Show parachute to work fort wayne ind beat 4 A most thrilling 1 took place during the labor day exercises at park II 11 M williams mich was engaged in parachute par achate descent the balloon filled with hot air ascended to over feet with williams in the trapeze trap eie accord ing to the program rope feet before pulling the rope to re release the parachute when to the horror of the immense crowd it failed to open williams could be seen attempting to climb ap the rope to get at the parachute when the balloon began to descend rapidly and landed in a heavy broto williams was braised some but not seriously in lured the line became wrapped around the trapeze bar and be could not loosen it he says he intense agony until he landed on treetop as he feared the balloon with bis weight being on one side of it would turn over and drop to the ground |