About two weeks ago Signor Pedanto. the Italian acrobat, finished a silk balloon capable of holding 4000 feet of gas, and soon afterward got it in readiness for inflation. It was his first attempt at ballooning, and after several unsuccessful trials he made another attempt from Smith's Island, on Saturday afternoon, which was attended with success. The balloon took a southwesterly course, and hung over the southern portion of the city about three-quarters of an hour. It gradually became smaller and smaller, and was finally lost to sight while in the air Pedanto executed a number of feats on the trapeze. About six o'clock the aeronaut descended at League Island, much pleased with his success.
(Public Ledger Almanac - 1875 - recount of 1874 events)
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