A failed attempt to cross Lake Michigan in floating blimp - Chicago Tribune
WEBJun 22, 2023 · Known as Foolkiller No. 3, the 30-foot-long and 20-foot-wide canvas-covered vessel looked more like a floating blimp. It was designed to glide — across land or water — when propelled by the...
A Victim of His Valor: Great Lakes Daredevil Peter Nissen
WEBJan 23, 2015 · Chicago, Nov. 30 – It is feared that Peter Nissen has either drowned or frozen in his rolling balloon, which he dubbed “Foolkiller” – a name that now seems to have been well chosen. Nissen began his dangerous journey over the lake yesterday afternoon. No news has been had of him in 24 hours.
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Exploring 'Chicago Mysteries'
WEBApr 15, 2024 · Nissen, a Great Lakes daredevil, tried to cross Lake Michigan in the “rolling bag” called the Foolkiller No. 3 in 1904 and lost his life in the attempt. (Chicago Tribune archive) The...
The Fool Killer Submarine: All We Know! – Mysterious Chicago
WEBSep 4, 2014 · Who, then, was the poor man who died onboard? Since Peter Nissen died onboard a different ship, not a submarine, and William Nissen seems to have been alive when the sub was raised, the identity of the ship’s poor victim remains a mystery.
Vintage Chicago Tribune: ‘Foolkiller No. 3' vanishes in Lake …
WEBJun 22, 2023 · Peter Nissen enters the Foolkiller in 1904, with a crowd watching him at Chicago Avenue and the Lakefront. The bloated ball failed to roll forward as its inventor had promised and drifted...
Odyssey of ill-fated Foolkiller - PressReader
WEBJul 30, 2023 · CHICAGO TRIBUNE ARCHIVE Nissen enters the Foolkiller No. 3 in 1904 at Chicago Avenue and the lakefront. In 1904, Peter Nissen, a Chicago man, attempted to cross Lake Michigan while sitting inside a watermelon-shaped craft.
What was the sunken vessel at the bottom of the Chicago River ...
WEBAfter his successful Niagara Rapids adventures, Nissen built a third Foolkiller for a widely publicized attempt to cross Lake Michigan in 1904. But Nissen’s attempt failed, and his body and vessel washed ashore in Michigan a few days after he went missing.
Submarines & Foolkillers - chicagology
WEBMar 17, 2003 · Peter Nissen and his “Foolkiller” are no more. The dead body of the eccentric navigator was found yesterday on the lake shore near Stevensville, Mich., seven miles south of St. Joseph. A few rods away was the battered and wrecked “windbag” in which he had attempted to cross Lake Michigan.
Peter Nissen: Chicago’s Forgotten Hero - Mysterious Chicago
WEBMar 4, 2008 · He built a miniature steam boat known as the Foolkiller in which he shot the Niagara rapids. The boat actually featured an open design so that he could wave to the crowds – if he hadn’t thought to install shoulder straps …
Vintage Chicago Tribune: The disappearance of ‘Foolkiller No
WEBJun 22, 2023 · Nissen constructed a new, watermelon-shaped vessel that he planned to travel from Chicago to Michigan. A failed demonstration. The bloated ball failed to roll forward as its inventor had...
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