The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-07 00:00:00

NARRATIVE OF THE ESCAPE OF RR. RVNOE.

Mr. Runge, the gentleman who was the last to
leave Mr. Cornell's balloon, on the occasion of the late iv
inordinary sweat from Belfast, has written a narrative of
the occurrence. The accident, be stye, =mod chiefly on
account of the ref osion oared by the excited interferers
of some of the pimentos'. "When Mr. Oorrell proposed
to demised be gave to us the Mater iostructious how to
behave. He told us to sit down at the bottom of the
basket, with our backs towards the willow work, end to
leave our limbs in en easy uocor strained position. He
forewarned as of the heavy knocks end bumps we
should get, sad told us we mass not mid then.
Oa landing, be told us to get out one by mc,
sad not to let go our held of the car as say
amount, as the gas is the balloon was now comparatively
*reared, sod it bed but little buoyancy left. Is spite
of Mr. Ooxwell's %joint:toes, setae of the paseensen Gould
not be Wooed to sit down. When the ear streak the
ground, and was carried along with great reimiert, knock-
bog us about severely, the excitement got intense. Some
preyed aloud, others shouted to Mr. Orwell to 'Let of
the gas'—others cried out, 'We ere all lost'—in short,
they behaved in • the wildest maser, losing completely
their self-control. Several of them now pulled at the
valve-cord with great violence, and there sprawl to be a
general panic. We, who art done, obeying Mr. Coxwell's
oommands, were trampled epee by the others, as if it
were • struggle for life." When the car settled rarely
en the ground there was a terrible sennible to get out, and
only • few held on to the ear after they had reached solid
ground--corequently the balloon role spin with Mr.
Runge end Mr. Halferty in the car. The latter, however,
was soon afterwuds pitched oat and Mr. Rouge was aloe*.
The arbor attack the ground several times, sciatteriog
about the turf sod store like feathers.
" The anchor etruok in a willow-tree. I shouted out to
the people below to secure the cable and anchor by ropes,
which try did. The realist was now beentifelly still, the
Meer had died away, and the balloon was swigging calmly
at her moorings shove the farm yard. One of the men
asked me whether I bad a rope with me, or how I intended
to get out. I told them only to take are of the cable. be-
came the balloon 'Mai settle down herself by-sad-hr. I
was congratulating myself on a speedy mange from my
dangerous position. I had not counted on the wind • a
breeze in about six or eight minutes sprung up, and tossed
the balloon about like • large saiL A crash—and the
anchor was lease again. It tore through the Ines, Angle(
limbs and branaliee about like matches. It streak the
roof of the farmhouse, splintering the chimneys and tile.
like glees. On I went. I came near another farm,
shouted out for bele, and told the men to secure the
arbor to the foot of a large tree etre by. The anchor
was soon made fast, but this was only a momentary re.
lid. Therms again filled the hell-empty balloon like •
sail ; then was a lovers strain on the cable ' • then
• doll sound • and a Revere concussion of the beret.
The cable, strange fatality ! had broken ; sad the anchor,
my lest and only hope, was gone. I was sow earned on
in • straight direction towards the sea which was bet •
short dieters ahead. The arbor being lost I gave sip
all hope. I set down resigned le the car, and prepared
for the end. All at once I discovered that • side current
was drifting me toward@ the mountain, the ear struck
the gross& sad we. dashed slang at a fearful rate, knack.
log down stone frees, and breaking everything it rote is
contact with in its wild daner. I think I most ken goes
at least at the rite of 10 or 12 miles an hour. Almost cer-
tain death seemed before mark to jump out as. this purge
would have roared my brag dashed to gross on the rooky
ground beneath. I was tossed shout is the basket se the peas
in • child's rattle, and cannot comprehend at this moment
that my bones were not all brakes. Bye-ead.bye, the knocks
became lees frequent ; we wen paring over *cultivated
eouotry, and the ear was, es it were, slimming the neer
sad grazing the tope ef the hedges. I sew • thick hawthorn
badge at some dinars before me, and the balloon rapidly
sweeping towards it • that wry only rases. • 1
rushed to the edge of timer, and gong myself down upon
the hedge. I expected a severe tumble but Ind a mild
fall. The ear did not, as I feared, strike me, but the
Lamest left it roes over my head. I lid down
gently ea the other aide of the hedge. I rase on my
feet and then tried every limb. They were whole, sad
I need not describe my feelings at this almost rnineroes
preservation. When I looked up I saw the balloon
soaring majestically over the sea, from which I was
about • quarter of • mile distant My strength sow
almost forsook me ; my lips were parched with thirst, sad
it was with pain sad difficulty I wee able to walk. I was
almost too weak to climb over a little fence. Seeing some
people at • distance, I tried to call for relaters, but my
voice failed me, sod 1 would not speak. I &weeded the bill
slowly, and walked towards the hide village of Water-
foot. As I went along I regained some strength.
The good people of Waterfoot were full of
DON acd sympathy ; and I acknowledge their good
tact, es, instead of importuning me by too much
enrierty, they left me gorily to repose. Whilst I was
!Yin upstairs on. a sofa, a geatleiron from Ballymena is-
greed for me, and kindly offered me a east on his oar and •
bed in his house. I rods on with him to Ballymena where
I arrived at midnight. I was most hoepitably remind by
Mr. and Mrs. Patterson. It was there that I met also my
late companion, Mr. Halferty, who bad loud of my neer
and had come to inquire after in.. Altogether my solitary
and not uneventful journey through the air occupied, I
think. about three•quartere of en hour, and the distance
travelled ascot have been less than ten miles."

