The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, November 12, 1907, Page THREE, Image 3
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It Feels Way up in the Air? What
the yensation is When
Aeronaut Outs Away
In Parachute ?
Drop to Earth. I
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Augusta Chronicle.
That anything unusual or out of '
tho ordinary would occur in connec- '
tion with the balloon ascension at tho 1
fair grounds yestorday was not known '
to the fair management, tho news pa- 1
para or any of the public. But it was '
unusual and decidedly out of tho or- '
dinary. In fact, there were but two i
people in nil Augusta who knew of s
any idea of a chango in tho balloon 1
| program, up to within a very few
minutes before the timo scheduled i
for the ascension, then a third party 1
was taken into confidence by Mr. t
Broadwick, tho balloonist, when he :
told the chairman,'of the amusement
committee of the fair grounds, and \
that made confidential.
The regular announcement, as per j
tho contract' with tho fair poople was |
ttrat Mr. Broadwick would make the f
ascont and dead paraehuto drop of |
500 feet beforo tho big umbrella af- .
fair opened after leaving the balloon. .
That's what thousands of pooplo ex- ,
poofced to seo as a part of the after- (
noon program, and what many of <
ilhom went to tho fair grounds ox- r
, proesly to seo. Had there boon any (
V intimation of what was to take placo ,
' thore would have been moro people, (
beyond a doubt, but' tho treat came j
in tho surprise. I
The balloon and trapeze were pre- i
pared as usual for and by Mr. Broad- i
wick and absolrtely nothing indicated j
that he would not go up. But, within
less than five minutes, in fact hardly
more (lian two minutes, before the >
big bag ascended, and only after cv- i
erything was complete and ready, a i
/ young Augustan, who had never be- I
j; fore had more to da with a balloon I
than watch the bag go into the air *
or interview the balloon man, peeled >
off his coat and vest', took a seat on 1
the trapeze, tho guy ropes were re- i
leased and the big air machine moun- i
ted towards the clouds with William 1
B. Seabrook, a member of the Au- c
gusta Chronicle staff. ?
There were some hundreds of poo- t
pie in (,he fair grounds who knew him I
personally, and who were surprised (
to amazement, but not moro was 1
their surprise than that of his asso- t
ciates in The Chronicle office, who
had had :iof the slightest inkling of ;
what was "coming off."
1 Tow Ihc a' cent and descent were
made, and (he sensations experienced
are told in Mr. Seaibrook's own
words:
Up in a Balloon.
(By W. B. Seabrook.)
j How'does it feel to make a balloon
\ ascension and parachute drop?
Such was the gist of a thousand
questiohs hulred at an amateur who
n^ule his lirst voyage among the I ,
7, clouds from the Georgia-Carolina fair
grounds yesterday afternoon. Not an
altogether easy query to answer; for
sensations are better experienced
than expressed.
It was a glorious ride. Its thrilling
joy is beyond the reach of imagination
because the actuality upsets from
the first moment all the notions previously
held as to what it must be
like to dangle in mid-air on a trapeze
bar no bigger than a broom-stick;
? with three-quarters of a mile of emp'
kP ty space to stretch your legs an.
f In the first place, I had perfect
confidence in Broadwick. lie is a
steady, level-headed fellow, with
twenty years of aeronautic experience.
Last Tuesday I made friends |
with him and asked if he could ar- j
range to put me up on one of his bal- i
loons, some favorable day later in
y, the week. Finding that the request j
was made seriously, lie willingly as- ;
.? sen ted and immediately went about ,
$ I teaching me the rudiments of his sen- .
national and fascinating profession. |
Yesterday morning we "doped up" .
L ' our arrangements for the afternoon. .
It was to be a double ascension and
I was to ride one of the bags with
Ifroadwiek's own parachute, while
Fred 10. Kube, a well-known young ,
professional aeronaut in Broadwick's <
! Employ was to ride the other.
, At four o'clock the fires were light- i
ed and the canvas began to belly in ,
the wind, as the blasts of hot air fill- j
Au ed the bags. Bo(h swelled rapidly and
soon strained at their guy ropes.
