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10 sustain himself IN the water som. tim,
Boats from Nahant and MaEblehesd we're OF
to give assistance. but great anxiety was fe.i
for his safety.
Atsunset the outer telegraph reported ,hat
tho balloon took the water five mics below
Matoiehead NJ nine o'clock. the captain
Of the steam boat Hancock. from Nahant 70
ported at the fremont House. TIA, Mr. p,,r,,,
touched in the water four miles eat OF Cap,
Ann, aud that there were . number Of ve,-ci4
near TO render assistance. The balloon toueh h..
cd several times and rose again.
The Hancock made an attempt 10 60 in
pursuit, but found IL fruitless, from the pro
gress Of the balloon. Its course va. straight
out TO sea, no land intervening, and Mr. D..
only chance OF rescue was falling IN Win
some vessel after sunset We fear he Is Iv,t
EisrsH o'eieek--No further intelligence -
Ihere arc numerous aoxiou, inquireTs al tho
fremont.
Prem ne BaiasHsre .f~erfcGa Of .iuSrYi a.
Our accounts of yesterday left Mr D1r.nt tho
nerousnt, In very critical situation At "a u..t
Cape Ann The Boston papers by yesterday .
mail. furnish US With the sequel Of has voy.gv.-
Having desccnded near the surface u the ocean.
80 ~ TO allow his anchors 10 drag through ,hIi
wster, and thus e-sbie i,rn 60 rraeh Cape Aur.
he vas dri'ng along 90 that poiHt. ~Lcn, to u.s.
his own NARRATION
"a heavy flaw Of wind struck the balloon
with such force as TO throw 1t 10 . horizontal
line with the car, which struck tie ocean
and hlied with water. Ny car beingof open
wicker work, Judged 10y throwing out sono
ballast the water would run out, and 4 shoull
be enabled TO rise clear, but IL wa, drawn
with such force that the water would not
run out. This occurred at q h. IT IN, add
leit me partially immersed ia water judy
ing ~ dittcult and dangerous 20 continue a
lar as Cape Am IN that situation. and seeing
a sioop 10 the leeward Of me and within a OF
mile from the course ! was making, I iudg-
ed BY reiarding iis progress rs much as pos
sible, she would be able 10 intersect the limo
was making, and arrest the balloon but in
Stead OF bearing down wiih the sioop, tho
small boat was manned, and before they could
ibterseci my course ! was n mile beJ end them.
sheet which carry TO fold tho balloon.
and my flag, had spread as much a possible
across the car, 10 retard my progress for "a 10
boat This sank me to the waist in water,
and materially increased the danger aud difi-'
Guilty of reaching the Cape. Al this time q
schooner al the eastward was bearing do un
and my car being 80 far in the " alter that sho
came up with me al Z O'Clock, Z exchanged \
lew words with the captain, requested ho
would pass me close under my lee and throw
line. ! saw, man attempting 10 throw q
dipsy line, and told them IL would DOT hold
me, when they caught up 4 very stout limo
which ! made fast TO the ear.-This limo
proved 10 be the halliards, and the schooner
on the wind. with the force Of the wind on
my balloon, and the line drawing from mat
head carried me up 800 feet, ~hen I descend
cd with such velocity rs 10 be for tho Grst
time completely immer ged in water.
a second time IT was carried up 10 like
mabDer-and when about 300 feet high a
haw OF wind up,urued the balloon so ~ to
exhaust the gas IN an instant. Ia falling.
was under water half a minute, though had
on gum-elasiic hfc preserVer. which MIR.
Dorr, Of The Roxbury factory, rad the kind
ness 30 lend me. Yet was 50 entangied I,h
the cords thai so seccnds elapsed before Z
could eNtricaie myself aud conc TO the sur
lace, where was comfortably resting my
sell on the h(e-Preseryer, when Captain
SPauiding, Of the schr. Miner, Of Thomas
town, came 10 me in the small boat aod took
me and the aeros,at on board.