The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-13 00:00:00

GRAIIAM'i BALLOON.

It will be in the' recollection of mane' of our
readere, that about three. weeke ago iMr. Crnatiaer advertised ,
lie intention of aeceriding en a beneati of trarn ~ ,
. ee, e.-vin , 1 from
. s. ,
the gailens of White Conduit Hoes!, Islington, and that he
eie • , •
was prevented `from, carrying the: ititentien into efre:t '4
oie occurrence of adverel circunisteaees which, as we stated
them at the time, it. i 4 unnecessarv, that we should repeat At
present. • An Mee oval then very general, that a balloOn Con-
:en-acted of the; material, wilieh Mr. Grahatu had selected,
could never be made suflic.lently buoyant, on, account of ate
~.
and . .
great weight eparmis nature ; but the fallacy of this idea
was sa.dstattarilY proved, bye 31r. Gralietifs,ptivately making
an ascent bt it during the vourse of laet-eettek. Having thus
ascertained that a ballooa.cf liewa wait capable of carrying on.
his aerial travets env gentlemen whoetpedomei,enteugh, ttecora
tide' himself to it, I,llr. Orithain -...4ettuatztA iionvithstauding
llis previous. failure, to offer himself a actuality& to:the pub.
lic, as a candidate for ae.roneutic distinction, oni ieeCause-
quence issued various plieards and advertisements, informing
. the idle and curious inhabitants of London of the deterniinn-
tion, to which he had so. neinfolle come.. Yesterday was the
time, and NVliite Conduit House the:place appointed for this
nett attempt at aerostation ; but, though the-weather WaS de-
lighten'', and the capability of IllnGraham's William undieubted,
the ;vatted -attracted to view it was by no means so great
as might rationally have been anticipated., 'lnc fear of being
agein disappointed, had, , no doubt, an influence upon many :
but a town like London, where Chore are always to be -found
numbers anxious to ,kill elute in any pursuit that promises
amusement, might naturally be expected to furnish.a larger
aesembly than was yeererday seen in the vicinity of White Con-
duit House. The persons who entered the gardens attached to
that tavern for the purpose of inspecting the proem of in-
Eating; the, balloon, did not at ony time exvoed fotte or fire
hundred persons : and We think that we are beyond the mark,
when we estimate the Crowd in 1110 rlt,laCet4--Ftreets and fields,
at,teoaliousand neesions. At three,o'il • trek, the. hour appointed
for` the ascension of' Mr. Graham, -the bellooti was ,not half
inflated, and a complaint vrasmede that ' thogas was rot sup.
plied. to. it in sittlicient almadanceo It was stated that when Mr.
Graham Ascentle.d with
_Mr.-Harriei from lierwick-street, last
week, • the balloon was coMpletelY' filled in 3 hours ; whereas 01
this occasion, it exhibited no syniptonte 'of buoyancy after it
had been supplied with gas for four hours, though the:wind
. was low; the weather dry,- arid 'every other eircumstance.inits
favour. The inflation, however; gradually proceeded, 'end
the balloon slOwly acquirtxl size., and strength, emit consist.;
efidy, to support itself in the air without assistance. A few
mMutes'beteore tive o'clock, the car was taken from the ropes to
which it had been stisPentled throughout the day, and attath-
fd Lathe network surrounding the balluotten Coesiderable.rion.
aslCaethen arose in conseaueriee. otektf number.of persons. who
Crowded are: it, eager to Kee the 'arrangements which were
Aciing.forward, but foigeiful that "it-' theft.' etigetitHeSs- they were
tinpeding the very work they weaelitleeieone to:. accelerate., 'A t-
tea. minutes past five evelytproereeiqntappeared to be costa.
Plete; *Mr. Graham and' Mr. Settler evefein the bar, the sand-
bags weft: plat:44n tlthr-eetoper elttleifidh, the !legs were un.
&AO, and n 00146 raolveiltweeintutipbtte* order ttelet go the
ropes., Thai order ceiele‘ noltalatiereater, be given on account of
1 'the foOlish obstinac'y whllettlitclilevliralwell-dreesed persons who
ptiatht =than known Settirithtetingeditieut Mr. Graham and his
''bolted as;•,,ecietee In vein did 'those who were at the outskirts of-the
eficlostire in which the. balloon wee iedeted, call upon them to
nisk-6 l:tioin for its ascent; in 'cam did ,the constables use their
I supplieations for the 'tehirie puepoee; and when those were in. i
effectual, their stafs of °dime eat last, however, :email space
we i.i o, aced about the balloon.' Tile cords which attached itto
its m 661417.110 everi then WithdraWii, and it began slowly and
1 graduallyeto ascend. elt had. T 40.11 however, raised itself mealy
1 yards above_ the ground, .befory ite,eourse was impeded by a
rope Wait had beam left hangleg between tweeof the poles to
tehdr4t It .bled been. fastened whilst inflating; •riEtt itlifell tier-
teinly feu glieto,heeeeeletten withdrawn before an ascent waeat-
tetheetetl. After laquiLipg against this rope for some time, it:
fell over aeilast one Of We' en'' r emoted in that shun.'
