BALLOON HORROR.
FALL OF FOUR HUNDRED ! FEET. iy '■ ' -— ! LIEUTENANT MANSFIELD i KILLED. (PRESS ASSOCIATION.] [BY ELECTRIC TELEOr-APH—copyright.] (Received December 12th, 10.20 a.m.)
Bombay, December 11. Lieutenant Mansfield ascended in a balloon to-day, in the presence of Lord Harris, Governor of Bombay, but when he had reached 400 ft the ballooH burst and ■he fell «S the ground. Mansfield was killed instantaheusly, the body being horribly mutilated. He had made a previous ascent, and descended by means of a parachute from a height of 11,000 ft. Lieutenant Mansfield was an enthusiast in use of the balloon for military purposes.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 295, 12 December 1891, Page 5
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