Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-10-05
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"A balloon ascension and parachute
drop were advertised at the exhibition
| grounds at Ottawa. Ont. Among the vol
| untcers TO hold down the balloon was Tom
Winsles. Il young butcher. who with others
grasp ID the stout rope running around the
base of the ba loon. When tho order TO let
go was given all released their hold except
Winsky. who. retaining his hold. was
swiftly borne upward. The aeronaut was
unable to help him. Winsley was called
upon 10 let go. but still chung TO the ropes.
The balloon had now gone 1000 feet mp
wards aud the spectators stood paralyzed
with fear. Winslcy finally lei go one hand.
but chung 10 the ropes with tho other. 1t
was only for a moment. however. that he
supported himself with one hand. That
was released and down he came like a
rocket. executing q series Of somersaults
in the air as he fell. He struck in q field
100 feet from the grounds and with the ex-
cep:ion OF his face was terribly crushed.
A Valparaiso, Chi.i. special Of August Is
says: A terrible calamity occurred here on
the 11th inst. An artificial pond 500 feet
above the level al the city. burst. flooding
the Valley Yung land several streets. The
flood came down in an resi>tible torrent.
bringing down rocks and trunks of trees
with it. The stream came rushing through
the streets OF San Juan de Dias in u wave
twelve feet high. Shops were de]uged and
the contents destroyed. houses swept away
and the inhabitants drowned or bruised to
death. Tifty-seven bodies had been buried
yesterday OF persons killed by this disaster.
The sum of $780, CO has been voted by con-
gress in Santiago to relieve the sufferers.
The loss OF property will be S1.OOO.O 600 At
at least. A thousand lives have probably
been lost
The recent deficiency in the redemption
division Of the treasurer's office turns on,
TO have been more serious matter than
was at first supposed. Treasury officials
are very reticent in regard to il and little
can be learned beyond the fact that Mrs.
Ernestine Becker. one of the oldest and
most trusted counters in the divi ion. was
found short 1914 in her cash and had been
dismissed from the service after making
good the deficiency.
The house OF DIR. Gorrell. who lives in
Moon. Tyler county. W. Va. was blown
up by dynamite. DIR. GorreI and one of
his children were badly injured. and WISH
tor named Campbell, who resided near
Hebron. was instantly killed.
j. w. Brown, convicted VI bigamy. has
been sentenced. at Detroit. to four years
and six months in the penitentary. Seven
OF the thirty-three. women he is alleged to
have married appeared as witnesses against
him.
-Twenty-one little girls ranging in age
from to "A years. who were brought to
New York by Mormon elders from Europe
on the steamer Wisconsin en- route to Salt
Lake City. were ordered by Collector Ma
gone to be sent back TO Europe on the re-
turn trip Of the WISCONSIN,
Capt. J. 4. Rankins, United States mar
shall and deputies. killed Whitley, tho out
law. AT Florensviile. Tex. Whitley was one
OF the parties who attempted to rob train
near HARDWOOD on the 22d. He was also in
the Mcneil and Flatonin train robberies and
concerned in the robbery Of the bank at
Cisco. Het.and Barber Killed IDENTITY
Sheriff Stanley, oi Williamson county. He
Was considered o.e Of the leaders of bold
and dang ross gang.