RHEIMS BALLOON ACCIDENT
TWO MORE OF INJURE!} SPECTATORS DEAD. By Telegraph—Proas Association—Copyright PARIS, Juno 10. Of the injured in the Rlieims balloon accident, two are dead.. It is supposed the balloon; ignited through a match dropped by a smoker. The disaster, resulting in the death of three persons, including M. Le Prince, the well-known aeronaut, occurred during a fete. The wind drove the balloon on to the trees and the escaping gas ignited with a terrific explosion, M. Le Prince being incinerated. Forty spectators were injured.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8757, 12 June 1914, Page 7
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86RHEIMS BALLOON ACCIDENT New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8757, 12 June 1914, Page 7
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