The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-08-24
A BRIDAL TRIP
In an Airship that Proved Fatal
to Bride and Groom.
FELL INTO THE SEA.

How the Bridal Balloon Collapsed In Mid.
Air and the Count Nazzarl Lost His
Bride Of a Night In the Angry
Waters of the Ad.latic.
Sad Honeymoon.
The most pitiful tragedy that ever
resulted from the p~erilous art OF
aerial navigation has just thrown the
leading noble families VI Milan, Italy,
into deep mourning.
A fair young bride of only a day
lost her life In this great tragedy If
the upper air.
Count Nazzari, the youthful head
OF sn ancient and wealthy family OF
Milan, was like that other young
millionaire, M. Santos Dumont,
~passionately devoted to aeronautics,
Hs was perpetually experimenting
with new devicss for solving the
great problem of aerial navigation. 1t
was his constant occupation, and he
spent almost hts entire income upop
1t. He has been the owner OF twenty.
five balloons and airsf ips. He made
ascents In them continually. He had
a great many accidents, but Away
cama back alive after gestipg into
the most perilous situations. He 90.
capped being smashed to pieces once
by grabbing at q window sill as his
ha',oon fell to the ground, and on en-
other occasion by olutchtng at the
branches Of q tall tree. He got out
of &c many troubles 81 luckily that
his friends said he had a oharmed life
Count Nszzari became eng aged to a
lovely girl, who took the greatest in
terest In his i&vorite amusement
Tony we're both reckless, daring, orr
gipa) and full Of nigh spirits. They
decided that they would have a
honeymoon quite different from any
that had ever been heard Of. They
would spend their honeymoon In the
air. Instead Of sneaking off mysteri
ously to some unknown place, as
welded couples are wont to do, they
would rise TT umphautly into the air
before their assembled friends and
slowly face away into the blue
heavens.
Count Nazzari prepared his latest
airship for the journey-a giant cigar
shaped vessel with two ian. shaped at
5ach'nents for tteering. She vas
oHmed the Regina Helena, o. @ ,een
Ii :iena, in honor Of the ptosent
beautiful Q cen of Italy. She vas
itttd with every luxury that a bride
who was willing to take an aerial voy.
age could EXPECT. A little BOULDER
1as constructed for the bride, flush
I'd with gretn and gold cushions and
curtains, and supplied with many
accessories Of the i 'llat. Tue aifship
was prCv!sioned for two weeks, with
dozcnJ Of cold chickens, pigeons,
hams, saussges and hotties OF old
Chiantl, while an ale ,hol stove en-
abled them TO do light cooking.
The airship was moored In an open
space . utside the church, whore the
wedding was celebrated In the most
brilliant fashion before q great ath-
ertng Of the nobiliUN, 80. y.snioiEoiy
society OF Milan. When 1t was over
the proud bridegroom, with his adj.
ant, black eyed bride upon his N,
marched down the aiale to the kt
vest door, while the organ played 10
glorious Wedding March from -,
nengrin."
There was a short al fresco break.
fast In the place whsre the airship
was moored. Toasts we're freely drunk.
The women friends of the bride EN-,
braced her and wept we her.
AT 2 O'Clock the departure for the
skies took place. Count NazzAri car.
ried with him besides his bride one
friend-Signor Usuolle, q fearless, ex.
perienced and enthusiastic aeronaut,
Count Nazzari needed some one he
could rely on to handle the airship
Yhile he was giving the necessary at
tenttOn to the bride.
AS The balloon rose from the earth
1t was surrounded by the merry, ex.
c.tabl" crowded. I'ai n wedding guests
g eef inf lie ugAirg aud weeping. They
~d.c.arlng IL was lie ioyel @at wedding
they had ever dreamed Of. They stood
lhere fascinated, with feet rooted to
the ground and faces upturned, as the
great a~Irsi.ip rose hiHher an1 higher
into the air and sped away to the
southeast, until 1t was only a speck In
The Galk blue Ilali.n Ky. At last IL
disappeared altogether. The guests
said 1T was just like going to heaven
:of a honey MON.
Within the snugg!y nt.td oar all
waa happiness T r o few hours. II she
shudder1d a llIJle as she peeped over
it tho Garth imp,easurably beneath
ner she was reassured by the warm
pressure Of her husband 3 arms. Grave
trouble o o menaCed tue party. About
sunset q Btorm sprung up with the
suddenness characteristic Of tie Ital-
ian climate. The balloon was Dir. V , n
rapidly oyer Adriatic Sea. All night
long she vas driven over the water.
The steering apparatus proved utter
ly useless against this terrific hurri.
cane.
In the morning the balloon was
sighted over the Adriatio Sea In the
vicinity Of Ancona. Finding that
the wind was at last blowing him
near land Count Nazzari made a des-
perate effort to descend. In his haste
he opened the gas valve too wide apd
this, acsing together with q sudden
squsll upset the equilibrium OF the
cigar. shaped vessel so completely that
the Car was turned upside down. The
bride fell into the stormy s5a, but the
two men held on to the balloon by 70.
pes. Within q few moments this fell
into the water. The husband plupg.
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