The Pegasus was then floating at a height of 3,000 feet.
As soon as Barney observed what happened he immediately slackened the speed of the helices.
The flying machine began to descend swiftly.
Slower and slower whirled the wheels, until the engine of the clouds was falling at the rate of 500 feet a minute.
Frank’s brain was in a whirl.
It seemed every instant as if he would lose his senses.
Such a thing would be fatal.
Although the wheel was going much slower, its velocity was yet simply frightful.
It made the inventor sick at his stomach and sent the blood flying through his veins like fire.
His sight failed him and a roaring noise sounded in his ears, his body became cold and numb, and he could scarcely breathe.