Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-11-03
Erom tAe Charleston Courier, Ool. %
TIE BALLOON ASCENSION.

The ASCENSION OF Mr.. ELLtorr, yesterday after
was VI the most brllliaat md essfu chnr-
meter No accident ofthe slightest kind embarrass-
cd Interpretations, or mari od the enjoyment Of the
spectators An lmmunse csncourse Of both sexes
IN carriages, on foot, md at the vndows aud piaz-
zas VI adj AGENT houses assembled to witness the
novel sigLl--bui VIC should havo been better plons-
| cd to have seen larger number IpiiAin tho cnco-
sure. Every thing conspred to render The OCCASION
an suspicious one-tle weather was Of that deli sht.
(ul medium, which can be termed nrithor warm
II OF oolJ--ihe sun.approcLed the western horizon
with scarce any diminution Of its meridian spen-
dur-and our bvatacfD sky, clear and couJless
seemed TO invite the Intrepid sroase, " cleAye it's
azure bosom. A small balloon having been 6rs,
| sent of TO ascertain tho course Of tho wind the
sig nal gun was fred and with perfect self POSSES
| sion, he embarked his ~, enturous yoy.
age, and as he gracefully and swiftly rose, in
his beautiful gondoa, tho hearty chocrs of the
crowd aueslcd his triumph and their delight, Al
ter ho had assembled shot distance, he waved tho
starry banner in the breeze, and then scored h, ch
| er and higher, in n south-eastcrnly direction TO-
wards tho sea- until he and his were lost TO the
eye aud the balloon itself became an,os, but spcek
in The heavens.
l2orloek- vidnrgh.-Wc arc happy 10 have
| II IN on, power to say, that Mr. Elliott, the bro
nsu has just reached the city. He informs us
that he n9cended TO the hcght of between 81 and
l miles, and was in the about one hour aud
three quarters having been unable to descend ear
lier ON account of some difficulty in opening the
valve of the Balloon. When he descended, il was
perfectly dark, and no aliehtcdin the water 10 or
IL miles outside Of The Bar, where he remained
about half an hour supported by tie Balloon, when
q sklt from the pilot boat Cora, Capt. Albert
came TO his rolicf exrcated hun from his vory Del.
'lous situation, and took him board the boat,
from which he wos taken, in the vicinity of Sulli-
vans Island by the steamboat Etipan, Capt Sas-
sard winch boat (much 70 tho credit Of Capt. s.
aud several gentlemen who took very warm in
erest IN tie fate of the fearless EronauU had been
despatched 10 his assistance at "a late hour of the
night Much anxiety was fclt by our citizens, for
Mr.. Elott's safety, and We foel assured tina, his
safe return will be hsed with high qualification.
We understand that il is his intention to make
another ascens'on and we hope that tho be,ality
o. our citizens on the present occasion, will war
rant HIM in repeating the dangerous experiment,
We are esalfed TO announce tina, the Balloon was
saved, having sustained but Sigh, injury.
Fatal Aeeident-Mr. John J. Frame, Of Charles.
town, (Va.) was thrown from his gig while ri.
ding, near that town, on Friday evening week, aud
received such serious injury by Tho violence OF the
fall as to occasion his death in the course of an
| hour.
| DtssracefuI-We understand that a mob OF
loo to $50 persons proceeded up Broad .ay las.
night, between 9 and 10 o'clock 10 tue marble fac.
tory Of Mr.. Boomcr in Fourth street, which they
entered without opposition, (,ho building being un-
'nhabl,ed) and IN a very few minutes destroy cd
marble hre places and msniel p,eces (some of them
very spisndid) to the amount Of about 5000. Fo'-
tuns'ely the most valuable part Of the marble work
escaped damage, being in a room tina, was rot dis
covered. The progress Of the mob up Broadway
excited little notice, there was no noise, and il
Vas supposed they wero rs.urnins from meeting.
II appears that their objcc, wss to punish Mr.
Bloomer for having ia his possession articles thai
| were manufactured at tho Sing Sing State Prison
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