~ ;'Feet. ~. i
I teon:for abbot half ti minutia In all probability, had three been
title: at, ir.woalit linve .elee.red' that obetaele,..o itS.OWn force;
hut seine indiriduale thinkinee that if .they could pull the pole
a little on one aide, all the difficulty ivotild be obvieted, pro-
-1 eisecied to.bnul it towards the ground, ,and by so doing bent it
ISo incautiously that at last it sneppett and broke. The upper
part of the pole fell to the I :.rah,bat the other part rebounded
I with'great violetice .aeeinst the halleon, and- cut a hole in its
I surfece of nearly a yaid in length. The balloon was then about
to rise, but in consequence of a cry setup by the people who had
observed the rent utade in it, wes pulled back by those who were
more immediately around it. 'etir. Clraltran and Mr. Sadler both
insisted that those - who detained it should loose their hold,
but in this demand they met with no support from the voice of
the public. (in :he contrary, many pertains were loud in
their exclamations that on no' account ought they to be per-
Imitted to persevere in their attempt to its in to trail and tee-
tered t. vehicle. The constables lioWever, whet were ,taticied
lin the eaidene, Seemed to laid a different 'opinion; and
though they had been 'remise before in keeping back the Peo-
ple, now exerted themselves very stienaceely in. producing
that effect. The b ,loon wits then taleiii left to its
own powers;
it made an attenne. to lift itself abeix the ground but did
I not succeed in gaming any height, on account of the quart-
-1 thy of gees which by that time had evaporated. Indeed, it
fell tO the earth alnioet immediately ; the people then rushed in
upon it, threw it uPott one side, told were rapidly forcing the
gas out of it, when Mr. Sadler jumped out of the car, and by
threats end intreaties induced
Mthem to desist from tole
i which they had undertaken. On r. Sadler'e leavinflr, Graham
th le
1 balloon righted and gained en erect position, enie
i nerd; iii.ceired his intention of mounting in it f Abe upper re-
eioes, if it, were capable of earryilig into there, of Which lie
side'. that he Intl no doubt A whatever. short conversation
then ;noised between hint 'anti Ur. Seidler; at the close of it
' Mr. Graham pulled off his coat, duo;' it to cre of the by
. winders, and very gallantly ordered his fehaide to leave hold
eb:balloon then rose:' petlitenlicalttrly into the nu, amidst' the
hfei°toinieg)tl: :lf:y'.l:l'tl:t'oesPee4cultti;lcirs:'ne;r:ar::tlonn:s .Ny''%':aiiio'iu:int:.:AnwlitillYitPc,:l;::‘',:e:LTY:teelneed,:°'esa°l'novlvirielyYe.
towarde the north-we-et,
,ttadafter cant:titling to ascend ill that
direction' for about:; minutes, RNA observed
rapid dere:tint toward" the earth. - et fee!lUg of greattsere alarmwi
then began to pervede the different intlividttals in the gar-
-1 dene; and so great wee the auxitty, oohed far the fats, of
the aeronaut, that in a few Seconthe they were quite deserted,
i end every body WaS 509.1 hastening la the, direction in which
ihe eppeered to fall. They hail soon,' F:oWever, the sated:lee
I tion to learn that their trail were' without foundation, and
' that Mn. Graham had reached the giottod at safety in a ora-
1,
vel-pit near Itarnbury-park. Stone -Men,. who wan employed
in making bricks in an adjacent field untrierl:ttii:nyaenatimetei
by
oy
Ids
loisistanc.
one
of. than was proceedittee to roll himself
up in the balloon in a very foolieli, but ut the name time in a
very deetructive. inauner,whti 1 'oc .vir leille',
his coinpitnior.s, trend duSatened wite inimediate punishment,
:Vie; did not ileeist. Mr. GrehannitnPloted them to Resist him,
in the presetvatioa of his property, laS, he ,tint
life for the stitisfaction at' the public; and tiles assured him that,
as far rte they Were coiteemed,oeither h,9 rah' hiA property should
cr.ce)inev!ievyo
the der,
c,:elirg.hlikteel.tiaor.stivabitzA(P.loartoloiti theiu then undertook to
in perfect safety a few in in U tes after 607clock'i AI :a Gealiam reach-
etl the Raise place Wordy afterwarda,uteended by a considerable
intatitudt, who ebeertd him veri loudly. Oat arriving in the.
gartiths, Le,,guicuvouThd to tuldregs the people, but: WO SO
overcome by the ngittaion end fatigue which he ht,4l under-
. gtint: chicle g the.ae day; d 'also by the, quantity of Kee which
- ,he had Imbibed tluing hi* *114,101. 1110,,L .41,,t0.aie air, as to, be
urtebleto tweetoo4dt the Utak 'which ,"e, had wide:nuke:a --
nie frienue„ :therefore, genilY -torero, non Lim a Private
aFaitmeat, aod left Mr. Sedler to retura thank, en his be-
half, for the patronage. which had that . day been bestowed
. upon him. That duty Mr. Sadler Perfur‘rual' in a ver ante
' -manner, ;tad-elicited tireefiiinoits , ;tope? etion, waen he spoke
or-the treat gallantry with width lit terattarn haaheaeleaet ene
Iliitinr;qihti,
4an:a,.ltbii
Iteeben;ll;o peer
i;,y,i .3
with
tilaitivi tuvltiici:dtai gic(th)
o:.',yiihuen
legs
:fie'ol.l:oß.
ner, , ,
ayP:uvill,:heitrn(ll4:4llll;pitcte:o:ll.lte;recilatitlinlii.saat7p..iik:
paintinent,,,,NVe join heavily bi ode (Titeoote of uppLause to a,
tionsleads us to suspect that we r" twitevibuts• "8-taken fat
the views which we attributed
he i shell agnin attempt to Sail iota ilea b. °rum of the air; we wish
At
present better
isttaacnkiitshuaupothat
weolrdii°l'airt:nl,lttetr j•Pie'"neteorliit.itegtiabll:hinn't bat
unforturtroc at itereateats.—(tiM'-.)