, the professor sid 70 tho corre-
spondsns. who took wbss tae latter believed
q 10 nnal save q daring and reckless
mani
"sIy balloon ouxhs % take me up two
nalls- az Isasa rhs parschnte Won't innate
inside of so fsss from tho time Leave ths
balloon. Thb dztanc~ win occupy three
seconds, after that sxpecs ~ come down all
rlxhe inside Of one minute and thirty seconds
Let her go
AZ tAs wort the ropes were cut and the
monster vent sailing upward
The chatss guy has broken" cried Hogan
Instantly "ru have 20 CONS down and
start over IA ~oon as pozttAs Hogan de-
scsnsisd 'rli 50 up again m sn hour" he
Sai1
rrx SECOND rRTAL
TIE accond Lri1l vas a success Tho bal
loon shot up almost seruisht 60 distance q
fully lo,0o0 fsak Il shcn sst1lsi about 40
fs.e and hung tfks bail IN the bsavena The
aaxlors aad sxcitsd crowd % people on the
xrounf vvaechei ths balloon with batesl
breash The reporters wcrs provided with
powerful glasses. an .@w Hogan ns1s ready
- Jnmp
.sfls'u weaken. . said some ons
1 'sNo." crisd another. ''hc y getting out
The chuts was ciosed Hogar drew Il up
till be raa~hed sns ropes - shich be hsshoi
hirnsslf Sc did not expsct ths chute % Opsn
for sh- fire 90 or 500 fest. and Re was afraid
be usixht % shaken "a tho har BY the rapidisy
of tue fall unless be took th' prrcaution %
f.stcn hlrase1 ~ asn he stsppod on The edge
of the cnr 70 sprsng o6 iaso space souie n tho
Spectators grew palls and SICK. Surely this
daring man wAs yoiag 20 certain death
A shout q ssrror goes up Hogan has
tunpsl Down hike q csDnoo ball BE- fsl for
500 fssA The chute has not yet opened
Down Il came Ike gigantic elongated bril-
lie yvas falling tlse a rnstsor. aud tho <pcot.-
tors shrt th-ir sycs vhfLs sill ksping their
..iassss slcv4tadl Suddenly shout goes up.
TIE chass Pas cAuyht ste srr. lt opcns hks
tie wis-s "a = monster sagie. Hogaas fighs
downward was almost stopped VITA Jerk
Then shs chute sottsss down b. a stsady
joors~y earthvvard ~ith ia passenger. and
in thrss MINUTES from the tanas The rsckls-s
uaan lsfS toe bailocn ns landed safety IN an
or=a Odd sosua hstLs distance from where
ths sscsas was nalie
Corrssporsissnt ssas sirost ths drst 70 grssp
A. baad - sbs seronsat.
'f iosf my brrasl." raid ~. 'when I shot
down - ttst. bat canghs ls again after a
time Il ~ss srsas 1amp vamt isF
Frofeser Fazan was vasarei With smut
u es.a asvur se-n 49, rrap v-ish a chute.
N. 49, rsnek iisspposDtrd at - slow time
rr>.i.. sEs@-uaiaz - c,,us aovz h niL,Ty $50
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