The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-01-17
pealLs or THE 7aAp,zr.
Vsvied ave IntsrsptlaE Experiences ID
the IiRs of aytagast.

Varied a"e TntsreatlaE Experiences iu
the Iafs of q oypsnas,.
The Connecticut Yankee ia Fresi
traveller. The man ron see msnding his
fence may not look a. though he were
accustomed to strange lands, and vet he
may have been around the world as
salesman for = clock factory, and his
neghbor on the next farm may no q re.
tired sea Captain WAC hAe eitoumnari-
gated tho globe mAny times. Here IN
Bridgeport there 10 the usual quota oi
long-distanee Connecticut travellers, and
when Barnums big show. which makes
los winter Qnettsrs here. gets back te
town, there are added moro travellers
who have been In many countries OF
these, soms settle down comforts bly, roy
the winter In this city, aHd others make
the winter aeason with circusas IN other
lands. Tho show Is now on the way
here after the season of 30, and some OF
che performers have already arrived,
among them being Prof. II. Gsthl;oa, the
gymnast, who is now at his pleasant
home In State street.
Well knOwnin this country a. gym.
mast. Prof Cetailue ig " ideiy an0wn In
Mexico. whore be was borp, and n Cen.
trel America and tbiQughout South
/
made 40 Hscensions, usiHg aiwAys hoi
air balloons OF his own manufacture. apd
performing on u trapeza suspended from
the balloon. Hs has med thirty bal.
looms, each out rinety feat high and
hfty feet In diameter, and made OF Scotch
linen, and covered vita a light varnish
to render them weterprO T. When max.
ing ready for an ascension hs hnllt on
che ground sort Of brick fur aee. With
a chimney about four feet Ia dis meter
| and FIVE ieet high A fire of vine prun.
ings soaked ia alcohol was the best for
producing an ample supply Of not air
/ With the least smoke and gewast eSarka.
and an iron cover was provided 10 put
over the top Of the chimney II the sharks
became threatening. The throat OF the
balloon was placed over the chimnsx.
! When inflated the balloon was held down
| by many men until tue aarunaut was
! was ready TO as end. He lefv the earth
holding to the bar with HE hands, and
| with his body suspended strR ght. and
then performed She Varione eVolMions
| In midair.
Prof. CebAlios made hia first ases,ts on
In Central AMerica in 1865, aud hctwaer
that year ond 1871 ha made many ascen.
sions in Mexico and Central AWel lea.
| After making thlrty-six ascension with.
out accident he met with his ilrs! mis-
| ha1 on the oceaeiOn OF an asceueinn from
Oaiaca, Mexico. In 1893 When at an
altitude OF about 4 000 feet a strong wind
struck the balloon and carried it niretv
miles in two hours. When it swept over
| forest on a mountein. CebAllos lat 10
the balloon aud chung 20 the tor o big
| pine tree. He was 81 satchnd aud brnia4d
but not tadly hurt. The balloon tlow oif
| end was not seen agaiu. CebalioS de.
sceuded the tree end found himsls In
an uninhabited patt OF the couuttr. For
two nights he slept on tbe ground and Ia
day time walked about in searah Of
human hasltatiou. AT last he fond
woodchopper. who supplied him with
food and directed him TO tine road. On
his return to the city he was ruhlolr
received by tue authorities.
In 1871 Prof. Ceballos went to Peru.
he made l13 ascensions in Callao and
Lima; While making an ascension at
Calico the trapazs ropes were scf$ped
against the eoruics OF a house. The rnDes
soon parted. aud the trapsge and
Cebalios fell on = roof. Tho roo was
broken. but .Cehallos escaped Ystssout
serious injury. In iS72 In Lima on the
occasion his 120th ssceuSion, the al.
loon was torn in pieces by the Kind and
Gel allos fell about e5 feet, hut escaped
uninjUred
In 1873, at Montevidec. Urueuar, Nj.
Ceballos sscended w-th his hot-air - B..
lOcn. and at the sane time Mr.. Ba ELI.
French aeropaut, vent up WITH = sas
balloon. BO.h balloons we're struck hy
hurricane and carried out to sea. Il rsll
was never heard Of a terwaPd. Aan hey
current brought Cehallo9's balloon htck
over tac land and destroyed IT, Ceb ,i,os
fell on he roof OF house and vas
bruised. nut not eeriuutly huTf.
Al Ra-arin. ID the Argentine Rsaub-
lie, In 1914 Sicaco nosaS, 4 bOY ne lS
the sou Of Gen, Ross, was Rmnny the
spectators St m ascension by CehA,ios. !
When the balloon N ent up the yt.utb
clung 20 one Of tHe roprs Of die net.
Ceballos wondered. as the balloon as.
cended, why L. ieafasi to one side The
boy WAS 80 high up On the balloon ghat
Ceballos eonldn't sen him from the trA-
pezc, Int hs knew somebody Waa there.
and he spoke to him, anil told him 70
climb down by the net. Teen Cebnllos !
'ried 10 climb q the hoy, bil his Jed |
weight careensd tba lla;ioon ct II n, ,Ys
and Increased danger 70 both, and |
he had s. 70 a *. The hoy held 90 |
bravtly Gutil he could hold 40 longer |
al { then hs frll, grazing Cshallas a. he |
went down. He strnek on tho ground |
and wRs kll Il inGts ntiy.
In l676 C.bHi.oa vert tn Brazil and |
MA % mary sAseH sjons IN VsriGHs perss !
Of bat country. Hts last ascension vas |
ia Brazil in lH6. Since 1875 P,of. |
Ceballrs has bsen gvnnsst 10 c;rcuses. |
He has performed in Australia, Caiaa. |
japan. S.an. undOOstAn, France, |
Spain, aud other countries.
Nj. CebRllos Is powerful aud sraee.
ful gymnRst. His wife Nine. zsrah /
ceballos IS sl'O al accomplished gym
mast, and their son. Nicholas. sget l6. |
is noted "a q performer on the high |
wire. All three will give perfOrnanees |
In Cuba during the coming winter. aud |
In the spring ihey viii rejnin BarnRpl 4 |