New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-06
A THRILLING NARRATIVE.
~. John Wlse's One Hundred md Thirty
first Aerial Voyage.
M.le from r5r.snoa'h, ol.o, June }, 1852.

The Sd OF June was ushcred IN with
squalls and thunder clouds which continued until Tie SGT
ting sun. The nature of the weather was such that
few expected 70 see balloon ascension, II one should
be Attempted Alter had commenced the Imitation OF
the eEa vessel the violence of the wud was uc1 as %
make tie balloon go unmanagesble taat should nave
tc,oared Of success Ia The attempt myself had )t my
confidence being strongly established o. !n' frequent
trials Of the noble airship Ulysses
Al 20 minutes past p VI. the wind having s0mS"naI
abated made the final preparation Tor tae voyage sud
I'm ten minutes after cut the last cord tnat oUAHi uS
air D 10 terra.irma The ascent was SLOW az HtsL
moving at moderate elevation over the cty Ia soutn'
easteriy direction, but by toe time reached tne ono
die ascent became rspid and soon attained an elevation
m about coo teet Tns kept below the range Of the
heavy culnulus clouds far aid @ide and tne oauoon
sailed sueQishly underneath them iaooHng as u were
under heavy pressure. ,
along tn r4uge Of hill three n ie shots were nfcd and
cne OF the balls struck my car out the cpncnsiph was
50 sht bat Lai It struck my person II "oald not nave
produced any injury or pain Inc Dali reacails anu
irips Tire ca must have been The mereG accident 0I
I'm not willing % award sch consu'nme,e precision Oh
aim az that distance Vi night, even TO hen11cAy Ie
= Taking Vi sw towards the south noticed thdnder
1,.t rnCylpg toward ny line q direction, shd nsd
now attained an altitude may aaa lal .,,o ne
storm From tolls presumed that II Wa lmpo''D5 tne
, could p a1h me, belle wing tne same cuffeEt "hicn
was moving the along mutt move me aohg cto
~ al the diane between the bal Don a. L1e ssof IN
u a
49,. n bv dscharging ballast became deepy ILtsT
e,c4 In his meteorological phenomena esPeci4y
ben ssg tie torrents disgorgng from we upPSr9, ~
b;cb saeed T. cap the storm. Ine thunder ana hBnS'
ring WA al displaying ilseh below. say G1oAu'
Lcsu.e they detached al rugged ana ocGasl,ney
the na.hes would jump itota Que " aootnef' "i..u
- 81 n. soDrOacn bee .ne near That Inc SuDAfIs Vi
-, si IN On the balloon and the car Oegan % rock
from the effects II Us waiting motion. nov tufs"
80 Glen, Al art 70 raise me entirely ABOVE H. Nnch
80 dir, er.ou more eaItefy than the course u Toe
% and az We were separating the parting 'aiatss OF
Lesvsp's artillery were grand ana Imposing
G.Tbsd not determined 20 make long YOy Fe "Hen
..sr,ed and knowing that my voyage nad l0t sDhS
,i nast ceased 70 be OF Immediate Interest " &c ~
I ny tsd III, ~ Portsmouth, ! made some ooservs
ti9ns oreoarstory u a descent for nad no" 81. ~, -,
seor 81 atroos ohere where occasional ghnps5ssO H
a.f ~ lie Onto r yer obtained, out tut4o -
,ed no Mace suited for landing wtoin ray Ia''1. "a
fiio a. All was the forest and river eohl-Hue -,
- .rt eastward, gradually coming oS"H ~ ei,s
tner yisyy Of the neither wofld uhdeI - ISs ,e,a
! -, ~ making a hnsl descent Inc etOul' -"
~ W len below. giving nee toersoy eHusn'i'e
- the earth al river; and Eeierrng ~ M c1I'
,essI ,.atI Ess abOu, IL or IA miles noftn Vi Dur
80, snS going toward the east, and az me sam an
1s~ o,,t was coming from the north"esL " GI-
| - carsidertnq the probability d Setung mo
l.rno rsiu II should hurry my descent before th'
| - you'd reach me and also the uncertainty o
H-;, a proper landing place ana the nexI oihc Az!
n;ee. ,Ir ef,pp into the Whirlpool Of the storm
~ e., ~ AZ ali hazards admoElsbed once NOR
o refssint tie calner atmosphere above the regio
70 49,. dcrinions Accordingly bal asst WAS quick
Si.rL arged sufficient to send the Ulysses nounan
y,.srd VIII ms esIic men, and turning my sttenuo
.ap-,hvard found storm coming directly under IN
path again ,,.x ~ ,,,,,,-olodc