Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-09-11
DROPPING 10000 FEET.
4 BALLookJsTs DARING LEAP WITH
4 ZIG PARACHUTE

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"in tho Interests u sefeses~-gsu-
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I'll ID claimed by the balloonist, Baldwin.
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THE PARACHUTE
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ing Il, do anytime urle@. Z csr -, q, -.
yi@ms rsr,,y.,s nj ian f,r4,,a- - IT,.
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must at teas4 double tn. d,z,.noas
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car ready and q. a.s.s, ,he t.Ilc,,s. .so..,s.d
As the balloon, Ieft tk,a x-ur4s. 49,. - 80 -
re.rxs holding the ch,.ra t.roLs
To descrifss this particular ..ctv,t.r q {.
ooIx necessary 70 imagine . ~bit. yIot..
txertv feet in diameter. cut tbrfuyb the
center. in this uay yea, nave two rar,cbut~~
,l,e ,rofessor only IN WING ono r. cos,t.;nsl
100 wards of stout cloth II Ia not mike /.
mammoth urnl,ralla without .sick IT,
braces being aeribie ef.reis runu;n0 de,xn
twenty Ave feet and fastening Il, N ;ran
ring tro feet in dianneta- The okher cr,rd.
an run clear ar, II, the sarns N the .scEute >
20 thew cannot give vay This oarachus~
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the nrofessor intended tn take bold ~ ti,e
;ror riro sui,o clear fro,n ths h.sllr.,r, a.
r.snd an the air r. initiate the ..c,,ute ; ard
take his chance. ~ REACHING terra Arm. IL
ssfatv Tbe balloon was iraated nv n, no
feat ~ bot air baIloo, reractute and IN.
,,sr.,,,s for ;naati,,< tbs t.iIor,r al t..;,s -
Mr. Hoesus own manufacture A. hs
sea,r..i ~ tss car and yave oraars sor The
yor.s holding the balloon 10 the ground IN
70 caz. ofy the professor said tn the -orra.
sran,.a.. WIN ..s.x xhat the tsr,sr talseva,,
70 ~ Anal leava of daring and rsckIss.
man.
s.Mv balloon ougbt 10 take me nm two
uilex at Ie.st. The uaracbu.e WON'T tniate
inside of go feet frorr, the time leave tbe
haiIoon This distance will o..-uny thrse
seconds after tina. err..cs ~, ro,,e dr,-z1, Al,
right inside of one minute and thirty sexouds
Let her go.p
A. the word tbs rnnes rsra c,,. and .b.
rnons,ar went sailing inward
The cbuteIs e,,y has broken = cried HOGAN
instantly .<rli have to come down ana
start over As som a. possible Hogan d.
scende.i- ..ru 90 IN again in an hour. = he
said
TIE SECOND TRIAL
The secoad trial was a success The fal
Ioon shot IN almost straight To a distance "a
fully 10 ooo feet II then settled aE,on. ~
feet and hung ike a hall in the heavens Ths
anxious and excited crowd of peouls on th<
ground watched the balloon with hated
breath The reporters were provided with
powerful glasses, and saw Hogan make ready
10 hmm
.sHe'n weaken said some one.
mo cried another, '.he Is getting out
The chute was closed Hogan drew it Ut
tlTI he reached the ropes to which he lsshet
himself He did not expect the chute 10 oper
for the first 80 or 80 feet and he was afraic
be might be shaken of the bar by the rapidit,
of the fall unless he took the precaution q
fasten himself. When he stepped on the edg,
of the car to spring of into space some of Cd.
spectators grew pale and sick. Surely thu
/ daring man was going TO certain death.
shout of terror goes IN Hogan Ia.