Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Monday 27 September 1880, page 6


L'ESTRANGE'S BALLOON ASCENT.

Mr H L'Estrange the aeronaut, whose misadventures, pluck and narrow escapes from death VA while pursuing his dangerous TOCition, have kept him somewhat prominently before the public, as to a most succesful ascent on Saturday afternoon horn Cook Park Housed the balloon with which he tried to ascend from Brlinoi p Park, and as the great yellow -brown bag gradual] filled with gas it looked like an visualise manage bobbing about, and unwillingly authored to earth by a score of ways At 4 p m the car was hooked on and the at repute, taking with him a few curios pigeons, -in d into the bush at and gave the signal to cast off

in the men who had been holding (the ball on to earth let go, and the "left he ship hoisted up into a bird flying flight, and might in a RHOJJ; cure me of unit", duffed over the GaidenPalure strain oilOO people had assembled in and around the Park But half Nvdimv knew of the ascent, and as the balloon rose to a height ola n ile it was visible to, and was watched by, many their arms of eyes Two misadventure occurred duringthe ton, and L Tsti into dismissed his opinions one after another, and enjoyed his time until he could MP the curling waves of the Pacific As he was not r upon rd for a night at sea, he at once opened the valve, saw that his grapnels is swinging in -port, and prepared for a descent upon AAe t Almlv And here the only miss feature of the journey seem ed to, abolish L'L to sings himself

mine to mother earth without a sense his

str ing ground current caught Ins I villain and she dashed the big car out, that, shrivelled and wanTed though it was by loss of his, ii, nucitLolpss was dition among. some trees and bushes, and the almost to ribbons L'l strange himself returned to town, having ] asked in the case the field is on his back on, and though he has I pen a loser by the ascent feels proud that he at last overcame the difficulties that seemed so persistently to lace him whenever he attempted to achieve his ambition of going up in a

balloon "

Among the passengers by the City of "New York (s), from San Francisco is Mrs. Loan Pomeroy, a celebrated Amen "at at Press and author s whose interpretations of the leading in les in Sh of capture s plays have gained for her an end cable of June 1 his lady, who is espev ally distinguished for her performances of Rosalind, in ' As You Like It," Imogen in " Cv mbelme Alone, in the " twelfth Night, " and Juliet, in " Romeo and Juliet, is under engagement to Mr HUT man, and is announced to appear in the firstnamedcoiiip iv, at the Queen's Theatre, on Saturday evening next To support this a time a number of engagements have been effected, and Messrs li H A Vincent, Emmet, Lesson, the Misses- Melville and Melrose will be included in a coin] and couipiiseilof man favorites The chief comedy parts will be entrusted to the capable hands of Mr J R Greville a