The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-11
Aeronaut Tells Story of Flight.

downward so l picked up another one
and sent il following the trail of the
first. These were followed by two Of
our sand bags BY this time we could
see the waves on the lake rolling up
and a landing in the water seemed in
evitable. We continued TO drop untu
we were only a few feet from the water
when the balloon began to rise and I
said to Perrigo: Here is where we are
going high" We then raised to a hight
of seven miles before stopping This
did not alarm me I knew that we
could go down any time we wanted to.
but I was determined not TO open the
gas.
Il said to Perrigo that we would
stand it as long as we could" the first
sensation of the light air was a buzz
zing in the ears. this I paid no atten-
ton to. thinking we might drift over
; Oh land we appeared TO be going
closer to the land every minute In
about ten minutes 1 put my fingers in
my ears TO stop the buzzing and I dis
5 covered that my ears had sweled like
rubber ball and my eyes began To
7 feel loose in their sockets my feet
2 were swelling. the blood veins swelling
! large as lead pencils my tongue began
I to swell, my face got stiff and I felt
= as if every pour in my body was bleed
;, ing, I could just distinguish Perrigot
4 trying to breathe with great difficulty,
4 1 asked him If he was all in and he
. said not quite" I then thought ii
< was time to go down and found that
h il trying to get hold of the valve rope
n my fingers had swollen to such an
e extent that it was impossible to bend
e them. was then unable to talk but
l. / got the rope around my body in order
q to open the gas valve. I motioned TO
;, Perrigo for help and he laid down and
I assisted and for over a minute both
t of use were Juggling away at the rope
h with our bodies which finally released
0 the valve and we shot downward to
: 10000 feet where we stopped. Then
O Hooking around to see what our chances
f were of going further or drifting into
!. the lake and taking a chance of drown
ing. I said to Perigo. there's our finish
on land or water. we have only three
sand bags left" We had our provi-
sion and rope anchor where they could
be disposed of it necessary so secured
ly putting on our life preservers we
cleared the basket getting everything
out of our road.
climbed up in the rigging and maxi
ing a net of the rope crossed the con-
centrating ring making a net for US
both to lay in in case we went down
if such had ben the case we figured
on using the basket as a water an
Choir
Then Mr.. Perrigo discovered that we
were going towards land all the time.
I then noticed that in getting ready
for a landing I saw before me Thou
sand Islands" This alarmed me. as I
!,
spot. Both Perrigo and myself then
thought we were in the ocean instead
1 OF the lakes Just as we struck the
4 banks of Lake Ontario 1 opened the
valve and let the bag down in anchor
q touch of the islands, which we were
q crossing. BY our judgment the wind
n was blowing US at the rate of forty
| five miles an hour and I knew that we
dare not strike the earth. So waiting
until we struck the bank of the lake
I opened the valve wide open. which
n dropped us down into the Bay of
he Aquatic, which surrounds Glen Is
n land, the next neighboring island "a
g. the Thousand Islands We went across
wv the lake for two miles, the basket and
es us half the time under the water. be
ng fore the balloon bursted and collapsed
1e- Then we were within one mile of the
g shore on the other side of the island
We where we were picked up by a gaso
10. line launch and taken TO Glen Island
to, where we notified the Chicago Aero
lie nautique club of our landing and also
re wired our families and other friend.
At that we had landed safely and without
lei any serious injuries
Before leaving Glen Island Mr.. Cast
" was presented with beautiful Can
nc adam flag Of silk, with the names O.
eighteen young ladies from Picton
-7 Ont. worked upon it. The ladies who
ne presented him with the flag We're il
=. the launch that brought him safely Il
- the shore after making his landing.
az a., The flag is handsome one and Mr.
-- Case values It very highly.
Picton is five miles from where Nj
., Case and Perrigo made their landing
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