Ogden Daily Standard | 1909-03-24 | Page 4 | Up in a Balloon

m UP IN A BALLOON. Ballooning Is a pastime for aeronauts aero-nauts and those who delight In sensational sen-sational experiences, but tho average person Is content to leave that hazardous hazard-ous and thrilling sport to tho venturesome. venture-some. The escape from death or tho six Fasadena citizens who went up in Captain Mueller's balloon on Saturday last and were lost to civilization ror threo days impresses ono with the foolhardiness of these balloon voyages. Tho record of aeronautics Is one or fatalities. Tho professional balloonist balloon-ist never escapes without disastrous experiences. Sinco the development of the dirigible balloon airships and flying machines, aviators have met with less risk, but even with tho most Improved methods of navigating tho air, tho daring aeronaut Is in imminent peril. Count Zeppelin's airship might afford comparative sarety, although the Count has had a few narrow escapes from death; the Wright aeroplane is supposed to be free from most or the dangers of ballooning, yet the wife or the king of Spain, knowing the risk to be taken, refused to give her consent con-sent to tho proposed venture of her husband In the company of Mr. Wright. Neither the old way ot taking a ride through tho air, nor the latest and most improved method has- any attraction at-traction for the fellow who gets a dizzy diz-zy feeling when he has been conveyed to the top of-a ten-story building and Is allowed to obtain a panoramic view of the city, and who would lose his equipoise on tho dome of a skyscraper. Terra flrma is not too firm for some of us, and the Idea or Hying through epaco is not to be entertained tor a moment.