New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-08
THE WHOLE THING.


"The Wayward Flight Of an irresponsible Bal
loon the title of a little story told last
evening by Sergeant Jones in the Thirty -nfthSk
police station
There was balloon ascension from the Eldo-
RADIO amusement grounds at Weehawken little
before o'clock last evening The aeronaut, Profes-
sor LIE Strange, made his usual daring leap from
the Clouds, falling gracefully into the waters Of
the Hudson River where he picked up by
some men who put out in rowboats when they
saw that the west wind had carried the balloon
and parachute out over the river. The "profes-
sor, had no sooner reached the water with his
parachute than he was cared for. But his mas
sive hot-ar balloon went merrily before the
strong Occidental breeze. II headed straight for
New-York and for the "Tenderloin" district at
that.
That is why Sergeant Jones spoke Of its prog
rcss as The Wayward Flight OF an irresponsible
Balloon The waywsrd fight Of human beings
into the "Tenderloin' has been dwelt upon by
preachers: Sergeant Jones is the first to hold up.
as a terrible example, the course followed by the
balloon that rose from Ehorado late yesterday
afternoon.
The balloon had no sooner reached the New
York shore than it began to attract the attention
of thousands of people who were on the SIDEWALKS
1t didn't stop, but went straight on toward tho
"1enderloin. While passing over that far
famed region .he great, dark thing seemed to 10
belchng forth great volume Of smoke. When
it passed over Broadway, about Thirty y-first-st,
there were crowds in all the streets watching it,
Charles BlQhm was intensely interested in the
thing He was on an open green" car at 1hir-
ty-tirst-st and Broadway, when he leaned out to
get better view of the balloon which was career
;no obout in drup ptop nd acofu
manner. Just then Broadway cable car came
along and bumped against Mr.. Blohm's head
Mr.. Blohm was taken to the New-York Hospital,
cared for, and sent to his home, at No. 673
Eleventh-ave But the fy-away balloon kept on
just the same. Sergeant Jones standing In
the door Of the police station. He saw the
balloon Hatton," said the sergeant TO one Of
the policemen in the station, chase that thing up
and pulr it in. Now don't let it ~ away!'
So Policeman Tatton set out "a chase for the
balloon lie was followed by a crowd Of about
/ 900 boys and mon.
II is foolish TO try to escape from New-York
policeman. The runaway balloon did not 60 far
after Policeman Hatton got after it. II just
Topped down on the skyght Of the Cancer Hos
pital, at No. 245 East Thirty -fourthst., and
made terrible mess of it. 1latton, the police
man, had been Joined by half dozen of his
brother officers. When they got 10 the top Of
the hospital building they found that the skylight
had been smashed. Luckily there we're no pa
tents on the top f1o)r.
The policeman rolled the big thing up into
bundle and dropped il down TO the street. when
inflated the balloon is about forty-fve feet high
and 90 feet in circumference. The policemen
loaded it into express wayoL aId hauled 1t
spread it out in the yard and played with It like
boys, getting inside of it and playing pranks on
each other This they enjoyed Thoroughly until
tbo tnmnany
claim the balloon, and told them they were doing
great damage to il.