The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-22

"A snort Time before Miss Nathall
CT NJ. and Mrs. A. Holland Forbes. O
Wit. her father and mother. Mrs.
and dirigible Is now being made es
Mrs. W. II. Martin, Of Canton, Ohio
Is said to be the only woman In this
country to soar In an aeroplane. though
In Paris another Ohio woman, Nils.
Wright sister OF Orville and Wilbur
Wright, has performed similar feat.
In London Miss Muriel Mnthes show.
ers suffragette literature on reluctant
London from the far heights Of bal.
loon dedicated to the cause of votes
for women.
Only One From New York.
80 far as know" said Mrs. Julian
P. Thomas. when asked her to tell me
something OF the progress OF balloon!nG
In New York, II am still the only wom'
an in the city who makes balloon as
tensions. I have never been up in an
aeropiane, however. and don't think
would care TO do so. / regard 1t as en-
tlre!y too dangerous.
Many people have the idea that you
cannot travel a specified route In q bal
loon. Last year. when we said that we
would make the trip from Philadelphia
to New York, We were laughed at, yet
we did It without any trouble. leaving
Philadelphia at II o'clock A. NJ. and
landing In the Bronx about ."
Everything depends on your knowl'
edge OF air currents" DR.. Thomas inter
rupted You throw of ballast. till
you've found the current that's blow
ing In the direction you wish to take
and when you want to alter, you Sc
higher or lower, according to the cur.
rent you seek"
She Wanted TO "show Him."
81 made my first ascent because
didn't want Or. Thomas to get ahead
OF me in anything" said the wife. II
wanted to show him that could SC
anywhere that he could wasn't In
the least afraid. though DR., Thomas
made me make my will before the
ascent. which took place at P!ttsield
Mass.
81 shall never forget my sensations
when found myself In the midst OF
cloud for the first time.
II couldn't see two feet away from
the balloon In any direction. yet the
faces OF the people in the balloon with
us were perfectly clear.
IT, was this which made It different
from a fog as well as the color Of the
cloud, which was pearly white Con-
densed moisture, in tiny drops, was on
the faces Of the passengers.
While we we're in this cloud
thought from the rushing sound beneath
us that we were over water but when
we emerged suddenly from the cloud
the sun was shining brightly on the
peak OF high mountain. which the bal
loon barely grazed. We landed In Con.
necticut In a large forest. We had no
more ballast. and the balloon bumped
helter-skelter over the tree tops. Every
time we bumped we would rise several
feet In the air.
A Gallop Over the Trees.
1T was like very mad gallop over
the trees. Luckily for Us, the anchor.
rope caught In one OF the branches The
basket turned half over as we hit the
ground. and we had to crawl out from
beneath 1t.
After my arst experience DR.. Thoma!
couldn't have kept me out Of a balloon
II he had wanted to. What / care FOL
most Is the wonderful beauty OF tn,
scenery and for taking snapshots Of 4
as we go along.
THE only time felt really brave wa.
last week. when let my ten-year.olt
son go up at North Adams. or cours,
I have the greatest confidence In DR.
Thomas. but I'll admit I was q It'll,
worried about Odln. But. as thing
happened. the little fellow was O pas
senger OH a record trip. as they mad,
l,5 miles"
Have you ever been In a mutiny O,
IN alrsh!p?" l asked.
Mutlny on an Airship.
mo, but d.. Thomas has" replied hi
wife.
DR.. Thomas was ioa;h to tell OF thi
adventure.
II don't want to criticlse the fellow
who were with me-" he said. II won
tell you where the ascension was made
but 1t was very recent. / had SOM
green people with me, and was fooiisl
enough to explain my machinery I,
them. After VIC had gone more thai
$50 miles I wanted to know exactl,
where we were, so l started to send tn
balloon down until we were within hail
ing distance Of man Of whom I coul,
make the inquiry,
The man In this case turned out d
be a woman. but before we got to he