The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-31
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mos, prevented an aas-ht Yesterday. ~ v
did on saturday lRst The eaa was found
10 have less than half the %hioyancy ~ otdi-
nary illuminating gas, Thew would, IN.
daed. have bern no Ascent had not Nart-
scher. hut by the fasco ~ SATURDAY, re-
solved 10 ~ up az any risk
When tho balloon was full, Watscher,
who vas 10 a. up alone. stood ~ his basket
and tossed out sand bag after aand bag to
raise himself from The ground The great
sphere. row frced from its ropes, rolled
from side 10 side with every pun ~ wind.
One vim flow waited II against the tubular
framing NJ the aide. and this crufnpled mp
and toppled into the pool. The next breezs
picked the balloon up and dropped II sud
denly from n height Of twenty feet, basket
and all, The man In the basket had TO do
some spry scramblinR to save himself from
bumps. II seemed az II the balloon would
drag Of into the pool or else tear free in
some gust and dash into the Luna Park
architecture. DR.. Julian p. Thomas Of
the Aero Club. who was present, said that
under the conditions il was reckless to
attempt an ascent.
Finally a favorable puff too the balloon
up, only to subsids and drop 1t again.
Wartscher had thrown out his last sand bag,
and now he cut loose his life boat. and ooh
a small buoy instead. Even so. he could
not rise.
He did not give up, however. Instead
he twisted himself into the cordage at the
ring which hangs just above the basket
and cut loose the basket which came crash
ing down. The balloon still swung low,
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of the life preserver and thew II away.
Then the balloon began to rise and a cheer
broke out from the big crowd.
The ba loon was sighted by yachtsmen
on Sheepshead Bay, who started to follow
II, but were soon distanced. II was reported
from Bergen Beach and finally from Rock
away Beach. When first seen there it was
well out to ca and high in the air. But
soon it appeared to be, descending. AS it
sank into a lower current Of air its course
changed. Wartscher had taken advantage
of the phenomenon demonstrated by the
unfortunate Nooquet earlier in the season
He had let out some Of his gas II struck
a lower landward breeze, which prevails
at nightfall. 1t was now 545 P. NJ. He
was being rapidly taken landward. But
he was rapidly dropping and he could no
longer rise at will, having no ballast to throw
over. 1t was uncertain whether he might
not reach the surface before he came to the
beach. The danger OF being caught under
water, like a fish in a net, the great terror
Of every aeronaut, faced him
The fair wind luckily bore him to the
land. AS he approached the beach he
tried to land the balloon, but an upward
the narrow sand strip barely ten yards above
ground, and out onto the waters OF Jamaica
Bay.
His course was almost over the lawn o.
the Bell Harbor Yacht Club. AS he driftec
out northward over the bay the yachtsmer
tumbled into their craft and gave pursuit
But the breeze was brisk and the balloon
distanced them. Its course was erratic
and most dangerous for the %aeronaut
Ordinarily it would be difficult for any on
to drown In that part of the bay. for boat
are plenty. The balloon, however, woult
down to the water, when it would strik'
the waves broadside and scatter spray
only to bound up again like a great elasti
ball.
Wartscher had strapped himself, to tn
wooden ring with his leather belt in orde
to hold on to the balloon, which, free o
his weight, would have scared up again
Thus held he was able to stay with it in 1t
gyrations. After a while the balloon
stopped bouncing and rolled along, thu
surface of the water, with it's master help
less and tangled in the cordage, now allow
water and now under.
Finally it stranded in the long grasse
of Black Hill marsh, where three fisher
men have a hut. They slashed up the sill
with their fish knives not expecting to f1n'
anything living. Under the mass, to thei
surprise, lay the aeronaut, ~unconsciou
from water and the escaping gas. The,
revived and clothed him, so that he wa
able to get about when the rescue party
headed by DR.. Pierce Of Luna Park, aftel
an auto breakdown and various delays
arrived in a launch to take the pluck
Tyrolese back. He was shaken up anc
still suffers from the effects Of gas.
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