SENSATIONAL BALLOON ASCENT.
A grkat sensation was caused at Calcutta on Tuesday evening, (March 19), by tho disappearance of Mr Spencer, the balloonist. Having made one failure to ascend, owing to an insufficient supply of gas, ho announced that he would repeat the attempt on Tuesday. An enormous crowd, including tho Viceroy, assembled at tho Ballyganj Maidn at dusk. He tried tho balloon, and not finding it rise freely, ordered the parachute to bo taken off, and the balloon to belet go. Ho was last seen to be sitting in the sling at tho height of about one mile. A fresh wind was carrying bim towards the south-east iu tho direction of the Sunderbuds. Then, as it grew dark, the local authorities despatched telegrams to all the stations in that direction. Nothing had been heard of the balloon and its occupant. As Mr Spencer did not use a valve he had no means of descending.
Mr Charles Green Spencer, staying at Bournemouth, telegraphed on Thursday (March 21) : "My son, Percival Speneer, descended safely in his balloon on Tuesday at Port Canning, Calcutta."
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2629, 18 May 1889, Page 2 (Supplement)
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182SENSATIONAL BALLOON ASCENT. Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2629, 18 May 1889, Page 2 (Supplement)
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