The morning call., 1890-11-27

with a chimney about four feet in diameter
and five feet high. A fire of vine prunings
soaked in alcohol was the best for producing
an ample supply Of hot air with the least
smoke and fewest sparks, and an iron cover
was provided to put over the tol of the
chimney II the sparks became threatening.
The throat Of the balloon was placed over
the chimney. When inflated the balloon
was held down by many men until the
aeronaut was ready to ascend. He left the
earth holding to the bar with his hands, and
with his body suspended straight, and then
performed the various evolutions in midair.
Professor Cebalos made his frSt ascen-
sion in Central America in 1866, and be-
tween that year and 1871 he made many as.
tensions in Mexico and Central America
After making thirty-six ascensiops without
accident he met with his first mlshap on the
occasion of an ascension from Oajaca. Mex
leo, in 1868. When at an altitude of about
1000 feet strong wind struck the balloon
and carried it ninety miles iu two hours.
When 1t swept over forest on mountain,
Ceballos let 80 the balloon and clung TO the
top OF a big pine tree. He was scratched:
and bruised but not badly hurt. The bal.
loon flew off and was not seen again. Ce-.
ballos descended the tree and found him.:
self in an uninhabited part of the country.
For two nights he slept on the ground and
in the day time walked about in search OF
human habitation. At last he found " wood-;
chopper, who supplied him with food and
directed him to the road. On his return: to
the city he was publicly received by the au-;
thOTitieS. o..
In 1871 Professor Ceballos went to Peru.
He made 113 ascensionS in Callae and Lima
While making an ascension at Callao the
trapeze ropes were scraped against the cor
nice of house. The ropes seen parted, and
the trapeze ami CeballQs fell on roof: The
roof was broken but Cekallos escaped with
out serious injury. In 1872, in Lima, on the
occasion of his one hundred and twenty
fifth ascension, the balloon was torn in
pieces by the wind and Ceballos fell about
siXtv-five feet and escaped uninjured.
In 1873, at MOntevideO, Uruguay, Mr.. Ce-
belos ascended with his hot-air balloon, and
at the same time Mr. Barelli, a French aero
naut, went up with gas balloon. Both;
balloons were struck by hurricane and car
afterward. Another current brought Cebal-
los balloon back over the land and de-
stroyed it, CeballOs fell on the. roof of a
house and was bruised but not seriously
huit. e:
AT Rosario. in the Argentine Republic, in
1874, Nleaco Rosas, a boy OF IL. the son OF
General RosaS. was among the spectators at
an ascension by Ceballas. When the bal
loon went up the youth clung to ole of the
ropes of the net. Ceballos wondered, as the
balloon ascended, why it leaned TO one side.
The boy was SO high up on the balloon that
Ceballos could not see him from the trapeze,
but he knew somebody was there, and he
the net. Then Ceballos tried to climb to the
boy, but his added weight careened the bal
loon still more and increased the danger to
both, and he had 10 20 back. The boy held
on bravely until he could hold no longer and
then he fell, grazing Ceballos as he went
killed instantly Comm special
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