Donaldson as aeronaut; Alfred Ford as correspondent for the Graphic; George Ashton lunt, an experienced seaman, as navigator.
"The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier"
Edgar Beecher Bronson
lunt, curious about the distance and the effect of such a fall, as well as unfamiliar with the action of a balloon when relieved of weight, hung watching the descent of his companions-only to realise quickly that he was shooting up into the air like a rocket.
"The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier"
Edgar Beecher Bronson
However, it was not long before, again weighted and beaten down by the continuing rain, the balloon descended upon a forest, where lunt swung himself into a tree-top, whence he dropped through its branches to the earth, practically unhurt.
"The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier"
Edgar Beecher Bronson