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Show A SIansceal.le 1'srstl.uts- I.tiutc ur.nl Mausilcld, nf tl.o ltoval Naval reserve, n.ado 1.1. arccnt from tho Victoria (.-aniens recently, sitting uprn htraptxo iinuuHmtelylsneaththo balloon, bal-loon, to which wo alM uttachM a luru-el.utonfanew luru-el.utonfanew rasllou Tl.ewliolo rono to n height which rendered even tho big lialloou itself scarcely vlslblo lu tl.o cloudlcM sit). It wn. now, na npinurn f rum tl.U brne p seamnn'a mirratii o, nt an nltitu'ln of H.IWI fl, or mum tl.au ttto ii.Ite., commanding a vast ltorlzont but Iho eo)ngcr's hand, wei-o ao numlicl tleat ho wan beeotuing unaUo to feel tl.o cords. Thin, icnjs Mcntenant Mrintn 1.1, "fludl.if in) ii .ratua all cli nr, I touk tho bnlln. n ring in hit right luu I, drew in) self, cl. ircrtliotri.isro nnd dre-pped down Into sivici'" Aftir ilisevniluig wilhlerrlbloetlocily for sniuo illst.mre the paracliuto begin tueu. At IO,.iki foot ho w as fntlinn; nt a great sio.h1, but w a. fully nl 1 . to control tho ni pmitus At 10 ooo feet 1 o waa nlllngilonn calm ly Into rpicc. Tlien ho elrifte.1 tu nm' froluvnrliua counter current., and at l,OW rect cjilcllyfilt tho heat from a long, red, Iron elilimii). Now exnnefl Iho mom reniarl able part of tho uiirratitot 'Steering my K.n. cl.uti(HhvcuntinuM, "to (ho caKte,.trd I drupintl lit r raj i lly to cl. nr tho bull 1 Ings alien 1, mil suing iiolhlug In. ItotuHv. to uVsctnd on, 1 silMted tl.t llnttiift I euul I llnd nmUlroi peil j, n U down onit.' A spectator who wntchii tho vo)ngn from tho gHnliu. (.let1, u vhld account cf straining tl.o e)itl!l l.o waa juiit nblo to discern a tiny vhlt. siwcK cm tbn bluo ak). After nlnl sectned nterriblo lengtlior tlmo Lie. i tenant Mausuill lciimo vislhtoawliih Ing nmler tho jetrachuto ami working tltoMilvo lines so us to lusuru a sufo landing when l.o cl.oso to mako it Much n coiu leto master cf tho air l.m nourLe-ensoenUruroIiithi4coui.tr), I.onoiiIuieutlui. I'e.llm Iler I )es. I 'Was ilrhl.ig to n fcttcceeeslon pr "t Horn.." Willi obldy noted fc( her be in tlfitl Lrl In ere large, prominent mid llsstilim il ) oiiUlilnu lur bin .II uni li I eunlri' Inolliti Unit illncll e r in leriillliiientrli-iitocofrninciKii itl toiin.tb r i ahuewtiloiiillierrvel I. till IL. , ii I.I l.-11-.i hiil hirlillllen stood at ease, " London lllulratedllw a. |
