The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-10-16
THE PERILS CT BALLOONING.

ovacc and dangers may interest your rca-
crs. send Won short account of them
We assembled at p NJ, with the wind
Yearly due west. There We're. including NJ.
We quickly reached a height OF one mile and
hough there was strong wind when we
tarted, at that particular elevation it was
nearly dead calm. and for some minutes W"
were stationary. We, however. rose higher.
until we were one mile and 4 half high, and
there again we found the same strong wind
1t this time the first miSchancc occurred. Ii
seems that the valve. by the constant ram.
had become immovahle and could not be o.
pcned The acronaut pulled at the ron" till
he was nearly black in the fac. but without
effect and we still aSccnlrd. The fact of tn"
valve heinz ont of order was known To lut
French 10 his assistant; hut l. a. one ot;hn>r
five or >ix felt very uncomfortable. and madr
a mental calrulafiom n 10 how lon@ we conld
exist. goinr higher and hi"her without food,
water or even ci|arS the latter we We're
not allowed to console ourselves with for fear
of lighting the gaS At last the united efforts
of two or three ot tn" passengers. at III" risk
of swapping tie ropes. pulled open the valve.
ami all was RIGHT once more.
We now. with qui,trl minds. could look
around rs and splendid indeed was The view.
We were, >kir,inr tho south of the Thames.
and could see the whole OF London. which
looked ridi..u'ou>lv small while the river ap-
pcarcd a. n small mll->trcan
~ an altitude OF ahort two mil"S pass
cG over the Greenwich Railwav.and proceed
81 onwarl> ia Binrkwall and tn" no.kS which
We saw Ike small basins directly under onr
feet.
Leaving Midllrscv W. entered E>>cv. and
hrGan to descend na>>in" over Plai>'ow l""-
cl at an elevation of about halta mile Th"
numerous herds Of horses "razina here were
direction. We now left these marshes and
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