"All right, son," said' Broadwick,
f and 1 skinned out of my coal and hat
and vest. lie helped me with the i
life-preserver, which was !<; be worn
jj as a precaution in coso'the paraehuto
descended in the canal or river, and :
J. stopped into the trapeze, holding j
the ropes as he had taught mo.
lust then the other balloon, which ;
u had been scorched, burst and col laps-1,
Lvj od over the fire, so it was impossible 11
V
iilrtUO. *
CiV t!?.c Ikulh. i
" l.et .no.' veiled llu* boss. a.nl my ;
balloon started skyward. Following <
instructions, 1 ran a few stops toward
the rising bag, holding the rig- t
i,"ing taut. Then my feet were gent- (
ly swung off tho oarth, and without i
the slightest jork I found mysolf in t
midair. The hand was playing, people t
wcro yelling and waving their hands, t
nil their faecs turned upward, and it r
seemed that I was hanging station- f
nry a coupie of hundred feet above c
t'hem. Then they began to get smal- t
ler without seeming to move further <
nway. The race track looked like 1
somebody's small back yard and the s
nain fairbuilding like a hen-house. t
Smaller and smaller they became
uid I knew although there was scarce- {
ly any sensation of motion that*I
mist be going nearly straight upward
it an immense rate of speed. 1
Where was that sick "unsettled
nside" feeling one always experiiiices
in elevators, and which I had
magined was going to partially spoil
the fun ? It was absolutely absent.
There was no dizziness, scarcely any
Peeling of movement, except an indescribable
floating in the mist of a '|
perfect calm. But things below kept
jetting smaller and smaller, and the
distance I could see dn every direc- c
non began to widon proportionally, t
The entire ^anscape seemed composed I
)f littlo geometric eplot'che-s of color, c
ill of either shades. The r'ver seem- j
;d a strip of heavy burnished copier
wire, stretching away to hazy in- (
rinitv in both directions. Houses, ,
iiilis, whole solid blocks of buildings ^
n Augusta, looked like children's
day things. c
A Beautiful World. ;|
What a beautiful world! But by (
some peculiar mental freak 1 seemed- ^
u those three or four minutes to j
lave lost my identity with the scene (1
>e!ow. The houses I saw were really j
oys. The river was but a strip of j
;hining wiie, the fields no more than
iqua res of boundless checker-board.
iVhy, it wasn't even so real as that', |
t was a picture, a painted panorama, c
i kindergarten landscape. I wasn't t
ligii in the air at' all, I was in anoth<r
world that had no position in
ipace, either high or low, relative to t
,'he little picture that looked so pret- ^
y and unreal. 1 did?not feel the (
lizziness that often comes with (
leight because T had absolutely lost ^
lie mental conception of height.
In lliis dream I had forgotten all <
tboiii I'roadwick. the halloo.i. the ,
fair^'onmls. myself, evorylhiug. P>ut
,vhou ! heard his revolver pop once ,
Kid llien a second lime I recollected (
hat he had told me he would signal
n that way tho time when 1 reached
i sufficient altitude to begin looking (
'or a place to make the parachute
Irop. \
Of course, the spell once broken, T j
Mine back to reality with a rush, ;
ook a firmer grip on the ropes, (
tquiutcd upward at the ballon, and j
A-iili this sudden relavation of my |
forgotten position came (he first' and <
uily moment of fright I experienced ,
luring the entire trip. Tn a second it f
lad passed. t
The air at that altitude is absolute- )
y pure, and just sufficiently rare to b^ ^
>xhilirating. The sky is bluer be- (
ause it is seen undimmed by lie dust ;
that hovers just above the earth and
lbscurcs ordinary vision. This same
lust gave to the circle of the horizon
ix border of gorgeous color, which .
?lianged to brilliant flame at the ]
[joint where the sun was dropping to- ,
kvard tho hills. i
But Broadwick, on whose judg- i
irient and equipment I had risked my
neck, had given his signal, and it was
time to "cut," that is to part company
from the balloon and trust to ]
luck and the parachute.
T felt a decided hesitancy in com- ,
plying with this part of the program. ]
My teacher had told me tho chute was ]
rigged lo drop three hundred feet like |
i bullet before opening. That wor- ,
ried me some. P.uf I got a good grip ?
>n the paraehute ring above my head, j
settled into the little trapeze seat, and ;
jerked. j
Loose From tho Balloon. 1
The bottom seemed lo drop out of j
everything. For less than a fraction ]
>f a second 1 felt tiny wind currents
trickling upward just behind my |
cars, inmost like wal^r. Then l.lie
finite flared' wide and with a sharp
jerk caught the air. Al'ler thai it 11
iva-s the dcli:hlf'il sensation of
really soaring earl!i\vaid, neither loo i
fast or loo .-jlow, perfectly coiite.il in
knowledge thai the roU'.':l 1*1 of]1
lho road had been traveled, and absolutc
safely lay ahead, i
The chule soon nenred the earth
iind made directly for a big clump of |
pine trees. Thanks lo llroadwiek's
in (he A. 1?. C. of ballooning I man- ,
iged lo -leer clear of this trouble
r>:ily |o find the Augusta canal has- ,
toning upward to clasp mo to its
*
iiute shar,?!y :t i i1 wind carI
in.:"d ' Jo miss ilie ?>y
ihoui thirty Ici'l. and landed kneeloep
in tin1 imul of a swamp lield.
