The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-03-22
Babies From the SKY.

Mr. William Harvey and Iii, sister.
Miss Mary. living about six nile, east
Of Richvlcw H., tell very interest
ing story Of themselves, which hap.
lrncd a number Of years ago.
They were quite small, the boz be
ing about > and his sister : years old
During the year 1858, when the State
Fair was being held at Central City,
H., an acronaut Of Chicago made an
ascension in Il balloon at the State
Fair on Saturday morning, and his
balloon came down about six miles
east OF there, near the country resi-
dcncc Of William Harvey, :'r. The
owner Of the balloon, feeling chilled
went into the farm house to warm and
tied his balloon to Il rail fence near
the barn. Little Willie and Mary
were Playing near The barn. They m.-
t:ccd the balloon tied to the fence, and
a, they bad never seen balloon they
walked up TO take Il look AT it. See.
ing that it would 20 up fcw feet aud
then back again. they thought i; would
be great iun to yet in the basket and
ride Mary helped her little brother
IN AID then IL rot in The balloon
went NJ and down while: then all at
once 1t paYc q lunrc aud pulled itself
loose from The fence l'n and IN, it
went, with the little Harvey children
IN the basket. The mother was look
ing "ut Of Il window and seeing the
balloon .oing upwards told the aero
naut that his balloon had got away
from the fence, and they all went out
to watch it. The mother came. and
as she watched the balon going up'
she noticed someone in the basket.
Not once did she think ii was her
two little children, nor could She be-
licvc it to be her two children when
her husband told her the children
were nowhere to be found.
y search was made all over the farm
for the missing ones but without re-
suit. The father at once drove to
Rome, Il short distance from his farm.
and told the story. At once people
followed after the balloon 1t went
north about five miles. then turned
west, going over Central City. Every
one at the fair, thinking the acrnnaut
was making his return, chccrcd and
chccrcd rs the balloon went over. Soon
Il telegram was received at Central
City stating that the balloon contain-
ed the two children Of MIR. and Mrs.
William Harvey and to keep a lookout
for it. But it was growing late and
the balloon was travelling fast. Soon
it was impossible to see it. 1t went
south. passed through Ccn,ralia. III.
then turned west again and went over
Mascoutah, H., and then turned and
went over East st. Louis.
The little boy began to get cold and
commenced to cry. Mary united her
apron and put it around Willie head
and he went to sleep III Mary's lap.
about O clock the next morning the
balloon came down in a large tree on
4 farm southeast of Mount Vernon, III.
The owners Of the farm seeing the
balloon i'll their tree the lady of the
house cried out to her husband:
"Oh, John God has sent us some
children in Il basket.
John got the children out of the
tree, took them into the house, ard
after they were warm asked Mary who
her parents were. She told them and
the farmer took them home.
Many Of the visitors to the State
Fair in 1898 will remember The above
story. and may he pleased to know
that the little children who made the
trip are now living and delight in tell
ing it.-.H. Louix f.',Lr- Dcmnrrut.