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CAurllcUL I i * Mil lt;* ii uiu^ Mini iim iiiufh pence imade. *A DROP FROM THE SKY.wle: New ps, New- leadingSmith., H. lt;J.illv, \va ht! Mr.1 was on: was setJO in allCalkins,sxpect toladies ol it Foun* August formerly lially in-5 Satur-g of thefound, aid ladiesthe daythe sub-1 Th urs-inan toter probably heeh next i. in the a Ruth’s ie voting n.” AllW. 11.arrived re mak-Dulutht, while•re two■ouunentuse hall Hint here to keep ase hallanv livereeinan, t, whereschool a Iter fortime to• coming'el Lake, farmers teres to r to assess fully not cost hs hardy it Wiili springfarmersmended.r wheat tr loadstitch has years in Kvery i, as theis veryt of this r, those I do soTwo Ladies will Drop Five Thousand Feet From a La I loon During The State Fair.The management of the State Fair have se. cured at great expense the most novel and exciting features ever introduced in the State, which are no less than two balloon ascensions, one of which will be made by a lady, the aeronauts to drop from a balloon from the height of live thousand feet and descend to the earth by means of a parachute. The aeronauts engaged for these ascensions areProf. Oscar Hunt, Prof. J. VV. Price. Mi*. Hunt and Mrs. Priee. The exact dates for these ascensions have not yet been fixed. Prof. Price has made 285 ascensions and he has had some thrilling experiences. Mrs. Lattie Hunt recently made an ascension at Chicago of nearly IIOUO feet and dropped with her parachute into Lake Michigan, and was rescued unhurt. The parachute used in these asceusious is unlike any used Heretofore anv L Prof. Price's invention. It has no framework and ribs, and is held in shape solely by ropes and a hoop six feet in diameter. When expanded the balloon has a spread of about 10 feet and a length of 20 feet. It bangs from the neck of the balloon and the separation is effected by pulling a rope attached to a spring snap block. The two ascensions will be made from the State Fair grounds sometime between September 10th and 15th. One ascension and probably both wiil be made by one of the ladies mentioned above.The following is an account of an ascension recently made by Prof. Price in Illinois:At half past 5 o'clock yesterday evening Prof. Price shouted •• Let go everybody!” and the big balloon arose in the air like a sky rocket, with the daring young aeronaut dung-dug fiom the trapeze. A strong wind from the west prevailed and the baloon was rapidly carried eastward and upward until it had gaiued an altitude over 5,000 feet. The ascent was a beautiful sight.From the many buildings groups of spectators could be seen watching theair-ship, as ithovered in the sky. The general knowledge of the fact that Prof. Price hud never beforeattempted a parachute descent created an 111-suppresed feeling of anxiety among the people. “Will lie come down all right F’ was the universal question, and many were the silent pl ayers for his success.In a few minutes from the hegiuning of the ascent, the balloon attained it* highest elevation, and hung apparently motionless, it was at this moment the watching crowd for an instant held their breath as the balloon and parachute was seen to separate. For fully 150 feet the parachute fell like a dead weight, and then tilling with air, Its speed was suddenly arrested, and like a big bird it sailed in broad sweeps toward ttie earth. For a few’ moments the swinging of the parachute was very dangerous, on account of the high wind but this fortunately ceased as It caiue closer to the ground, and Prof. Price alighted safe and sound. The balloon came down about three miles east of town.This was Prof. Price's 280th ascension, and first parachute descent. He is a young man. 20 years of age, but has had seven yeais experience us a professional aeronaut. Hishome U in Springfield, HI*Glenville Gossip.
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Albert Lea Enterprise
Albert Lea, Minnesota, US
Wed, Aug 29, 1888
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