The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1824-07-20

not THROW ont OF Tire car All the ballast N con
tanned, As q check % his descent. Not less than
20 lbs Of sand vas found al the bottom ~ tie
car; the bags which contained il being burst
~ the fall Two carrier pigeons. which the ds-
ceased had taken with him with al intention
10 despatch them % London 10 announce 90
his anx ous friends his safe descent, were found
10 the place in which they were deposited an
der one Of the seats, they bad suffered consid-
cradle Injury In the descent. and Il was some
time before they were recovered, and the
landlord a. the Plough put them into cage.
The balloon did not receive the slightest
damage but the car, which was decorated
with Genoa velvet and gold ornamen !, was
torn, and the wiCker-WOrk, with which Il was
manufactured, broken 20 pieces. As soon as
the melancholy event was known al Croydon
a gentleman set out on express to London, te
inform the Committee, by whose directions
the imitation took place Of the sad catastrrpA'
The slrrron mr. Wailacel a. na e.
hour On Wednesday morning gam visited his
patient. and ordered leeches 10 be applied, dl-
ring which she groaned heavily, and com
planned Of excrucIaung pains IN her limbs.
The young female Is tie daughter Of poor
woman who resides al No. 4 He1ry-street,
near the Vinegar-yard, in the City road, and
was a total stranger 10 Mr.. Harris. she PAID
2s. Cd. for admission about twelve o'clock In
the forenoon aud whilst rendering the money,
Mr. Harris observing ne was afraid he should
ascend by himself upon which Miss Stocks rel
piled, iii 60, sir, Il yon will permit me to
which be instantly assented. and she was in
troduCed 10 Mrs Harris, and the party assem-
bled, as bis partner ia the yoyage.-She ap-
peared quite undaunted, but rather pale; sue
IS about s wears Of age, md rather on inter
esting appearance. When she took her seat
in the car, she took possession Of one Of the
flags, and requested person present to call
on her parent, and inform her Of the trip she
had taken.
MAY 30.-Striement of Miss Stocks.--Our
Reporter, in tie course of yesterday, had an
interview with Miss Stocks, who Is. we are
happy 10 say, now fast recovering, and per
iectly out of danger. She is perfectly cOilec-
\ ted, and gives the following account Of her IN
I fortunate excursion, for the accuracy Of winch
we pledge ourselves.
v She states, in effect, that after the cord was
severed, they assembled rapidly, till they reach
ed a volume Of clouds, in passing through
which, she experienced a sensation Of intense
snow. After passing through the first stratum
the sun shOne through the balloon, producing
most brilliant effect, and tineing the car
with reddish hue, at once beautiful and daz-
cling. This alienation Of cloud and sunshine
was repeated four times, each passing through
the intermediate vapOurs occupying the space
ofthree or four minutes, as nearly as she could
calculate, during which time the Jerial voyag-
ers we're nearly invisible 10 one another.
/ During tlfs period, the conversations respect
| ing Mr. Harris's promise to return to supper
/ in two hours took plaCe.-On clearing the
last range Of clouds, Mr.. Harris, looking al
his watch, observed, they had been up ABOUT
a quarter Of an hour, requesting her at tie
same time to pull the rope attached 10 the
Z. large valve. This She did for three or four
minutes hard as her strength would allow.
! Mr.. Harris being in the mean while occupied
! IN throwing out a number of pieces of paper
/ Her companion then telling her they were
descending, threw out bag of ballast and
giving her his hat and watch 10 hold took the
valve into his own hands, and standing 10 il
tie car, drew with all his strength. She then
heard the balloon "go clap, clap" and Mr.
Harris appeared in great agitation, desiring
her TO take some brandy, and adding that IL
feared the balloon was bursting. She recol-
\ lected no more until she found herself at the
Plough. 10 answer to a question put TO her
as TO her opinion of the cause of the accident,
she replied, that from what Mr. Harris told
her previously to the opening Of the valve, she
believed It was his intention to let the gas es-
cape, under the idea that the rays Of the sun
would rarity the common air sufficiently to sup
\ port the balloon in IFS descent
Ii has been stated in several papers that
Miss Stocks had expressed a wish to go up
again with Mr.. Graham; this. however, is
not the fact She states that on that gentle
mans saying TO her, Eat an interview which
took place the evening Of the inquest) GAS
you have such stout heart, YOU shall 60 10
again with me-" she did not return any ans
wer, being 10 very low spirits at The time
but thinks lie added he would make her for
tune for her.