New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-25
DIR. morrill,. Account of his Last Balloon
Ascension.

TO nc kdHof 81 INC IoAN
BY request ] hereby present to the public a
bret account of my aerial tour Of Monday evening
this do the more eheerfuy it is the last ascension
ths, shall have the opportunity Of making, this sea
SON from this City. and wish in Its connection TO
refer TO subject OF interest TO the whole world
Aerial Navigation
10 known that my preparations for this aerial tour
were made for Wednesday Of last week but, on &C
count Of the uniavorabe state OF the weather Il
postponed As the weather continued incement up TO
SUNDAY and II 10 always uncertain this season, was
fearful that the experiment would fail or rather that
would not take place at AL from indefinite postpone
ment and Ia consequence my reputation As an aero
nAut would suffer. But seeing the mercury in the
barometer, sunday evening, up 10 fair, my hopes
were excited and early Monday, upon viewing the
beauties OF the morning. went forward joyfuly and
The imitation commenced little after one o'clock
P NJ and completed literally smong and under the
Of Vsuxhs without the occurrence Of the shgh
est accident az the time announced, at o'clock
Al 4, O'Clock my car having been attached % the
serial vessel my ballast parschuies etc being aboard
nv order 10 let rise gradually through the trees.
being responded to-sfter seeing that should clear
everything l cut the rope and assembled rapidly, my
ascension power being considerably AZ nrst toward
the East and As 10 appeared 10 many. toward the
n T.. let drop the hrst parachute while yet over the
City which Is described as having made pleasing ap-
pearsnce In It's descent had tire usual beautiful view
OF the seronAut while over the City but as coursed
my wsy upward and had view of sandy Hook and
the Light ship 20 me ominous memenioes, Hound that
the current began % carry me toward them
WAS the outskirts Of Brooklyn. After
hastily throwing out the other parachute ~ did not
care TO repea, my visit to sandy Hook commenced
dischArging gas rapidly soon secured descending
motion and fen toward the earth much faster than
the parachute soon found, % my satisfaction that
course eastward over Long Island, while saw the
parachute far above me being carried rapidly out TO-
ward the ocean AZ il must however, IN It's descent
have soon encountered the westerly current probably
the kitten not drowned. Al any rate had much
rather IL would 20 TO sea than myself having quite an
sntpsthy for salt water since my descent week before
lac, Of Sandy Hook.
now journeyed eisureiy through the air along
the earth over wood hill and dale descending ard
cending At pleasure, having in view the plains OF ia
msics for landing As passed the village Of that name
received msny pressing invitations 10 come down and
smons them one 70 call and take drink but, inform
ing the generous oAerer that was temperance man.
and asking him 20 lead not into temptation, was
soon out OF bis bearing 20 meet with new novelties
The sound OF the various noises heard by the aero
nsut while within hearing distance OF the earth, 10
most interesting The ordinary avs OF acoustics here
of course remain the but the sound, instead Of
being vibrating and bounding a. on the surface Of the
earth seems in the air a. though came 81 In
a heap If may be allowed homely expression As
passed along the sst three OF four miles Of my our
new these sounds were very striking the noises Of
children AZ their play the bray.ng Of animals the
csckng Of fowls the distant numbering OF the cars
and carriages together with the ordinary hum OF life,
failed not u entrance my attention.
was three or four miles beyond TIE village OF
Jamaica sweeping the farms and fields frightening the
horses and other animals vel the geese hens &c
causing them al TO exercise in remarkable degree,
each re peculiar organ used IN giving alarm twas
ser shutdown. and many persons Of both sexes were
following me requesting that would land among them
when dropped my znchor intending il should attach
itself 70 rs.ence Of the highway IN ny course. The
cord however DID not unwind from the grsppngs and
II passed wiihou; catching allowing me e drag on
the ground without power stop the wind was now
blowing fresh barn IN my course, 70 pass over
which found Il Necessary 70 ascend was dragged
sons over the roof and IL vel nov ttA my anchor
did not take hold. soon again came n contact with
the ground when some persons by csu-ht hold Of
the ropes and held me fast found that had been IN
the All one hour and trsve ed eighteen miles return
ed 70 NewNork the same evening higay deished win
my serisl tour
Intended here notice the subject Of aerial navis.
ton but have already continued this description
beyond my intention and designing 30 publish =
pamphlet In relation thereto vii merely say that a.
though the attempts heretofore made for guiding and
propeIing balloons IN the air have mostly failed. hsvs
recently hsd shown plan entirely which hss
gwen me strong hopes OF success When consider
the remark OF Frsnkin that the balloon - new born
infant which nsy become = man may we Dot hope
sometime 70 be able 10 make voysge through the AZ
70 Europe IN ihiry-six or forty eish, hoursi
Respectfully. c. MORRILL,, ND
Sew.York Oct q ls+s
49, IL. uou.rro I SrosV Mill ~ xunnoytad