The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-09-29
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
It'll. BaLLO0N-PERlLOU ESCAPE Or
AIR. ROBERTSON.

REw YORK. SEpr 10.
large conconrse Of people assembled ye =
terdsy afternoon in Castle Garden, TO witne.
the ascent of hlr. RoberlSon--and many ,ho,,.
sands we're of course up0n the battery In
day was uucOmmonIy beautiful. the wind blow
ing moderately from the North. The prec,..
OF initiating the blluon was not completed upoi
about q CHICK. when MIR. Il. entered The ca,
which had been handsomely decorated tor n .
occasion. lis attendants having let gn the cord.
the balloon fese gracefully 10 the height ol na5
wards Of a hundred feet before the wind had
hnated tbeyond The circumference of the ca !
lie walls. 4r Robertson stood erect in the RAJ
ionrishing the banners IN his hands, aud facinr,
And bomng 10 the spectators. UuiurtunateIy
tie balloon had been lei OF directly TO the wind
ward of the flagstaff, with which II came vim
ienny IN contact m consequence Of which lin.
netting nat only became eniang ed with the
5tah mi the car wss turned nearly upside down.
Mr.. Robertson, having his back 10 The flagstaff
had not time to prevent this collision, winch h.
mis IN otherwise haze done with Il y Jle He had
rZprrssrda wish beforehand that Tie san miob.
be tahen dawn.
In this ptrou5 situation, with has head ban.
lug down, With bis feet upper most IN the ca,
clingng 10y The fad netting which attached !,
to the baIooa, he remained suspended al IN.
height Of near hundred feet from the ground
vibrating IN every direction, while general
shndder ran Though HE crowd. At this insta,.
a large rent was made 10 the balloon, and IN,
gradually desdcndcd about filiecn feet H.
spectators cried out to him, in Eng sh, TO IAN.
hold Of the ballard OF the flagstaff. Though
nearly black in the face, from hls position. NJ,
Robertson was perfectly collected. NJ this mo
ment man climbed the rope for his relief amid
the cheers OF Tie specta CTS, bur was unal lie 10 as
cend nearer than within some fifteen fert OF A.,
TX. when his strength failed, and ne was obliue1
TO descend Tie anxiety Of the spectator, was
now Increased 10 intensity, and bui little hous
was entertained OF h.s Iescur, and q shoulder IA
ogrr The whole body ofspeciators.
We heard not d shi lex, but many ofihe ladies
were in tears of silent agony. II was hardly
supposed possible that lis physical mower.
could longer susta4 him still he held on
sometimes apparently by his feet, and SOM,
tlmes 10y one had, grasping any and eyet.,
thing with the other. AT lengih lie caught lli.
rope, and by powerful effort, and one OF tb.
most dextrous movements that we ever behed.
ne cleared himself from the car and the entap.
clement OF the cords, and was seen suspended
by one hand. A burst Of applause chcered him
Tor an instant, and until he caught the rope will,
his other hand, when he descended forty or fiji
~ feet "Iihg great velocity, 5Ifellbe remainder of
tue distance, but was eau. lat Dy the people be.
low. lie eds 5000, upon his feet, aud appeared
upon the terrace 0fthe Garden, we re he WIS.,
received by repeated and hearty cheers.
Aiter receiving the congratulations ofhis
friends, The intrepid aeronaut retired To priyaI.
apartment, where his hands, which had been
bi''tered and somewhat excoriated by lhr
cords and the rope IN his descent, were dressed.
lie also los one Of his front teeth, by having
fei2ed cord in bis mouth. as he threw htnsei
from the car. H. was no otherwise Injured ami
We leit him last evening Ia q cheerful moot
During the whole OF his fearful and irving
scene, his presence If mind did not forsake hin
ior an instant. Tie flagstaff meyer should have
bfen placed without the walls, aud we are told
tea' Nj, K. requested ITS removal. Il is com
Pu'ed that 2ODo spectators were in the Garden
aud la,'oo without Inc balloon was taken
dawn briole ds,~. tat il is uined