The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-11
FIVE MILES nIGn ON 4 7RAPEzE



From the London Standard.
Great excitement was caused at Croydon
on Saturday afternoon in connection with the
ascent from the old fair field Of Prof. Higgins,
We're WEI entertaiScd as to his safety The bal.
loon. which had that day been named Tho
s6S euSe e sna fully o c6aesd
3 O'Clock, Higgins said the direction of the
wind; which was northeast would 1ecessi SSH t
M62n t., h rSSq S a sSRs
Ihe direction Of Norwood; CP9n reach Gts
400 feet. the he parachute becamS detached
from the net OF the balloon. which was evil
inverted. 1t was now evident that something
was wrong with tho apparatus and, amid
from the balloon and fell int garden In East
CROYDON The balloon RAPIDLY ds sap ca I ID
had been received Of tho pararhutist much
anxiety was eyln"ed as to his fate shortly
by the receipt OF telegram stating that hiG-
gins had landed safely near Iun9Iridge. HiK-
gins and his balloon arrived at Last Croydon
n an tntoTvlow with a corresnoPdent Hig.
gins stated that he had experienced the most
wonderful u all hl1 aerial voyages When he
lad reached q height Of 1000 feet he began to
ESt niT F tplad T ho cari rent then cauSht
his para 'hute, caus ng the wooden ring OF L 70
a s wneh h 5 ths GhGSi hen broke
Directly that happened ho saw that the para
chute was hanging below him fully inflated.
and the pressure on him was 40 great that Ii
Was ,lmrosylblo for Nm to descend into. the
middle Of the town with anything. like safety.
10 therefore, opened his ,penknlfe with his
caused The balloon 10 shoot up 5000 feet
another current. which brought him back. and
s.eet AND snow. He could hear. however. the
All OF a sudden he found himself in darkness,
caused he presumed. by thes and the thick
least ten minutes. and when he had passed
through il tho sun was shining beautifully.
snowy mountains rising up and down for miles.
ne could see distance OF some forty, clear
ing on tho water at Brighton. 1t was evident
10 him that no was going toward TunbridRe
Wells he found the air go ting very sharp
ttrhe ana Le mad no sooner rubbed them of
than other? formed. For few minutes he
ing on the mountains OF snow. and he thought
ae vas getilng near Hastings or Brighton He
down he took hold Of four OF his guy rope,
ana pulled the balloon rarity over on one sido
To- allow he gas 10 esoare at the mouth,
lha balloon then turned round threc times.
and lie fet he vas descending, lie dId nothing
moro 10 'hr balloon, merely sitting on his
not $50 Tor soiao ~ tin T ic mH he Jaw
plouShcd folds. aud close br trern was what
aSross lie th"n iTay""i ~. ont T. Two Or SIX
p,oughed iled-. which hp thought would lie
suitable place TO land n. Wien hs Vas about
1000 feet from The GuItn. l." rrepdTcd 10 de-
scend 10y hal giHR by ono ann to his trapeLe
Iolo as II he wer" using his larachu O.
When his feet touched iLa gFpuEu;
the balloon, win II was IA front Of h.'n d aged
him ia ten yard7 and hen rehouud"d some
FiNtY 'eot IN the Ar b. tw""n y" ir""s. ! Wo
lGhur"I- ran tom nIIpa0'" '.r." "n- hN' ia
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Mash o. Pens Igs', atpuf ....N hI"N !l.ln
I roldon. IT, rep, o. ,iu,s'tyA-, D." said that
a. one time he must have been i've mica ab9yO
the earth. tho highest he bad ever been He