The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-20 00:00:00

THE MAMMOTH BALLOON.

In spite of gloomy and threatening weather,
there was a large attendance of spectators at the
Crystal Palace on Wednesday, to witness what had
been announced as the " last ascent for the season"
of Mr. Cox well's mammoth balloon. When it had
been duly inflated, under the superintendence of
Mr. Ohren, the manager of the Crystal Palace Dis-
trict Gas Company, the balloon was conveyed to
that portion of the grounds from which it was
intended to ascend. It had been publicly
announced that " partial ascents " would be
made, but so fresh a breeze was blowing that Mr.
Coxwell at first declared it to be unsafe, and posi-
tively declined to make the attempt. Anxious, how-
ever, not to appear as if he had broken faith with
the public, he reconsidered his determination, and
consented to make one partial ascent before setting
off for the voyage in the evening. The car was
quickly filled, some ladies being amongst the pas-
sengers, and the great balloon, fastened by loose
ropes to the ground and to a tree, rose rapidly.
When the time arrived for her descent, it became
plain that Mr. Coxwell's misgivings had been well
founded. The monster swayed to and fro, and the
men employed at the ropes, whether from nervous-
ness or from stupidity, seemed at a loss what to do.
Seeing that the balloon was descending at some
little distance, and that no means were being taken
either to break its fall or prevent it from rcasccnd-
ing, Mr. Glaisher, who was standing amongst the
spectators, rushed forward, followed by one or two
other gentlemen. The car struck the ground heavily;
the task of preventing it from rebounding was far
too great for the strength of the few volunteers;
and in less time than it takes to write these few
lines, the balloon rose again, carrying Mr. Glaisher
and two others into the air. Whilst ono descended,
hand-over-hand, by a rope, Mr, Glaisher and an-
other grasped the car as firmly as they could; and
Mr. Coxwell, seeing his old companion in danger
once more in a somewhat perilous position, gripped
him by the collar. After a few minutes of painful
suspense the balloon descended. By this time there
were hands enough to hold her down,and Mr. Glai-
sher again reached terra firma in safety. His coat
was torn, but he had sustained no personal injury.
Had the men employed for the purpose shown but
half the alacrity and courage ofa few amateurs, this
scene need not have occurred. All the party, how-
ever, for the great ascent (11 in number) having
taken theiriseats—the grapnel having been secured,
the ballast-bags counted, and the usual prepara-
tions made with even more than ordinary care,
since it appeared likely enough that the journey
would not be altogether free from danger—Air.
Coxwell at length gave the word to let go, and then,
amidst the cheers of the crowd, the monster seemed
to bound into the air. The descent, which occurred
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ground in the parish
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a few minutes befohre
We understand that it is Mr. Coxwell's intention
to make one more ascent from the Crystal Palace,
several gentleman having been disappointed in ob-
taining seats. An ascent from Winchester, under
the auspices of the officers there—some of whom
shared in the expedition we have described—will
take place on the Ist of October. The utmost height
reached on Wednesday was a little under a mile
and a half.

MURDER IN LIVERPOOL.-COMIIIITTAL
OF THE PRISONERS.

Yesterday
Neal O'Donnell, the man charged
with murdering James Morris in Derby-street,
Liverpool, on Monday last, was brought before the
magistrates on remand, and a shoemaker named
Coyne was also brought up on remand charged
with being an accessory before the fact. Co 3 ne
a few months ago was sentenced to imprison-
ment for stabbing. It will be remembered that
O'Donnell on Monday last murdered James Morris,
who had been sent by a bailiff to distrain upon his
himwith
a large knife which he
procured stabbing
from
aprovision dealer's
dente taken on Monday
was deemed sufficient for
goods,
the purposes of a committal in
and witnesses were h t erefore only brought up. for
examination before
charge against Coyne.
Richard Ashworth, a process server, was called,
and stated that he was in Whitechapel on the after-
noon of the murder, and that his attention was
drawn to a crowd in Derby-street. He saw the
' prisoner Neal O'Donnell come out of the shop and
run off in the direction of Mr. Eaglesfield's shop in
Whitechapel. O'Donnell returned in about three
minutes. In passing to the shop he ran against
witness, who observed a large knife in his hand.
When at the shop-door Coyne pushed O'Donnell
through the crowd to where the men who were re-
moving the furniture stood, saying, "Now, go into
them !" Coyne must have seen the knife in O'Don-
nell's hand. Witness did not see the blow struck
which deprived Morris of life. When O'Donnell
was returning from Eaglesfield's shop the crowd
observed that he ce.rried a knife, fur they shouted
out, " He has got a knife."
Thomas Connor, (me of the men who had been
employed in removing furniture from O'Donnell's
shop, heard Coyne inciting O'Donnell to stab them.
A surgeon from the infirmary stated that the knife
had penetrated through the deceased's chest.
The prisoners were then committed for trial at
the assizes, bail being refused.

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