The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-25
Dir. MOrriIl's Account Of his Last Balloon
AsC sion,

Mn. EDITOR
By request, hereby present to the public briefac
count OF my aerial tour Of Monday evening; this do
the more cheerfuy as 1t is the last ascension that
shall have the opportunity Of making this from
this city, and as wish In its con nection to refer 40
subject of vast interest to the whole world aerial
vigation
were made for Wednesday Of last week; but
count Of the unfavorsbe state of the weather it
to Sunday and it Is always at this season.
was fearful that the experiment would fail or rather
that it would not take place at all, from indefinite
posponenent; and, In consequence, my reputation
an aeronaut would suffer. But, on viewing the mer-
curry in the barometer, Sunday evening" up to fair
viewing the beauties Of the morning, | went for.
ward joyfully and completed the preparations The
imitation commenced little sitter one O'Clock P. NJ,
and was completed, literally among and under the
trees Of Vauxhsn, without the occurrence of the
slightest accident at the time announced Quarter
may be noted by the proper authorities that
time the deepest were excited by the
throwing OF stones oyster shells NC at my balloon
of the former weighed several and fell not only
the balloon but near the heads Of several spesta
but not with sufficient force to do injury Had one of
the largest throsn gone little further and struck
ton Of the imitation It is easy to zee that the expert
ment must have almost imme dately prematurely
minated. Although am mostly indebted to the alder
men and officers present for the staying Of such guilty
conduct, 1t is not enough 1t is due to the safety OF
community that every right minded person should as
sst in having the perpetrators brought to justice
At half past four O'Clock, my car having been at
tached to the aerial vessel my ballast chutes etc.
being aboard-my order to let me rise gradually
that ] should clear everything, i cut the rope, and
sseendsd rapidly (my ascension power being con,
at first tSv;Td; the cas-: and =: appeared
chute while yet over the city, which is described
HAY made pleasing n e, in Its descent
over the city, but Is ! coursed my way upwards, and
had view Of Sandy Hook and the Light Ship, to me
was now over the outskirts of Brooklyn After
hastily throwing out the other parachute as did not
to repeat my visit to Sandy Hook, | commenced
discbarging gas rapidly. ! soon secured descending
motion, and as fell towards the earth much faster
than the parachute, found to my satisfaction,
that my course was eastward over Long Island, while
raw the parachute tar above me, being carried rapidly
out towards the ocean As 1t must however in its de-
scent have coon encountered the westerly current,
probably the kitten not drowned At any rate,
had much rather Il would go to sea than myself having
quite antpathy for salt water since my descent,
week before last of Sandy Hook.
now journeyed leisurely through the air along near
the earth over wood bin and dale descending and as
maica fer landing. As passed the village Of that
name received many pressing invitations to come
down. and among them one to call and take drink;
but, informing the generous oferer that was tenn.
psrance man, and asking him to "lead me sot into
temptation was soon out Of his hearing to meet
The sound Of the various noises heard by the
naut while within hearing distance Of the earth, is
here, Of course, remain the same; but the sound, in
stead of being vibrating and bounding as on the
face Of the EARTH to in the air. though it
came "all in heap II may be allowed homsly ex-
precision As passed along, the last three or four
miles Of my journey, these sounds very striking
the noises of children at their play the braying of ami
mails the cackling of fowls the distant laundering of
the and carriages together with the ordinary hum
of life, failed not to intrsnce my attention.
was now three or four miles beyond the village Of
jamaica sweeping the farms and fields, frightening
the horses and other animals, as well rs the geese,
hens &c, causing them all to exercise, In remarkable
degree, each Its peculiar used In giving alarm
1t was after sun down, and many persons Of both
sexes were following me, requesting that would land
among them; when dropped anchor, intending 1t
should attach itself to raifence of the highway in
my course The cord, however, did not unwind from
the grappings, and It passed without catching,
allowing me to drag ON the ground, without power to
stop, as the wind was now blowing fresh. barn was
In my course, to pass which found II necessary
to ascend Twas dragged along the roof, and Il
well now that my anchor did not take held.
soon again came In contact with the ground whom
persons by caught hold Of the ropes and held
me fast found that had been in the cir about one
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