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... occasioned by the Fall of the Air Ballon of Mr. Montgolfier.

The Balloon previously described rose in heavy rain above the clouds; "It is presumed that it was carried to the height of more than 20,000 feet, when it burst by the reaction of the Inflammable Gas upon the Atmospheric Air; it fell at three-quarters past five near Gonesse, 10 miles from the Champ de Mars. The affrighted inhabitants ran together, and two Monks baving assured them it was the skin of a Monstrous Animal, they attacked it with stones, pitch-forks, and flails, the Curate
of the Village was obliged to attend in order to remove the fears of his astonished Parishioners. At last they tied to the Tail of a Horse the finest Instrument that was ever made for an Experiment in
Natural Philosophy, and trailed it across the fields more than 6000 feet."