The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-11-22
4 PIONEER AER0NAUT
TRAGIC END OF HIS CAREER.

HiS LIE Prem . 0siIssN. sad Hs
Y Wss osshsd 70 ossth win Q Com.
psHisN Prem . Nstsht u i.7oo Feet.
Jean Francois PIlsire de ltoxicr. who
Was born st Mstx IN 1865 aud who was
killed. q martyr 10 his sesi. by q fall
from bis balloon st liouiogne. France.
June 70. I505.. was the nrst neronaut
10 lose his iife 10 tkc dangerous work
Of mastering the air.
1ilatrc do Roxicr, who bnd made
ssccnts in the Montsainer balloon. do.
tertpIncd tO solve the question of bai.
looms ~ mediums for carrying psssen.
gers and could think and dream of
nothing but how hs could fashion Q
machine that would carry hiin on %
aerial voyage. When his balloon was
nnished hc made sofps twenty three
ascents. nearly always sione. bot occs.
sionaIiy accompanied by the Marquis
d'Arisndcs. Q brave soldier and one
who had faith In pilatre's IDEAS. The
balloon wss always held csptivs By
stroug cords.
Whenever 10 vent sp there wss .
crowd 10 watch him. Que day there
wss . thrilling moment The balloon
driftsd toward some high trees. and Il
seemed Inevitable that the Tissues
would 10 torn By the branches and
I'iistrs dashed 20 The ground. They
sew The young man calmly throw Q
bunch of straw on bis Ore sud quietly
pour over II two small bottles Of oil.
Insiantiy ttr aeree besi sent the bal.
loon up safely. and Il swept beyond
tbs danger line Of the trees. 4 mighty
shout went up from the crowd. and
when he came down 1'iiatre bad On
ovation.
lie now felt ready to make biz |
grand experimental TRIAL trip. bot the |
King would not allow him TO 90. % be
feared TO loss % brave and scientific |
Q man. Pilatrs was IN despair. and at |
length the King sad that be would
give him the opportunity 60 test the
safety Of his balloon In the following /
way: lie would give full pardon 10 any
two criminals who were willing 20 60
up In u. provided Piistrs did not bim.
self 20.
The scisuiist was very angry. he
said: what Shall vile eriminals. foul
murderer. men rejected from the bos.
om Of society. hare The giosy oe heing
the drst 10 navigate the air. Never
while Pilatre Dc Rosiss draws bseathr'
After sepeated psayees fos pesmis.
siou 10 make his espssimeet b. sp-
peaied 10 The inaueocs es the Duchess
d rollsusc. the goverusas of the royal
ehildrsn. To bet petitioAs The Mss.
Quls d'Asiapdss added ~ and asked
20 b. allowed 10 accompany Ptlatre
A. length consent was obsalnsA.
On Nov. ei. i1e0. Piiatrs and ths
marquis made 40 ascent from The gar.
dens Of the Chateau Dc h Muette. 10
the Bois They sailed safely across The
6sine. over the Hospital For O,d ooi.
dicrs. over the Military school and
landed about nve miles from Paris.
Their return was greeted With Wild
|
The marquis rode hack. bot Piiatrs
had TO 60 Grst TO bis houss and get Q
roai. for some one had stolen his II
The mixup Of their comiag down. when
The balloon. Of course. collapsed.
Pilatrc now announced that - would
rross the channel from boulogus TO
England. A wealthy frsschman "a.
RANGED the money 10 construct an I'm.
proved machine that ~ wss certain
rould stay 10 the air - loag % necee.
laFy. This new invention was Q bal.
loon Oiled with hydroesu sas. Undes
Il was Q cylinder BY which b expected
10 rarcfy the air contalnsd 10 q % that
10 could either ascend o. descend cas.
|ly aud 20 reach currents Of air that
would take him In any desired dirsc.
Ion.
Il was ore months bsfess tAess cane
! day suitable Tor mating The ass,ai
rip. A physician who loved adventure
Ind believed In the success Of ths o..
perimsnt went With him from Boo.
ogne.
They. cut the cords that hs,d ths bal.
oon at Z o'clock In The morning. Ths
scent was majestic. and When at Q
,eisht Of 800 feet the balloon swept
nto Q current OF air that took & to-
ward The channel. Sud6ealy Q cross
'urrsnt swept Il back.
Piiatrs hastened to let some co,d cir
nto the cylinder and 10 soms way
made . rent In The balloon. They were
100 feet high. and Instantly thsy ,
vers dashed to the sarth. mans,ed and
rushed frightfully.
France eth rsmembsss BIZ euthusl. ,
stic faith 10 bis scisetioc Efforts, aud
\ snanv s.lan>a ap~ rn~anSssala snA A. | ,
criptions that psrpstuats he fane.-
loston 0lobe.
The Dental orWawsmts.
Visitor (passing through dining room
vith little Tommy, discover mincs pie
. sidsboardl-H -Heigha bat that's ans ,
10. Who made ~
M<s~as. IN n. i