Hawaii Holomua, Volume I, Number 20, 10 October 1893 — NARROW ESCAPE OF AN AERONAUT AND HIS COMPANION. [ARTICLE]

NARROW ESCAPE OF AN AERONAUT AND HIS COMPANION.

New York, September 24. — Hail Captain Emile Carton,the French Aeronaut opened hia balloon valve five minutes later than he did Satnrday night he and Mlle. Juliette Ko<le would have been loet in the Atlautic. The Captain had a benefit asceusiou at Lion Park night before last. About five huudrod frieuds assembled to see him otf on a noehimal ascension. MlleRcKle, who aecompanied him ou the ascension a few weeks before, agaiu petitionod for passage and the Captain could not refuse. The Oapiaiu took three sacks of sand, hundred and fifty pounds iu all. A chorus of girls sang as the great gas bag mounted skvward and started on. The start was made at 10:15, just as the raoou l>egau to breuk throngh the clouds. Fiverainntes later the voyagers were tioating 2,000 feet above Blackwell’s island. At 10:30 Long lsland City was far beneath their foet; by 10:30 they were 3,300 feet high and had risen into another air cnrrent, whieh swept them swiftly to the southward. At 10:50 they touched the highest point of the voyage. 3,000 feet. anil at II the Atlantic oeean showed the glint of its waves. At 11:15 he saw soraething tbroogh a rift in the flying vapor whieh made him pull the valve cord with all his might. It was a dark coast line with mooulit waves beyond. and he recognized that the aerial current was tiying to start him Europe-wards. ■In just three minotes the balloon dropped 2000 feet. and yet it hit the ground quietly. l>ecause the captain threw over board all the reraaining ballast just before the irapatient Uranie—thafs the name of tbe halloon—touchetl ground at 11 20. Th« basket snnk several incfaes in marsby sand and the aenmauts found themselves on a little island han11y two acres in exteot nght on the edge of the oeean, and tbere they stayed the rest of the night retreating from the rising tide to the center of ihe island and specniating npon tbe ehaneea of being snbmerged before help eame. They ihen watch- 1

ed for the coming of davn and shooted for he!p «rith ail their migbt Their cries were an>wered from tbe «hore, bnt no one eame to their rescne nntil 8 o’eloek this mornīng, when tbe life-sj»Ting station sent otf a !>oat. and thev fonud tbat they had { lande«.i on Lawrer.ce heaeh. jnst beyond Fir K>vkaway and yards from sbore. At 3 p. m. the aeronaafcs dined with a >ummer cottiger. aud at 4:45 thev took the train back to • thc city.