Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-08-15

u must require two weeks l shall ascertain In Re
days; aud II II can be done. shall be ready aud willing
IN three weeks 10 make another ascension for liberal
Boston public Yours. sc. c. +. DURANT
| Fremont House, Boston, Aug. 4, 1884.
MIR. Dursn speaks in high terms OF the india rubber
Life Preserser which he took with him on Thursday He
does not hesitate to say that this simple article was of
great service TO him while he was bufetlng the saucy
waves oil Cape Ann. Wi,iou, it, he hardly knows what
he should have done. II is a hule remarkable thot he
would not consent to take this Lie Preserver until he
was warmly urged TO 10 so by great number Of his
BALTIMORE, August Z.
ANOTHER BALLOON MISUNDERSTANDING TO an
nounesmen, we had yesterday afternoon an @ronauic
novelty Of high interest in the ascension of Mr. Parker
eo'DPaned by young Lady The ascension was alto.
geiher successful, aud douhy Interesting from Tho
cumsanee that now Tor the FIRST time this city Of the
Sronaus, an Individual OF the timd enc of the
adventurous voysgers. We adopt IRON the Chronicle the
details OF this @ral excursion and cnly add tina, The
| yet witnessed here.
| FEMAiE AERoNAUr--Mr. Paker's iudicous pre
P'raons Tor his second ascension from Fair Mount yese
usy AFTERNOON, with his large and elegant silk balloon,
were entirely successful; his balloon was inflated as RAJ
riuy as any that have Witnessed, but as The
was not commenced until four o'clock and /, was neces
ssfy 10 provide greater ascending power enable him
10 accommodate ms intended fair companion in his mnl
voyage II was after six o'clock before sufficient guam
NY OIL gas was obtained 10 effect an ascension At a
quarter past six The car was attached to the balloon Mr.
f"rker took his place the and having made the
afang' msns very young lady scarcely twelve
Se"'So age, WIN the consent vi her ater o pre-
sent, with great apparent coInposure and even
ness' was placed in the opposite 1t was moment
oil deep aud most exciting 10 all who were
but all satisfied that the Young but inrend fair
one, was not merely willing, but anxious 10 make the ba
z'rdovs experiment Mr.. faiker, having oscerisiDed
'sl Inc ascending power sufficient, ecied his as
ssan 10 cut the cord that held them eail the bal
loon with its double freight maescally and nearly
| Perpendicuarly for abou, minute.
When they had sscended several hundred wards u,in,
",he" mr rd'ker was waring flag, and throwing out
printed addrssses-he young lady from her Sc u,
anu gracefully waving small flag while she soad up
In iull view e the audience gave m anlest and rray
ng PROOF mat she was quite collected and free from sp
a light breeze gently waited The Balloon for G,x
minutes in direction little OF north; but as il lose
rapidly soon passed into directly counter of air
mnen pore inneary southern direction to the vicinity
OF ror' mciienry,-where is probable Mr. Parker w as
preparing TO agh the balloon descended 20 Low as In
DC WITHIN speaking distance; but meeting viii, the same
current OF arr IN which the ascension commenced IL
was drove back in the direction towards Fair Mountand
having lost too much OF its ascending power in tie
preparation 10 descend the For-t sunk 90 ,v
when nearly the ship channel between the F,r,
Point that the touched the water-but the baioon
keepngs erect position, the only slightly
dipped, no, iumersed-ani a number of BOATS soo' sur
rounded and relSved them from the inconv enienccwhcb
was so Slight as 10 form rather pleasant incident in ,hs
most ex'faordinary aud diversified excursion The in
haohs OF es Point, who witnessed the ascension and
course oil The BSlOou--and the apparent merrill C ,h
eronaus' now become Of may coin word for The pur
pose) aqiarsns--rushed in numbers 10 the uharyes
ous to give them aid, II aid necessary-anJ
hey were sae--lhey received them with loud and re-
peaed cheers when they were broue hi ON shrs T'ha
balloon being sui nescally suspended in The air by its
own buoyancy with power enough sustain the wsigbt
oil Mr. Parker in the held by ropes by the a.
semoied ci'i2ens oil which immense crowd assembled
and led Tin triumph, accom- by the fair eronaut in
olouche, to Fairmount--PatriOt,
DREADFUL AND FATAL AccIpENr-Tbe Carrier
ana enquirer gives the particulars oil most melancholy
casually On Saturday night between the hours of u
and /, Mr. John Signer grocer, OF I6I Anthony street
having closed his store, took small lamp hch was brn
ing, TO replenish ii with that highly tsneerous ami in
nabe liquor composed OF alcohol and spirits of urpen
"e, isVhg unsctewed The top Of the lamp lie Laid The
WICK sun burning on the counter, and brought the r.
containing nearly gallon of The compound from which
ne attempted TO pour quantity into the lamp In an in
s'at me ame from The wick communica ed with The IL
quor which caused the explode and covered The
unfortunate man with its burning contents His wife bear
g DIS cries, ew TO his assistance, and in moment was
aiso wr"p III naines from head to loot Young woman
Ving with them, named Eliza Reynolds was in The store
stthe moment oil the explosion and tn
gl'h he hSihes but her own dress having caught fire
sue "as SO olly burnt that she will probably lose Tho
oil one OF her eyes Except two nian, ch Idren Ibere
were no DINER persons in the house, and the whole smv
would have been burned TO death had not Young man
named James, pilot, who passing al The time and
heard The shrieks OF the sufferers burst open the door
'ushog IN smothered the blaze the dress the servant
g Mrs Sgner ran into the street with her clothes burn.
s' an" ie Gown screaming the side walk. One or NO
persons came TO her assistance wrapped blanket ami
other bcd coverings about her person. ali of which were
literally burned through before the flames were CON,
P'e'ey eNuDguished Mr. Signer, maddened W it'll agony
ran 10 water butt the back OF the ward into which
lie plunged During all the time he as in flames he
never uttered grodD, unit, his clothes were torn of his
ooly' anu ne hre smo,hered. He then sunk down ex.
Claiming, =" . God! am done man" The poor sv
ers were taken and laid bed, where they received
every attention that medical skill could devis. Tho
fingered in the greatest possible agony for some bo,
unil death put period TO their misery The niurv ,e
sustained was almost too shocking for description Their
na ana ashes were entirely sInged of and
me whole surface OF their body complete blister
Alter death, decomposition proceeded so RAPIDLY tb,
was oeehe" advisable TO bury them as possible:
grave ~ :" '''o