Riding On A Skyrocket

Buffaío, N. Y., April 1G.- Manager BobZnson of the International Exposltlon haa secured a novel attraction, a human skyrocket, the handicraft of Mr. Edselle, of Callao, Peru, formerly of the United Statea navy. f lis model has Ijeen succesafully experiniented with in South America, and a brother in Minneapolls has flled a eaveat. Sitr. Camarara made the initlal trip. The apparatus contrista of a combination of rocket of immense power, with a parachute attachnient, which f olds over the apex. Four tubes from the fraraework contain the erplosives. Tho nature of the explosive is a uecret, and it is called dymo-ascenlmite. lts peculiar property is that it is not detonating. A small volume of the solld mokea an tmmenM volume of vapor and Ut' ts the michlne with great rapidity iato the clouda A test was miule under Peruvian patronapre near Callao In Deoember, when the oh:u-ge touched by electricity sent the machiue up 1,65 feet, and the desoent by parachute was perfect. iSly. Camarara landed tivu miles frotn tho starting point, no won tor the trip. Fifteen thousand people were present and watclied with telescopestlic rige and fall of the machine. Mr. Edselle Hl start tor Buffalo iu a few daya