| Show RETURN VISIT Of AERONAUT Park Van Tassell Who Wo prof Tassel Sailed Saied Over Ft Douglas in 1883 is Back BackAN BackAN BackAN AN INTERESTING CAREER Since Utah Ascension Has Visited Almost Every Large City in Europe and the Orient Orient OrientI I 1 M ii V 11 l UK t I h SI flU EIS I the tha W t City Ci Ho lp I fe Km l I wl t tot H j Got ot Into hito on oil 11 Is ls Sailing the skies In 11 a I L gas gris ns In on an balloon won practised 11 out July 4 Issa nna an thi man mun who roso 1050 vos of tiC Washington sl square bovo n the gaze gao of p people to 10 lanil lanti In 11 Red Hutte lu Ie canyon after n I trip to the tho eastward at nt lt feet In i now back backI n IL height Mh 1 of ot O II a IL L return visit Since I Salt Hult Lake lkc for vial 21 years ago Prof Van VanTassel leaving J here to an on anold from front a young Tassell Tassel has Brown glon I while the number of at his hI as ascensions a old ohl man mal te 1 it to many man has hia Increased from It Inn hundred His Ila III balloon has luing above I kin the tho Urn palaces ot of almost every oer king on i collected a largo large globe gobe und he ho has 1 package of u letters from tron princes poten potentates tates latOs rajah II as sultans nabob and nini shahs ml July 4 1 The Th rh Salt Sull Luke ascension on was vas followed by hy another on 01 July JulyN N 24 4 Viol Prof wal Van landing In lied trip and on the tho u canyon trl le second nuth of Parleys s canyon on oil the tho both I of or them thel being belu counted signal suc successes 4 HOLIDAY There am arts somo samo who are arc euro vuro IUlO t to remember tho the ascent William Woods Wood of ot the tho ward varI Wilam should recall It for In tho tha athletic program which preceded tim tho ascension ill t Washington he led nil all 11 com cain competitors c m II In tho the bicycle races ruee rl heating beD C JIo F Brooks BrookH and AV W Jennings to 10 the tha finni tope tare TIle The memory of Il It should also come coma comel easily l to 0 01 P 1 Arnold Arold At noid for fOI ho whipped up UI ally his and raced to 10 Hod Rel Butte Dulo and was balloon canyon anon following the tho baloon Wil Uon tho tIO man Jal to II reach caeli the aeronaut of o utter titter his descent although a II party part Ils hall hail been startled out of their rump to 10 mulct lulo a place liace for him to o alight There are others too who ho should re recall reI call I it for on that day 11 U fought ol hl I baseball guam game was played be between tween tho Suit Salt Lake Olympics and tho the Athletics of Ogden Osden whilo tho ho balloon was filling WIS Tho Thu Athletics nod bad one victory to their th lr Credit and the tho gamt was played In dead dellI earnest W V S Hedges who Is now known kowl only oni as us a L and substantial citizen Iss WI soaked In the iho left lef car CI with witha wih a baseball and wont went out of ot commission temporarily Mr Ir Wright of Ogden sprained his right ankle going over tho the fence fenc after the Iho ball hal Hyrum Steadman of ot West Vest Jordan was wa the star of tho the day for tor In a n afat fot fat race he ho beat a a professional runner from fl rain Denver and there were cheers galore glore for tho farmer boy who had md accomplished such a feat AT COUNTY BUILDING SITE Washington square where the ascension aba sion Ilon took place Is now tho the City and an County building square In those days dayt daysI it I was the tho scene of the horse races laces lIS bicycle races mec and all especially Its baseball battles batles It I was considered finite tulto a ways sout out of at town tOWI On 01 tho thu morning of ot July 4 there was wal only ull a small notice In tho thu News of the tue balloon baloon ascension for Ol oi the typo typography typography graphy of that era did not lend Itself to display Thu rhu page lUC was given up to 10 telegraph and the tho UI third thiril contained the local ocal news nowa under brief headlines head lles Under such a 1 showing shoring the announce announcement mont ment was made mn c that tho the gas bal hal balloon loon Ion ascension In II the territory would ho 1 0 undertaken as na part of it r tha Ih Fourth of July festivities tl und and In the city council notes In is an UI Item lem that Prof Irot Van Val Tassell had Iad applied for Cor police polee protection to his balloon while It was filling with wih gas gns from j a It city el main moh on 01 Fourth East street streel CROWD people turned out to 10 witness the performance and Join in the sports At J t J according to 10 the Newn narrative the balloon was cut loose It ft I shot straight up 1 currying carrying a I monkey belonging to George A Means Mean calI In II addition ud lon to the tho professor with Mr lr Ir Stunt Stono lamenting tho fact flot that hu he hI was wan wat not permitted to 10 moko the ascent on ac account acI account count I of tho thu weather conditions