Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-07-31
The Marvels of Aerostation.

nounces the successful attempt of NJ Poiteven,
at Paris. to ascend in a balloon with a carriage
and horses attached. The ascent was made on
the Both of June Of sn immense balloon named
the Globe, to which was attached a carriage and
two horses. Monsieur and Madame Poiteyen,
with another passenger, being seated in the car
riage, an assistant was placed outside in the car
The operation of initiating the balloon was made
with some difficulty, in consequence of the great
size of the machine. and the violence of the wind
When all was ready, NJ. Poiteven entered an I'M
covered feur-wheel carriage, which he conducted
himself having Madame Poteyen on his right
hand, and their travelling companion on another
seat. In this manner they drove around the are
ma. The carriage was drawn by two beautiful
and spirited chesnut horses, ofmddle SIZE liav-
ing arrived under the balloon, the equipment was
attached to it by means of an apparatus compos-
ed of strong cables. The assistant having taken
his place, NJ. Poitcven pronounced the words,
" Let all loose" the two hundred soldiers VINO
had held the cords obeycd, and the aerostu rose
maicsiically in the midst of the enthusiastic bra
yos of all the spectators. Madame Poltcven eN-
hbited, in these circumstances, a singular Sc
serenity; before starting, she smilingly embra-
ced her Young SON, and threw out boquei, which
fell into the Champ dc Mars. Tins balloon, IN
which more than four thousand metres OF silk
stuff have been used. is made of alternate black
and red stripes going longitudlnllly. Ii IS OF a
spherical form, and is the largest uerosta ever
Ia, Il. =; ~ - Nal, ~ ,,o,rosin dame
,ar ~, ,;r,,,,c,r,o a., ,,, e,,sor is ~ metres.
is cs,ocity Gooo ,no,ros rs ascens,onal power
WITH He ,,nnnro li,rIti,,, GAS 3npO llogrinines.
The horses, the c1rrage aud the travellers weigh.
ed altogether 1859 klogrammes
NJ. Poueyeu landed at evening, without accd-
ent, at the Chateau Grignon, situated forty klo-
metres at the West of Paris
ronrricr ..hof,r, The e(,r,ordin,rv expcrlmcnt
,,b;ei, l,,, ;,s, s,cco.,lod ~ N,jrid NJ credit
NAV he ri,en 10 the CORRESPONDENT of the Cour-
rier de d, Girondc This Is uofhiDr less than a
lady who flies and who flies with real wings
'Fbo following is the account from the Cour-
riar do d, CironAe.
YESTERDAY an immense crowd assembled at
the prado A spectacle was TO be exhibited.
the equal of which had never been seen. For
the last fortnight the walls of the city of Madrid
had bpen covered with plac,rls. indicating that
an tbo 20tb of the prosent poptb. Iu,nila Perez.
q voupc nirl of Barcelona. would gv i'm the arr.
alta hcIcbt of 200 metres. IN circuit Of 400
metres. 1t is needless to say how considerable
was the influx of poople attracted by the promis-
es of the pacards.
"At four o'clock in the Afternoon at a heat of
rs degrees Nademoiseua Junnity Perez cyecu-
tod her perilous ascension. And in the first
place we must saw that tins experiment succeed
ded wonderfully. The voun,r lady rose 10 a
heiohi eycecdinr TINT which was promised in the
progranrne. and She MISSED m her tiirht over
more than half tbe prido nro,nenade. fl is In
vain m ,tle.oni II, NINTH. pr,touiii uiu4z,rcpt
nf nh, cro,.J ,,nen a. ,,o'n,n who's. corpnlouce
uiolt see, 40 attract her 10 the earth. was seen
e,-lin,, I'M the air. Ii we had been IRVING IN the
middle aces Juan.ta Perez would have been
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