The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-09-14

PERIlous DESCENT IN
The Ea.'On, Penn. AI ~ a .niAlLoos
loving accaun, Of a periIou, s J. tie e
balloon BY Mr.. Wise, the as,o ue'csO' 10
"on Saturday last, lin ; "',;--
minutes before two o'clock, / asian, s.. at lt
my parachute balloon, acco a'oeoded VI
two small parachu,es and sn;ml pa0Isd vi
spacious yard ofihe wa.hinp,on :, lfGa ID
by MIR. Conner, and as sooS =. :" aO's, Lp
the he'gh, of 1000 feet, | de,a.t' Ialaiat,
meal parachute with ns oeea '"'o tie CO
landed near the Lafayette colr" rn'' 'acI
time rose several thousand lee, s. 81 0y I'D
] detached my oil silk parscbu,s -'o''' 'a>l
Pe,'ment VAS TO decide the cs,,' aa'as q
safety OF my parachute balloon ;, al
descend with that uniform ,s,' " ~ ID
h's'' | however concluded Ina, !. "
r'"en' would not be hszardou, ~ + as slEe
efeeaele. | also was sa,l,6ed ~ d's
deseeo's' tina, balloon, as soon n.y.. y "a'
hAce'd' would inser, IN a rapid DO, "o''a
W hen ! attained an al,,,nds ec 'I'a'
600 ire'' the balloon became .,,S
pnnasd' causing loud hl,snc ~!
small tube a, the bottom ,hron'S ~. I0a
valve rope passed. gtspg me- - ~
unless opened my safety va!,e ~. ~
must rupture at this critical man. $40
came some~h bat excited ALL
the side Of my car aud sas liza 80, ~ /"
es Of lightning passing from o. ~
another. A thunder Gus, wa. No.,
southwest to northeast, aud nv -.
tins tine, was sailing swiftly from ~
towards southeast. passing New ~
As6urY' looked at my time -,
found It ssenty minutes pas, ,wo -
vas returning II TO my pocket, n. u
exploded ! Although | bad eo564,r..
the apparatus, | uusi admnlh,tn,
men: OF awful suspense, ior IN n. =.
ten seconds the gas rushed from ,be
Nth noise resembling N, spp,s,sg
hurricane aud a. | fell lhfegsh n.
~hislled through The ae, wofk M. !,
sIrong notih~es,ct through the u-s..,
a shP' cas-, MY eyes to tie b,g'..
loond my expectations REALIZED ~.
Toe orn OF a coucaSe hemspher
rnP'aly ~i'huu, any ylbra,ory mc,rs
| reached the losef strata Of ar.stfA
6lor'u a sharp gale from the sovlb. NJ
The parachute commenced is frt
tious. drilling me nonhsatd. msss,
bfulien, about every len aeon
e"" 'naGe the descent very unp.caup, q,
molten causing a sessattaa su,I.atte
OF person dreaming II lalltug. la.a
comparison because ccnsldern ga,
aif4cison, as 4, lfrqucully 0cears E a,.
l be wiud from the South dsl.ies IL
three miles before | spproacbcd Il. "a
and mode my landing much harder
would have heea 40 a calm atmcs. lsa
rs | beared the earth, .h,eA &c,
my ballast, shlsh POT mc Il a., gar.
"a NY car struck tic earth u oar
bounced ne cut about tea feet a.
bfuising "a, sh0u!dcr, sp'ahg 70 ~
quickly 10 sc Il esliapse, tot i ss3
alot, : sssie q me. ! s,old gatns 80
ioutshmeni. hrss a lie paaeh8le, ;s
tho ear whieh he'd lufBtd ooloI a.sl
! neat CHsi n's eyrs % Ibe HecUs
through which | ass sailing ~ !a.s
ules belUfe. and ! vas as6ens q
tifma, eongralula'ine myself CO tas 70
Of my experiment, which a'srJ =
repeat, | landed 80 tho hfm q, VI 1
Natne, ABBOTT ten mslss trim E4acs
20. the assts,ance 1t Mr.. Ware "a
Dcighbots. sh0 wcrs walch.as IN .eS
ot ihr parachute, little lbias.Wg 'aai
man beng accompanied Il.
RS
E.sgan. Aagast u, l-57