The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-08
CROSS-TOWN BALLOON HUNT
LAME NECKs AND BUMPS FROM NORTH
RIVER TO THIRD AVENUE.

The Eldorndo A eronaut Takes n Bath IN the
Hudson, md His Hot-air bag Smnshes
the skyiIght orthe Cancer Hospital Here.
lot OF people In this city went on balloon
hunt last night Every afternoon there Is a
crowd Of west siders on the river front to see
the Eldorado balloon 60 up and the aeronaut
drop with his parachute. From open places
along the shore from Thrty-fourth street to
the Hudson River Railroad yards the balloon
can DO scen as soon as 1t clears the show
grounds. and persons with good eyes can
usually SEQ the performer shake his parachute
loose and sail down thousand feet or so to
earth again. while the big muslin bag that
carried him up gradually cools of, collapses
and goes down. too.
Whom tho balloon went up at o'clock yes
terday there was Northwestern blowing at
fourteen miles an hour.
The Hudson River is a favorite spot with the
aeronaut. It's about the only soft spot in this
part of the country for him to fall in. There is
no danger there OF his being impaled on q
church spire or straddling a sharp. rooted
house. northwest wind Is his delight.
and he dresses for bath. Carton. the
man who goes up and comes down. had tied
a life preserver about himself and he was
ready for anything. The spectators thought
that the balloon was about 500 feet up when
he began his trapeze performance. and 1t was
of the river when he had finished and let 90
with the parachute over his head. He landed
+ of head Of the line
waiting for him and picked him and his para
chute
The balloon took big lump upward as soon
as it was relieved OF his weight, and continued
its Journey to this city As it flew the wind
IN n 90
:, Al, that time the balloon looked ike . big
ropes hanging down from the still inflated
bulb at the top like the arms and tentacles OF
As it passed overhead the small boys in the
at 4 a minute gait, it soon left them behind:
every street as 1t wen. along, every person
anxious. to be in at the DEATH
Only the last to join the hunt got there. how
ever. They were the ones who began to chase
it when 1t got to Thirty.tifth street and Third
Tho balloon was four miles away from FL;
cleared the spire Of the new church otthe In:
street station got sight Of it. Sergeant
'front.' Of 'ha Station hoase .Ai He knew that
balloons had no business to he sailing around
ns H ;sns tss . 5%o o yard
joined the chase.
the house Of the New York Skin and Cancer
the balloon. its hot air entirely exhausted. had
bumped down on tho roof. and 1--WE or six
pound block OF wood that the ring at the top of
It IL attached to had broken half the glass out
Of the aky light over ward L.
II did $40 worth OF damage and created con-
siderable alarm in the ward. but DO one was
hurt. The doctore let the police have the
balloon. but told them to collect $40 from any
one that claimed it; Five policemen carried it
down stairs end got wagon to take it to the
station house.
Two men from the show came around after
ward and claimed the balloon. but didn't get
It. Police Headquarters notified the Thirty
NTH street police that man with proper ere
dentials would be after It later.
One OF the crowd who discovered the bal
loon was Charles Bohm. 80 years old. He
leaned D far out from the platform Of green
car in Thirty-tourth street to see the balloon
that a broadway cable car coming up town hit
him on tho back OF the head. No arrests.
chase. for when citizens are running with
their eyes on he sky they cnnt see other citi-
Zens engaged in the same pursuit. When the
balloon finally landed the crowd rubbed its
lame necks. strained by too much looking up
ward. and went homo to tea.