Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-05-05

by the ballOonist Baldwin that no mas
dropped five thousand feet from bal
loon with parachute, ! shall drop
AT least ten thousand feet and shall at
tempt what no balloonist ever did. ]
shall drop with the chute closed. leay-
ing II entirely to the air to open the
chute"
So said Edward ID, Hogan to a group
Of newspaper men who had assembled
this morning on large vacant lot
northwest OF town TO see him make his
foolhardy venture. Hogan is u local
aeronaut. and lives with his family at
No. 42l Van Buren, street lie was for
fourteen years employed in a planning
mill here. and only during the last four
years has devoted himself to balloon
ing as u profession. He has studied
the subject thoroughly. however, for
many years. having FROM CHILDHOOD tax.
tho keenest interest aud delight In the
science Of sailing air ships He rugged
up workshop at his home. and there
he spent every spare moment expert
menting in construction OF balloons. aud
on every possible occasion had made
an ascension. frequently going up TO
considerable height During the past
few months hs has given his attention
to paraehutes. and on February 9th
last announced. As soon rs the frost
was out OF the ground, be should as
cend to an attitude Of ten thousand
feet and drop from the car,
There Is no use he said. ''of my
attempting TO DO anything unless can
beaI I'LL previous records. and fall
further than any living man, A few
hundred feet less or few hundred feet
more will count nothing for me. must
III least double the distance.
PREPARING FOR THE PERILoUs TRIR
He repeated this talk this morning
when getting his car ready. and al sl:35
the balloon assembled. AS the balloon
left tie earth one Of this guy ropes
holding the chute broke.
10 describe this particular chute II
Is only necessary 10 imagine white
through the center; In this way you
have two paraehuLes. the professor on
II hav ng one. IL contained one hun,
dred yards OF stout cloth. IL Il not un.
like mammoth umbrella without a
stick. the braces being flexible cords
running down twenty-five feet. and
fastening 10 an iron ring two feet la
diameter Tha other cords all run
clear up 10 tho seams oil tho Chute.
50 they can not give way. This para
chute was fastened 10 ilte outside u this
hOI-air balloon ID perpendicular form
bY tlie cord. Wilson thg balloon was al
the proper height tlie Professor intend.
ed 70 take bold 81 the trUa ring. swing
clear from the balloon, dspeud on ths
air 70 initiate the ''ehute. aud take lis
chances Of reaching terra sirlna IL safe
~. Tbs bAiO0n was iuilalsd by SKIS
thousand feet % hot mir. balloon. para,
chute and apparatus for initiating the
balloon oil baing o! sr. Hogaa's own
manufactures As he stepped ID tlis
car mud gave Orders for tito ropes hold
ing the balloon to tho ground to b. east
OIL. tile Professor said to ths GORE.
spOndcn.. who took what the latter b :
l,eycd To bg tiual leave % a daring aud
reckless man;
My balloon ought 10 take me Up two
mites at least. The parachute won
initiate Inside OF three hundresi feet
from ths time | leave tho balloon.
This distance will occupy three seconds
OF time. after that ! expect 10 come
down all right Inside Of ono minute aud
thirty seconds. LIST her 20.
TuE ASCENT.
AZ the word tho ropes were cut ana
the monster went sailing upward.
The chutes guy has broken" cried
Hogan almost Instantly. 't'll have to
come down and start over. A. soon
rs possible Hogan descended I'm
go up again in an hour 10 said.
The second trial was success.
The balloon shot up almost straight to
q distance OF fuIly ton thousand feet,
u then settled about four hunllrSd
feet and hung like a ball in the bSny.
ems. The anxious and excited crowd
OF people on the ground watched the
balloon with batsd breath. Tho ra.
porters were provided with powerful
glasses aud saw Hogan make ready 10
jump,
Hell weaken. said some one.
''No," cried another watcher. ..hs Ia
getting out"
The chute was closed. Hogan draw
i up tll Ito reached the ropes 10 which
he lashed himself. He did not expgct
tho chute 10 open for the frat two or
three hundred feet and no was afraid
he might DO shaken of the bar by the
rapidity Of the fall unless he took the
precaution TO fasten himself When
he stepped on the edge Of tho car Ia
spring OIL into space some Of tho spee-
tators grew pale aud sick. Surely
thIs daring man was going to certain
death.
TIE TERRIBLE LEAF.
a shout OF terror goes up. Hogan
has jumped. Down like a cannon.ball
he fell for five hundred feet. Tho chute
had not yet opened. He was falling
IKE meteor and the spectators shut
their eyes while still keeping their
glasses elevated. Suddenly a shout
goes mp. The chute has caught the ajr.
IL opens like the wings OF monster
eagle. Hognn's flight downward was
almost stopped with jerk. Then the
chute settles down 70 a steady journey
earthward with its passenger, and In