New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-21
DEATH FOLLOWED A FALL.
A FEMALE AERONAUT KILLED AT BER-
GEN BEACH.
SHE DROPPED FROM A BALLOON. But THE
PARACHUTE REMAINED CLOSED AND SHE
FELL TWO HUNDRED FEET INTO
JAMAICA BAY.

,,rs Christensen twerty-two years old who for
the last three weeks has been assisting III MAKING
daily balloon ascensions az Bergen Beach Brook-
lyn became entaneled in the ropes Of a parachute
IN which she was about 10 descend after ner ascen-
sion Yesterday afternoon at o'clock and fell a
distance OF about two hundred feet into the water
The accident was witnessed by several thouss nd
people. and the usuai summer evening crowd was
augmented by large numbers OF people who had
witnessed the naval parade earlier In the day. ON
striking the water she sank Immediately num-
her OF men huYrediy rOwed out 20 her rescue.
They were benjamin. Woodger. George Wise Eu-
gene Christensen, G. s. Adams and George CHRIS
Jensen When they reached the spot where Mrs
Christensen had disappeared they had considerable
difficulty In finding her When she was found she
was taken into pavilion and an ambulance was
summoned from the Kings County Hospital. Am
bulance Surgeon Brownson arrived within half an
hour and worked over her for some time without
restoring her 10 consciousness She was taken TO
the Grant-st. police station and the Coroner sent
for
A man named McCroy has been giving oaI'"oh
ascensious at Bergen Beach for the last three
weeks Mrs Christensen had only made the asceh-
sion alone three four times prior to last evening
The ascons'ons scheduled every day Tor D
O'clock The balloon business is managed by Al
ans &. Woodxer. and they have an ihciosure at
III, water side where aquatic exhibitions are gwen
The gas for the balloon is Manufactured on thf
sno, The balloons are cheap affairs and do not 90
70 a great distance. Their lifting power. however
is about two hundred pounds When the balloon
reaches a certain height. about two hundred rect u
has been the custom Of ArcCroy 10 slip from the
cage and drop To the surface of the bay OF ''e
beach with a parachute. The exhibition Is nov
considered particularly hazardous one TO eNpeiis
and McCroy has given II many times without a'c'-
dent. . ,-. ,o,.os i, q fancy
costume trtpned from her dressing room ana 80
into the BIZ sket The msn holding me IA
loon gave her the signal She did no, appen, az n'
fatod she waved an adieu ana noatto .'"Ms AM
dred feet when she stopped over and released nc
para chute. She must have got the apparatus tIn-
from the balloon basket than The para lu'e ga, 49,"
toward the ground. TO the horror 81 me SPEC
tsas the o pnra'na's n f" som 10 pT sho. To- ,
water in Instant. Mrs; christensen stTu,h
the water feet down re,ainins hc' me mo wo mi N
an uprigh; position Many Of ths spectators ana TO-
know that an accident mad ,a.tm p'a(t., % eXra
nations % alarm. Ny. christensen s'rucE ',n
water about ,won'y-fvc fevi from the 'h"'' ""'''
The two Ch-istcnsens vino helped 20 drag he oat
of the water her brothers nav. Inr ni'.
bulance surgeon ANA her friends am t ,s
worked over her for three honIs Dut snc re-
manned m comatose condition uh'" '''' -
Mrs Chris,cnsen's husband. Charles Christens.n.
10 whom she was married i've or x years ako,
10 professional aeronau Mhi'S IN ,eo me-
left the city to give sor. performances III
more In the mea', time Mrs 'hri';'ne'r ae,ep,,d
conse,.ed 10 assist him When ner n, anu ira' !
,. her engagement he rc.H0nstfated WIN "eis ~
,ha refused 20 give up her rev employ meat. mr.
tensen is employed by Pau. Bcyion Al Coney ls"n''
They have children. , =, g,rs 70
McCroy arrested asst night pN o,'0eh 49,,
The C,rant-st station. and locked up on a chn e
~ v,oia,tne a provision OF the Penal code. whisn
makes msdemeanor 20 eniangei hulnT f,, or,
He is twenty-seven years Old and lives III h'"o'"'
Aeld n. j.