The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18
WOMEN AS AERoYAurs.
Two Who Landed ON Their Heads in
Holland First Who Made Ascensions

Esrn IN thee days IT a,Ionauiical en-,
1 ihusiasm aud rAiriis ihsir ar very few
I msn Nhu IAN FAINT 10 such fecurd az
| that Io..'ssasl rs Hon Mn A..heion
Hartford, Who t-crnily etu.-cd the Eng
llsh channel 10 4 balloon and royrf.i al,
together 10 mlrs Ia iust okrr Is hour.
| lhis i ~. fourth nrraslun un which Mrs.
| is-bcion llafbonl la. crossed the than.
ml ~ balloon, and altogether she has
made over lUl a.cenis and taken pant in
~ balloon RACES.
She oWn. tWo balloon. a l.i,h ATE stabbed
n"ar ihe Raiivpea sas work., aud Il was
from THE spol that lat year ii. made the
journey to France which lsd 10 one Ut her
most exciting adventure. After reaching
he French opasi ~, encountered storm,
he balloon bving driven az and down anil
tom east 10 west "a violent eros. winds,
while lightning played round the cat and
snow hall filled u
On another occasion .hc started from
Pans and arrived in Holland after a Jour.
ncy the speed Of which worked out al 20
miles an hour. At the end Of the run the
balloon was approaching the North Sea
~ a terrific rate In the nick Of time
the rip valve was used, and the balloon
brought 10 earth within 80 yards Of the
sea, The car overturned, and, Mrs.
Assheton lIaTbord dryly records, 'Prin.
cess de Tcano and ! can claim 90 be- the
Inst women TO arrive in Holland on our
hcads.
The Princess he Teano referred to. who
was Mr.. Assheton Harbord's companion
on tins occasion, Is never so happy as
when in the air and has made several long
balloon expeditions But her records. and
even those OF Mrs Asshe,on Harbofd,
have been outshone by Mime. >urcouf. one
Of the presidents OF the Stella Balloon
club OF Paris, which has nearly 100 lady
Not only has Mime. Surcouf a
greater number of ascents To her credit
han any other woman IN the world hut
The has accomplished ten Journeys IN bal
oons entirely alone.
Another enthusiastic fair balloonist is
Nine. du Cast. probably the finest all
round snoitswoman ~ the world, who il
never 20 happy a. when taking part in
motor car or motor boat races, and who
AN hold her own very well with gun, ten
al racket. and ON horseback. \ short
ime ago she had special balloon made
or her. and. not content with making
iarng trips, INDUCED in several parachute
lescents
And talking Of the parachute calls TO
mind the thrilling balloon adventure OF
Mis- lola Spencer in August, 1908. Miss
spencer was engaged to make parachute
io>cent at a sports meeting near Noting
lam. but when the balloon rose TO
leight OF about 2000 feet she found herself
nable Ia liberate the parachute The re-
ult wa that She was carried helplessly by
he balloon for a distance OF 30 miles. She
to keen her frail seat until the
alloon descended. by which time she had
lmost persisted from the cold
The idea, however that it is only Of
ate years that ladies have INDUCED in bal
lon trips Is quite erroneous. As a matter
/ fact, between 1883 and lS49 40 women
lade balloon accents, half of whom were
.nglish women. The first English woman
, make balloon ascent was Mrs. Sage,
ho went up in lisa with well-known
eronaut of that day, Mr.. Lunardi, cat,
dog and pigeon being also OF the
arty.- Tit-Bits.