Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-11-02
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neghbors but the fanatica and igaorant
peasants, regarding him as pr cticer of
the black art. attacked his labratcry, broke
all his utensils to pieces, and compelled
him to fly with his fleece to UpsaI, where
he was received with kindness and con-
sideration by the members Of the Unver-
sity, who, by subscription, not only sup>
piled him with the means Of subsistence,
but established new labratory for him,
and aided him in applying his new dscov-
cry TO the manufacture Of wooden cloth.
We may, therefore expect TO have shortly
cloths Of gold, silver and platina, which
will entirely supersede our present gold
lace and embroidery
BALAooNTNG EXTRAoRDINARY.-A da-
ring feat was accomplished on Saturday
last, by a citizen Of our neighborlng town
of Getty sburg. Mr.. John Wise tile Am
erican Bronaut, par ercelIencc, had an
nounced his intention to make his 39th bal
loon ascension on that day, from an cnco-
sure in Gettysburg-and, with his us1ao.
punctuality. was ready on the day and
hour promised. His balloon was inflated;
his graphing iron, &c, duly slowed, and
he was about TO step into the basket. A;
that moment Mr.. John Mcclellan, a young
gentleman Of Gettysburg, inquired of MIR.
Wise whether 1t would not be possible for
taco persons to ascend with the power then
in the balloon. On receiving negative
reply, Mr.. Mcclellan seemed much disap-
! pointed; said he was determined 10 have
ride, and inquired the price at which Mr..
Wise would permit him to make the voy
age alone. Zone hundred dollars, sir"
| (said Mr.. Wise,) who did not appear to
consider the inquirer to be in earnest. 81
will give you fifty dollars" Agreed
fork ever" The joke was ''carried on,
and the cream Of it was soon transferred
10 the pocket Of the Dronaut; and his sub,
stitute was snugIy seated in the car, voci-
lerating his direction to "cut loose" Mr.
| Wise thought that matters had now gone
| far enough, and requested his customer to
get out, as the time had arrived at which
he had promised to be of. But he refused
| to do so, and insisted that he had regularly
hired and paid fora passage elm this boat,
and go he would. AS Barney O'Reardon
said to the man in the moon, when the lat
| Ter respectable parsonage told him to slave
his hould," "The more he bid him, the
more he wouldn't"
Mr.. Wise then let the balloon up short
| distance by rope-thinking probably,
! that, as there was considerable wind, and
the air-horse consequently turbulent, his
substitute would have his courage cooled,
and "give in " But this was no go-and
thinking that he had as good a start as ev-
err he would have, Mr. Mcclellan cut the
rope-and acas off! After he found that it
was the determination Of Mr.. Mcclellan
TO go, Mr.. Wise had but time to give him
few hasty and imperfect instructions in
regard to the management Of the balloon;
and, in a few minutes, the during amateur
Hronaut had assembled 10 the heighth Of
about two miles. Here he struck cur
rent Of air, which bore him directly tow
! ards York. He says that the earth rece-
ded from him very rapidly after he had
thrown bag or two Of sand upon it; that
Gettysburgh passed off toward Hagars-
town, and that he saw Carlisle, Hanover,
Abbottstown, Oxford, and Berlin, strolling
about; and that soon after, Just ahead of
him, he saw Old York coming full tilt upon
the turnpike toward him, apparently TAX
ing an afternoons walk to Gettsburg.-
Having determined to stop at York; and
fearing, from the remarkable speed which
our usually staid and sober town was trav-
ellng, that she would soon pass under his
balloon, and give him the slip, he pulled
the spring attached to the safety-valvc. in
order TO let off a portion Of gas. This
valve is so constructed, that, when the rope
attached is pulled, the valve opens to the
interior, and again closes by the force Of
gas when the rope is let go. Unfortunate.
ly, however, the inexperienced Hronaut
pulled too violently at the valve rope, tore
the valve door completely off its hinges,
and brought it down into the car When
this occurred, he was more than mile
high; and he Immediately, and with fear
full rapidity, descended. or rather. fell TO the
earth. When the valve door came off, the
gas, of course escaped rapidly; but the bal
loon caught sufficient air to form para
chute, by which it was moderated
we are happy to say that the voyager
reached the earth about five miles from
York, entirely uninjured!
He says that, as soon as the valve door
came down npon him, he knew that some
thing had "broke loose; and just then re-
membered that Mr. Wise told him to be
sure when he descended, to throw out his
graphing iron, he was preparing to gets
it amongst the numerous things in the bas
ket, "when the earth bounced up against
the bottom Of the carl"
When first seen from York, the balloon
was about ID miles off, nearly due vest
1t appeared TO be approaching directly to-
wards our town, until the valve was pull
ed, and it had fallen considerably. AS it
fell. it seemed TO find a current that bore
it rapidly toward the north. The spot al
which it landed is about northwest of our