Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-07-23
MIR. CLAITON'S ACCOUNT
Or his Aeriai Ioyage, reported by himself
FROM THE CINCINNATI rosT.

phcrc In an instant bclield the thousands Of
spectators that had collected the onfstds o the
/ auphithrnfre and in few moments - rich paaOra-
ma of Cincinnati and is surrounding country open
! ed To my view.
How delightful vas now MY situation High ia
/ the air | Wis suspended ly materials capable ol
beaiin twenty or thrtY times my weight, and
knowing ths | felt a safe as II | had been stand
ns on a firm rock, with hu!warks around me Be-
meath me could view the Queen Of the Ncsi,
Newport aud Covinaton. and towns, yalaPes, and
preen and fertile fields. NJ view was more cN-
tenSsc than some mich, imagine. ! cor SCI OBJ
ieeis in every direction, distinctly, 20 miles al
least. consequently the area ofmy scene Was NOR
than Twelve hundred square mile. Around thi,
yi.w several dense clouds noacd--iheir upper
surface was illnmincd by the rays Of the sun and
they appeared Ike VAST fields, mountains, pro-
icctine rochs and cayerns, all clothed II pure
white.
On leaving Cincinnati ! passed ia m East
South East direction, and the kentucky
side of the Ohio river for short time, but soon
crossed the risef again and moved about East By
South At lalf after SIX O'Clock lost siphl of the
amphilhcatrc. Thirty-liyc minutes aftcrsx heard
the firing of 4 run. Ten minutes after scyen could
hear people shouting, and heard the Gring Of can
non three tune, in succession, which seemed Al
considerable distance.
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'le sun M2stnre rom lhc clouds hegan TO accu-
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| ao"h "r uceN' soa''o completely soak my Pah'a-
looms ana 'ee' win "'''e'' Al CLOCK LOOK Oh oo-
SpfNaiioH the Thermometer 80 degrees baromc-
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'lHe - minutes, NJ moon no" Shphe' pn! II
VIZ NV 'c'i, an" '''d p"' very imperfect we"
q me '9r'n' \ "'''e oc'ofe III 'oek, water
p2ned down upon me the blankets ana sheets,
u'e p'i'S' ia : h'' paF' III" every h'h@ph hoaIj
were wet tatc" Out great weren't oi ballast
10 gun H'ufe ''N"'eu anu Dryer r'eoh IN INC AZ
I hosin'''' ana III 'Hoil '1hlc , ioHlm hh3ri III u
,iaanon 'noosh aI}ef' much more unpleasant
ne SIM hau pccome Is hHu u" wood, lSlele5 ilnhg
/ nom ih' waive rope STOOD Ia wei clothes upon
mtlihr'S ana N'r''N 'hat were sui win zee, ana !
ever i'H ood III my ne II was ~ inns time.
''li a'SFo"' 10 hno" the hc'gh' oil the thermometer
ana barometer but II was with treat difficulty th1
could mold my rhoSph"rons bottle to see then
ne'sn' '''' "'c'"'o''e'e, J." ue9,.eS' inc pafomr
Ter down TO ID lh'hcs. l'N hadiH ana sick AT th'
Sto'acn' ana was SUI, WIN 'oa ana wet, ana
was WIN III" trea,'S' a'lien'tN' ana only by beating
my arms ana poaN' ana stamping WIN my icr'
mat was eaan'c" 10 keep awake tor eangh
mNsen' even "hcn IA 'hc act oil striking my body
4 hoddlhs ana 'aiiihs h'Nrn'iblv asleep lin
'a"Ne VI WIS a'o"H'hes' WAS '''e GOODNESS and raf
'"e'''"u 81 'i'' ""nosPhc'V' ptlnG dSsfeuS q
l''soN'.S my E,N' "'o'' NOT open the valve I
$ ''Mt"' III Il n'o'' atmosphere soon 'oani my