The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-03
FrOm the Ohio Statesman.

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EriaI Log Of wissss l3lth Voyage.
Made from Colambws, Ohio, Sept. 25. 1851.
Assembled from Kinney's Museum at 81
minutes before 5. P. NJ, with balloon Ulys-
ses--the car containing Mrs. Wise, Master
Charles Wise and myself Atmosphere calm
and clear, with a very gentle breeze fromS.
W. yelocityof breeze 10 miles per hour.--
Al 20 minutes past 5we were $500 feet high.
Prospect grand and clear for 80 miles each
way. Mrs. Wise and Charles rejoicing in a
strain Of excitement, aot far short VI that
produced BY inhailing nitrous oxide gas
The various public buildings-7the State
Fair grounds disgorging its immense mascot
animated nature the crowded city--the
great museum pavilion teeming like a bee
hive, with the magnificent scenery all
around, were indeed enough to exhilerate less
|excitabe minds than my own. 1t was with
difficulty could restrain my companions
from jostling the carto and froin their nerv-
Gus enjoyment. requested them to make
notes with pencil and paper, but found this
a matter too inspired for their present state
Of mind, SO had to attend to it myself.
At 25 minutes past 5 notified my COM
panions Of landing them and resuming the
voyage alone for the purpose OF making ex-
periments. AT 80 minutes past 8 landed on
Mr.. Mobiles farm, miles from Columbus
Charles alighted but Mrs. Wise insisted on
re-ascending with me, but after getting up
or 40C feet | found could not attain a
height desirable with the weight IN charge,
so we Landed again and after leaving Out
Mrs. Wise, ] re-ascendde alone and attain
ed an altitude Of 10000 feet. entered q
stratum of mist-it was highly electrical
agitated by convolutionary air-whirls. Ia
this mist and above it, everything in and
about the balloon became intensely elastic
a spruceness, if am allowed the term, per
lvaded the whole mass that rendered 1t quick
|ening and musical. The touching OF the
valve cord produced sounds from the valve
spring like guitar-the cords by which the
car was suspended gave out sounds like q
string instrument at every whirl OF the cleo
trio medium.
When in the mist, it had the appearance o
|dust, but. viewed from above, it had ding!
and gloomy appearance. 1t was a distinc
stratum several hundred feet thick. Wher
above it, could see the country elevatet
above tier Of clouds TO the sout -east, 81
or 60 miles distant. The condition Of th'
atmesphrre above, was truly singular, con
lditioa, no doubt, in some way connected
with the long prevailing drought we hav'
T just encountered.
l was aloit until sunset. The sun-se
1scene was grand one. The tops OF tn
clouds in the distance were magnificent.
illustrated and variegated with the colors o
the rainbow. While viewing this seen
Iron over a mile high, my attention wa
suddenly drawn to a conversation passin
between two individuals. AT frs. though
lii a delusion, but upon close observation
proved to be fact, for could distinct
hear words, such as 81 don't know" "di
you see him." tried the experiment upo
' my voice, and found it 10 echo distinctly
! which also brought shoute from persons be
: low probably from those whose converss
tion | heard. This happened over littl
stream. alta clear point entirely surrounde
! by woods and just al sunset.
Although the air al this point was onl
400 my pulse was quickened to not less,
E ljudge, than Goa minute, and my veins we
4 considerably distenled. felt that ! WI
\ getting much relief from sickness had labo
ed under for several weeks; and now Cal
! |didly say, that feel pernlanent irnprov
/ ment Of health, really astonishing to myse
!. and altogether ascribed TO the electrical il
vigoration received in highly charged a
Imospbere. This was one object In resimil
my voyage after Mrs. Wise and Charles we
II landed.
d While passiag through the cold electric
stratum, theory would assign to the gps
loss Of buoyancy from condensation, but
IS this case its buoyancy was increased as a
certain its ascent became accelerated fro
e the time it entered it, without dischargi
= any ballast.
y AT Is minutes past 6, landed near BE
don Corner, about 10 miles from Columbt
from whence | returned to the city in a co
s veyance furnished by Mr.. Bylls.
4 J. WISE.