New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-23

troops, the avenues were guhucu 0- - -
The borders Of the river, the ampthest OF Passy
r. yoiI;,,T, school and all the neighbOrhood oil
the Champ &c Mars were occupied WIN curious
lockers on. Three hundred thousand spectators,
that is to say, half the population Of aris n S
come together on the occasion. AT o oiosN Tug
DISCHARGE Of a cannon announced thal TIC oAPctF
roert was about 10 begin; this signal gave notice
AZ the same time to the scientific men, VINO Piaceu
on the terrace Of the Garde Meuble on the towers
Of Notre Dame ard the military school were 70
apply instruments and calculation to the ooser'S-
ton Of the phenomenon. Loosed nom It's eoIus
the globe assembled with such rapidlty thSs u "aS
carried In two minutes 20 hight OF thousAh1
metres where it was lost in a cloud A secohu
discharge of cannon announced the disappearance
Of the balloon but il soon reappeared 70 De again
eclipsed bv other clouds. An undetinabe feeling
of admiration and enthusiasm took possession OF
the minds Of the spectators With their eye,
fixed on the same point IN the heavens, they HI
received. without thinking to guard against IT,
violent rain which fell without lntermsslon.-
The population Of Paris, so eager for emotion ana
surprise never witnessed so curious spectacle
The balloon fell after about three quarters OF an
hour. in the neighborhOod Of Ecouen, lYe leagues
from Paris. Il came down IN the midst OF group
Of peasants who were at first alarmed at the APP
partition but soon gaining courage, and to revenge
themselves from their fright. fell furiously upon
the innocent machine, which was IN an instant
torn to pieces, and the first hydrogen gas oaloon
that beautiful instrument on which so mucn care
and labor had been spent, was fastened 70 the tan
of horse and dragged for an hour across the fields
through bitches and over the highways ms
event made 20 much noise that the government
thought it necessary to publish NOTICE TO THE
PEoPLE relating to the passage and ialloi are0s
tatc machines. This proclamation when was dis
tributed over France toward the close OF the year
1888 after announcing the nature OF the new disco-
very and the experiments which had been made IN
copseOueuce informed the people that these eApe
rinents were 70 be repeated with larger gobes,an
/ the notice adds "whOever shall discover IN the
( heavens, globe Of this kind presenting the ap-
uearauce OF the moon in an eclipse must be warn
/ ed that far from being an alarming phenomenon,
it IS only a machine composed Of silk or light cioth
| lined with paper which can do no hurt, but which
| it is thought may at future day be useully ap'
! Piled 70 the wants OF society.
Meantime Stephen Montgolher had arrived IN
/ Paris and had been present at the ascension at
the Champ de Mars. He Immediately prepared
to repeat in conformity to the wishes OF the AGA,
DENY the experiment of the Fire Balloon ne had
made at Annonay, His experiment was success
| full but in consequence Of the rain his machine
| was destroyed, and he constructed another which
wasgent ND at Versailles in presence OF the King
/ and the Royal family-a sheep, acOck and duck
were placed in a basket and attached to the bal
loon. The experiment was successful the ma
chine came down about ten minutes after its as.
censon about a league from Versailles, and the
animals were taken safely from their wicker cage
withouth having suffered any accident.
Stephen Montgolfer now proceeded to construct
a balloon prepared to receive passengers The
| dimensions of this new machine were very con-
Siderable for II was not less than SIX metres nlSh
| and sixteen in diameter, and 1t could contain
| tv enty thousand metres of cubic air. About the
lo~~or part of the orifce of the balloon a wicker
| gallery was arranged, covered with cloth and
destined to receive the voyagers. This gallery
was metre wide, balustrade protected 1t, and
! permitted persons to walk about 1t freely. The
! opening of the machine was thus perfectly free
and it was in the middle of this opening, suspend
ed by chains, that the chatting dish OF iron wire
! was placed, from which proceeded the combustion
which was to carry up the machine. Ia part OF
the gallery quantity of straw was slowed, from
! which the RrOnauts were to feed the hre and re-
| guate their movements.
Several persons made trial of the machine, and
ascended as far as the cords by which it was held
would permit it to rise, but Montgoliier still felt
some misgivings, and wished to make new ex
| periments; the Committee of the Academy did
not risk any opinion the subject. The King
examined the matter, opposed the experiment
and gave the police orders to prevent the ascen-
sion. But he atterward consented TO allow the
experiment to be attempted, two condemned Grim
! inals being embarked in the machine. Pilatre
des Rosters, a scientific man, who had been much
interested in the new discovery, and was anxious
| to make the first ascent was indignant at this
| proposition. What said he, shall vile Grim
ina have the glory Of being the first to ascend the
| air No, it shall not be So He coDjurcd, he
/ supplicated, he moved the city and the court, he
addressed persons highest in favor at Versailles.
lie took possession OF the Duchess de Polignsc;
the governess of the royal children, and all pow
| eflul with Louis XVI. She pleaded the cause
wsrmly with the King. The Marquis 'Arlandes
I a gentleman OF LGnguedOc had made several as
tensions with Pilatre dc Rosters in the balloon
/ while il was tied down. Pilatre sent him 10 the
! King The Marquis d ArlRndres protested that
there no danger in the ascension, and in proof
Of his affirmation he offered to accompany Pilatre
in his aerian voyage Solicited on all sides, Louis
| WI. yielded.
On the 2lst Of November, 1888, at one o'clock
in the afternoon, in the presence OF the Dauphin
/ md his suite assembled in the beautiful gardens
/ of La Muelte Pilatre des Rosters and the Mar
quis Arandes made together the first aerian
, voyage it was quite successful, and we regret
/ that we have not room TO give the particulars Of
it as related in the article in the Re0ue. They
/ descended safely, the machine was folded up, put
| in 8 carriage and carried back to the workshop in
the faGbourg St. Antoine. The vOyagers had no
I painful sensations during the journey. They were
filled with the pride and JOY OF their triumph. The
! Marquis d. Arlandes mounted horse and FASTENED
to join bis friends at the Chateau La Muelte. He
was received with tears Of Joy and gratitude.
! Among the persons who had been present at the
! preparations for the ascent was Benjamin Frank.
/ Init might be said that the New World had SEM
! him 10 witness the memorable event 1t was oA
this occasion that Franklin made a remark that
has often been repeated, Some one said in his
hearing, "Of what can balloons ever be ?"
"Of what the child just born ever be p
replied the American philosopher
A few days after this two bold expermenters
/ Messrs. Charles and Robert, announced through
the public journals, the programme Of an ascea-
sion in ballon worked with inhammable gas.
They opened a subscription Of 900 francs for a
! silk globe, which could carry two travellers who
should ascend to great hight and make observ-
atoms snd philosophical experiments in the air.
/ The subscription vas filed up in a few days.
The serisn voyage of Pilatre de Rosters and the
Marquis Arlandes was a very bold measure.