New-York tribune., 1902-10-14
TWO AERONAUTS KILLED.
TRAGIC DEATH OF De BRADSKY AND
AN ASSISTANT IN PARIS
BY TIE BREAKING OF WIRES THE CAR
WITH THE MEN. WAS PRECIPITATED
To THE GROUND.

~ AfiE HflDA NJ
Paris. Oct l3.-De Bradsky the aeronaut, and
a companion named Norm were killed by fall
ins from a dirigibIe balloon this morning
De Bradsky's balloon started from the aero
static station ~ Vanguard "a suburb OF this
cltyl al 100 a. m trial "trip After pre-
Aminary manPuvring with rope attachment
De Bradsky released the balloon and proceeded
southwark al height Of 30O 20 i00 feet. The
Two propellers Of the machine appeared to work
vel The rudder, however. was not quite sue
cessfuL At about go O'Clock the balloon had
IeturLed 70 above the point Of departure, and
'hen It gradually mounted higher and higher
uhtll II disappeared in the clouds The prefect
OF police later received a dispatch announcing
the fall Of the balloon near -. Denis Give and
ohe-half miles from the centre Of Paris, and
aodlng that its two occupants were killed
the disaster occurred at about 93o- When
me balloon was above Stains. near -. Denis.
me wires attaching the car 10 the balloon broke
from some unknown cause and the car, with its
| occupants. De Bradsky and NORM dashed
10 the ground and the aeronauts met iustan-
'aneous death The balloon itself disappeared
IN the clouds
CAR CRASHED To THE EARTH.
When the balloon arrived over Stains the
| aeronauts called 10 some workmen In the fields
asking the direction Of Pantin De Bradsky and
norm We're seen moving about the car sud
denly one Of the wire ropes broke. and then
another gave way. and the car. weighing SSu
pounds. crashed to the ground The bodies Of
the aeronauts were taken TO st. Denis
The airship. with its aeronauts, was exactly
as heavy as the air, and relied on the screw.
which gave it an ascensionaI force Of ninety
pounds
The disaster was due entirely to the breaking
OF the wires suspendins the car which fell
nurying the aeronauts beneath it. into the
ground. They were crushed. their legs were
/ broken and their faces were bloody but they
were not dishgured
The catastrophe sent thrill of horror through
| Paris following the disaster to the Brazilian
aeronaut Augusta Severe. Who was killed on
/ May l. last. and whose balloon started from
l the same shed in southern quarter Of Paris
/ did De Bradsky's balloon to-day. The principle
/ OF the latter's ship had been warmly discussed
/ and It's ascent awaited with the keenest
| interest. number Of aeronauts. friends Of De
] Bradsky, and the latter's wife were present az
! the start Nine. de Bradsky. though anxious
/ that her husband should demonstrate the sue
| cess Of his invention. witnessed his departure
/ with considerable emotion, especially as the
| conversation OF the spectators turned ON the
| fatal ending Of Severo's experiment. De Brads-
| Ky first tried the ascensionaI screw situated
| below the car. and the airship. held by ropes.
! rose easily and maintained its equilibrium De
/ Brsdsky satisfied. and said he would
maumuvre over the drilling ground opposite the
/ Trocadero. \ whistle vas blown. men released
/ the ropes the propellnE screw behind was set
/ iu motion. and the airship was pointed I'm the
/ proper direction But suddenly southwest wind
sprang Up. and the sirship swerved 90 the north
/ east instead - 20 the northwest Crossing the
main boulevards the airship executed a number
| Of eyolutions. but continued northNard with the
wind. eventually disappearing over the great
/ white bssilica Of the Church % the Sacred
| Heart. on top OF the hill az Montmartre The
/ a-ronauts wife and their friends waited at the
shed from TIL 10 o'clock. and grew anxious at
! his prolonged absence
! When the balloon Was perceived AZ an inn
/ uense height this increased the anxiety. as II
4 was known the arship was never intended 20
: rise 70 such point. II was. however. merely
| The inflated envelope which drifted back across
| Paris after the accident had relieved n of the
| weight of the car A fen minutes later tele-
gram arrived with the news Of the disaster.
STORY OF AN EYEWITNESS
An ereritness named Aubert gave the fol
| lowing account of the accident.
| = vas standing on the steps of my building
ward Hen heard a voice calling looked up
| and saU an airship hundred yards In the air
! NJ Norm was leaning out ~ the car and asked
/ through 2 meEaphone where was suitable
| spot % descend indicated a place IN the
n4irhborhood and the airship proceeded in the
| direction had indicated \ few instants later
/ 7 saw the balloon turn sharply and AZ the same
| ,,o,,,ar, I heard A noise like the tearing OF
\ cloth TIE piano wires attaching the front or
! the car 20 the balloon had broken Other wires
/ follow 81 suit the car became detachel' ana II
| feu ~ the ground two hundred yards distant;
| Tn. balloon itself bounded a in the air and
5,earrAsred I hurried 70 the spot and FOUND
| N A. Rradsky dead and terribly bruised b.
rs,tb the motor VI Norm lying under
! he remainder Of the car He lived but T."
moments ,,.. ,,ro, ,bir,,,-
s,, years of age rich and clever. ana had been
a., me diplomatic service. he maze MS HIsI
ascension in 1901. NORM vas his engineer. he
1.a,As a widow and three children
"I,-bsr,lre the constructor OF the airship.
- be had no confidence in the mechanlcal
a-t = the airship. but says the balloon nad
PdLss etsbiIitv and constituted real progress,
ttl.Llr,rob ls there was pitching or sudden
sbccls The defects were that the car "as lop
light and that 'he 'n"'oi anu
"eTe 20 Io5s,,,- was ready to ascend early last
,-cAi but tpOned the attempt on - - u
,-ir5, weather The balloon IN NIIlu HV - a.
Iss4 - 5ay was an Improvement on mis- orig
-, 5esign It's size being Increased. as ~ ~ NJ
ma . /, t,.4eouate 20 carry the weight lhtehueu
. - anrafled lengtheniqg the car retIidIls
aiiI - sIsnAnsion wires and other ChaLSeS-
IL st-sbip vas in the form OF cyhdeI eiitlls
& NJ ne twenty-five long IN front ana 49,
In a con- ,ebird the same length as the san
- Dumont airshtp whlch "oil - ,1ocs,,sa
80 though its volume NSs "a - Ionpar
the leilsl 81 - ,roner contained 2IS9 cubic rect
IT, same was seventy ieet Iols, 60 60, Gee,
ne II ...,nee II carried "A ear sixteen zee
Of steel tuNs,s4 zen feet below the envelope or
lGns. Se[,r which guarded II against ILsA o'
s sne 80, the sixteen horsepower Pel ~ ~
nre from - me weighed @o pounds me arr
tor. The trdI.SS,t nv a screw twelve feet IN
snip W. w. nd had a rudder Win a SUI sur III an