MISS ADAIR'S BALLOON ASCENT.
ANOTHER DISAPPOINTMENT.
THE BALLOON BURNT TO ATOMS. [by TELEGRAPH.—PRESS association,] New Plymouth, Thursday. A large concourse of people assembled in the Recreation Grounds to-day to witness the ascent in a balloon by Miss Leila Adair. They were disappointed, as the balloon caught fire during the process of inflation, and was burnt to atoms. Miss Adair apologised for the disappointment occasioned, and hoped the people would nob think it was done purposely. She stated that she would have another balloon constructed, and make the asoenb in about a fortnight.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9478, 6 April 1894, Page 5
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92MISS ADAIR'S BALLOON ASCENT. New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9478, 6 April 1894, Page 5
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