New-York daily tribune., 1843-06-23
A Thrilling Voyage.

Mr. JOHN WISE the well-lnown acronaut, has
addressed letter to the Editors of the Phladcl-
phia Inquirer describing an ascent be recently
made through dense cloud, from which we cX-
tract the following passage OF thrilling interest
the ascent was made from Carlisle:
When had reached point about two miles east OF the
the balloon commenced rapid and perpendicular as
cent which broug 10 the base OF huge black
cloud and always created to spectators
10 see balloon passing through Clouds dd not hesitate on
his TO Give my uence exhibition OF
that kind although might have avoided 1t and kept beneath
the clouds where the current would have taken me TO harris
burg which place already distinctly III my view This
part OF my adventure, had soon after o!egret al
though at the present time gives qualification 10
contemplate reality than thing that has lately trans
pired in nv aerial adventures The details that shall here
rive of this terrible scene may be relied on kept myself
sufficiently composed appreciate its grandeur aud observe
its physcal operations. The cloud the best of my Judge
melt covered of from four to SIX miles IN diameter;
IL appeared of cirenar form. and considerably depressed
in its lower sursceor might say II presented great con-
cavity toward the earth with lis outer edges very ragged II
was also of dark smoky color noticed at some distance
from where entered the cloud the appearance of heavy
shower OF rain. The first sensations experienced when
entering the cloud, extremely unpeasanta di!icuity
of respiratou almost sufocaon followed BY sickness OF
the stomach. This, however somewhat aoaed cr short
tmee cold in the time becoming intense and every
thing brous thcky covered with hoar frost
The cloud this point which appeared TO be IN the nids oil
of it, had the black appearance II presented underneath
bu; was of light milky color and yet so dense that could
only family the balloon above ea distance o sixteen
feet.
From the intensity Of cold in this cloud concluded that
the as would condese ITSELF and the balloon would conse-
oueitlv soon descend bee, again. where the atmosphere
was much In this however found myself mistahe
for in few minutes after entering the cloud was whirling
upwards with fearful rpdty tne balloon gyratng and the
car describing large circle the cloud noise resembling
the rushing Of thousand mdams, with dismal moaning
noise wind surrounded j" this terrible ig Whether
this rushing noise occasioued by the ha aud snow,
which the time mercessy pcitns around the pal
loon am unable tell. hopes that should soon be
tossed of the top of the cloud and there ENJOY the con-
genial sunshineso pleasing above the clouds Bat III mas
was disappointed for after beng hurled up as think many
hundred feet the balloon appeared 10 be suddenly released
and would il again with fearful rapdity the lower part
hurled and fro and then aga driven up ino the cavity oi
the upper part all time schargng gas copousy from
down was repeated eight times Every thing that was
not of brous nature such te anchor car and balloou
became coated with smooth ice. All the time that re-
mained in this cloud which twenty minutes the storm
raced with unabaed fury ard only by the immense
loss of gas that became released from It's terror felt an
intense drowsiness all the while which think was only
overcome bv the sickness OF the stomach, followed by pow
erlu fit of vomiting After t!s / felt somewhat easier,
both in mind and III body orit Of TO say that
was not eabv alamcd and gfaSped tmer hold oi
the sides e the determined TO abide the result with as
much composure and observation the nature OF the case
would admit: appeared evident that the common as
charge of as ballast would neither lei me down or up
through this huge oi the air Alter beng tossed up
and down as before stated finally released from It's
cavenls Of hail snow anA cicle aud found myself between
il and the earth receiving the benefits OF heavy aad cold
shower of rain coming down the spontaneous parachute
principle with portion OF gas remaining IN the Balloon sui
fceu, to raise abou ty pounds weight from the earth
made final descent Nh Coodyea farm five miles IRON
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