Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-07-12
San. L. Dana.

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...~..- San L. Dana.
PERILoUs BALLOON ADVENTURE.
The owing account ola periious bal
loon adventure is ffom the PuiladeI ,Ihla
Inquirer. III. ...~.-...-.. -. .-...
CARLISLE. (Pa..) June l9, 1913.
According 10 announcement. on Suur-
day last, | sci out on my 451h 1rial eXcur-
SION, from the Borough Of Carlisle, ii Is /
minutes past 2 O'clock. 1"~" .--.@ --:... |
Whea had reached point about |
two miles east of the town, the balloon
commenced rapid and perpendicular
ascent, which soon brought me- TO the
base oil huge black cloud and as il
has always crea'ed a deep interest 10
spectators to see balloon passing thro'
clouds, Ibid not hesitate on this occasion
To give my numerous audience an eXhl-
bitlon Of that k nd, although might have
avoided it and kept beneath the clouds
where the current would have taken me-.
10 HlrrIsbur3h, which place was already
distinctly in my view. TAis part Of my
adventure, had reason SOON after tore-
greet although at the present tIne 1t gives
me more qualification TO contemplate is
reality, than any thing that has lately
| lransDired in my aerial adventures lac
"details that shall here give Of This terrI-
| ble scene may be relied on, as kept my-
self So fficleauy com posed 10 appreciate lis
! grandeur, aud observe its physical opera
! lions. The cloud, to The b5st Of nay judge
4 Il ri A e
in diameter. Il appeared of circular
form, and considerably depressed in lis
/ lower surface--or l mis- bit say, it present-
ed great concavity Toward the earth,
with is outer edges very ragged. Ii was
also of dark smoky color | noticed al
some dis anCe from where catered The
cloud, the appearance OF a heavy shower
4 of RAIN. Z ne first sensations experience
ed when entering the cloud, weretx;re;ne-
y unpleasant--a difficulty of respiration,
anios. 10 suf1ca;ion, fd.owed by sickness
Of The siomach. Tnis, however, some
hat abated for a snort lime--the cold ia
the mean time becoming htense, and
every thing of a fi5rouS nature thicllEy
coyered with a hoar ffos'.s The cloud ii
This point, which appeared TO b. IN the
midst Of it, had not the oiactl appearance
It presented underneath, bat was ola light
: milky co,or, and yet so dense, that
could only falntty see the balloon above
;. mt--5, distance Of sixteen feet. " Ill.,
: From the intensity of cod in this cloud
| concluded that the gas would cOnden st
], i self, aud the balloon would consequently
Z soon descend beneath n.again, where The
t atmosphere was nuch war mer. la, tn /:
1 however found myself mistaken for
n in few minutes after enering the cloud
f | was whidiug upwards with a fearfu
:. rapid y. the balloon gvratitfg and The Cal
: describing a large circle ia the cloud ;
il noise resembling the rushing OF a mil
r. dam, VITA dismal moaning noise o
II wind. surrounding me in this terrlbl
: fight. Whether ibis rushing noise wa
]. toccasioned by The hail aud Snow. which
1t at the lime was merciiesSIy peitinG
e aronnc the balloon. an unable 10 tell
e [ WAS IN hopes thlt [ should soon b.
/, loSssd out of The top ofthe cIout, and ther,
II enlry The congenIal sdashint--so pleas
Il iag abjRe tbs cloud. But in this Wa
J, disappo MED, for alter being hurled up, "a
s think many hundred feet, the balloon
n sppearcd TO be Suddenly released, aut
81 would lall again with fra;Edl rapidpy, II,
If lower part hurled TO aud fro, dud Thea
IA again driven up lnto the cavity OF the up
e per plrt, all the time dischdrging Ca
u icoplouSly from the neck, anJ breakage
Of caused BY the ice. Ihis hurting up aat
n down sas repeated eight or ten times -
le Every thing THAI was not of fbrous na
Z ture, such as the anchor, ear, aDt balloon
Ut b, came coated with smooth ice. All tn
a. tine that remained in this cloud, Hhlcl
is was twenty minutes. the storm ragged VIII
+ undated fury, and il was on! y by the Tiii
n. rneuse loss OF gas that became reiease'
BIT from lis terrors. lett IN intense drowsi
~ ness all the while, WHICH 1 thlak was on
i'd Is overcome by the sickness OF the SION
n ach. followed by powerful q! OF vomiting
OF Alter tnls. felt so newhat easter, 7boih II
Or mind and 10 body, (tor il is OF 40 use Z
d. say tha: was not considerably alarmed
u and grasped a firmer bod OF The sides Q
the car, determined 10 abide the resul
as .mach composure and observaiior
10 rs the nature OF the case would admit, a
III it appeared evident that the common dis
err fcharge OF gas or ballast, would neither L
e. me down o. up. through this huge lenar
ed. Of the air. After being tossed up an
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