Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-31
THE ACME OF DARING.
AERIAL ACHIEVEMENT OF PROF. LA RoUx
AND BRIDE.

From the Glens Falls sunday News Aug 49,
Positively the most novel, interesting
aud successful attraction ever presented
for the auu>cment of II Glens Falls au-
dience was that which attracted fully
GO00 people to the Warren street base
ball park Friday evening and had one
half of those thus attracted to the park
been possessed of enough principle to
have paid the small admission fee like
honest people the intrepid aeronauts who
gave such marvellous exhibition would
have been rewarded by very crafty
ing purse to start them in their new
life, but the result proved that the hood
lum element predominates in Glens
Falls and fully onethird of the 2000
people who were within the enclosure
gained admission by dishonest means,
while the streets for several blocks
were thronged with a crowd most of
whom could have easily paid the small
admission fee without the slightest in
convenience.
The entertainment itself deserves the
most favorable mention. Every promise
of the management was fulfilled and a
better pleased crowd of people never
wendell their way homeward from those
grounds.
The introductory to the main events
introduced the two prominent figures in
the entertainment. Miss Nelson, the
blushiug bride, was placed in sack
which was then tied, sewed and sealed
by a committee from the audience. For
few moments curtain hid the sack
with its lady occupant, when Miss Nelson
emerged and presented the sack to the
applauding hundreds, without stitch or
seal broken.
Soon st. Mary's band struck up the
wedding march from "LOhengrin" and
the bridal party emerged from the
ticket Office and took their places upon
the platform which had been erected
Immediately in front of the grand stand
First came the groom and leaning upon
his arm was the sprightly miss who was
about to promise to share the Joys and
sorrows of the most daring aerialist OF
the age. The other members of the
bridal party were the two legal wit
nesses. Commodore Joseph w. Mills ant
Deputy-Shcriil Earl Smith. Justice OF
the Peace Nathan Pulver Of Luzerne
who had been engaged to perform the
nuptial ceremony, was awaiting the party
and the knot was soon tied.
The initiation Of the balloon required
about thirty minutes and was very
interesting process. All eyes were
riveted upon the monster air ship as i
gradually rounded, and, while III newly
made Mrs. LaRouX chatted and joke(
with those about her, seemingly indifler
ent to the fact that she was about Il
make herself famous 10y making tn
only parachute drop ever attempted
amid the gloom of night.
When the command was given 70
''all hands let GO the huge gas ba!
bounded upward as if propelled by
monster catapaut with the professo
sitting upon trapeze bar suspended
underneath the balloon. while danglin.
to and underneath the bar upon whic
he sat was the umbrella which was t
return his happy bride to terra tirma
The bride, clad in neat costume of pal
blue silk of abbreviated pattern, occupie
, second trapeZe bar, attached to tn
parachute. Higher and higher til
, monster ship carried its occupant
while the professor discharged his larg
display of fireworks to the gratificatio
of the people and terror of the equin
steeds upon the ncighboring road:
. Presently a small object was seen t
drop away from the balloon dscernibl
by the bright rays of full moon an
. which was readily understood to be til
parachute with the bride as its livin
freight. At first it dropped like Il plum
met, but presently the folds OF the par;
chute oscillated slightly and then spreaC
' ing, landed the nervy lady near tt
: home of G. W. Brayton, while the pr'
+ fessoI landed with the balloon sho
r distance beyond.
i While discharging some intricat
' pieces of pyrotecbnics the professor r.
i ceived II very bad burn upon his rigl
i hand which will trouble him for man
months, but with his usua; indOmtab
pluck he completed the voyage amid
h halo of glory.
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