Over Oer to IJ Ii the east cast the bag floated lOMed reaching ing Int it a height of ot l focI foet above Fort I Oll Douglas Doula When asked aUed If It he hc recalled the old olO time ascension Prof Van Tassell 1911 who ho Is Hill 11 halo hale and hearty despite his Itis ad advancing at years declared that thaI hu lie did most vividly und and that he always asso associated as o it with Mr 11 Mears through whoso help hell ho was WIS enabled to 10 build bUIl thu tIm balloon baloon which was entirely constructed In II it Salt SaIL J Lake alce On this Pi Prot Prof of Van Aan Vil Tassell Ta fn sol brings another balloon the must most thing In air tl bugs bags consisting of ot 2000 OO yards of silk In Inthe the form Col of ot a per reeL teet sphere and amid made up of 61 panels Hewed together His intention It Is to In 1 at lt tempt to 10 creato n a sentiment In favor of ot ballooning 1 here and to tim operate n a I cap Cal live tiN balloon baloon with wih of oC mar loge up In II u it balloon night ascensions by search March aleh light Jumps and other thel to 0 modern aerial tl FIRST mST l BALLOON PHOTOS Tho The day dl la Is l pawed passed when ballooning If II itt considered a U I foolhardy thing hu ho h it n U Is II not nor not on a 1 scientific s where whore a 11 IH Is II almost as It fa as 11 on land unit and Ind It Is U being takei up UI by Iy y society people in many parts of or the tho world orla When asked to tell ell of ci hIs hil experienced o while ballooning around the world Prof por Tunnel produced n a I Hook honk on page one llO of ot which IB Is II n a clip Ping oni tIle the 1111 tot News NO of ot July n i giving an nn In account of at l iU isis Utah Ulal appearance After AHel that In II ho hu took toot time t picture over ovet from ruin n a I balloon while wilio his hil gui Kaa lm lr WUI lout lag over tout Thin hll trip in WItS wan nl fOr V the tho y In II the tho early day duys n JJ r career no mum 1 it mm I I II lit Eans City Port and nn many UtaH un r Ilea have vo be b ben n JIB liS guests guest anti and 81 t r have written Writt n up many n a city ell ns as u It lOoked 11 I froni tm tIme tho edgo ello of if O his hil while his balloon hovered from to tl 2000 et 1st nl oo it MANILA TIlE THIS Where j Is tho the worst wort you otI was WO lo Ia II draw 1 out ou Incident of It o his hil world travels Mir cuy It wan Ma J Ol n no i 1 wont I down lown there Ihre from HOUR Hong Toli when time tho Ih Lards owned limo tho place und and of ot all sU al tho tim thoo timI I o grafts and grafters they wcO tho the thoI limit limitt I t went down there Hush h with wih money and amid came canto away absolutely nb IU W stripped to tho the last penny penn slid I even had ha to Pau u it five caret diamond to raise got get elret funds Wl h they tile mo ma mt toko out a it permit front from flon th ge gel gol I with n a tee ree nUn attn h I In order ordel to 10 exhibit hi t Then It I ltd 1 ii 11 nil all fl day U ud all ni night l anti and ald I was ns flood for Car 01 postponing Inn 1 the lh exhibit and urged ur cd another fee fe feto to secure n a I second date dIle roil Foit I On AULD IANO INO IiA SYN I 1 hail had to lo put a government on nit every handbill I t spread nr and anti I 1 had Cly to hire ii i o u a La In band lt nUl ond ml 11 1 I royally on 41 In every tune n Ii I played t I tell you If C r ni nil tim to rocket pickers 11 that bunch of HC l II l 1 officials o take time the PrIe and 1111 t I don Ilont think the tile American consul was vas wal notch much bitte hl American A imy y the tho sn wn Why lie c was its not an II but bitt a greaser of nf Romp KO Kolt t nn 05 UP was waw 1 before Manila wan wal Wt S much thin gilt of 0 t and alil loil iii foro our niI OP r C t in ii The rime lust last thing they 11 tIm did 1111 WI to I hold holl hol the I w Wil was 10 III to get gd IWI on nn ni it n hour limm t a iid I a half hal C while II r t tint the IB 11 lined henu o oJ to Im ho was wal 11 Ine I J hail had not j export duty on m before leaving buying the dork doik dOk To celebrate my rn going 1011 away a WiY itY I J had hn the Iho government band banti hired to IC piny ln For mr 1 or Auld uld laug By halel HYI Iliad to lo get fiet 11 the American m havo the eom om en consul con II to 10 ii ht on 01 the tune nine hut but It wink Prof Van nl route ill took I him hll h I Iii through 1111 liil tim imeri P r a over Into 11 to back tn to n London and IH finally across America 11 t tO tn Pan titi nl Fili where here he h wim WI is building the tue tl ba bill baloon hl loon he hc brings to Suit Luke Loko when lien tIlt the earthquake occurred and put n a I stop to 10 his operations until ut he ho could secure fresh supplies of ot silk lt from frol Chicago lie Hn expects to II remain here 1 a i large largo part pirt of the tho present summer If tilt the Ihl people take to 10 ballooning In any nn nit numbers |
