New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28

parallel lines OF light in the streets and .'Y
tary parks. Farther and farther anart = ~
streamed, until they were altogether H.. e3
the suburbs. The effect was bewildsr.s' Z
At seven thousand feet, one of the NJ
gers, sitting on the ring, remarked tn, 81
balloon was getting very tense, and The ~. srs
was given to ease it by opening the TOP vaI "a
The valve line was accordingly pulled s.0
Immediately afterward we heard a. sN
similar to the escape Of steam in a looo ,..s
tive, and the lower part of the balloo, !. =
lapsed rapidly and appeared to hy IN ~
the upper portion. At the same instapp,. :.
balloon began to fall with appalling veloc; =
the immense mass of loose silk Surgino :.
rustling frightfully over our heads, res,s''
ing up away from us more and more into =
head of the balloon.
"The suggestion was made 10 throw ey..
thing over that might tighten the baloor 4
had two Sandbags in my lap, which a..
cast away directly. There were Sew.
large bags of ballast and some bottle,
wine, and these were instantly thrown an.
but no effect was perceptble. The ".
still appeared to be rushing up past us !,
frightful rate; and, to add 70 the bo,..
we came among the still expiring discb,..
of the fireworks that foated in the a;T
that little bits of exploded cases and ,o,.
paper, still incandeScent, attached ~.
selves to the cordage of the balloon and ~.
blown into sparks. | presume that we ~.
upward of a mile from the earth. How I.
we were descending | have ~. the Sigh.
idea; but two minutes must have beer
outside.
ave now saw houses, the roofs Of WI
appeared advancing to meet Us, and the H.
instant, as we dashed by Their SUBMITS /.
words Hold hardr burst multaneor.
from all the party. We were all dire
thrown out OF the car along the ground A.
incomprehenSible as it now appears to r
nobody was seriously hurt.
IN 1865 there went to PAR, Young Belg:
L named De Groof, who va -rlly convirr
that he had solved the problem OF az,
flight. He did not succeed in interest,".
French experts; but later In England p.
with some encouragement. Finally in =
presence Of large crowd, DE- Groof made .
attempt. His machine wa attached t.
balloon: and after reaching height Of itr,
thousand feet he cut himself loose. Then.
chine fell like stone, AMI crashed con,
upon the rough pavement Of Roberts
Chelsea, with a Sickening thud. De Grg
was dead.
A SINGULAR mischancc caused the des.
OF an American aerOnaG' named W.
dcrgrift a number Of year, ago. Vanderg-h
made an ascension from Columbus. Oh.
But the balloon was not properly BALLAST
from the start, and, escaping from its r.
straintS, made a rapid rlse 20 a height q
about three thousand fee. Vaniergr.
who had provided himself q parachute II
the car, intruSting himself ~ The parachu
and abandoning the balloon 20 lis own "a,
The parachute, while descen ling slowly AL
safely, was caught by the wind and carr
over the swollen waters ~, q local nv
Vandergrift had escaped from the perb
the air only 20 fall victim 20 another e.
ment, the water. Despite III efforts q
rescue. he was carried away by the seeth;,.
racing waters and lost.
A MOTHER dramatic incident was tta
"A of Brownlow. Accompanied BIZ a..
other balloonist. he made an 4,gension tr-
St. Louis in 1902. The balloon rose rapid
to a height of about four thousand feet. 4
this point Brownlow leaned over the side
the car to adjust some rigging. A uiig
change in the wind, lurch II the car. &,
Brownlow fell over the edge II the basl'
and. with a cry that his aerial comrade s.