Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 June 1891 — Daring Balloon Aseension. [ARTICLE]

Daring Balloon Aseension.

M. M. Forsmaii, the daring local aw-oimv.. madp :i magnificent balloon usccuaiou :<ud I'cuaCiiiiU: infip, atShelbv l**rk. Sondny evening. It was, without a doubt, one of tbe best and most thrilling aeronautic exhibitions ever made in this city, the altitude attained being fully 3,000 feet. The gentle breezy carried him down the river and he landed in the Horse Shoe bottom. The parachute used on this occasion represents the latest improvements in aeronautics, and the balloon is one of the largest on the continent. —Peoria Herald. July 22 , 1800.