An Aeronaut Killed

IiOÜISTILlS, Ky., Oct. 2. Last Sattirday evenirrjr, ncar Paoli, Orange County, Indiana, Prot'. Wilbur mado sirrangenients for a balloon ascensión. He was to havo beau accompanied by Gearde H. Kuapp, editor of tbc Oranje Connty Utiim. Juut as they WSBS about getting into the balloon the cords gave way, and they made a spring for tho car, but only socceedod in grasping the ropes. As the balloon roso Knapp let go and feil at a height of abont thirty feet witliout scrioas injury. Prof. Wilbur held on and attompted to climb into the basket, but was unable to dr so, atxl tin; boiUoon shot op rapidly with the eeronaut olinging b low. The spectators won1 SLled with hor ror at the terrible scène, which ended il a droadl'ul manner. At the teight o about one milo the doomed man looset his hold and carac whirling to the earth At the lnjight hu luid attawed he hokec liko a small stick ftbout a 8xt Son;. As ho approachcd the earth he was coming" clown feet ïoreinost, llnn Spread out horizontally, then doaiblcd Bp amt turnee over, then Btraig'Ittened out hemd dowawur.l. As he Btruck the eftTth he feil upon h is head and back. His head was nrished into au andistinguishablo niiiss, and hia body broised and orushed horribly. The ooaoussion wua sü gTeat that half a gallon of clottod blood was thrown froni bis mouth. The body made an iudenture in the gromul eiglit iuohes deep, and rebounded to about tour feet Erom where it struck. To add to the painful charaoter of the ttcoident, the professor's young wife and littlc dau'ghter wero on the ground and witnessed tiiu terrible affair. Tho remains of tho u&fortunote man ware properly care.l ïof and burietl at Paoli yesterday afternoon.