Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1834-08-21

whose first ascension was on the 4th of July
made a very imposing ascension yesterday af- |
teruoOn, from Paramount, accompanied by
little girl Of perhaps or 10 years Ofage. The
imitation Of the balloon was completed about
six o'clock, when, agreeable TO the ADVERTISE
naent, lady took her station in the car with
Mr.. Packer, but twas at once perceived that
there v as not asceosive power enough to carry
them both up. The lady then resigned her place
TO the little girl. and soon after Mr.. p. and his
youthful companion were on their flight up
wards. The balloon rose gently but steadhy,
and uithouf any apparent deviation from
perpendcular course until it reached great
height, when u current of air waited II To-
wards the south. The balloon soon after II
started, assumed rotary motion, which was
continued until it couliaot be marked by the
naked eye. .,,s. 4
THE Descent. After the haiIaon had been
up about half an hour. il WIS seen gradually
10 descend, II was apparently the design Ut
" Mr.. Parker to haze landed ON MILESTONE
point, near Fort McHepry, and beshad de-
sceDded Mitlin tw0 ortfiFee hundred feet OF
the earth, the balloon encountered .
ctrreat of air from tte south, which carried
it towardsfhe sity n n lf's Point. Whey 9
about half agsy across the riser, between the
Fort aud the P6ipi, the Herouaut 10 vain att
tempted m keep:sip the balloon BY relieving
the car Of every disposable article. The bah
loon, no y ever. co0tinued TO descend until the
car tt,fz3Gs1s the water, when the aerOhauts
hSA 4 Snfe;Df u short sail on the liquid
- zI tie balloon was gently waited to-
s@1sxafds lbe city by the breeze, the bottom Ut
tlie cor being but an inch Or two 10 the water.
Seven boats from the Point now came along
side, and the girl was safely transferred 10 one
ofthem without having more Than the soles
ssof her shoes wet. Mr.. Parker still remained
ii the car, and now that ii was relieved Of
II fhe weight az his cOn,panion the balloon was
ready for another flight. II was permitted to
ascend short distance, being held by rope
attached to one of the boats, and 10 this man
nur Mr.. p. was tpwed to the foot Of Wash
ingtonr street, followed by large number of
boats. which now were % the river in every
direction. t
There was the most intense interest mani
balloon was seen tn approach the wafer. AS
soon as Ii was observed that the aeronauts
were sals, The; seamen--hundreds Of whom
were on the vessels al the point, testified their
satisfaction by repeated cheers. which were
answered BY The crowds 90 the whar:es.
BALI. Amer.
Al second instance Of balloon yoyagcrs re-
ceiying duckiog. on his descent from The
clouds. has occurred near Baltimore. "A Mr..
.ElliOa. accommodated by q lad who was fool.
ishlv permitted to accompany him, weOt up
two or three days since from that city, and
came down rather faster than hA wished into
The Patapsco. below Fort, MI Heary. where
she wafer WAS fweuty feet deep, and where
Ia would nave stood 4 parrow chance for his
HE. If i steam boat had. not been proyidsn-
tally near al hand, Nv which he was picked
q. un, and brsurlltI IA safe.
It-;s u, ba silo,,sd tiiat the recent cases Of
Seo-risks III fiiis kind III navigation, may put