Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-09-12
New YoaK, Thursday evening, Sept. 8.

New YoRK, Thursday evening, Sept. y.
Mr.. D,uants Fourth ascension. Du-
rants fourth ascension in balloon from Castle
Garden, was made with the same success which
has attended all his preceding adventures. The
weather was very fine, with moderate breeze
from the southeast. The Garden was we'll hill
ed, and the people again poured fourth BY len
thousands upon the Battery to witness his adyen-
turous flight Hundreds of boats were also play
ing about the vicinity Of the Garden hlled with
spectators, all eagerly watching the moment
when the frail vehicle should be committed to the
winds. At a quarter before five O'Clock, all the
preparations and arrangements having been com
pleted, Mr.. D.. the ;eronaut, entered tue car
adorned with flags and garlands OF howers' as De.
fore, and at a signal, the cord which yet held
the aerial barque to the earth, was cut by his own
hands. 1t rose rapidly and majeslically, soar
inc off to TIE west, in the direction OF Jersey
Civ. Its flight was so rapid, that Mr. ID. was
compelled to scatter his appropriate metrical adj
dress to the people, among the Naiades and FRI,
tons. A small car containing rabbit, attached
TO little parachute was now sent down by the
aerial navigator, hut as the wind was not strong
enough to watt it over to the Jersey shore, and
as there were no small boats at the time in that
part of the river, MIR. ID. perceiving that one OF
the Powcs Hook steam ferry boats was about to
pass near where the rabbit would fall, descend
ed sufficiently low to enable him to request the
officers of the boat to pick up the little quadru-
ped, which was accordingly done. BY throwing
out ballast he was soon enabled to regain the ne
cessary elevation, whereupon he resumed his
Journey, and as the wind changed further to the
south, he was swept over HOboken, and OH IN
the direction of Hackensack and the great lakes.
For the remainder OF his trip, and his therlno-
metrica and barometrcal observations, We beg
leave to refer the reader to the following commu
li"Started at Observation-Disclosures:
eter SO, 65--at Sl--Thermometer 6e--Ba
rometer at 27, 542 equal TO an elevation of about
1876 feet-and continued the voyage at about
the same elevation-occasionaly descending to
within hailing distance. At New Durham and
Hackensack, | was near enough to the earth to
hear distinctly the remarks of the people.
sat minutes past s, | was suspended over
the same place where landed last year. and
could at this time have anchored within $50 yds.
of the same spot.
CAT minutes past 6. was abreast of the
town Of Hackensack. end passed few yards to
westward, sufficiently near to converse with the
Inhabitants, and hear the Court House bell.
"When left New York, decided on land
ing at Patterson, and discovering that the wind
was strongest near the earth, endeavUTe to a. |
void high elevation, lest night should approach |
before reached my destination. But from the |
conversation held with people passing Hacken.
sack. and the evident change discovered in the |
wind, found it impossible to reach Patterson, |
and resolved TO finish my voyage, but previously
to make some experiments. According Fly threw |
out some ballast, till &c min. past six, when the |
thermometer fell to SO deg. and Barometer to "a. |
8l5-equa to an elevation Of 1884 feet,-a little
more than mile. now decided to land, and
selected place for the purpose, but found was
IN error respectingthe angle should make in
reaching 1t; Tor on approaching the earth, dis
covered that | could not touch within 200 yards
OF the place selected. My anchor with about $50
feet of cord suspended from the car cut away,
to avoid being entang eG in wood which was ap-
balloon IN a few minutes passed
over the woods. and in fine country for landing.
selected cleared field, suspended my light
anchor, with two or three hundred feet of cord,
which struck at Al minutes past 6, on the farm
OF MIR: Zabriske, who caught the anchor in few
seconds after it had touched the earth He dis. {
engaged the anchor, and, assisted by several gen.
!lemen, lowed me about 400 yards to the centre "a
'f the town OF Paramus, in front of Hartman I,ut a
lin's Tavern, where fine place and every IA
;ility was rendered me to secure the balloon. t
which is not injured in the least degree. t
81 slept off my car for the first time at half L
'ast o'clock-at distance of % miles from n
;astle Garden. Mr.. Lutkns had tea prepared Fl
n few minutes. and l partook of the repast ii
nth fine appetite. and left the town at quarter
asst nine, much grahfied with the many marks of
Offences which received from the inhabitants. e
nd particularly from DR.. Acrigg and Mr.. Gard IL
er, and likewise MIR. Lutkins and Mr.. Zabris. OF
lie. who not only rendered me every assistance ii
Paramus. but, with fine span of horses. con. a
eyed me to my residence at Jersey City, where to
arrived at o'clock this morning." ar
From the foregoing interesting particulars the at
elic will no doubt be gratiied to learn with pc
nat ease aud certainty, and consequently with It
lat comparative security. the balloon may be A.
mayed by skillful artist, who has the nerve, in
the self possession. necessary to the prosecu
n of an aerial voyage. ex
NsW York Commercial. mt