Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-08-21

le,v ni.ues IN q sss.ion ..i..s cas-, " Loth Wv
a. j, rose yep,d,y. i, soon passed into dfee' eaa
| ter euucn, Of or. which bore ], IN nearly .
e.d direction, 10 the vicinity Of Fort Meii'",
| where il is probable Dir Parker was pfep""s
aIgh, az the balloon descended 80 10" % -.
within speaking distance; ba, mschns VIM
sane current of air. in which the aseess'o' ~J.
menccd, it ass 'irvep bach IN tie dfeei'o' w"
Fan Modrf and having lost to mne VI
cei.sing power NTH" preparation 10 olsS IT,
hear the Fort II sunk 80 low "hen he"iiy o''.
ship chanucl bet ~sen The Fort and fo'h' VIZ"
car touched the WAFER, but the balloon heep"7
rrec, position the ;nfonsnis were only shS""V ~
oed n,d INN rsed aud a number Of boats SOU
surfoun ed snd relieved them from tn 'hco"' s"'
encr, hich was SO Sigh, Us 10 form rather Pea'
san, nj IN this n,ost extraordinary anu ui'e'
81 fed excursion
The inhabitants Of Fe..'s Point who "itnesScu
the ascension aud course of the 3 o9ii- anu "PP'
,tnt peril OF the GtonaIs, now bfs nc ~ we may
coin = word for TIE PuTpese) az i"flalis- l"'"''
numbers ~ the ~harves, anxious 70 S'Vc ''e''' "''
# nj were necessary III welcome, If they were
safe-lhcy received them with loud and repeate"
cheers when they were brought on shore i hr u"
loon being still maj slIcally suspended !" 'he d"
by its own buoyaHey, with power e9o'sH l"
sustain the weight Of Mr.. Pafker IN the car, was
an immense crowd assembled. and led III triumph,
accompanied by the tar rronaut, III a bhrouchc-to
farmount
ANOTHER BALLOON ASCENSION.
Persons at distance will doubtless think that
the citizens of Baltimore are Set omlng Htshfy. we
have had within year about ten successful ascch-
soss, and Ave or SIX unsuccessful att mps. Yes
,crdsy afternoon, AIR. George Elliott, and bis
youthful companion, Master Rednan, took 'hcir
leave Of te'ra Grma, To soar above the clouds,
aud ate, suiiicent observation OF II the up
per world :" returned 10 moro humble planci III
sIfety.
A shot time before O'Clock, MI Elliott, ac
compan,ed by his youthful companion Master
Relmsn started from the Observatory Garden, III
balloon Of his own co,sr,seton. Al first nc as
cendcd slowly leaving Ito Garth IN Icary per
penJ,cuar cours :, aud when he mad flsen somc d'-
,anre he threw ol ballast ut t"o three die; cnt
periods, al each OF which his opwarl fight was
accelerated ST.. moe RAPIDLY The balloon had an
occa. oral revolving motion. Abori the time OF
Mr.. Elliouts departure, Threatening cloud h III
risen in the NORTH and was rapidly approaching to-
ards tho city he Ir preston among many ut
The spectators va, Tia the cloud ought to, and
would, induce hmto de.c.ni but he still conln-
uej 10 rise, and was ~ avery great heigh, when
tbs cloud came over he city, and soon hid the bal
loon rom view ne n Oi tutS otiHS t''HcTly much
elevated above the cloud. The balloon, during his
time had been wafioI by casteni Of air IN south
easterly direction, and when II emerged from the
Clouds was seen descending, sta point supposed
be on the south side OK the Pa,"psco, below For,
McHcnry.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DESCENT
After the foregoing paragraph @ss written, Mr..
Elliott and his companion returned 10 tins CITY IN
the steamboat, Maryland. 1t appears tina, the
balloon descended in the Pa'npsco river in deep
ter, about nine miles from the city. We are lnfo-
med that the descent Was rather abrupt ouG
The valve Of the balloon having been apentd TO ds
charge portion of gas 70, the purpose Of gradual
descent, II remained open, and could not nga,n hc
closed. AS the gas escaped, therefore, the de-
became more rapid, until the car finally struck The
surface of The -lver IN uboui twenty loot Itor
The steamboat Maryland was fortunately coming
up tic river at the time, and at the moms nj Of the
descent was near enough TO render the scronuus
prompt assistance. Capt. Taylor brought his
boat to the Toward Of The balloon, and the wind
waited II and the car gently along ,ide, and &c
whole apparatus was safely taken on board AR.
Elliott WAS partially immersed water, and held
the boy ny in his Until received On beard the
steamboat