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Show AERONAUT BRAVES SEA AND STORM IN BALLOON AND LIVES ts Rscued Far Out In Ocean After Being Buffeted by Wind and Twice Drenched by the Wavftj. Duston. After being buffotod by a thunderstorm, twlco ducked In the ocean and spending thu night In tho car attached to his balloon, James IC. Allen, u veteran noronaut, was roB-cuod roB-cuod off Dlock Inland by tho crow of TIIH CAR DABHUD INTO THE WATER. tho fishing schooner, Francos V. Sllva nnd brought to this city by tho tug Clara E. Ula. Though ho baa mado mora than 400 ascensions, Allon says this latest ono was the most thrilling tt his llfo. i v I Allen stnrtod from Providence nt noon. It was mining at tho tlmo, and soon tho lightning wns playing about tho big gnu bag. There wns somothlng wrong with tho anchor ropo, nnd Allon lot out enough gas to bring tho bnllooo to onrth, The trouble was righted, ballast was thrown out, and the balloon shot into tho nlr to such n height that tho noronaut noro-naut wus abln to look down und see tho storm raging fnr bolow. Tho wind wiih blowing from the west, nnd nt dark Allen found himself him-self ovor thu tip ond of Capo Cod nnd bollix rnpldly carrlod nut to son. The balloon sank lower nnd lower, nnd Alle.n drifted rnpldly at a height ol 100 foot nbovo tho wator, tho anchoi ropo trailing throiifh tho wayos nnd retarding tho piogrcss. Twlco tin car was dashed Into tho wator, but each tlmo Allon threw ovor ballast and tho balloon roso. At daybreak no land was In sight. Tho captain of n tug towing a string of barges heard Allen's cries for help, and gnve chase, but tho balloon was going too rapidly, and soon tho vos-rcl vos-rcl dropped out of tho race. Sovornl hours later Allen camo noar tho Rchoonor. Tho vossol startod townrd him, but failed to roach tho drag ropo In tlmo. Mombora of tho orow woro but lu dorlos, howovor, and ono of thorn manngod to solzo the ropo. Tho dory was draggod through tho wator at a great rata for a tlmo, but Allon lot out gas and managed to stop from tho car nttnehed to tho balloon bal-loon to tho dory without gottlng his foot wet. In splto of his thrilling experience Allon retains his norvo, nnd says ho Is roady to innko nnothor asconslon. i |