Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-06
RIRSIPlRSON singular
Makes Trip 10 Reeds Lake Uposs
Adverse Circumstances
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started to 20 out 70 Reeds Lake
yesterday about 10 O'Clock in the morn
ing. hung around the corner of
Lyon and Cansl-sss about two hours
waiting for car which WAS not crowd
ed 70 such an extent that would bs
compelled 70 hang on the side. lin
gefsd, but the "cAr that ! ionged for
never came" Then thought would
90 70 the railroad depot and take the
train out. l went ana found myself in
q worse position. A train had just
left. In half an hour another one
would leave My patience would not
allow me TO wait that long. l then
dragged myself back TO the starting
point of the electric road. A traln n was
Just coming down the Monroe-st hail.
made up nv mind that would catch
il if IL took q leg. Ii Was nearly three
O'Clock in the afternoon and 1 Was no
nearer seeing the balloon ascension
than WAS IN the morning. l made .
rush for the vehicle, but / was not the
only one who rushed. There were
about 1000 people on the corner, and
all OF them wanted to get on a couple
of cars which would not hold
more than $50 people at the outslde.
People made frantic efforts 10 get
aboard. The stronger men in the crowd
pushed their way through. throwing
ladies and children right and left. ! hey
all secured seats-thAt 10 the strong
men did. The ladies and children
walked around the car and gsxed wlst-
q "A Al
muscular ones. The married men
beckoncd their wives from the curb
stones and gave up their seats 10 them.
The single man glanced around for the
prettiest female face and proffered bis
seat TO her. i Was dlstsnced in the race
and did not get q position. ! finally
cork screwed my arm in among three or
four persons, grasped a handle with
the tips of my fingers, wedged one OF
my feet betwixt the pedal extremities
of q big fat woman, and placed the toe
of my shoe on the steps. IL was my
only show. IL did not take adyan-
tage of IL would have been compelled
to stay at home. In this position rode
ali the way out TO the lake. Two
young ladies eat In the seat opposite 10
which clung. One had on . steel gray
dress, cut according TO the latest Paris
ian fashion, trimmed with gold. The
other was dressed In black. Both were
very pretty and that 10 the reason why
they had seats. Their heads were
adorned with stiff-rlmmed hats with
low crowns. The rims extended several
inches TO the front and back, and were
constantly coming in collision with the
people who packed themselves between
the seAte, causing them TO fall of. The
girls showed their dispieasure Al this by
the little pouts which now and then
disfigured their faces. A short distance
further on . woman tainted away. The
car stopped long enough TO allow her
friends TO carry heI 20 a grassy spot by
the roadside, where she Was famed
back TO life. Al last the lake was
reached, and a great feeling of relief
took possession of me. mingled with
the crowd aud hoated IN the direction
of the pavilion. Preparations were be-
ing made TO initiate the balloon and I
was just in time to see the fun. /
glanced in the direction of Huber's
and then inquired how long IL would
be before the AR shi2 would sail away.
About five minutes. / would have TO
wait. Miss Nellie Lamont. under the
direction of Prof. ". w. McEwen, WAS
the lady who went up. She did not ap-
pear to mind it any more than some
girls do chewing gum. The pear-shaped
bag was soon inflated, and at the report
of pistol was allowed TO rise. After a
height of 1000 feet had been reached
the pistol was again fired as a signal for
the daring lady TO drop with the para
chute. The latter dropped about 400
feet before IL opened, and the multi
tude held their breath. All seemed
pleased when the chute spread out
apd allowed the lady TO descend with
safety. Prof. McEwen said that one OF
the papers had stated that Miss Nellie
Lamont had made the ascension at
North Park on the Fourth. This was
wrong. Mrs- Baseett Was the woman
who went up. MISS Lamont has never
been with Prof. Bartholomew, aud
will be seen only at Reeds Lake. The
ascension gave great satisfaction.
There were about 80 600 people st the
lake and everything WAS done that
could be TO make the visitors enjoy
themselves. The base ball game was
another source of attraction. Every
body wants TO 20 10 Reeds Lake sun
day, hut the transportation facilities
are inadequate to accommodate the
throng. The struggle IN getting out To
the lake has the efi ect Of putting one IN
. tad frame of mind. The completion