Fizz ur THE GOUT NOSTWO Wow, DONCAS-
TIL—Yestard•y
Porn
Ise broke out at the Great
Northern Railway Plant at Dommeter, and it is sup.
pored that it wee ammineed by the spontaneous emehaetion
of ems* lampblack k•gia in a pertios of Ow carving eT
elope. The works of the company are of greet extest
ham meetly bass amoiderably eekapi Td dr.was
discovered &boat 3 eels* by ces of the three sight welsh.
men. The supply of mks foe 641 town and compasy's
aegis's was obiessed from the river Doe, but netwieetaad-
ing the exertions of bolls brigades tie fames estseded to
is sirsl oardineiml atlrei7 amosozood a dboolon' nevus..
a .114411111 and • brake ma. TM roof oalft
was damaged, the foremen's rooms were
burntem, end not tams 1,6031. damage has buss Mem
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all famed the leas Week el haPainipi wiabi Prtialkismai
, hoesderkoyed.

MIMIC.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

The announcement of the Zasberfibie in its
It liaa dress, and under its Itolies title of the Plante
Mopice, cre►ted a great moestion in eer rsemicel weald, and
so pest we the demand for admisdem to the first per-
forming,* last evening that the pale were infsewsd,
through the medium ef yesterday% sesepapers, that, every
available place having bees dine:seri et, tise work waist be
repeated ea Saturday (twarerrow) owning, Last night the
bones was ereeded to the doom ever, WA it it, in= the
orchiska stalls to the ceiling, being packed se away se
penal,. The performance went off with eatasordiaary splrit
sad effort, sad the present limes of Bar Majesty's Theatre
is entitled to the *rah of having gives the meet cemplate
and apirredid repressotation of this celebrity,' opts that
has ever been given in England.

LW sight the cut of characters wee peculiarly
Waft. Psmina, the heroine, was personated by
Madame Harriers•Wippere, and Tamiso, her lover, by
Dr. Oune. lfdlle. de Monks was the Queen of Night;
Herr Woclrath (a new aemerion to She eorapsnY) wee
the high pried Oarlike ; Mr. Sm•tley w•e Pappas ;
Pet the little pert of Pappas wee ideildadd by MINIaI
Maim. Sew of the swelled parts wen in dletiagabbed
kiwis. No lees sperms this Madame Tielielki oar chmedag
ematalto, deg se one of the attenda•ts of the guess at
Night; sad use of the three poll who sug sash pretty.
trios was • young lady of peat premise, • dila-
tive of one of the greatest prima dosses of the
age. We cannot opacity particular Woes sung by
the performers. If we did so we should ham td
enumerate thew ell, ea the opera i. • casket of gem. We
roust fastest cerselfres with am* t►at Madame Wippent
charmed everybody by her sweet sad graceful staging;
that fddlles de Melaka pima fresh laurels by bee empties
of the two pest bravura airs of the Q.ein of Night; that
Dr. Ouse sang like • sound and moilleat Gimp artid;
sad tbatMr. Pantley,thoughbeis sot • bniocelferser, and
did not fill the part of Papageme wit► Italian laid t la Bon-
eoai, played it with piety, and sang the beautiful airs
magnificently. The speetacle was got up with taste, miler,
dour, and attendee to load and chrooologioal prspriery ;
tad the chorus cud occhestes cowed themselves with eery.
;The peeforwasae, severtheless, was too lee& It wee
not over till after midsiglif, by which tide the majority al
the exespiay fa the bow and Wile had takes their de-
maws