BALLOON ACCIDENT.
A SENSATIONAL FALL. MARVELLOUS ESCAPES. By Telegraph.---Press Association.—Copyright. (Received October 1. 12.45 am.) ' • Berlin, September 30. A sensational balloon accident occurred yesterday. When at a height of 6000 ft near Dusseldorf a sudden expansion of gas ripped Captain Abeveron's balloon, which plunged headlong for a distance of 2000 ft. The torn envelope then spreading out, formed a sort of parachute, and Captain Abeveron and Lieutenant Goctzheim alighted on their feet, greatly to the relief of a large and agitated crowd.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13869, 1 October 1908, Page 5
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