The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-05

Golfers, the North Pacific Coast readily put
up a bonus to have balloon ascent at The
Sausalito depot. The odds were very
much in the railroads favor: it was only
two lives against at least several hundred
times that number of dollars.
that on Sunday. the 4th OF June, the cele-
brated. world-famous 'aereoliste" Eliza
beth Keyes would make stupendons par
achute descent at the point named. and
that Jennie Jan-Jan, the clever monkey,
would do ditto.
Three o'clock was mentioned for the
double sensation. and by half-past all was
in readiness. Miss Keyes, an elderly lady
of uncertain age, appeared in all the glorv
Of purple t1eshings. The monk" didn't
appear" but was unceremoniouSly
dragged by chain TO the sacrifice.
The open space between saloon row and
the railroad track Was packed with human
beings, who watched With apathetic inter
est the filling of the balloon with hot air,
the pltlfu bowling and grimaces of the
elderly lady in tights and her adjustment
and hat OF her unconscious companion to
the ropes soon to bear them skyward.
At last the word was given. the ropes
were nosened, tangle of telegraph wires
was Just missed by an ace-and up scared
the 3O-foot balloon, to the lower part of
which the Keyes woman (without her pitt
full grimace) chung desperately, while below
her swung The poor little monk" plainly
scared to death.
There was a feeble attempt at cheer
and the combination shot up swiftly. At
first 1t bore due south. and il seemed as if
the hapless victims would be carried out
TO the ocean. In view of this possibility
Romlg. the manager of the enterprise, had
thoughtfully tied ife-preserver around
the human air-rider, not the slmian.
Up and up they went, and then 1t was
ha a xl,A al
and was carrying the balloon toward An
gel Island.
They were about 5000 feet from the
earth's surface and still going eastward
when the dangling specks beneath the in
naIed Dall were seen to become detached.
Then 1t was that general cry of horror
arose.
Directly beneath the spot where the two
breathing specks must fall lay big ship,
the w. I. Walker, with her naked masts
upturned with tapering snggestiveness.
Down, down came the parachutes with
cruel swiftness. The moments seemed
IKE hours. Another tragedy. such as have
seemed inevitable.
She has struck" mo she hasn'tv'
Yes. she has!" were the whispered esti-
mates OF the spectators, and the para
ehnte was among the Walkers rigging.
Inc woman just escaped the mainmast,
ana then the big umbrella to which she
clung caught on yard, bringing up Miss
krfes with fearful jerk and wrench.
one hung suspended helpessly between
SKY and bay, afraid to stir lest the para
clute should be dragged over the yard and
she De precipitated TO the deck below.
speedily the seamen on board ran I'D
the rigging and secured the parachute.
when the daring woman was reached and
assisted to the deck. Hence she soon came
ashore in a launch and walked to her
everyday clothes, protesting In dazed
nervous way that she was "all right"
And the monk?
why, he fell clear off the ship into the
pay, chung to his parachute like gritty
niue slmian until picked up and will
PROBABLY be forced to rOneat this Ito HIM
senseiess flying act next Sunday.