Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1912 — AIRMAN HAS NARROW ESCAPE [ARTICLE]

AIRMAN HAS NARROW ESCAPE

Frank Armstrong Carried Up 2,000 Feet by Blazing Balloon— Lands With Parachute. Toledo, 0., Sept. 13.—Aeronaut' Frank Armstrong of this city narrowly escaped death when he w T as carried up 2,000 feet from the Lucas county fair grounds by his blazing balloon. Armstrong was working on his parachute when the balloon caught fire and his frightened helpers let go. Fighting hard to release his parachute as he went up, Armstrong finally succeeded In freeing it a moment before the flames reached him. He landed in