A little later when 1 showed up al
lie fairground my friend Broadwick
>xtended a grimy paw and told mo
t had beon a auceessful ascent. I
hen learned that I had gone two,birds
of a mile high. With a grin,
ny partner also imparted the infornataon
that ho had put mo 0:1 his
>00 foot drop chuto instoad of the
<00 one. The drop was longer, but
'he chute surer, he said. In that
Irop of five hundred feet, albsolutey
the only sensation, mental or physical.
had been a slight tickling about
ho Dai's.
STATE BANK EXAMINER
SAYS FINANCES ARE SAFE
die Banking Institutions of This
State aro Reported to Be in
Splendid Condition ? For
Sako of Convenience He
Favors Clearing
House CortifiCRtOfl.
['ho Slate.
Mr. Lee G Ilolleman, the state
tank examiner, was very much pleasid
4,0 learn in The Stnto yesterday of
he action of the South Carolina
isnkorH' rocommcnding the issue of
1 earing house certificates by Columlia
and Charleston.
"I believe that it will give us the
irculating medium we need just
low," lie said, "and therefore will
vlieve the situation entirely. 1 have
10 hesitancy in saying thai the banks
if this state are in splendid condition
md there is not the slightest danger
if any trouble. The guarantee of
he credit of the Charleston and Coumbia
banks would be behind such
ertifieates and of course this is all
hat is needed to make the paper
nst as valuable as government 111011y.
"The banks in other sections have
teen taking the currency away and in
>rder to move the cotton and in fact
o secure enough for the ordinary
(very day business it may become
necessary to make currency more
elastic. Thoreforo, I am very much
>leased with the action of the haulers,
and hope that Columbia ami
Charleston banking institutions can
ee their way dear to comply.
"The panic in the country will bo
tver within .'10 days. T believe that
nailers a?v get ling easier now. but ii
vill lie fully rtO days before con S ilence
is restored. And that is ;:ll
lie panic means?lost confidence."
Popular Names for Girls.
iomhin Chronicle.
In I he eightoe.it ii country uirls
rere christened Sophia and Carolina;
n- the early nineteenth, Km ma and
fane; a lit lie later, Laura and Clara;
hen came a crop of Dorothys and
Marjories, who are now all calling
heir own baihies in a reaction aginsl
'quaint'' Elizaibeth. The names of
nen suffer 110 such emphatic fashions;
ind yet i| is a pleasure to note that
here are certainly 110 more young
nen called Alf and Gus, as were the
*oung men who walked with the crin?Iine
in the days of Leech. Good is the
sound of John, through all changes.
Excelsior Fanners' Union.
F.xeelsior Farmers' Union will meet
\t Excelsior school house on Friday,
November S, at 10 o'clock in the
norning. A full attendance of the
11 embers is requested. There will be
msiness of importance.
John M. Sellumpert,
President.
NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that a Democratic
Primary Election will be
ii*hl on Tuesday, November 2filh,
1007, in (lie Town of Newberry, S. C.,
Tor Mayor and Aldermen |.o serve for
?rc year and Trustees of !l:c Graded
Schools for Wards-! and f> lo serve for
wo ycar:;. Said Primary Election to
> conduc-ed according to the rules
md reg Jations of the Democratic
Party of the Town of Newberry, S. C..
lie polls jo be opened at 8 o'clock a.
11. an<] lo be closed at -1 o'clock p. m.
There will be a separate voting
)recinct in each Ward as follows:
Ward I. Council Chamber.
Ward 2. SI ore of P?. I''. Grillin &
o.
Ward ()(l'u < of llerald & News.
Ward I. Stoic of .1. W. While.
Ward 5. \t corner of Drayton and
Wright si reels.
'The following have been appointed
nnlingers of said eleetioin:
Ward 1. I<\ M. lyindsey, J. II. Wilinghani.
M. AT. Salterwhite.
Ward 2. G. K. Long, A. C. Welch,
J.din A. ''unmier.
