New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-30
Mr.. wise's sixty.Grst Ascension.

From the Auburn Dsiy Advertiser July 20.
This celebrated 4Eronaut started his Balloon
Express" from the Columbian Garden IN this vii
lage ON Saturday at o'clock. Though we have
witnessed seven or eight ascensions before, five OF
which were By Mr.. Wise this was by Tar the most
perfectly successful and beautiful that we have
ever seen. The day was most favorable one the
cir being light thst the balloon assembled at an
pnQle OF about 10 degrees for several hundred feet,
when it noated gracefully in the direction of SYRIA
ouse. which place Mr., w. reached at few minutes
after T. and there made another successful ascen
sion This is feat probably never before per
formed by any one. But we have no time this
morning to attempt description OF the magnificent
scene but must content oursel with Mr. Wise's
own account;
when had ascended high enough TO zee Syracuse
which ten minutes alter cut Oose from my moor
ings, | determined 10 60 there before finishing my
voyage. And there another circumstance that in
duc-d me to prolong my trip beyond what stated TO
be my intention when left the Garden-which was the
grandeur Of the scenery was too rich treat 10 be
deprived of by short "Trip After hsd viewed and re
viewed the vast panoramic plain. and wondered al and
admired the hsndiwork of the Creator would try TO
settle my mind down TO crol and descriptive standard
but amazeuient and admiration had wrought mo up 10
such bitch tina, Tor nearly one hour passed my time
in calculations ~ the glorious spectacle beneath me-
was = magnificent dresm-h seemed too much Tor reHll
" The vsstnass OF the eStending nearly hun
drod miles each way, beautifully interpreted will
lakes OF which counted thireen-the innumereole VII
lages many of them gittering with sivery donts anS
Auburn-the thousands of variegsted erase plastic
golden tinee OF the waving grain helds-the glossy sur
faces OF the lakes here aud there dszzcd in the
beams-,he Hight and the dews the general
10 e. caused by partly cloudoc sky-the huge preci
pes OF clouds that lay 10 the East and partly beneath
me--the wide mirror he surface of Lake Ontario, viii
frnsed Southo border the cities IN the evsne seen
distance with thousand other things, so completely
absorbed mind that when nrst looked Al my watcl
found that had been Hlot one hour and ten minutes
When found the current was taking me directly
for Syracuse wss 90 much absorbed in contemplate
the scene below. that the Erossdt discharged lsrg
Qssnuy OF g,s by expansion aud consequently lowered
current that bore northward and before cou
raise her up sgsn by tightening Of, had tackled som
or miles north ard and thus obliged To land
mile east OF Liverpool instead OF Syracuse Il was on
hour and thirty five minutes from the time lett Auburn
until touches the earth lsnded on Mr. Waterbury
farm. Thence | tO~ed by t~ehorse team
In company with an imurnse csvacsde OF horses sn'
Vehicles through SaAns Ia syracuse where arrived
IS minute. past Z At : O'Clock reaicended iron
tue front of tho syracuse House moved OF 10 wesief
direction severs miles nasy deseeDded for the day
which ended my 6ist &ria Voyage
Respectfully yours, JOHN WISE