The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-05


- faiis corr. spondeni, wrring on the o,h, says !;
The announcs ulent of the ascension of M Poi
levin, on horseback, had excited no little curiosity
Inc enIanse 10 TINS spectacle, last night, at the
Chanp DE- Mars, was one franc, and yet the crowd
VT as eager ana MS great as at the races where
no gratniiy ID paid M Poltrvip is about fortv and
appeared thoroughly versed the art of aero sta
u0n. Al one O'Clock The Initiation of The b,lIoon
which Was called the Zodiac ana was abour I2o
feet Ia circumference, Was commenced A strong
sOuherIy wind retarded The operation The b,i,
loon war every nIoment blown on Its side, and Sc
vtIa times the gale, 10y IT'S violence, threate ned It's
de sirucuon. Al last, about half past tive, the in-
flarioh having been complete, the cords of the net
uug, 10 which II kind of platform OF basket work
10 hold Ib~ ballast had oren attached, were secur-
ed The wind was now go mpetuous that II re-
qUirsd the uhited efforts OF ffty men To hold the
balloon. Some OF The Spectators lent their asss-
lance at this critical PERIOD, whes II seemed un-
certain II the preparations could i,- trrnated, but
Dotwil bsiandIbg the danger, M Poltevin prrsever-
ed. beautiful white pony Was now led out he
was well bred, and sdddrd and bndled in the
French manner, an apparatus tor suspending hun
hArd under his body by d WIDE piece OF siTOng
linen cloth, which wrre.fastened several leather
straps, unite d, about Six inches above the shoulders
and hind legs at The animal, 10 four stsut bands
The distance between the back Of the horse and
The wicker platform which Was hung above, con
tanning the ballast, Was about seven or eight feet,
II communication to which Was made by rope
LADDER through all opening lett III the centre, aud
by this opening also passed the cord of the valve.
a
nsLtd with boliles OF WINE and bread Thea mount
ed hts horse, and gave the signal for departure
For some mUui-s The crowd appeared disposed TO
iorce tht,r way into the enclosure, but the urail
euls 81 Versailles, bo To preserve order,
having been ordered to Xix bayonets, space was
Immediately cleared about the aeronaut The
order :" let 90" was now gwen. For some mo-
ntbts the horse exhibited great resliveness, aud
sppt ared very frightened, but SO soon the bal
Icon had coumence - ascent, he remilned quite
monoDl.ss, bis l. Is inglng as # he were attacked
by paralysis For an instant The balloon, forced
by the wind, was almost at right angles with the
atr~naut aud his horse, who, Was announced ia
the hills, were protected by any cordage or
other apparatU Of safety.
The mori"n Of the spectators was very OBVIOUS,
and some ladies tainted As TO M PouevIn, quite
ubcobctIntd, he saluled them with his cap and
whip, sDo s,emrd as much at ms ease as 1t he had
been taking AN airing III the Champs Eiysees
The shouts Of The assembled multitude now greet
ed him ir, m all quarters lie soon left the saddle
Tor the pauoin, by means of the rope ladder, tor
the luIpo-e of discharging sufficient ballast 10 ac-
celebrate his ascension and then RESUMED ms seat
on the horse. The balloon, which was driven To
the northeast, renamed II long Time IN sight. IL
starred at ten minutes past SIX, and al quarter To
seven sill visible, following the course OF
the Stine, somrumes obscured by the clouds, and
again re-appt aIlng as they cltare away. Nj Poi-
tt,iD eAh,bue d The greatest coolness and courage
4 he Il flowing is the account given by NJ Poitewd
himself OF hIs balloon ASCENSION on Sunday, tfomthe
Cbomp DE- Mar 49, The sgItsted state OF the atnos-
foic, did SD by suppositi"D, ana thought II such,
that was sure TO without any obstacle nom the
squsIls " Inch often blow IN dc INWARD directlon
My precsutIon abuDdantly served inc. ma great
difficulty IN moderauDg the too great asceusiontl
po~~ ~, which, in II lew minutes, carried me 10 a
height too coDsids rable for The horse. There Was
a c,lious flow of blood from his mouth, the result
The rupture Of the equilibrium, and the external
and internal pressure which animals bear less easily
than b.en | parsed through several counter
currents, which produced AN almost const ant rota-
irn movement | found the cold almost insup-
portable, but was n Is true, very hghiiy clothed
W hen well clear ofthe cloud, SAW some splr ndid
raintows, and other phenomena at the solar rays
AhouI seven O'Clock made preparations Tor de-
e., nung, aud in thIeequarrrs OF an hour alter my
grsIp,s we've On the ground, but they did not take
h, Id ] proceeded Ia this way Tor more thin a
kspue. " hen, IN spite OF myself, | arrived at the
wood of Viii, man, near the iofst OF la LncbrIe.
q, IMMUNE OF Grisi, Canton OF Bne-Cotnie-hoorr'
(S.ine. ~ Msibe) During this time my horse was
close the fields. and but Oft the tops OF the corn
ar be passed over ~, and when passing over the
bilh Trees he cropped Oft their leaves. Al length
WAS fortunate enough To put an end To this danger
Gus state OF things. Seeing my self near the edge
Of N dry pond, vigorously laid hold OF a branch
Of uee " Inch grew near IL, and for an instant
oh. ckrd The course of the balloon, and assistance
b.iDg at hand, forty men laid hold at The ropes and
IL war saf, Iy secured. The balloon was empt-d,
and the only thing % be regretted Is some slight
injury io', from coming IN CONTACT with the trees
he IL hu biisns at the place all FASTENED towards
me, snd the WI, comr received was most salts
factory. M Hubert, the proprietor of the Chateau
a. LsgruBgr- Leroy. was among the foremost 10
assIst ne On awning at ,irsi, my horse and my
self weIe paid the most distinguished honors All
the lopu. lion al the place assembled. There
was q pisnd hall, 10 which was invited, and went
into The soas ON my horse. At eleven o'clock |
left my entertainers, and took the road To the oip-
tall"