Ward Alex. Singleton, Warren
Jones, Mark Mills.
Ward 4. T. B. Perry, J. II, Gilliard,
I ^ v\. i . p.;-, is
| 1'attl V,
i I' <' a; i en i ion of ;i 11 candidates
called io ilie following section of
Rule "The candidates receiving
the majority of all tho vot'es cast for
tno said oftices of Mayor, Aldonnon
and Trustees of tho Graded Sohooid
respectively at said oloction, shall bo
doelaivd tho nominees of tho Democratic
Party of tho said town; provided,
that 0:1 or boforo 12 o'clock noon
on Friday, Novoimbor 22nd, 1907,
each of such candidalos shall have loft
a written statement with tho Chairman
of 1 he Executive 'Committeo that
ho is a candidate and that ho will
abide tho result of such oloction. No
voto shall bo counted for any candidate
who hat* not so pledged himself."
If no candidate, oithor for tho office
of Mayor, or for Alderman, 01
for Trustee oi' tho Graded Schools in
a \\ ard shall have received a majority
ol votes at such election a second
election for the nomination of a Mayor,
Alderman or Graded School Trustee,
as lho case may be, shall be held
on Friday, November 29th, 1907, at
which second election only tho two
candidates who received tho highest
voto at the former election shall be
voted for: and in the event there
should bo a tit: at tho socond primary
then a third primary shall be hold on
Monday, December 2nd, 1907.
Tho candidates are assessed as follows
:
Mayor $10.00.
Alderman $2.00.
Trustee of Graded Schools $2.00.
No pledge will be accepted from
any candidate unless the proper assessment
is paid at the time of filing
his pledge.
By Order of the Executive Committee.
O. B. Mayer,
T. IT. Hunt, Chairman.
Secretary.
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION.
Rates from Newberrv S. C.f as follows
:
Season Ticket $19.55. Sold dailj
April 19th to November 30th.
GO Day ticket $1(5.30. Sold dai'j
April 19th to November 30th.
15 day ticket $14.30. Sold dailj
April 19th to November 30th.
Coach Excursion $8.55. Sold eacl:
Tuesday, limit 10 days. Endorsed
"Not good in parlor or* sleeping
cars.''
Through Pullman sleeping cars, vir
Atlantic Cost. Ijino Railroad company
Write for :i beautiful illustrated
j (older containing maps 'Jescripiivt
I miller, list of llotel, etc.
: I'or roserval'nns or any information,
Ad.lress,
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General Passenger Agt.
W. J. Craig,
Passenger Trtaflic Manager,
Wilmington, N. C.
The happiest mother in the little towr
of Ava, Mo , is Mrs. S Ruppee. She
writes: "One year ago my son was down
with such serious lung trouble that oui
physician was unnhlc to help him; when
by our druggist's advice I began giving
him Dr. King's New Discovery, and ]
soon noticed improvement. I kept thii
treatment up for a few weeks when h<
was perfectly well. lie has worker
steadily since at carpenter work. I)r
King's New Discovery saved his life '
Guaranteed best cough and cold reined]
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50c. and fi.oo. Trial bottle free.
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CHARLESTON & WESTERN OAR
OLINA RY.
Schedule in offcct Jrnio 9th, 1907.
Lv. Newberry(C N & L.) 12:46 p. m
Ar. Laurens 1 :52 p. m
Lv. Laurens (C. & \V. C.) 2:15 p. m
Ar. Greenville 3:40 p. 111
TiV. Laurens 1:58 p. m
Ar. Spartanburg 3:30 p. m
Lv. Spartanburg (So. Ry.) 3:40 p. m
Ar. ITendersonville 0:25 p. m
Ar. Ashoville 7:30 p. m
Lv. Laurens (C. & W. C.) 2:00 p. m
Ar. Greenwood 2:5(5 p. m
Ar. MeCormick 3:55 p. m
Ar. At.gusla 5:40 p. m
Pullman Chair Cars between An
^'usln. Laurens and Asheville, tri
j wold v. Leave AU'.visl-i Tuesdays
j Tli.ii. lay and Saiurd-iys ;ioave Ashe
; vill.j M011 flays, Wf'diiosd-i vs and 1*', ?
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1,'ote: The above arrivals and <lo
|>;ii('ii<:K, as well as: connections will
other companies, are given as in for
mat ion, and aro not guaranteed.
Ernest Williams,
Con. Pass. Agt.,
Augusta, Ga.
Geo. T. Bryan,
Greenville, S. C.
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