A BALLOON IN A STORM.
Ax exciting balloon adventure took place in the suburbs of Vienna the other evening. M. Godard, who has made upwards of two I thousand ascents, went up, accompanied by three journalists, in his great balloon. The voyage, according to the aeronaut himself, was the shortest and most perilous he had ever made. After ascending to a height of 3,800 feet M. Godard found that the balloon was driving along between two tremendous which were raging on either tli i- i ordcr to avoid imminent dangei- from Tho i i\ ghe re solved at once to descend. but it °°? ° ame dowu with great rapidity, fluiil U.ITo! 10 Bo °ner escaped tho electric danger not 1 Was thrca tened with another ingtould «av?"it e SSJr ?? stream of the broad lnt £^ h ?. T" t great exertion and helpecl lw A' A ll1 * ° f penence, however, the IOT £ ?*" bringing the balloon to theground '"l a iew feet frpm.Tthe thn '" * WO °' landing his companions "£
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6213, 15 October 1881, Page 7
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164A BALLOON IN A STORM. New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6213, 15 October 1881, Page 7
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