Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-30
OESERET EVENING NEES.
Saturday. August 70. 1870.
An AERONAUT'S PERIL.
FRIGHTFUL XXI ERIENCE OF 4 UER-
MAN EALLOoNIsT ~ A RI
CENT TRIP.

The German aeronaui Wolf re-
Gently had a most terrible expert
ence during trip ia a ballo0n from
the ErOunIs Of the Cologue exh.H.-
ton Of tine art Of war. Ia company
with Peter Srhmilz aud "a mauiifc-
turer named Depenheuer he started
in the balloon HSt1llwerkY al
O'Clock on a cloudy Afternoon. Tin
ballOon flew one mile almost Eirai sIs
upward into the thick 90 q storm
Wolf. fearful Of the strong wiuL-
aud hail arouui him, decided C.
make landing as soon n possible
There was nothing bIL wood
aud WOO = under a., - he Sail sua-u
quently. "The balloon de- cnd-s
with violent rapidiiy. ] q ally ii-
covered a little clearing on a steep
mountain side ani prepared Goo
anchor. The BILLION Descended
more slowly and the people win
had observed u hurried t0Ee.h 70
underneath % help ~ laui. ] drew
he ventilator a little further or-u
and motiOned b. Schultz 10 gel cat
Depcnhener alightei aud all wa
Evll, when suddenly a whisiwiul
struck n. 4 terrible jerk sends on
On ms b -ck In the car. jump us
10 find all things swimming down
iOwn below me, AMI two men
clinging helplesslyto the edge o. the
ar. 1 catch the ugIr-t one, o.
.,easant who tried T. assist &c llr
landing. Too lat, His strength b.
gone, lac lets %. and | hear wi.u
horrible di-tiuclnt-s the m.Li q.
lhui Of his body on the ground
My heart sickens. bul I rally
ave my frieni Schmiiz, wh1 -.iU
ticks TO the eaT'z side. Already
the clouds are sinking below as. W
are two miles above the earth.
try o. raise Schmi,Z into tire ear
ut lac has sunk - Ear dsAu from
lac edge that ] can hanlly Ela-T
lis wrists, aud hr j. too weak o.
make an ebert Tor hini-elf. BGil .,
l. gr0an our despair. for all seem
Jyer. Slowly and Painfully & Iisu
aim 4 little, St my teeth Do tae
ack OF his coat, and cuisavur q.
| lind him fast with ;hu storm ilr. IS
ew moments drag by la hn. lr
| l,spair, snd | finally sI-Hycl iu
sas,cning the rope uEGeI hi- E-.l-
and in living him 20 a. the g..
rnvre i no safety Ia the device,
however, for were Sehmitz 90 POI
Consciousness for an iuatlI. .
Ddy would relax aud bee wulI.
slip away. | call 10 him, -~isa..
1ut your am., > read Uut y.gI
lrms,' hear his body move Ir
,spJnse d ms alm1ui;l1u Tat De-.
voice j. llst T. me.
"AH this las OCCUPIED twenty
five minutes AMI We have Boo Co.,,
| meantime been slipping upward
Everything nov depvGs ua ga
making a quick landing. ] #u.
pen the valve AMI begin falling
We plunge into a great storm. 10.
iailOOn spins about in circle su.
,ways about like a druErI man
Rain. nail, thunder and .'EltaIrg
sweep over u. TIE balloon Tt..- #
that / must lie on my face 30 rsmai.
in the car.
'ssPeter, PeteI,' / call o. u.g
friend. Hold fast, Only hold f---
NO response, Tor hc rsilUu. L.a.
ne. The agitation Of o.. iaiHE
Ias IOascngzi the Tlpe auI De- Ea.
agged hack again, down the ae o.
ne car, - cIn see only hi- fling
iIr on tine Edge. creep iu tlu -....
& the ear, seize his rig't VIZ. With
| my left hand AM with ms % -I.
4 a TT. az
81 cannot hold out longer, gnme
in n weak voice from S-hmitz- % aa
slipping away
lone minute, only minnie
nore,' I cry back, AMI We w5.l Co.
| there
The neaTeTWe come iu ilc -rauu
however, the mon, violent iruH..
he oscillation Of the balloon. Fin
ally We clip over n h"u-c, a i-FI,
ana drop liky a shot 20 the -TluaH.
. Let CO. I shout o. S.lmIs
and jump away from the anchor
.'He obryS, and the Balloon. iH-
pounds tighter, sr-rs upward. J.
.Hll aI the valve viii $40 mr
strength till the anchor Jl.rl.- q
small tree. Bus the tree give g o..
and with the rebound the tlf
springs up 10 the balloon. lut far 90
moment 1 hang on almost 81 my
teeth. The anchor CATCHES a-"sG g.
tree. Again a jerk. q rrarE. % q.
bound, and / am tossed about bike
ball. Once more thenuahrEt o..
I find myself just above iIe t.r.U. H
dense old cedar. Head fEs. ...t
INTO the hrAnrhgs aui fgI frHa
bOugh 70 bJugh til I ua.' 90
ground. The anchor TI.t',- Do %.
me. Another Tree break. aG. 30
balloon sails Of o. the UDrhaa-r.
/ had lauIe,! near CIiv,. Eaa-
hour / bad the whole Esi gu.
JIt looking for Schmiz fEa a.
not 10 he found. Dead / ought.
l. linn. Ell painfully along iytHuru
wo peasants IN the direction OF .H.
Dveraih railway station. Presently
4 group Of men aui women hIuiri
toward u from a side street. three
u them half carrying "a man.
fastened 10 them as 5Viliy as
could, and hal S.hmilz b. my
arms.
To-day my head Is icus, end
weighty. livery Ion i'm nay iJiy
aches aud puisatr-. I cannot sleep
and have no peace since / eau get
no news Of the poor prassut vino
fell a sacrifice 10 his wiiliugug= g.
help me. ''-EJ.