The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-22
4 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 Nazzari Lost His
Bride of a Night in the Angry
Waters of the Ad iatic.
Sad Honeymoon.
The most pitiful tragedy that ever
resulted from the perilous art OF
aerial navigation has jlst thrown the
leading noble families It Milan, Italy,
into deep mourning.
A fair young bride OF only DAY
ost her life in this great tragedy +
5he upper air.
Count N;zz,ri, tie youthful head
It an ancient and wealthy family Of
Milan, was like that other young
millionaire, M. Santos Dunont,
oassionately devoted to ae7onautics'
Hs was perpetually experimenting
nth new devices fox solving the
great problem OF aerial navigation. Il
7as his constant occupation, aid ne
,psnt almost his entire income upor
t. BE- has been the owner OF twenty
I've balloons and airstips. H. ns1e
scents in them continually. BE hac
j great many accidents, but alWss
,ame back alive after getting into
the most perilous situations. Hs es.
:aped being smashed to pieces once
oy grabbing at window sill as his
a!lo5n fell to the ground, aad on an,
otner occasion by clutchirg at tne
branches OF a tall tree. BE got ou;
II so many troubles so luckily that
ais friends said he had 2 charmed lie
Count Nszzs!i became eng aged to 6
ovely girl, WHO took tie greate,t in
crest in his favorite amusement
Tley we're both reckless, daring, orl
yinal and full Of high spirits. The!
decided that they would haVe g
honeymoon quite different from an!
that had evzr been heard Of. They
would spend their honeymoon In the
.ir. Instead Of sneaking eff nysteri
2usly to some unknown place, as
Sedded couples are wont to dn, thej
sould rise tt. phartly into the IL!
oefose their assembled friends aa6
slowly fade away into the blue
heavens.
Count Nazzsri prepared his latest
sirship for the journey-a giant cigar
SHAPED vessel Wl;h two IAN shaped ST
5achments for steering. She vas
FAMED the Regina Hslena, o. Q leen
H :ie1a, in honor OF tine present
oeauttful @ sen Of Italy. She was
6sted WITH every luxury that bride
Who was wil!icg 10 take an naet1al Voy'
:ge could expect. A little boudpi1
nas Constructed tor the bride, finish
d With g :sep aud gold cushions and
curtains, and supplied with many
accessories OF the .ilst. The airship
aas provlsioned for two weeks, with
ltz.ns Of cold chickens, pigsoEs,
hams, sausages and hotties OF cid
Ghlanti, while an a,c 'hol stove en-
sbled them 20 do light cooking.
The atrsnip was nocrsd In an open
space outside the church, where tae
seddirg was celebrated IN the most
brilliant fashion before great gath
sring OF the nobility sad fashionable
society or Milan. When it was oVel
the proud bridegroom, with his raai-
ant, black eyed bride upon his arm:
marched down the aisle to the great
,?est door, while tie organ played the
glorious Wedding March from L..
lepgrin."
There was a short al fresco break
asst in the place where the airship
vas moored. Toasts wsre freely drunk.
The women friends Of the bride en-
oraced her and wept over her.
st 2 o'clock the departure for the
skies took place. Count Nazzsri car
RED with him besides bis bride one
friend-Signor Ususlle, fearless, ez.
ceriencsd and enthusiastic aeronsut.
Count Nazzari needed some one hf
.ou!6 rely on to handle the airshir
7hile LIE was giving the necessary at
.znticn to the bride.
Asshe balloon rose from the eartb
it vas surrounded by the merry, sx
;!...able crowd O. I al wedding guests
eE.ss1iug, laughing AID weeping. They
iuc.sr.lg IL WIS The lo7el cot wedding
hey had ever dreamed Of. They stood
shore fascinated, with feet rooted tt
TIE ground and faces upturned, as the
grsst s!rsLip rose higher aG1 higher
snto the air and sped away to the
southeast, until it was only a speck ir
ne 6a1k blue Italian 2sy. At last II
disappeared altogether. The guests
said 1t vas Just like going to HEAVIER
o. haney nCon.
Within the snusg,y d55..cd car al?
pas happiness II few hours. II she
,huddered a llltie as size peeped over
Il the earth imneasurably beneath
1877 she H2s 1eassursd by the warm
pressure of her husbands arms. Grave
.rouble soon menaced the party. Abou:
sunset a storm sprung up with the
,uddenness characteristic Of tie lsaI
an climate. Tue balloon was dr;v.E
capidly over Adriatic Sea. All night
;ong she Sss driven over the water.
The steering apparatus proved utter
~ useless against this terrific hurIi
cane.
In the morning the balloon was
sighted over the Adriatic Sea In the
vicinity OF Arcona. Finding THAI
he wind was at last blowing him
,ear land Count Nszzari made des'
oerate effort to descend. In his haste
ne opened the gas valve too wide ard
his, acting together with a sudden
,quall upset the equilibrium OF the
cigar shaped vessel so completely that
she car was turned upside down. The
bride fell into the stormy ssa, but the
won hold m tn the balloon BIZ 70