A Thrilling Balloon Adventure.
(Per j. J ress Association.) Brisbane, April 17. Just as everything was ready for a balloon ascent at Gyrapie, the balloon caught fire, and shot into the. air with Miss Essie Viola and her parachute. The aeronaut with great difficulty maintained her seat, and went up for nearly a mile, the fire spreading gradually all the I while. Viola was unable to detach the paruchute ns the ropes were entangled. 1 After travelling soaie dis aico the .'bal** loon began io fall, and tbe 'parachute opened, but wruld not work Finally, it 100 caught fire, when still some distance from the ground. When near the earth, Viola j umped clear of the burning mass, and escaped unhurt. The balloon and parftchutejrere destroyed.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 245, 18 April 1895, Page 2
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