A BALLOONIST’S DANGERS
Great excitement prevailed at Captain Penfold’s ascent at Manly, near Sydney, a few days ago. As soon as the word “ Let go ” was given, the balloon shot np, and the north-east wind blew it towards the harbor. The balloon did not rise to a great height, barely passing over the top of big pine trees, and just as it was opposite North Harbor it .began to descend slowly, with Captain Penfold still hanging on to his parachute, which was on the balloon. As it came down the aeronaut was calling for a boat, and eventually he dropped into the harbor, and the balloon began to drag him along on the top of the water. He let go, and lie balloon rose again with the parachute attached. Captain Hart, of the Manly steamer Burra-Bra, seeing the dangerous predicament that the fallen aeronaut was in, sent the ship’s lifeboat over, and Captain Penfold was taken on board in an exhausted condition and carried to Sydney. The balloon finallv fell on Middle Head.
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Evening Star, Issue 14185, 9 October 1909, Page 8
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173A BALLOONIST’S DANGERS Evening Star, Issue 14185, 9 October 1909, Page 8
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