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Show ,. . i i Disastrous Ending of the Journey Undertaken by Forbes and YatesThey Went Up to See the Comet- Yates in a Critical Condition i Glasgow, Ky , May II. A. Holland Forbes, and J. C. Yates, who were injured in-jured lato yesterday in the fall of their balloon, the Viking, rornvred consciousness about 11 o'clock today, and Mr. Forbes was able lo teil briefly brief-ly his adventures of yesterday. .Mr. Yates Is in a serious condition, and phvslcians decline to permit him lo talk. Mr. Forbes said he had lost control of the balloon during the afternoon and. seeing a favorable position, pulled pull-ed the rip cord to effei r a landing. He gave it too much of a tug, It ap- , jiear6, and tho entire side of the bal- ; loon, from near tlie apex, was rlppel ' open The balloon, therefore, descended descend-ed with great rapidity. Mr. Forbes dictated a few telegrams to bo sent to friends and relatives and said hi would make a full statement tonight or tomorrow. The men aro being caied for at the home nf Tlldcu Cosion, a farmer, rear Center Kentucky, Glasgow, Ky., May 11. Bearing numerous cuts and bruises and pos-rlblo pos-rlblo Internal injuries, and with only occasional periods of consciousness, A. Holland Forbes of New Ycrk, holder hold-er of the lahni trophy, aud J C. Yates, a New York astronomer, who accompanied him in a balloon, are lying in a f:rm house, six miles north nf Center, which is about twenty miles from this city. The balloon Viking. In which they ascended Monday night, at Qulncy, III , is a nmss cf tangled llk and cord, torn beyond repair During the Intervals when the aeronauts aer-onauts were partially conscious, neither neith-er of thorn could explain the accident yesterday, but It Is believed that ga-i escaping from the big balloon caused them lo lose control of the Viking and that the gap enlarged until the i drop tollowed Tho ballocn was first slshted south I of Center about 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Those who saw It could discern no passengers and suspected that something wan wrong. It was going at the rate of about flye miles , en hour. As It moved over Center and to the north It appeared to ho nettling toward tho ground, when suddenly sud-denly the bag collapsed and the dach to the earth followed. Farmers soon reached the spot where the balloon had fallen In a field. They freed Ihe two apparently dend men and carried them to the nearest farm houso, where restoratives wore administered. It was not until several hours Inter that Forbes showed sign of returning consciousness and ralllied ( only for a few minutes at a time. , He seemed to have no knowledge of what had happened Yates was roused rous-ed for a few moments but like Forbes was nnable to give any dotalli. Yates Severely Injured. i Glasgow, Ky, Ma 11 . Physicians in attendance on A. Holland Forbes, the New York aeronaut, and .1. C. Yatep, the New York astronomer, who were injured yesterday in a balloon r.ccldent near Center, Kj., returned this morning from a call on Ccnlor ?nd reported that ForbeV injuries arc not ho serious and that while they arc uncertain about Yates" injuries, they believe there a 9 chance for him lo recover. Both men are still conscious only at intervals. Forbes, during conscious moments, made disconnected statements, declaring de-claring that the balloon had passed over portions of Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee and Kentucky. He said they wore over Illinois yesterday morning. He made an Tncoh?rent ftaiement about a leakage of gas, furnishing fur-nishing a plausible clue. His statements state-ments alout the gas caused some of the country people who beard about Ihrni to declare thst tho noronau's bad been overcome by escaping gr-J from the hplloon. but the supposition was hardly borne nut by anything M. Fcrbe said. , What appears certain Is that con- Irol of tho balloon was lost, in hodio manner and that It drifted until iu buoyancy was so far spent that a gust of wind, or a sudden loss of gas, sent It down with groat force. The aeronauts are nt Bruce's Mill, removed from either wire or railroad communication. |