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DROPPED ABOUT TWO MILES.
A BRIDAL COUPLE HAvE A THRILLING
WEDDING JOURNEY.
The Parachute DIDN'T Work Well when
the Gas Bnw Broke - They Came Down
Too Fast For Comfort, hut Live to Tell
the StOry-An Italian Acronnut Killed.

mo parachute Dldnt Work wei "hen
the Gas Bnw Broke - They Came Down
Too Fast For Comfort, hut Live to Tell
the Story-An Italian Acronnut Killed.
DENVER. Aug II. For several months past
scarcely n Sunday has raised without there
being one or moro ballo, ascensions. Yes
terday both tho Elitichs Gardens and Mnnhat-
tan beach resorts announced that u bridal
couple would accompany the aeronnuts on
their trip.
Plof baldwin took n newly married couple
with him from Elitich's Gardens and de-
tcended Ia safety. At Manhattan Beach
Prof. King and Mr. anu Mrs. sherman
Hunt had narrow escape from death.
Just thirty minutes after the three had
ascendei from tho beach the larger of
the two balloons attached to their car burst.
and the air ship descended with frightiul rapd-
ity to the earth. a mile and a half below The
basket struck the ground with great force, and
Its occupants were thrown out.
MIR. and Mrs Hunt fortunately escaped with
only few bruises. but rrof King was not 50
lucky. Eo fell on his right shoulder. which is
badly bruised. and his right arm is helpless.
1t was nearly 0 o'clock when Sherman Hunt
and Miss Mary Johnston OF Arvada who had
determined to maze their wedLing trip
in balloon, appeared in the enclosure
near the tossing gas bags. Tho words
nounsod and tho couple announce them.
selves ready for tho voyage. The bnlo ons,
however. wei not ready. The gas gsnorat ing
tanks leaked and the balloons filled very slow
attached to the large one. but Prof. King
decided to do without the third balloon. re
senhsd INT MP ia. GasSet i,pwsd ~ TIE nrda
upward. No ballast or anchor was taken in
order to give give tns ship greater buoyancy; The
ship rose higher and higher. Big black
clouds covered 'Ts the sky apd The ish,nn;
and kissed her hand to the altitude below
until her form became indistinct; The smaller
balloon around quite. raniily. Suddenly the
large balloon appeared to grow small. and i'm
medintely after the air ship began descending.
A Eroan OF horror went up from the crowd us
minute. The thousands who wer. watching no
horror The balloon had reached IN altitude OF
nearly two miles above ground when the eN-
ing, while the parachute which was the only
hone; worked poorly. Faster and faster came
a aons eG'; the o. hs a hsy
Hundreds who rushed to the spot. expecting
rrised to discover their fears upfounded.
NJ haunt nnt was wiz quickly r on his feet;
arise. and then the thres sheltered themselves
under the collapsed balloon while the hail and
rnn descended about them. That none was
ROME. Aug. 1.-THE latest aerial disaster ia
reported from Macerata. capita OF The Italian
province ~ the same name. Macerata ID on
IN eminonce above the 20 en2a. n small
river emp,y!ng into tho Adria,lG, and is mid.
VIII thus be seen that Macera'a wa conven-
iently situated Tor bal Don ascensiuns. md It's
neighborhoo afforded good sig tsecinE spots
Tor the y, a-nnrry and others OF the ne hhor-
hood who gathered in large numbet 8 yester-
day to wi ness the exploits OF daring bal
loonIst who had acquired iame by frequent as
CENTS
All vent we'll ut thu commencement o: the
exhibition. The balloon Asc"rde amid much
applause and enthusiasm and swept grandly
toward the blue waers of the Adratic. II WAS
not tho intention O. the aeronaut to lie carried
out 10 sea, 50 he ATTEMPTED to descend. and
was seen 10 be vigorously pulling at the OK
hanst or safety valve. The rope OF the latter.
however did not seem To work rrorerly. and
the bal Don ard its occupant were SLOWLY but
steadily carried ssaward; Finally the balloon
was seen horering o Ier the Adriatic and n cry
OF horror arc q rom tho crowds who had fol-
lowed the course o! the balloon. when the
neronnEt was suddenly seen to fall hpadlong
from the ear, and af err whirling o;er twice or
three times in the air. he fell into the sea and
was drowned he ore some fishermen who put
out t. rescu" him had time to reach tho I'M
fortunate man. Tho balloon. elieyed Of its
human ballast shot upward into tho clouds
and was eventually lost to view.