Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-08-17
] nc"laN Morning ng
1. , iiclnrh. \ VI.

|, ! o'clock, \. NJ.
Yesterday morning, Nh. tlaN'on, agreeable Ia L.,
intentons. AGAIN ino the sArs ifam Ma Church
hills farm, aud, about wight uelaek las balloon
seen by citizens. al great h.eht. hcanias
lmtle West OF North ard passing slowly over the
city. II sosn began to due wrst. anh pi>~ Il tow
mules across the river. and thcusc,ied into hc sonth
casietly direction, performing, hu1n the period al IT,
ssoen.ian almost al culture tuclc NIthtn sieAt at t
city at an apparent beishlof about lire nolc.. Il
continued IA silt until after ono noleca. When VI
" swallowed mp IN til lh,.> OF h,.,rt. balloon
excursion dthchtinl IL the spectator, Vt. uetrt
performed l., fore intlie ucd State Nh tly-
tonsrrai ,rs>,l seeiu, perfectly under lu~ cunnnl.
oh~yin. hls " III like >tcrd thai tnans lts rdrt..
-Wbcne,rr lir ma, elnasr To u4l lnnicr g. pen
incni oiihe Kind IA Louisville. vcral promise han
generous remuneration tor u- enterprise. tie ,>cn.
phn,cally the Captain tooA q, the Christopher g
luuhus OF the shlcs.
CLANT0N'S ACCOUNT oF Ills AERIAL.
NoN AGE FROM LOUISVILLE.
I launched with my aerial b.ik lnlo the almo>-
pher. MONDAY. JULY 31st 1885,. Al lrn minute h.
tore o'clock +. NJ. Inmcduc, on NJ dct, hung
the launching rope ise e.irdcu. tin SPECTATORS, he
fair aud hcauiiu lcccduy from MY lrrt, .tnd
giving place to scene more extensive aud DIV, Ierl.
I'll. Tile tiinrSauds ri spectators WHO wtrr GA ll.
outside. stopping mp tic rntIau'r~ Tho ~. leu lu
picvcntihg number 81 nay h5,nde bum rtlIon-
Inine M, were al niihn IA, ,Ist. l. i've mn
mcs alter starting. the Who'll, or, Il l.oul>,tlle
and the adjoining towns III $hip#tnepou, lorf-
lard. New Alabama, aud jci, rson,rll. The Oinu nv
ca In asieat MANY milts. the steamboats, the
rounding i,l,l. aud eaidcne the eiten "oud-, tin
'efi,ng sun. tho rttc white and the lnhou cu,uurd
clouds IN the Vr-t. and l0numcrtle otllcr ohleels,
iorncd the delightful >r,nr on vhitlI tad tea l,}-
NV YVES. gCuilr hfftzn oi 81 sd waited M ,luc
."uih. In = few mtnntrs balloon complete IN
inflated. " ten minutes aitrt .tNrn 10 clock i. NJ.
the altitude bad then gained CONSIDERED Wts ,ui
Grt,y,
spectators. was probably about ulilc aud 4 hall
lro,u catlh. but cannot be positive, a, had no bl
romotcr with me, minr having been hruhcn thrn' til
carelessncss OF some spectators irn nnntre before
took NJ, departure. Finding that Ma, moving II l
very slow rate md N ducCunu winch did rot
wi.h Ia travel tar, | mmcdia els determined not
remain npd1rng the iiah', bat la desetHdou some
farm where could procure assistance anl ,t.> I'll
n"riins, nd thrn proceed on my actId taNI-r. II
ter being IA the iott, FIVE MINUTES, | Descended
safely On the Iarn ol Nh Chuo hl about tont nutts
'on,h OF the place al ascent. - Mr.. thwcull aud
his iamil, WAS warmly received. Soon .htI hcah
to, IN the mnruna, Nheu lhr sun lad esapo,lc the
dr@ from the balloon. ! ae.tlu launched INTO ihr n
m"-plietr. aud was ast,r1hlN surprised zen ound
thai gfnfic hrccle hrarilg ule bach 10 !ou.s.
ulc. On eN balloon aPrnpdt hnt tie ,,N, hun
drcds ni Persons came rushing uui i ier hplt-e Ia
VIC" the unexpected si>I,or. VI quHlcr brtafc
ninc "'enok \. VI. ~ directly utcr Muu >tr,cl.
The h1lnon then approached the rtei. nl rNpeIt
quo ~, 'mn'"a Vs. nm nay - - ia" "a>
'"'h-e', h"'e1 >iaNA !" ''' a'i s.'.an "l mp.
Finsf"it' ny H"HaloH"'N 'i" iluN dthIhOHi
'"nh III II my r'ee 'a view lHe 'l> 2a 'h'Ha a.
"'ihh'p'ih'' VII" wee '"i','''h IA eieup' IA IN
'fot'> an" on me TOPS 81 iic ""l'i'ht'' '""'t 81
'he nft, boats ana o'hsf =, "hoo@s po""% Along
aud could, clearly and hcarthr falls ct tn il,ct
inc ia'ns wafer "i when h'u 'h' appearance "l lon.
ridges Of white marble projecting from tr surface.
eoui' We" me lhsn'ri"lrNi, ah".l' ii'h IA" lei 90
"rh's that surrounded me. ! hc e.s#t aI"o>pHf'
abh 'e biisht sun gave an appearance i"th' b"tdtl-
III. 'ahhscaie s"'h rs hah hrNci h'i"tt h'hr"'' IN
Neaa o' me VAST woods beng irrnaiedhy the haii-
z"' 'heif da'h green was blcnh'd with the hln' >hN
an" reseiho'en an hhhienS' ocean ffaeeih" lhr iHN'
"' ,ne sun an" n''rSpef>'d WITH illilt ISLANDS, TIT
cui''a'eu spo'h III the tore SITS. W heh about otci
Smpposp"rt: my course WAS AZ AN eliaeg' a. y uar
e"e" =. :. W. near HAIL way from Louisville To lh'
.""" ' '''o "'o"'h oil Siu i'et. lith struck am"
'n'' current o' ar winch caiIitd me :. j.. lh'
"efh'ometer" was ranging from - To hodcsrcc' Fe1
minutes alter ten O'Clock \, NJ \ sn"" white cloud
"' mountain shape. with ITS dark 'hado" on the eMih
passed al ieast mile beneath me III iheN yer, opposite
""oc.'"h l" mar III winch was travelling. NJ qhaf
vi aver zen c'oce \. NJ CAUGHT sieht at Shep
"c'os'ihs. anu eooin trace SAT- u'rf great numbe
'" "''es, thermometer Il degrees Quarter aiie
ee'en clock a. NJ, descended Ia within one hun
"'u '"i oi the Garth. idcain asecidcd. Iwcn
v-"e minutes oi one O'Clock i. NJ crossed Sal
river lie" iniles above shephrrds,le. had nov
h"e'icw oi Banisto"n Halt after one u'cock, J.
~" again I" approach the earth II now brlng dun =