New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-06
TRIBUNE.


Dr. Morrill,. the Aeronaet, gives the following
description Of his aersl voyage saturday afternoon
last.
leu, the rope that connected my aerial Car and
.el with little after o'clock and arose
aser passing above the lower CURRENT slowly toward
me South east very soon found myself oirecty over
the eossrn harbor Arer having adjusted my NE pre-
sFver and attended ~ everything possible connected
with my safety sat down 10 enjoy the vast and most
intensely interesting respect open 70 my view need
no, remark that II wholly unlike that ootahaole
fyom any point the surface Of the earth II took IN
rsnze u many miles In every direction Boston WIN
- surrounding cites and numerous villages many
miles in tie country the harbor, with its s'and.,
stretching the dtapce into the broad Atlantic Ocean
covered with inheneTsble white sais al presented 70
the eve prospect a1fdfy grand and sublime.
stlll coursed my>>~y upward and onward, and " "a
awakened from my revere OF admiration BY TIE dlmin-
u,ve me assumed by objects on the surface Of the
ssrth Buildings and forests kept rececng from my
Jew til they we're scarcely visible the former reseIn-
bed chdrens toys Of that shape and the later had me
Appearance Of the smallest vegetation vas now A.
neeI could judge, some II miles from my staring
POINT and Sill over the water. was CONSCIOUS o. q
misty dsmpness about me aud drops Of rain o. tne
appearance OF crystals shining In the sun rays ~
moments after clouds began % form OeICW n'' anu
the earth for minutes was lost % my 'ie" -.
After the shower below me- the white CLOUDS, %
served had assumed oval shape beneath me a. .Io
sides and the green earth was rech oh5 az .-S
81 q spherical ioru-ine harDor sppeai'ns IN. 49,,
very much widonet toward its mouth pom thfo"iHs
ont ,ssue rsper II tel like lead toward me cartn ~
which INV mat was still ascending and with ~
creased velocity Upon casting NJ eye upward ionn1
tia, the gss Ia ite balloon had expanded 80 AZ co.'s
ole,ely 10 an the whole vessel which at the surface Oh
h. e.rtb was not ful by 20oOJ gallons The tenn
Texture Of the air which had been gradually falling
vas nov 50 low 20 be extremely uncomfortable m
deed the cold was so intense that was completely
chilled and trembed throughout my whole system -
From the rsreisctOn Of the air there was, also some
deiculry Of respiration
IA the gas was pouring out Of the mouth Of the
Balloon which acts a safety valve, and my position
was no longer a comfortable one, determined 20 De
sceud and search for current Of air that would take
noe 10 the land rs now far from L. n had "a
ken circutous route around the hafbOr and Massa-
chuscts Bay having crossed only point o. the main
and OF HinzbarnJ After having descended about =
mile struck current Of air that very nearly reversed
my course but this lost and not able again
% md H.
was however carried over the land and as ] felt
quite a. ease again assembled. ] now amused myself
~ asce nding and descending several times being some
times within hang distance OF the people beneath me
But a. u was getting sunset, and IS was APP
preaching Cape Cod Bay after passing over patcb OF
burning bushes and small pond, effected safe land
ng for myself and balloon in the edge Of the town Of
Pembroke, near Duxbury, n miles from Boston direct
but much farther than that by the course took Ny
passage occupied little than one hour. conem-
dat. making another ascension sOon should there be
suifclent announcement offered Respectfully,
G. MORRILL,, MD.