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Balloon ride with Rolls from London to the skies
The narrator joins Charles Rolls on a balloon ascent above London, describing the takeoff, instruments, rising to 2,600 feet, views of St. Paul’s and Westminster, and the surreal sense of leaving earth as gas veils the basket. The account blends fear, wonder, and historical imagery as the voyage continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Cathedral
GC. N. Williamson
Savoy Hotel
Rolls
Mrs. Assheton Harbord
Jack Humphreys
England
Gabriel
Mr. Rolls
Good Old Earth
London
Thames
House of Parliament
Westminster Abbey
London Bridge
London Tower
Greenwich Observatory
St. Paul's
Strand
Runnymede
Weald Hall
Mr. Humphreys
Merry England
Earth